Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
SENATE ATTITUDE
IN Ware CASE HIT
Sons of Revolution Hear At
tack by Representa-
tive Beck.

The recent activities of the Senate
In sitting in judgment against the
choice Of the people" for seats in that
body were condemned as undermining
"the very corner stone of popular gov
eminent" by Representative Beck, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania. in an address
before the Sons of the Revolution in
the District of Columbia at a banquet
In the Willard Hotel last night The
occasion marked the celebration of the
fortfeth anniversary of the local body
Of the Sons of the Revolution.
Mr.. Beck declared that one of the
fundamental principles of government
in this country is the right, guaranteed
in the Constitution, for people to elect
their representatives in Government
He indicated that such activities as the
Senate has engaged in in refusing to
seat The peoples choice in the States
of Pennsylvania and Illinois is hitting
at the Constitution itself and declared
that the ideals that existed with the
founding of this Government are being
slowly, but surely, undermined.
Refers to Ware and Smith.
Although Mr.. Beck did not mention
any names in reference to the persons
the Senate has refused to allow to be
seated, it was made plain that he had
reference to Ware of Pennsylvania and
Frank L. Smith of illinois,
Mr.. Beck also launched into a severe
attack against the censorship of radio
and motion pictures, expressing the
thought that 1t is putting limitation
upon free speech in the same manner
that free speech would be done away
with by the censorship of the press.
Citing as an example of censorship
the action of the board of censors in
Memphis, Tenn. in refusing to pass
THE King of Kings" picture of the
life of Christ, made after consultation
with the leading religious groups of the
country. Mr. Beck said: This decision
is the law OF the star chamber that
human thought could not be conveyed
to the public unless 1t had received pre-
vious license from few officials" Mr..
Beck is president of the Sons of the
Revolution in the District of Columbia.
Safety of the democratic form of
government, as in existence in this
Nation. was pictured by Representative
R. Walton Moore of Virginia. who ex-
pressed the belief that the people are
going more and more back to the past
in cherishing the ideals and beliefs Of
the forefathers of this Nation.
of the Revolution, with particular ref
erence to the history of the founding of
the Sons of the Revolution in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was outlined at the
meeting. by DR.. Thomas E. Green, chap
lain of the General Society, Sons of the
Revolution.
Among the Founders.
Among the founders of the local So
- Y~lS xsNl1
Samuel Rhoads Franklin, Nicholas
Longworth Anderson, Theodorus Bailey
Myers Mason, Richard Rush, Daniel
Morgan Taylor, John Schuyler Crosby,
Arthur Henry Dutton and Archibald
Hopkins The initial meeting of the
local body was held in the home of
Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason IN De-
cember, 1889. The organization, how
ever, had been effected on March IL,
1889. John Lee Carroll was its first
president. All of the founders, Mr..
Green explained, have since passed on.
The original request for authority to
incorporate the local society was made
by David D. Porter, John Lee Carroll,
C.. r. p Rodgers. S. r. Franklin, N. L.
Anderson, D. M. Taylor. r. D. Evans,
j. c. Walker, Theodorus B. M. Mason,
Richard Rush, w. K. Van Reypen and
John Schuyler Crosby. At the time
there were only societies of the Sons
of the Revolution in the States OF New
York and Pennsylvania, it being some
years later before the organization of
the General Society, Sons OF the Revo-
luton. Mr.. Carroll was the first presi-
dent of the local body.
The Sons of the Revolution was
organized and received It's name from
the Sons of Liberty and the Society OF
the Revolution, DR.. Green explained.
Other Speakers Heard.
other speakers at the meeting were:
Col. Alonzo Gray, president OF the
District of Columbia Society, Sons OF
the American Revolution. who promised
cooperation of that society in any
naturalization or Americanization work
carried on by the Sons of the Revolu-
ton. and Chief Justice Walter I. Mccoy,
who told of the naturalization work
done by the Americanization School
here.
Mai. Edward F. Riggs, treasurer OF
the Sons of the Revolution in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was presented with
a certificate In token of his activities in
bringing In many new members OF the
society.
Early in the program the entire
membership stood and drank toast.
with water. to the President OF the
United States and remained standing
while 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" was
played by the Marine Band Orchestra.
Vocal selections were rendered at the
meeting by George O'Connor, accom-
panied by Matt Horn.
Capt. Robert R. Bennett was chair.
man of the committee in charge OF
arrangements for the banquet. He was
assisted by Clarence A. ASpinWan,
J. Miller Kenyon and Charles P. Light.
A .Iewish.Christian conference was