Evening star., 1935-07-04
CRIME AND REDS
HIT BY SPEAKERS
Hurley, Woodring and Moss
Attack Communism in
July 4th Broadcast.

Characterizing crime and COM
munism as two of the most danger
Gus forces confronting the Nation
today. former Secretary of War Pat
rick j. Hurley and Assistant Secre-
tary of War Harry H. Woodring in
dramatic Fourth of July radio
broadcast today called on the Ameri-
can people to unite in combating these
forces and to promote through edu-
cation in churches, schools and Or
ganized groups a broader understand
ing and higher regard for the ideals
and principles set forth by the patri-
OTIS of 1776 who signed the Declara-
ton of independence.
With Col. James A. Moss. president
general of the United States Flag
Association. presiding the program
was broadcast from Washington over
the facilities Of the National Broad
casting Co. under the auspices of the
flag association. which is headed by
President Roosevelt as honorary
president general. with Chief Justice
of the United States Charles E.
Hughes as chairman of It's Board Of
Founders. The association Is con-
ducting an intensive Nation wide
campaign of patriotic education in
an effort to check the spread OF
crime, communistic teachings and
other n-American influences.
New Declaration Read.
An outstanding feature of the broad
cast was the promulgation OF The
Declaration of Independence Of To-
day" a declaration Of freedom from
crime and Communism. which has
been prepared by the Flag Association
and which will be read by Assistant
Secretary Of War Woodring. The
document. which paraphrases the orig
inal Declaration of Independence,
bears the signatures of 56 loyal. law
abiding Anlericans-men and women
outstanding in their respective spheres
Of human endeavor. whose names
wherever known command respect and
! inspire confidence. They typify the
| Sc signers of the original Declaration
| of Independence. Twenty-seven Of
them are national heads of well known
patriotic. civic, fraternal and other
organizations having total mem
berShip of almost 13 900, 900.
Preliminary to reading The Decla-
ration of Independence of Today AS
/ sistant Secretary Of War Woodring
said "As 1 contemplate on this ami
versary of the birth of the Nation the
acts of abuse and tyranny of King
George III Of Great Britain. which
are cited in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. and which constituted the
causes Of the Revolutionary War. I am
impressed with their mildness as COM
pared with the acts of terrorization
and exploitation which the American
/ people are today undergoing at the
hands of criminals and racketeers.
! Also, as I see in the Declaration
! of Independence the patience with
which our forefathers suffered abuse
and tyranny. l think of the patience
with which our people have for long
/ time endured the Communistic propa-
ganda that is being carried on in this
country. which advocates the destruc-
tion of our American system of Gov
ernment by use Of force and violence"
Col. Moss Makes Appeal.
Col. Moss called on the patriotic.
civic and fraternal organizations of
the country to unite in fighting crime
and Communism. He offered them
| the cooperation of the United States
Flag Association. The American peo-
pie have it in their power" he said,
TO annihilate crime and Communism,
II they only make up their minds to
do so. In every community of any
size from Maine to Texas. from New
York to California. in the form of pa
triotic, civic, fraternal. religious and
educational organizations and worr:-
ems clubs there already exists the
machinery necessary to fight success
fully crime and Communism. The po-
tentialities Of the cooperating or
united action of these thousands of
| organizations now in existence in all
parts of the country are tremendous
beyond conception. The mobilization
OF their power and influence in the
furtherance of Americanism would re-
suit in force that would sweep every
thing before it. 1t Is only necessary
to adjust. oil and coordinate this
magnificent and stupendous machinery
and then turn on the power. Crime
and Communism would be crushed.
| During the three years that the
United States Flag Association has
been making study of crime and
Communism we have collected much
data that would be most helpful to
organizations which, alone or in CO.
operation with others, would like to
fight these two menaces.
This data we glady place at the
disposal Of any and all local and ma
tional organizations wishing to COM
bat crime and communism. Also we
Will, upon request. gladly give per-
mission to any organization, to use
in fighting crime and communism or
any other anti-Americanism, any of
the text or illustrations in any of the
several copyrighted books published by
the United States Flag Association.
Furthermore, we will gladly cooperate
with them in any other way in our
power by giving suggestions based on
our experience or otherwise. Those
organizations wishing our help or CO.
operation, please write to the United
States Flag Association, Washington.
D. c."
Hurley Stresses Theism.
Col. Hurley stressed theism as i'm
piled in the Declaration of Independ-
ence as the basis of Americanism. and
atheism as the essence of communism.
He said:
Today we celebrate the 159th an
niversary of the signing of the Decla-
ration of independence. BY that
document the people of the Colonies
declared to the world their right to
assume among the powers Of the
earth the equal station to which the
laws of Nature and Natures God
entitle them The Declaration
also maintained that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain in