Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-10
MRS. BUEL SCORES
TRAITOR TEACHERS
Founders and Patriots So.
Clety President Commends
0ratory Contests.

Disloyal teachers in the public
schools and colleges who are UNDER
mining faith in the Constitution were
denounced by Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel,
national president Of the National 30.
ciety of Daughters OF Founders and
Patriots of America, today, At the thirty
second general court of the organization
in the Washington Hotel
"Ooratorical contests on the Constitu-
ton have in recent years done much
to awaken Our high school boys and
girls to the value Of its principles" Mrs.
Buel declared. MANY States make
study of the Constitution compulsory
in the public schools. But here the
kind of teaching depends on the loyalty
of the teacher. A disloyal teacher has
the opportunity to arouse hatred and
contempt. Yet outWardly he will be
teaching the Constitution"
Mrs. Buel asserted that the colleges
are claw unto themselves" and that
the professor, taking refuge in his aca-
demic freedom, can teach whatever
he pleases about the Constitution" As
a result of this condition, she claimed,
many radical doctrines are instilled in
the minds of students.
Colleges Are Attacked.
Mrs. Buel said the preponderance OF
radical speakers in the Summer stu
dent camps and conferences is be-
coming more and more apparent.
"The trend in colleges is toward
socialism, she added, and wherever
socialism flourishes, faith in our con-
stitutional form of government wanes."'
The opening session of the general
court, attended by State presidents and
national officers of other womens pa
triotic organizations adjourned at noon
to enable the delegates to go to the
White House, where they were received
by Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
Mrs. Sol Lansburgh Of Washington
reported lot voting delegates as chair
man Of the committee on credentials.
Van OrsdeI Hits Communism.
At the banquet of the society, at
tended last night by national officers Of
several of the leading women'S patriotic
organizations, Justice Josiah A. Van
Orsdel of the District Court of Appeals,
the principal speaker, warned against
too much "tinkering" with the Con-
stitution, diSreSpect for the fundamental
laws and stressed the necessity Of con-
tinued vigilance against communism:
Referring to the menace OF COM
Inunisn, Justice Van OrSdel SAID:
''These pernicious forces are at work
among us not only by propaganda out
widely circulated publications and
through the agency of organized schools.
Through these agencies they are reach
ing into the American home ana or"
ganizing the youth into such Soeletles
as the Young Pioneers"
I'VE have prominent aovocaCes OF
Russian recognition in our country 10"
day. Their knock on our door for &d-
mission Is gentle and seductive, out
before we open the door we should
consider the experience OF the countries
which have extended recognition.
Mrs. Buel, national president OF the
society, presided and introduced ON"
GERS Of other organizations, al OF wnom
are members of the Society OF FOUNDERS
and Patriots. They bore pledges Oh
remuneration In the endeaVors 70 sup.
mort the principles of government laid
down by the founders OF the Republic
and to teach patriotism among the
younger generation.
". =. r. Leaders Speak.
Mrs. Buel said the society has given
three presidents general to the Daughs
tiers OF the American Revolution and
two Of these spoke briefly last night.
They were Mrs Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
incumbent president general, and Mrs.
George B. Minor. honorary president
general. Mrs. Alfred ]. Brosseau, the
third, was prevented at the last mo-
ment from attending.
other speakers and special guests In
cluded Mrs. Percy e. Quin, national
president of the Children of the Ameri-
can Revolution: Mrs. Frank B. Ellison,
president Of the Daughters OF Ameri-
can Wars, and Mrs. Robert J. Johnston
OF the Daughters Of 1912.
Mrs. Johnston was introduced as the
mayor of Humboldt, Iowa, Mrs. Buel
having declared she had just been
elected for her third consecutive term.
About 100 women attended the banquet.