Evening star., 1937-04-21
D. A. R. UNANIMOUS
AGAINST JUDICIARY
CHANGE PROPOSAL
Society Also Fights Site for
Memorial at Tidal
Basin.
CHERRY TREES TERMED
JAPAN'S AMITY TOKEN
Proposed "Face-Lifting" of Capi.
tol Also Protested-Original
Front Is Favored.

The National Society, Daughters of
the American Revolution, today
unanimously adopted a resolution op-
posing the Presidents Supreme Court
reorganization plan
With the same unanimity the So
clety voiced opposition to the proposed
Tidal Basin site for Thomas JET
ferson memorial.
Pointing out that the cherry trees
constitute a good will gesture from
the japanese government, the society
IN this resolution declared their de-
struction to provide a memorial site
would brand the American people as
lacking in appreciation and under
standing of international courtesy"
The society Is opposed, its resolution
said, to the location of the memorial
on a site that will. in any way, lead
to the removal and destruction of these
trees"
From an eSthetic standpoint. the
resolution said, the cherry trees made
the Tidal Basin 'one of the beauty
spots of the Capital City"
"Face-Lifting" Protested.
The society also protested vigorously
the suggested "face-lifting" of the
Capitol
The Supreme Court resolution,
copies of whict will be sent to the
Senate and House Judiciary Commit
tees. emphasizes that the 300 900 men,
bers of the D. A. R. are opposed to
limiting or broadening the scope OF
powers of any of the departments Of
the Government without first submit
ting the plan to the people.
The Presidents reorganization plan
! should be submitted to the people in
the form of constitutional amend
ment the Society's resolution declared.
/ The resolution was adopted without
discussion after it was submitted bv
Mrs. R. j. Johnston of Humboldt. Iowa.
In voting against the proposed ex-
+ penditure OF S4000,000 to put a new
/ marble front on the Capitol. the So
, clety declared:
The National Society Daughters Of
the American Revolution, deem it a
sacrllege to remodel this valuable an
tlque OF early American architecture.
! masmuch as everything in Washing
/ ton, at the present time. is so new and
so little remains as 1t was used by the
/ founders of our Government"
Other Resolutions Voted.
Other resolutions adopted at this
mornings session in Constitution Hall
were:
, That public officials be required to
signify their allegiance TO the Con-
stltution" before entering Office.
That the society cooperate IN the
! celebration Of the 150th anniversary
OF the adoption of the Constitution.
which opens September II, 1887. and
closes April 30, 1899.
That pending legislation opposing
R. o. T. c. units in land-gran COL
| leges be defeated. This legislation
is known as the Nye-Kvale bill.
The delegates loosed the widest
ovation Of their sessions when George
Sokolsky, conservative economist and
writer, told them the future of democ-
racy rested on D. A r. members and
the other women of America.
Must Hand on Free Land.
The task of you women" Sokolsky
said, lis to disregard every other con-
slderation and waive all compromise
and set before you the moral issue
and the moral responsibility of hand
ing on to your children and grand
children land that is free, a land
that is democracy, land which pre-
serves-even if it is the last on earth
the fundamental principles of de-
mocracy and human freedom
Modern youth is more interested
and more concerned about religion
and spiritual values than the genera
ton before it." Mrs Harper Sibley,
wife of the president of the Chamber
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