The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-26

are militant In the proper sense. They
are for peace and they say so, but
they do not believe If their country
shall become involved in war 1t is its
duty to take 1t lying down and to de-
pend upon palaver and turning the
other cheek to keep the enemy from
striking a defenseless land.
Some representatives of an lnterna-
tional peace and liberty society or
something with name like that will
hold n convention In Washington.
This society largely represents that
element in the community which wants
peace at any price. Some of its men,
bers are engaged in the daily occupa-
tlon of preaching down the nations
heart and OF declaring that whatever
any other country on earth may at
tempt to do to this good country Of
ours, there should be no resistance.
These women preach the abolition
of the army and navy, and some Of
their members have gone so far as to
indorse the slacker's oath.
No D. A. r. Election This Time.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution will meet through the week in
which occurs the anniversary of the
battles of Lexington and Concord,
April 10. Longfellow's poem, "The
Ride of Paul Revere" pictures him
as waiting on the night of April 1S
to get the signal which would start
him on his ride to rouse the country
side.
This year there will be no election
of officers at the convention of the
Daughters. They are glad of 1t, for
it gives them a chance to lay plans
for constructive service to their coun-
try without the accompanying disturb
ance of electloneering and balloting.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Penn
sylvania is the president general of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. A few days ago she was the
honor guest at lunch of the Women's
National Press club Of this city, an or
ganization composed of working news
paper women. She promised them
plenty of news at the coming conven-
ton of the Daughters, and so appar-
emily there are to be some doings this
year of high importance.
The Daughters have been much dis
ny lhe oiSho VI az
vanced radicalism in the United
States, radicalism which includes
the evident desire of the Red fellow
ship to communize these United States
of America. These daughters of
America apparently are awake to the
situation. while some of the sons of
America seemingly have been asleep.
Fine Women in Beautiful Setting.
Washington puts on its best clothes
In which to receive the Daughters of
the American Revolution. By the mid
die of April spring is well advanced
in the capital. The Oriental magno-
Has are in full bloom. the tulips are
opening to the sun, and the hundreds
of japanese cherry trees which line
the Potomac drive are budding into
really glorious bloom.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution are good to look on. There is
no sign that either in spirit or In
physique there has been any deteri-
Grafton from the days of the forefath-
ers and the foremothers. The officers
of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution work hard through
out the entire year. The organ
ization has large membership,
and 1t steadily is growing. There is
no yellow In their flag and they are
not afraid to let the world know it.
There is proposal today in the
New York legislature to turn over the
homestead of old Gen. Nichols Her
kimer in central New York to tie joint
care os the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and what Is known as
the Steuben society, the latter being
the successor of the German-Amer-
lean alliance The Daughters are not
friendly to the proposition. They do
not think that any society which sug-
gests the hyphen should as such be
the custodian of anything that is pure
ly American.