Evening star., 1923-06-15
NEW CODE FOR Use
OF FLAG PLANNED
Patriotic Bodies Propose
Changes in War Depart
ment Circular.

A new code on civilian use or the
flag will be presented this afternoon
to the national flag conference meet
ing at Memorial Continental Hall
under auspices Of the national
Americanization commission of the
American Legion.
The new code will be based on the
nag circular" recently put out by
the War Department, but will en-
body various changes which, il is
believed. by the members Of the
special code committee, will make
for uniformity of civilian usage.
VIII Report Code.
The new code is to be reported to
the conference this afternoon by the
special committee. which is COM
posed of Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
president general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution: h. :. Mar
tin. the Boy Scouts; John W. Riley,
the American Legion; Gridley Adams,
Sons of Veterans; Maj. o. c. Luxford,
Sons OF the American Revolution; Mrs.
Henry O. Osgood, National Congress
of Mothers and Parent Teacher Asso-
Citations: Mrs. Livingston r. Schuyler.
United Daughters of the Confederacy'
and Capt Chester Wells. L. S. y.
The committee on resolutions, head
ed by William Tyler Page. this aft
ernoon will bring in resolutions COM
mending the President of the United
States for his statement made in
opening the convention yesterday to
the effect that the people ought TO be
able to sing The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Would Teach Anthem.
The resolutions advocate the teach
ing OF the words and music OF the
national anthem in all schools of the
land. public and private. Resolutions
also will be offered calling for the
establishment of the present confer
tnce permanent body. TO meet
again June IA 1924 here; asking for
the appointment of committee of
The national flag conference on edu-
ration in the correct use of the flag,
and asking states that have no ma
tional flag law to pass such. requir-
Ing the placing Of the flag over every
schoelhouse and public building.
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the Navy, opened the second
day of the conference with an address
this morning, in the course of which
he said that we mustn't let the fag
become just a piece Of bright-colored
existence is bound up in the attitude
we take toward the nag.
"AN the pioneer virtues are personi-
fed in the flag" Mr.. Roosevelt said. de-
caring that in this day of great ma
t"rial development ''it is the things of
the soul that are represented by the
Gag"
The flag represents our dead the
speaker continued. and is our sacrament
Mr.. Roosevelt warned against doctrines
that are growing up that are subversiye
of the flag, and said that it is necessary
TO scotch ruthlessly anybody who rises
mp against" the fundamental ideals OF
America. such as religious liberty, free
dom OF speech and press. and equality
OF opportunity.
He spoke against the group of hys-
terical people who would abolish the
Army and Navy. and branded such
propaganda as foolishness of the rank
est sort"
Col. Heron Speaks.
Col. Leroy w. Heron. representing
'he International Rotary Clubs, ask ed
hat the convention put over" with
The average citizen the idea Of un-
covering when the nag passes by.
The man who stands the street
corner and fails to take off his hat TO
The flag needs some one to punch him
In the eye" declared Col. Heron
amid the applause Of the assembled
delegates Of the seventy patriotic So
c!eties.
Other addresses on various usages
Of the flag were made at the morning
session by D. 8. Hyde of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, r. M.
Whitney Of the American Defense So
ciety and Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
Warning against those who wish Ito
substitute the red for the red. white and
blue" was issued yesterday afternoon by
Dwight Davis. assistant secretary OF
war, at the congress being held at Me-
mortal Continental Hall by patriotic So
c!eties to devise a code for civilian
usage Of the flag.
IAN violations OF flag etiquette are
not by any means due to ignorance, but
in far too many cases to a deliberate
desire 10 offer affront,'' declared Mr.
Davis. Those VINO wish TO destroy all
6efenses against their unbridled action
and substitute the red for the red, white
and blue do not want our people to re-
spect the flag any more than they want
them to have faith in our established
governmental institutions.
Want Flag n Ras.
They desire our flag to become only
piece Of bunting. rag, so that it will
no longer serve at the rallying point Of
those who believe in homes, country
and God.
They are now working for the
abolition of Flag day exercises and
ave discounting all reverence for the
flas. They are planning the sboIi-
t1"n OF our Army and Navy and the
repeal of our national defense act.
DisresPect for the flag, reduction
OF our military defenses, discomfort
with our form of government and it's
institutions are the first step in what
is cemmunistically termed the peace
full phase of the revolution. They
know, and we must never forget, that
disrespect for the emblem of our
government fosters disrespect for
that RoVernment''