Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
PATRIOT GROUPS
%. K. CRUISER BILL
Fifty National Organizations
Petition Senate to Pass
Pending Defense Measure.

Pro-armament groups of the city ant
Nation, rallying close upon the heels Of
the anti-armament proponents who
have been waging a battle against the
Navy cruiser bill in the Senate, carried
their fight to the Senate in person yes
terday afternoon, representatives of Sc
national patriotic groups, under the
leadership of Mrs. Alfred j. Brossearl
president general of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, presenting tc
Senator Tasker L. Oddie of the nava'
affairs committee two resolutions CALI
ing for favorable action on the cruiser
bill.
The pilgrimage to the Capitol follow
ed rally held at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Mayf1ower Hotel UNI
der the sponsorship of the National
Sojourners.
In one of the two resolutions adopted
at the rally, the organizations PLEDGE
to lend their aid and moral support TO
congressional Investigations of anti
defense forces wherever they may be
discovered to be making efforts to SUBJ
vert our constitutional form of govern
ment under the guise of working for
world peace"
World War Tragedies Cited.
"The American dead and disabled Of
The World War" are the answer of the
American Legion to the opposition of
certain groups to the cruiser bill Paul
v. McNutt, national commander of the
American Legion. told the national off,
GERS, the committee of thirty-three and
the members of the local chapter Of the
National Sojourners at banquet last
night at the Mayflower. which closed an
active day of campaigning for the cruiser
bill.
"The American Legion sees only
further guarantee of permanent peace
In maintaining something approaching
parity with the naval strength of Great
Britain" he declared. Comdr. McNutt
spoke at the patriotic group rally and
pledged the support of the Legion to the
other organizations in any action they
took to secure more adequate defense
and better national security.
Organizations Represented.
Organizations represented at the rally
yesterday afternoon included: Ma
tional Sojourners, American Legion
Auxiliary, American War Mothers,
American Women's Legion, Daughters
of American Colonists, Daughters of
the American Revolution, Daughters Of
the Cincinnati, Daughters of Colonial
Wars, Daughters of the Revolution,
Government Club of New York, Ladies
Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic, National Society of
Colonial Daughters Of America, Ma
tional Society Danes of the Loyal
Legion, National Society Daughters of
Founders and Patriots, National Society
Patriotic Builders of America, National
Society of New England Women, Ma
tional Society of United Daughters of
1912, Gold Star Mothers, Society of
Daughters of Holland Danes, Women's
Army and Navy Legion Of Valor, Wom-
ems Naval Service League, Women's
Overseas Service League, National
Patriotic Council. Society of Sponsors
of the United States Navy, Reserve Of
ficers' Association, American Defense
Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
American Legion, Military Order of the
World Wars, Sons of American Revolu-
ton, Sons of the Revolution, Military
Order of Foreign Wars, United Spanish
War Veterans, League of American Pen
Women, Society of Mayfiower Descend
ants, Order of the Cincinnati, Heroes
Of '76, Old Guard of New York, Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, Marine
Corps League, Second Division Associa-
ton, Disabled Veterans of the World
War, New York Society, Military and
Naval Order, Military Order of Carabao,
Military Order Of the Serpent.