Evening star., 1928-04-03
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

wrote. inclosing list (whether q
black list" Of red list or white list, Is
of no consequence Of Congressmen-
OF what use was the German Social
ist Lochner to make of the list and
why did DR.. Jordan supply il? Dr.
Jordan wrote from the La Fayette
Hotel, Washington, June IL. 1917:
Dear Lochner: Slayden agrees with
me that q strong impression, without
staying about the lobbies. is to Use such
force as have to best advantage.
This morning I used . syllabus.
which I send. The following were pres
ent at my University Extension IN the
immigration committee room today:
Esch, Gordon. Henley, Hilltard, Huddle-
ston, La Toilette, London. Lundeen.
Heating, Knudson. Ramsuyef. Randall,
Rankin, Rodenburg, Sisson. Vardaman,
Crosser (absent), Din (abSentl.
TO these add Crosser. Dill. Keteham.
Webb, Little, Hawley, Cooper tWs Va.),
Osborne, Frear. Bowers, Slayden. Hay
den. Cooper tWis.l. Nolan 6ofs private
interview. Senators-Ls Toilette,
Borah. Stone, Grouna. Norris, New.
Smoot, Curtis.
THE only point as to treasurer is the
~.
or to sign David Starr Jordan. per
Louis Lochners NJ bill is irfelosed.
Make returns to me at Carmel-ny-the-
Sea. California Go home about July !.
Sincerely yours.
DAVID STARR JORDAN"
The Daughters wonder Just why any
one would expect them 20 invite Dr..
Jordan to their platforms 10 expose
socialism and pacihsm after that record.
IS
Another distinguished educator whose
name is made prominent by appearing
on the D. A. r. blacklist" according
to the Boston indictment. IS Prof. Felix
Frankfurter. dean of the Law College
OF Harvard University. recently one Of
the chief champions OF Sacco and VAN
I'zetti against the court verdict that they
should be executed for murder, although
Socialists. Long before the D. A. r.
had listed Frankfurter. Ex-Presidert
Roosevelt In 1918 wrote him q scathing
analysis Of his actions In the critical
period OF the World War.
Ex-President Roosevelt had occasion
TO reply to q letter from Prof. Frank
furter in the midst OF the Worid War.
in which Frankfurter had attempted 70
Justify his own course in defending the
I. w. W. The closing paragraph Of
Col, RooSeveltS letter sums 10 bis re-
buke:
Here again you are engaged IN ex-
cusing men precisely like the hclshevtn
in Russia, who are murderers and en-
couragers of murder. who are traitors
to their allies. to democracy and 70
civilization as well aS TO the United
States. and whose acts are. neverthe-
less apoloGixed for on, grounds my
dear Mr. Frankhlrter. Substantially Ike
those which YOU allege,
I'm time Of danger. nothing Is more
common and nothing more dangerous
10 the republic than for men 20 avoid
condemning the criminals who are real
~ pubic enemies, by making their as
Ssuit on the shortcomings OF the gocd
citizens who have been the victims or
done not only by pantop and RoceS-
rierre. but by many OF their ordinarily
honest associates In connection with.
for instance, the September uaaS<A-
cres' It Is not the kind of thing
care 70 see wen-mesning men do N
this country"
The n. A. r. is non-partsSSn In poll
ties. but decidedly In accord with
Roosevelt vigor in patriotism, They
demand why they should appeal 60
such an Arraixnuent cs his position
when the Nation Was at war; Hun
dredS Of Harvard alumni have ex-
rreSSed the same sentiments As did
T, r. in ecndemnins defsastSna IN time
Of war. ~
And, In substance. thew sneSN tha,
tcSiayS Red activities pat Us and at
other organized nations OF Civilization
on the defensive against the open and
secret plcttinSS to overthrow govern
mentS end spread anarchy over the
world Within the last tortnigAe Red
meeting was hsld In waShhN9kNn. at
which the presiding cfiieer declared that
the purccSe ef the Reds was so over
throw this Government IN vSNienee
Vet today there Is no Federal law tc
prevent or punish such REASONABLE con-
Spiraeies,
Jus, as the y. A. r. refuses 10 b.
awed nv eolless titles SO too thew Ia
rore the senttraenta,tSsS Of ths Y, NJ
c. A. who, forgetting the religious
character az that 0ksanisNtion a. orig
msilv founded, now sex % Nse II, they
allexe, for Nrepe SandA OF SociAliS,n aud
ractnSaa> The n A, h. h IN AN. SyYu-
nathv with the Christian fcunSatioa ed
shs Y, NJ c, A., but, SAy the iaaieS II
IL not ready - A@ceut its NFNSent eanAcll-
nage 50 the fact that an arNtcr Il
prcmtnent In y NJ g. A. eetNltles Is
not sufscient IN itself 10 make aim
nerscna grAta aS q n. A r. SpeAkeE
and he IS listed accordlnalv.
There Is much elxe that the tadlSnant
ladieS SAY N rerW % the eriticiSna. bat
chief Of an Is that thar f9kea0 mena-
hers would count the Aeaamuerters az.
nesass very dereliet n they shirkea THEN
eeasaticn to discriminate Sharn'v BE-
tween ths records az various anetsd
AMeficans That they declare y
what thev sre here fes Ths eanAlns
ecnsr-sS win - sntsessains
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