Evening star., 1926-03-28
Capital Sidelights

ing men In Congress. to his mother.
who died last week, was a beautiful
outstanding example OF filial love ana
fealty. The Bacharach Family was
a pioneer In business and all-year resi-
dence in Atlantic city, and no per-
son was held in higher esteem there
than the kindly, gentle, lovable old
lady who has just passed on, put
whose memory will long remain:
Despite her advanced age, mrs
Bacharach has always enjoyed excel
lent health and was daily TO be seen
riding through the surrounding coun-
try rn errands of mercy. Mentally
she was vigorously alert and valued
adviser of Representative Bachafacn
since he has been In Congress. Sne
was especially interested In all that
was going on in Washington, because
of her sons Identification with the
National Government. There existed
an ideal bond of affection between
mother and son, and she was ire
quentiy his companion on yachting
and fishing trips.
Three years ago Representative
Bacharach and his brother Harry
gave to the Elks Lodge OF Atlantic
City valuable site and house located
at Longport, to be used as a home
for crippled children. In honor or the
donors the, Elks named it '"The Betty
Bacharach Home for Crippled Chill
dren," 10 serve as a memorial to their
mother while she was yet alive and
after her death. This dedication took
place on Mothers day." when Mrs.
Bacharach was the center of attrac-
ton. She had been intensely inter
ested in this home and the many
children who came there for rest and
treatment. She was a regular visitor,
Sr"eading sunshine and pleasure
among the little cripples, who were
always delighted to see the mother Of
their benefactors.
The need for such an institution
has been very remarkably demon
strated by the fact that within the
two years In which 1t has been in
operation 1t has outgrown its accom-
modations TO such an extent that
plans are now going forward for its
enlargement. The home has received
the ardent and united support Of the
local lodge of Elks. many Of whom
have made permanent individual do
nations toward It's support and up
keep and from time to time IL has
shared in the largesse of the Bach
arach family. and viii ultimately be-
come the beneficiary OF Representa-
tive Bacharach and other members OF
his family in memory of their mother.
and a monument to one Of the pioneer
families in Atlantic City.
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Congress Is asked TO define Amer.
icanism" by law as "a system of gov
ernment based on the principles OF
liberty" a resolution to this effect
has been introduced by Representative
Clarence MacGregor, Republican, OF
New York, chairman of the House
committee on accounts. He proposes
that:
The House, appealing TO the Su
preme Judge of the world for the rec
titude of its intentions. in the name
and by the authority of the good peo
pie OF tho United States of America,
solemnly publishes and declares the
American principles of liberty, upon
which principles repose American
Law, the Federal Constitution Mnd the
constitutions Of the several "tites, as
follows:
Declaration OF American'ma.
First, That all American. are free
equal and independent as far as re
CARDS their rights.
Second, That the rights OF American r
| citizens are inherent and inalienable
Third, That among these rights are
the rights Of honor. life, liberty, prop
erty. reputation. privacy, conscience
and the pursuit of happiness.
Fourth, That the enumeration oi
certain rights in clause Q of the
Declaration shall not be construed tc
deny or disparage certain other rights
possessed by each American citizen.
E1TTh That the
nents, Safe and National, were In
stituted. built and set up for. the pur
pose OF securing, guarding and pro
tecting the rights of American ctti
zens.
Representative MacGregor furthe,
proposes that the House declare that
the principles of liberty should bt
familiar to all. revered by all, CON
stantly looked to. constantly iaborec
for and even, though never perfectly
attained, constantly approximated
hereby constantly spreading anC
deepening their influence and aug
menting the happiness and value OF
life to all peoples of all colors every.
where"
He would have the House 'in orde,
TO eliminate, erase and delete i'm
perialism. socialism. bolshevism OF
any other system Of government not
American, from its records" pledge
itself ito apply the principles OF lib
erty to the construction, consider-atio
and enactment of all legislative meas
ures coming before tt
lie would have the House go on rec
ord as prominently pointing out that
the statute Of the Permanent Court q,
International Justice, to which the
United States of America has beer
invited to adhere, contains II differ
ent systems OF law, as follows: Mo
hammedan. Chinese, Japanese. Anglo
Saxon, Slavic. Portuguese, Gerrnanic
Roman scandinavian, Latin Ameri.
can. Dutch and. therefore, is incon
slstent with Americanisin. which re
qulres one system OF internationa,
law, viz rights of nations.
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Drawing hoInely parallels is q ne,
! oratorical trick of Representative
| Hays White OF Kansas, who is inst
| now trying TO stir up sentiment for
his proposed amendment to the Con
stltutlon. The other day he asked his
colleagues on the floor: How would
1t look TO see a man running for Con
gresS on root against a man in a
Ford, even If the Ford had only one
eye?"
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During the days of wet" ana "drv'
pickering in the House some OF the
members with a taste for piropi6
lines and for historical anecdotes are
delving for striking paragraphs. Rep
| resentative Rankin, Democrat. oi
Mississippi, called attention that lone
! or the most amusing habits developei
among those who wish to modify the
prohibition law is to use the names
I OF George Washington. Gen. Grant
Andrew jackson and other great fig
ures Of history to sustain their argu
| ments," and he said they reminded
him of the poets question:
| What damned error but some soher hrour