The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-04
YOUNG NATION GPDNS.
National Ass rciation of Junior Re
pubiiCS 10 AnueN Three states

NhtloHH tNNAtiHtion OF JUNIOR kr-
pubiics 10 ANNEX Three States
New York. Jan. THAT Massa-
chusetts, Penns ylvania and New Jer-
sey viii during the new year join
the young nation OF George Junior
Republics with fulI-fledged COM
monwealths Of boys and girls was
announced at the headquarters of
this new national organization at %
Williams street in this city today.
With hundreds Of hayward young
sters struggling to reclaim themsel-
YES as citizens of their Juvenile re-
publics i'm California, Connecticut.
Maryland and New York. the adult
supporters OF this spreading move
ment are providing for the annexa-
ton of these three important addi-
tons to their four original states
Before the year is over, they pre-
dict, many other states in the great
er union will be applying for this
successful method of turning their
strayed young folks into real citi-
zens instead of confirmed criminals
In spite of the financial trials of
the past year, the leaders of the
George Junior Republic movement
throughout the country have today
decided TO discount the returning
prosperity in the greater nation and
go ahead with pressing plans to ex-
tend their smaller republics to other
states All New York state is thor
oughly capable of sustaining it's orr
ginal junior republic at Freeville.
they believe. and Connecticut is now
arouslng itself to back it's similar
colony at Litchfield The Annapolis
commonwealth of boys and girls is
today being heartily supported by
the people of Maryland and Wash
ington, while all California is enthu-
siastic over the young republic which
has been established during the past
year near Los Angeles. With each of
these states prepared to care for its
own youthful representatives in the
new nation OF boys and girls, it has
been thought time 10 admit the lit
tie commonwealths of Massachus-
etts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
whose older citizens have for some
time been eager to project George
Junior Republic plans for their
states
TIE selection of a suitable site for
the Pennsylvania junior republic
near Pittsburg is today already be-
| ing undertaken by l.. S. Levin, assis-
tant city solicitor of that city, who
has assured the officers of the ma
tional movement that his state will
coon be the most flourishing little
commonwealth in the new nation.
Strong supporters of the George
idea throughout Massachusetts are
al present taking steps to incorpor-
ate an organization to maintain an
extensive republic for the boys and
girls OF that state. Concerted action
among the friends of the national
/ plan in New Jersey is also promising
10 set up one Of the strongest OF
| these juvenile colonies in that state
| before the new year is over
| These ambitious forward steps
| in our new national association oil
Junior Republics will prove fully
warranted by the hearty support
which I believe the people of other
states Will give to their new repub-
Hes said Thomas NJ Osborne, a
leader In the movement, in this city
| today. II believe that the success OF
| the junior republic idea. as we have
worked IL out during the last four
| teen years, is no longer dependent
upon Mr.. George, its originator, OF
gpon any one man. Its established
| principles will now live on into the
| far future and work the sure right
| ing Of thousands of youngsters gone
wrong In every section of the great
er republic"