The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-01-07
Bows and Girls for Reform.

New York, January 6, 1909. That
Massachusetts,. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey will during the 5new yea, join
the young nation of George JoInior
Republics with full fledged common
wealths of boys and girls was an
nounced at the headquarters OF this
new national organization at % Will
ian Street in this city today. it'll
hundreds of wayward youngsters
struggling to reclaim themselves as
"citizens" OF their juvenile republic
In California, Connecticut, Maryland
and New York, the adult supporters
of this spreading movement are pro-
viding for the annexation of these
three important additions to their
four original states. Before the year
is over, they predict, many other
states in the greater union will be
applying for this successful method
OF tuning their strsyed young folks
into real citizens instead of confirmed
criminals.
In spite of the financial trials CT the
past year, the leaders of the George
Junior Republic movement through.
out the country have today decided
to discount the returning prosperity
in the greater nation aud 90 ahead
with pressing plans to extend their
smaller repu blics to other states. All
New York State is thoroughly capable
Of sustaining its original junior re
public 1t Freeville, they believe, and
Connecticut is now rOusIug itself to
back its imilar colony at Litchtleld
hn 10 !, 90 hn
and giils is today being heartily Sup
ported by the people OF Mary land and
Washington, while all California Is
enthusiastic over the young republic
which has been established during the
past year near Los Angeles. With
each Of these states prepared to care
for it's own youthful representatives
in the new nation OF boys and girls,
it has been thought time to admit the
little commonwealth Of Masaschu-
setts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
whose older citizens have for some
time been eager to project George
Junior Republic plans for their stat s.
The selection of suitable site for
the Pennsy lvsnia junior republic near
Pittsburg is today already being un-
dertaken by L. S. Levin, Assistant
City Solicitor of that city, who has
assured the officers of the national
movement that his state will soon tie
the most fiouIishing little common
welath in the new nation. Strong sup
porters of the George idea thI oughouG
Massachusetts are at present taking
steps to incorporate an organization
to maintain an extensive republic for
the boys and girls OF that state. Con
certed action among the friends Ct the
national plan in New Jersey is also
promising to set up one of the strong.
est OF these juvenile colonies in that
state before the new year is over.
"These ambitious forward steps in
our new Nationla Association OF Jun
ioi Republics will prove fully warrant
ed by the hearty support which | be-
lieve the people OF other states will
give to their new republics" said
Thomas M. Osborne, leader in the
movement. in this city today. 81 be
lievo that the success of the junior
republic idea, as we have worked il
out during the last fourteen years, is
no longer dependent upon Mr. George,
its originator, or upon any one man.
It's estabi shed principles will now live
on into far future aud work the sure
righting Of thousands of youngsters
gone wrong in every section of the
greater republic"