Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-15
SECURITY LEAGUE
PUTS OUT LOYALTY
TEST FOR u. s.
Mentions Foreign Ian
guage Papers and
Communists

NEW York; March 15.-Tn-
der the heading For the U. 5. A.
the National Security League is
putting out strong loyalty pledge
which it expects to have signed by
thousands Of patriotic men and
women in all parts of the coun-
try. The signers viii "declare and
take oath that we hold ourselves
ready to answer any cail TO defend
our country against any and ali at
tempts to change our Government
by usurpation or by force. -
The League points out that there
are over 5O0,0U0 newspapers print
cd in "a foreign language every day
in the city of New York and that
the Communists boast a member
ship in this country of 1900.
The pledge states that 1t Is the
avowed purpose of Il large mum
Der of committees and associations
TO destroy our Government (usins
force if necessary and to place the
country under the domination OF
some such self-constituted com
mission of Socialists or Bolshevisrs
as has brought anarchy and misery
upon Russia.
mo Place in America
"Any attempt 10 undermine the
Government or 10 weaken its au-
thority at home or It's prestige
abroad, must be sharply repress-
eu, the p4edge continues. "1hose
who do not believe in the Republic
and who have utilized its hospital
ity for instituting measures to des-
troy the Republic, have no place
in our land. y
The pledge reads in. full
"We, the undersigned citizens
Of the United States, hold that the
Republic brought into being by
Washington, Hamilton and their as
sociates IN the struggle of 1773
1so5, ana maintained IN existence
in the crisis of 186l-65 by loyal |
Americans fighting under the lead
ership of ADzraham Lincoln, con
stitures a valuable possession, not
on4y for Americans but fer tine |
MA. me ReplOic not only Sc
4ICs 4yeIty 1or Its own peop-e bu, /
brings nope 10 al the world. An. /.
attempt 10 undermine the Gov !
ernment or. to weakks pts sat aos.
rl.y at home or its pfesfigg d5rbIas
must hesssaaFIays repressetfsSse,, 8 (
Hospitality Abused -
''We realIze that certain bodies /
Of men who do not believe IN the |
baslc principles of our Republic, /
having taken advantage OF AmerI-
can hospitality TO secure resldeHee |
within our territory, have brought /
inoo organization . large numoe- /
Of committees and associations /
whose avowed purpose II IS 10 des-
troy our Government (using forge /
if necessary and TO plac etne coun- |
try under the domination Of so.he /
such elf-constituted commission or /
Socialists or Bolsheylsts IS has /
brought anarchy and misery tpoA |
Russia.
''ro nullify the pernicious in
fluence of these enemies of the Re
pubic, we, the undersigned, here
with declare and take oath that we
hold ourselves ready TO answer
any call TO defend our country
against any and all attempts 70
cnange our Government by usurpa
tion or by force. We seek for this
pledge the widest publicity and
urge all citizens, irrespective Of
sea, age, creed, or race, who believe
as we do IN the importance OF
maintaining American principles,
to Join US in this pledge.
To Assist Tlens
FWe further declare our purpose
to do our utmost to secure for those
who come 10 our country from for
cign lands a clearer and nobler
sense of citizenship than they have
heretofore realized; and TO develop
thes new residents into understand
ing American citizens, to emphasize
to them the value of the great pri-
vilege that is within their reach Of
securing American citizenship, and
10 secure their cooperation il com
batting the pernicious propaganda
which aims to undermine the Gov
ernment.
ave contend further that men
who 90 not believe in the Republic
and who have utilized its hospita
lily for instituting measures TO de-
stroy the Republic, have no place
IN our land.