Evening star., 1938-04-19
FALSE DOCTRINES
HELD j. s. Peril
Mrs. Becker Tells D. A. R.
Of Youth Being Won to
Invading Theories.

Mrs. William A. Becker. president
general of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, warned today that
the most formidable menace to the
United Safes now is "the invasion of
new ideas, new theories, false doc
trines."
Reading her annual report to this
mornings session of the 47th Annual
Continental Congress of the society
at Constitution Hail. Mrs. Becker
called on the 1000 delegates to the
convention to give all their energies
to making good citizens of the coun-
try's boys and girls.
The enthusiasm Of the cheering
women at their leaders pronounce
ment had scarcely subsided when
Messmore Kendall president general
OF the Sons Of the American Revolu-
ton, appeared on the speakers plat
form and announced that the Bill of
Rights "is under severe attack" to-
day.
Hits U. S. Agencies.
The National Labor Relations Board
threatens the freedom of the press,
the Black Committee invaded privacy
and the farmers are denied the right
to raise what crops they wish, Mr..
Kendall said.
Youth doesn't realize how their
ancestors struggled to establish free
dom of speech and our other liberties" /"
Mr.. Kendall added.
The N. l.. r. B., he added, mufles
the voice Of three-fifths OF our pop
ulation.
THE enemies of our institutions
realize the value Of youth and recruit
them for their purpose" Mrs. Becker
said.
Can we be less concerned? Thou
sands upon thousands in this land are
ignorant of the true meaning of the
principles Of justice, liberty and equal
ity under law.
Challenge in Education.
THE real challenge that confronts
the world is that all schools and COL
leges should lay less stress on meth
ods and more stress on truth. char
acter, wisdom, honesty and faith. We
can then create great men and women
and great nations, too"
Keep out Of war, she beseeched
then added:
THE quickest way to create q to-
talitarian state in America is to get
into a war.
Crushing taxes, disease, distress
and broken homes will make for Com
munism and Fascism. Poverty and
want will break the morale and de-
stroy the faith in government"
Still dazzled by the pageantry and
excitement of the opening session Of
the week-long convention last night,
many of the delegates arrived late
this morning at Constitution Hall
Waving flags, flourished trumpets
and the march down the aisles of the
ribbon n-decked delegates that has be-
come almost ritual furnished the
background for speech last night so
blunt and challenging that it aston
ished many of the women. nodding
under the influence of series Of songs.
Barr Indicts Education.
In a thorough indictment of modern
American educational methods, String
fellow Barr, president of st. Johns
College, Annapolis. Md, said:
1--WE are not giving the youth of this
generation the same solid grounding
the men of the Revolution got in their
colleges. If the success story
represents the true objective in life Of
our young men, then it is pity"
The leaders of the Revolution, DR..
Barr said, were taught to think by q
college curriculum which was the same
as the curriculum Of the medieval uni
versities.
I'VE have converted their education
into something too trivial to produce
their sort Of Revolution" DR.. Barr
said. calling the modern college an
information bureau"
I'VE might produce a riot, but not a
revolution. Riots require only pas
sion, revolution requires intellect"
After the ceremony of last night
the delegates settled down today to
real business. listening to reports of all
the national officers.
Cites Growth Of d. A. r.
Emphasizing the growth OF the ma
tional society, Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge
of Georgia, the recording secretary,
said:
"Since my report to the last con-
gress there have been issued 1894
membership certificates, 8 commissions
to national officers, q commissions to
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