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The Sentinels of the Republic was a national organization that opposed what it saw as federal encroachment on the rights of the States and of the individual.〔 Politically right-wing, the group was highly active in the 1920s and 1930s, during which it worked against child labor legislation and the New Deal. Accusations of antisemitism and a decreasing relevance of its political agenda both served to weaken the organization, which ultimately disbanded in 1944. ==Origins and formation== The Sentinels of the Republic was created as part of a surge in constitutionalism that occurred during the 1920s and 30s. During this period, historian Michael Kammen writes, constitutionalism "assumed a more central role in American culture than it ever had before," and resulted in "the efflorescence of intensely partisan organizations that promoted patriotic constitutionalism as an antidote to two dreaded nemeses, governmental centralization and socialism." In Massachusetts, on 22 September 1922 (in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Adams), several of these organizations, including the National Association for Constitutional Government, the Public Interest League, the League for Preservation of American Independence, the Constitution Liberty League, the Anti-Centralization Club, the Sons of the Revolution, the American Legion, the Society of the Cincinnati, the American Rights League, and the American Defense Society joined forces under a cooperative arrangement called the ''Sentinels of the Republic''.〔 Louis A. Coolidge was chosen as the group's first president.〔 The main purpose of the new organization was to serve as a defense against unconstitutional legislation. The Sentinels were particularly concerned with protecting the rights of the States, limiting government's interference with and regulation of business, and combating the threat of international communism.〔 The founding principles of the Sentinels were: *"To maintain the fundamental principles of the American Constitution." *"To oppose further Federal encroachment upon the reserved rights of the States." *"To stop the growth of socialism." *"To prevent the concentration of power in Washington through the multiplication of administrative bureaus under a perverted interpretation of the general welfare clause." *"To help preserve a free republican form of Government in the United States." The organization's motto was: ''Every citizen a Sentinel: every home a sentry box!'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sentinels of the Republic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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