Evening star., 1948-04-18
CoIonists' Daughters
Call for Ban on Reds
As Assembly Closes

Legislation to create the strong
est air force in the world and to
outlaw the Communist Party was
urged by the Daughters of the
American Colonists at the closing
session Of their 9th annual gen.
eral assembly yesterday.
The patriotic group dwelt on ma
tional preparedness in urging the
maintenance of an "up-to-date and
enlarged Air Force and adoption of
universal military training.
Declaring that the Inconsistency"
of shipping goods to Russia while
Congress is being urged to spend
billions on defense reminds us of
Pearl Harbor and our prewar re-
lations with Japan" the group re-
solved:
That Congress be urged to pass
a law Immediately prohibiting the
further shipment of war material
or any other goods to Russia until
such time as it is conclusively proved
that our expenditure Of money and
our drafting of men to enable us
to meet Russian aggression is no
longer necessary"
Urge Funds for Liberty Statue.
In other resolutions, the group:
Urged Congress to appropriate
to improve Bedloe's Island so
funds to the National Park Service
that the Statue of Liberty may be
surrounded with proper and
dignified environment"
Urged Congress to take steps to
deprive of civil rights any citizen
who acts as the agent of foreign
power or political party seeking to
overthrow this Government.
Indorsed the pending bill to bar
Un-American parties from the bal
lot.
Criticized the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and urged Congress either
to abolish it or to investigate the
distribution of money already ap-
propriated to raise the living stand
ards of American Indians.
U. S. Aid for Schools Opposed.
Reaffrmed its opposition to Fed
eral aid to education in a resolution
opposing "all legislation in what
soever form to place the control OF
education under any department or
bureau of the Federal Government" ;"
Reaffrmed it's Endorsement OF the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities in the light Of much un-
deserved criticism"
Endorsed the work Of the Ameri-
can Overseas Aid United Nations
Appeal for Children.
Urged its members to lend support
in their communities to furthering
character building influences for
children in radio programs, movies
and comic strips.
Prize for Air Cadets Voted.
The. society also voted to make an
annual award of an aviator's wrist
watch of stainless steel to the out
standing student of the graduating
classes of the Army and Navy Air
Services.
An appropriation Of $1,000, sup
plemented by pledges from tbs
various States, was voted Tor the
Veterans Service Committee to
purchase needed apparatus for
wounded veterans. When pledges
were made from the floor of the
assembly, the District pledged s25.
Pledges also were received for the
two historic projects of the society,
Trvon Palace Restoration at New
Bern, N. c., and Midway Church
near Savannah, Ga.
A nominating committee was
selected to bring in slate for cleo
ton at the next general assembly.
The committee includes Mrs. George
Nichols of New York. chairman,
Mrs. William Sinnott of the Dis
trict: Mrs. Tom B. Throckmorton,
Iowa; Mrs. D. Hill Jamison, New
Mexico: Mrs Chester Smedley,
Colorado, and Mrs. John Daub,
PENNSYLVANIA.