Evening star., 1928-04-05

| VIII history repeat lt8ef IN An0tner
invasion OF the National Capital. not
burn the White House. according TO the
laws OF war, but by organized enemies
recruited within the country, avowediy
to. threaten the Government and home
and religion and all other institutions
| dear TO Americana That was the pro-
fessed intent Of Coxey,s army, which
did invade Washington, May I, 1e94.
and the same Gen" Coxey openly
threatens to repeat that attack begin
ming next May /, unless Congress passes
his bill now pending.
! Within the last week, at a conference
OF hundreds of hoboes, held in Typo
/ graphical Union Temple. opposite the
ing of veterans who had fought to pro-
tect the Union, Gen" Coxey 80 threat
ened another invasion, and he was sup
ported by Mr.. Linn Gale, presiding at
the meeting, who announced that the
purpose was net only to invade the
Capital, but eventually to overthrow, by
| violence II necessary" the institutions
Of organized government. And the f1o-
boes cheered
Yesterday, while a representative of
The Star sat In Mr.. Gales shop, where
socialistic literature Is marketed. a high
school boy Of perhaps Is years Of age
boasted that he and one other boy were
the only atheists In their class in
biology, but that, on the previous day,
the teacher had invited the two atheists
to debate atheism with the other IA
members Of the class who were not
atheists. The debate lasted an hour,
and the two atheists had answered
every one Of the arguments advanced
by the other IA. In fact. they knew
more about the subject than the
teacher" although she was teaching BIZ
ology and evolution
what high school was that?"
"The East Side High School"
why, that's where Prof. Fleury
| teaches. isn't it?"
yes. Hes lying low now. but the
good work Of atheism goes right along; :;
answered Mr.. Gale. He made speech
at the conference OF the unemployed
last Sunday-the 'hoboes' conference,
however
i've converted the rabbits boy to
atheism myself" answered the enthusi-
astic high school boy, whose name was
given as Bob Shasteck. His nationality
was not learned.
What has the atheistic influence
within our high schools to do with the
threatened invasion Of washington by
another Coxey army? The query is q
natural one, but let comparative history
give the answer.
The great uninformed and sleeping
public laughs to scorn the Coxey threat.
God reisns and the Government at
Washington stiil livesl" How foolish TO
fear Coxay invasion!
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Turn back into the newspaper files of
1894 and learn how the public laughed
then--laughed in January. became seri-
Gus in March. became r1ic-stricken In
April and awed at the approaching in
vasion Of thousands when they were SO
miles away-and marching on. Anarchy
stared washington City In the eyes. and
the District Commissioners issued q
begging appeal that the invaders turn
aside. Our police. who had boasted and
scoffed in February. held daily confer
ences and Congressmen argued that the
Coxey army was subject TO the iurisdic-
ton OF interstate commerce laws, Ac-
cording to the United States Supreme
Court, and that judicial ruling author
lied the use of Federal troops 50 the
White House and Capitol and Treasury
were fortified and guarded by soldiefy
But the Coxey army came on, invulner-
able and not afraid!
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Read the files Of The Washington
Evening star. 1904:
January 81: "Coxey forecasts an army
Of 100000. 'C'est rirel'"
March II: Washington police and
Army officers confident that Coxeys
army would never reach Washington
At the War Department an oficer of
the Regular Army assured that Gov.
Mckinley will take d hand in its disin-
tegration. Even If 1t were organized
Pennsylvania nor Maryland would al
low an army Of trAmps to march
through their territory for any purpose
whatever
On that same date. Gen. Coxey is.
| sued Bulletin No. ?. beginning:
We propose only the peaceable plan
| now. When that fails IL will be time
enough to talk about force The lire
OF march will be given In Bulletin g.
We want 100 old officers. Union And
Confederate, TO volunteer as rnarshals
| of divisions. Horses win be furnished
TO most OF them. 1t is expected the,
the farmers OF Pennsylvania win fnr-
! nish supplies for the procession In Its
| Republic"
(It costs more than $4,000 q day to
ration 10000
| An editorial in the January 81. 1894.
issue, written by the late Editor Crosby
s. Noyes. depicted the general financial
distress: With the great dearth of en-
| ployment which now exists and which
Is likely to continue for some time. no
| appropriation Thy CongreSsl would have
done more real good than the $4,000
asked for by the District Commission.
ers, 10 be disbursed for work i'm the
streets, but the committee appropriated
The slim OF 100000"
/ In the same issue was q report of
1 the secretary Of Associated Charities,
l.. S, Emery. covering the period Jan-
uary l to March 20: Total orders
for food and clothing. 7.7ST. costing
/ S7.00S.f7." For about two
months the average number Of calls on
our association was about as per day. "
Mr.. Emery added that In his exptri-
erce Of % years IN organized charity, he
had never known our honest. poor, la
boring class to make more heroic ef-
fort 10 take care of themselves without
| asking aid"
News reports came April IL that the
| "srmy" at Grantsville Nd. was suffer.
ing great hardships OF the march, but
! 1t came marching on
On April II. Editor NoyeS wrote
Now that the laughter which waS