Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-21
CURTIS ADDRESSES
SESSION OF D. A. R.
Speaks on AIienS-WilI Rog-
ers Steals Show From
Hyde and Vice President.


of Agriculture Henry M. Hyde were
the featured speakers at last nights
session of the Daughters of the Amerl-
can Revolution, but Will Rogers, cowboy
comedian, who made an unexpected
appearance, stole the show" He an-
Swered a riotous welcome with a blt
of joking about ancestors and advoca-
cieS
Speedy deportation of alien criminals
and racketeers, tightening of the iQm1-
grafton laws and ADEQUATE nationaN de-
Tense were advocated by the Vice Presi-
dent in his address at the congress
session. while Secretary Hyde defended
the American economic system ana the
administration from criticism arising
from thu business depression.
Vice President Curtis told the dele
gates to the Continental Congress the
sooner undesirable aliens are deportedi.
1.-The better it will be for our country"
Would List Aliens
Registration of aliens, he said. would
be helpful to the Labor Department
and to all seeking citizenship. Now,
he edded. when they once reach this
country they are free to travel from
the Atlantic to the Paci cEd from
the Cuff to the Great Likes without
molestation."
Mr.. Curtis commended the patriotic
ideals of the organization and congratu-
lated its members on successful efforts
to build up the existing sentiment Tor
adequate preparedness"
I'm this country we do not believe IN
a large standing Army nor do we be-
lieve in maintaining too large navy,
but we do want both Army and Navy
to be fully adequate for the national
defense" he said
The Vice President asked aid OF the
organization in solving the "nseparaole
problems of immigration, American
ization and naturalization"
Too often, he said, Americanization
has followed instead of preceded natu-
ralization. He also said that unemploy-
ment and depression had heightened the
activities of a certain group of aliens"
"All aliens whose object Is TO over
throw our Government should be de-
ported" Mr.. Curtis declared.
Hyde Defends Capitalism.
Referring to the American economic
system and conditions affecting 1t, Sec
rotary Hyde said: America owns three
fourths of the worlds automobiles, two
thirds of the telephones, one-half OF
the undeveloped water power, two-f1fths
of the gold and one-fourth OF the cotton
spindles.
"The average man in America" he
said. lis economically better off today,
and has wider liberties and broader OPP
pcrtunities, than in any previous dec
ade in our national history"
Secretary Hyde said: I'VE have 49,
600, 900 gainfully employed, or 100000
more than the total number of adult
males" Adding that there exists too
great a concentration OF wealth in this
country, the Secretary said he knew OF
no alternatives except those national
ization measures employed in Russia,
whose per capita income he quoted as
S79. as against $700 for the United
States.
Raps Russian Record.
"In America We have depression be-
cause our productivity creates surpluseS
of coal and oil and wheat and cotton, .
he said. If Russia would give each OF
her people an extra shirt, she would
have no cotton for export.
IF she would abandon the forced
rationing of her people and let each
one of them have one-half buShel more
of wheat, she would depress no markets
for other nations"
Mr.. Tyde asked his hearers to review
Russia'S record on religion, marriage
and naturalization of property and TO
ask themselves whether they did not
prefer the viewpoint of the fathers of
America" who held the church, the
home and the right of property fqnda-
mental"
The failure Of big baking companies.
he said, to readjust bread prices TO
correspond with lower prices of other
foods has tended to hold down con-
sumption of wheat and -four in spite
of increased sale of -four By retail
stores for home baking.
Wheat farmers, he said, might have
benefited by more rapid readjustment IN
bread prices.
Constitution Hall was crowded with
more than 1000 delegates and friends
who attended the colorful night session,
preceded by a concert by the United
States Marine Band. Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart, the president general,
introduced the two speakers.
Pages Corral Rogers.
Will Rogers had slipped into the radio
room at the hall to hear the speeches
of the two distinguished Government
oficials, but more particularly, perhaps,
to get a glimpse of the rows OF bril-
liantly gowned femininity. He took the
precaution to lock the doors, but once
his presence became known. a dozen
or more pages beseiged it and called for
endorsements. Mrs. James j. Davis,
wife of the Senator from Pennsylvania,
added her entreaties!
When finally Rogers thought the
coast was cleared, after the two speeches
were over, he came out into the corri-
dor to be confronted by Gordon OF
pages. One decorated him with ma
+IoToI of6oar'S wide hlle and white rib
hon another handed him a bouquet.
and then the others got behind the
stalwart comedian and pushed him onto
the stage, where retreat was impossi-
BILE. Mrs. Hobart had counted on the
success of her pages, for she announced
Mr.. Rogers as soon as he made his
protesoue appearance, and the house