Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26

The patriotic instincts of American
womanhood can no longer permit the
spread of socialism, communism pacl-
fism and treason without challenging
the attacks upon the Nation and
homes OF the land. Women are
aroused. They have spoken this week
in a conference held in the Red Cross
Building. They are planning to speak
again in a Nationwide protest and rally
of patriotism on the two days follow
ing inauguration day. At this second
meeting a national patriotic council
will be put upon the basis of perma-
nent organization, with the purpose
of meeting the propaganda of bolshe-
yism, socialism and communism, with
their associated doctrines of atheism
and social decentralization of the fam
lily, as taught by Marx and the Rus
sian Bolsheviki.
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The first conference was initiated
by the American Legion Auxiliary
the women associated with the
American Legion. 1t was supported
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution and other important or
Plantations of women, and was ad-
dressed by Army and Navy officers of
high rank and by Secretary Wilbur
of the Navy and Secretary Weeks Of
the War Department.
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The second organization announces
a program of speeches by no less dis
tinguished officials, including Mai.
Gen. Helmick, inspector general of
the Army; Rear Admiral Moffett of
the Navy and Brig. Gen. Fries, chief
of the Chemical Service of the Army.
1t is headed by Mrs. Noble Newport
Potts-she who single-handed in
vaded a meeting of pacifists in
Washington and routed them and
secuted them and put them all to
flight" She it was who discovered
that the pacifiists had engaged D. A.
r. Continental Hall in which to hold
an anti-patriotic meeting, and she
aroused the spirit of '76"
and caused the cancellation of the
engagement. She also learned that
Congress was seriously considering
an, appropriation of $4,000 toward
the expenses of such a meeting, which
was so camoufiaged that the Con-
gressmen did not recognize its nature
until Mrs. Potts appeared before the
congressional committee with photo
graphed documentary evidence prov
ing the unpatriotic purposes of the
| meeting. Inc DIS
therefore killed in committee.
That started the beginning of a
Nationwide "counter-revolution" in
behalf of loyalty to the United
States. The movement is strongly
backed by Mrs. Lars Anderson, Mrs.
Samuel Preston Davis, president of
the National Society of the Daughters
of 1912, and by Mrs. Laura B. Evans,
trustee of the University of Illinois;
also by the National Defense Society.
All State governors have been invited
to attend or send official representa-
tives.
What is it that has aroused the
women to rally round the flag?
According to Mr.. Fred r. Marvin,
associate editor of the New York
Commercial, the Woman's. Interna-
tionaI League for Peace and Freedom
was organized during our war with
Germany, by a German spy. Mr.. Mar
vim declares that its doctrine violent
ly opposes our Army, demands the
r-peal of the Army organization act
and the final abolition of the Army
and Navy. Also the abolition of all
property rights, and the revision of
school text books, substituting inter-
nationalism for fatioaalism. 1t will
be of interest to know that one tenet
of the doctrine of these Socialists is
that they believe and work for
social, Political and economic equality
for ALI without distinction of sex,
race, class or creed" "a. ..,s.,..;
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Much has been said by the Socialists
against the United States as a cap
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