Evening star., 1925-03-05
AMERICA WARNED
OF RED MENACE
Representative Free and
Maj. Gen. Barnett Call Pa
triots to Uphold U. S. Ideals.

plan to overthrow the Con8titu-
ton. in which the move against the
Supreme Court. Government owner
ship and foreign language newspaper
propaganda formed coherent e1e-
ments. came to a head during the last
political campaign and found 5000
600 supporters, Representative A. NJ.
Free OF California today told dele
gates to the conference OF the Ma
tional Patriotic Council at the Will
lard Hotel.
Maj Gen George Barnett. retired
commandant of the marines, follow
ing Representative Free as a speak
er, charged that the 100000 men
toned voted for anarchy.
Upon both OF these points the
speakers hinged arguments for pre-
paredness against the onslaught or
communistic propaganda and for the
safeguarding of the future of the
Nation.
The last campaign. according to Mr..
Free, has developed circumstances
that constitute a definite warning TO
supporters OF the American plan of
Government to bestir themselves and
take active measures against anti
constitutional movement. He charged
that much Of this originated in Soviet
Russia. The remedies as he pointed
them out were: To finance anti-com-
munist, pure-American orators to
compete on soap boxes in foreign
quarters with those spreading red"
propaganda to the foreign born, to
instil real American patriotism into
aliens in this country; to deport dis
loyal aliens; TO cease making America
an asylum for the oppressed OF other
lands, unless the refugees live up to
American ideals and uphold Ameri-
can institutions. and to make foreign
language newspapers in this country
subjects of strict regulation, IL per-
mitte0 at all.
Preparedness was the keynote Of
Gen. Barnetts address. He based 1t
on the lessons taught in the history
Of the Nation.
Gen. Barnett pointed to the record
made by Americans in France, and
asked what better training than mill
tary training could be given the youth
Of the country. He empha sized the
need OF training young men in various
ways for the duties of American citi
zenship, and declared that such train
ing would do much to offset the work
OF those who are against the present
form OF government.
Would Ban Foreign Language Press.
In so far as foreign language news
papers are concerned, he said. he was
in favor Of banning all publications
not in the American language"
Representative Free took occa sion
to support Vice President Dawes and
take a slap at the attitude in which
the Senate yesterday received his at
tack upon the rules of that body.
The House passed the best depor-
tation bill that, in my opinion, could
be shaped" he said. But that bill
died because some Senator wanted to
talk about peanuts. 1t was a disgrace
full procedure" He intimated that the
people of the country would support,
Vice President Dawes in his stand.
and pointed to the rules in effect in
the House, where "a majority can get
some business done when necessary"
One of the features of the meeting
was an address by Master Paul Ham
ilton Keough. pupil of the Dewitt
Preparatory School, and one of the
contestants last year in The Stars
oratorical contest His topic was
Strengthen the Faith of Young
America" and his plea was for the
safeguarding of the traditions which
had come down to the younger genera
tions from the sturdy pioneers who
shaped the destiny of the Nation.
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts. president
Of the council, was in the chair. This
afternoons session will be a patriotic
pilgrimage to historic points in Al
exandria, Va, and Mount Vernon. City
Manager Wilder NJ. Rich of Alex
andria and other dignitarles of the
Virginia city will receive the dele
gates and conduct them on tour o.
the points of interest there. A brief
visit will be paid to the Masonic Hall
in Alexandria, where George Wash
ineton became a Mason, and the dele
gates will then proceed to Mount
Vernon where wreaths will be placed
on the tombs of George and Martha
Washington. The pilgrimage will be
under direction of Miss Helen Norris
Cummings and II. E. West and MEM
bers of the executive board of tie
National Patriotic Council.
Tonight's session will he N me
small ballroom of the New Willard.
The topic of the session will be An
Adequate Army and Navy for the
United States" and Comdr. Frank l.
Peckham of the District of Columbia
American Legion, Rear Admiral Will
liam A Moffett, u. $. N, and Maj. Gen.
! John A. Lejeune, Marine Corps, VIII
be the speakers.
The council will continue the ses-
sions tomorrow, ending with A ban
quet tomorrow night at the Willard
Hotel.
CONCERT AT CAPITOL.