National Affairs: No Finer Knighthood''

Hardly had Mr. Coolidge been in office 48 hours when he was called upon to write one of those "messages " which bear absolutely no direct relation to the prescribed conduct of national affairs. The message was addressed to the Knights of Columbus (assembled in convention at Montreal) and read as follows: "The Knights of Columbus is in every sense a patriotic order. You have established great war charities, you have helped to fill the national Treasury with your contributions to the various Liberty loans, and you have sent your dearest...

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