Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-15

appealed to us here in Washington for
help in combating such an organization.
| He stated that, single handed and alone,
he had for two years fought its specious
| doctrines and the invasion OF the red
! nag into his school, but felt the time
had arrived when he must have the aid
and support of patriotic citizens. 1t is
needless to say that he received what
he wanted from headquarters, and the
| Daughters in New York City and West
chester County have further assisted
him by visiting the school and talking
to the pupils upon patriotic subjects.
Move to Defend r. o. T. C.
"A very definite drive is being
| launched against the establishment Of
the Reserve Oflcers' Training Corps in
the schools and colleges Of this coun-
| try, as we'll as the elimination Of those
eaready organized and successfully func-
tioning. Sad to relate, some OF the
leaders Of the opposition are Amer
| lean citizens.
1.-THE theory Is advanced-and to
many 1t carries an appeal-that this bit
Of military training will tend to develop
q war instinct in the heart of youth.
| That seems about as fallacious as the
idea that instruction in athletics will
breed a generation Of prizefighteTs,
or that lessons In esthetic dancing
will convert dainty little girls into
cabaret performers.
LAS against this imaginary result
should be balanced the definite and in
estimable benefits to adolescent youth
accruing from discipline. punctuality
orderly ways and synchronous training
Of mind and body.
THE opponents Of military training
in the schools have appeared In strong
protesting numbers at the various public
hearings on the subject. am happy
| to say that In many instances. Daugh-
| ters Of the American Revolution have
arrayed themselves In support of this
| training as an important branch Of our
Governments plan for rational defense.
Duty to Uphold Stand.
wherever our educational system
Is under dispute by opposing forces as.
| for instance, in the case Of the Reserve
ofncers Training Corps, it is the duty
Of all loyal Daughters to uphold our
avowed stand upon such issues. You
| tenders may be dubbed 'reactionaries"
and ''pragnatists," and you may be
obliged to openly differ with your best
| friends. But be conscious of your own
| inherent rights as to free expression
and have the courage to stand by your
convictions.
"The active opposition Of this organ
izAtion to atheism, which Is being In
doctrinated into our institutions Of
learning, and very generally into the
group life Of the young, is now so well
known that comment seems hardly nee
| esSary. However, We must do more
than spread resolutions upon our rec
| ords, II we are to be an effective force
in arresting the downward trend so
apparent in the social and religious
life Of this country.
"sGod breathed His life into the dull
contented sod:
The sod looked UP and said. There Is
no God
zone wonders by what right certain
societies or cults elevate themselves to
the post of advocates of q Goddess uni
verse. To attempt to uproot tradition
and to destroy existing social conditions
is serious matter. Only one utterly
lacking in social responsibility and reck-
less of consequences would dare make
the attempt. Here again we find the
small minority vociferous and working
1
in its comfortable armchair.
Raps College Atheists.
"Out Of the halls of learning walks
the youth of America, serene and un-
dismayed, and with ample Justification,
for it possesses both physical fitness and
high mental development. But alas, too
often the spiritual Is dwarfed or is total
| ~ lacking. Cold, hard scientific facts
have captured the imagination and have
displaced the old faiths, RELOCATING
them to the limbo Of things archaic and
outworn.
I'm estimating the strength Of his Or
| ganization, the secretary Of a certain
well established atheistic society," known
to b. committed to the absolute de-
struction of all forms of religion, said
boastfully not long ago:
1.-The beauty of 1t is that we have so
many atheists In the college faculties in
America. But of course they can't say
much about 1t or they would be thrown
| out, and then where would their living
come from? But they encourage the
students all they can. AS the movement
grows, the professors will become more
and more open in their private be-
liefs.'"
And there you have 1t. The average
graduate holds the deep conviction that
from out Of the crucibles of his college
experience will emerge the solution of
] all vexatious problems. When he comes
to real grips with life he finds, to his
dismay, that he must have something
more than brittle scientific theories or
! the sounding brass of atheism as q slls-
| tanning force in the encounter.
"One would not assume the right to
treSpeSs upon individual opinion were
1t not that In this situation the ind;vid-
ual Is the index to the generation
that generation now being the one upon
which our eyes are. focused.
such as are the leading men Of the
state, such is the state quoth Cicero,
and it is upon the future of the whole
great state that we must concentrate
our efforts.
Atheism, false idealism and disrup-
tive theories allure youth into alien
paths. viii you not put up your hands,
| women OF America, and signal danger?
Recognition Of the acute peril facing
our established order Is one of the most
important functions Of your work for
national defense.
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, this is my last message to you as
your president general. The endeayor
has been made to address you from q
| practical viewpoint, and II have been
too matter-of- fact, 1t Is only because
feel that the realities are pressing close
~ upon us and challenging our too EVIL
dent inertia.
"For those who have a vivid con-