The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03

NORTH DAKOTA EN-
FoRcEMENT LEAGUE.

To The Forum: / have calls from
our citizenship.-F L. Watkins, super
fifty places asking me to come anc
close up blind pigs. These requests
indicate q great interest in law en-
forcement and most letters express
willingness TO cooperate I'm any way
possible. Should / undertake to dea
with each place separately II would
take a year to close these fifty place;
and other places and lines of WORK
would have to be ignored. / am moi
appointed to personally close few
places but to supervise the work O
the whole state and the sooner al
understand this the better for the
work.
1t is necessary to have some one
of experience to study the whole prob.
lem, thoroughly know the condition:
as to how. where and by whom tbs
law is violated and understanding tht
whole situation to devise plans to meet
the statewide need, then marshal the
forces to execute and carry out ths
plans.
/ believe I have o plan that viii
In a practical way solve the whois
in what was the most wide open par
Of the state and the most defiant e
our liquor laws and proved success
full. 7 have worked over and perfect
ed the plan and with the cooperation
of business men in each locality who
are interested. will become mighty
weapon that the blind pigger, gambler
and prostitutes cannot escape.
our letter published recently in the
daily and weekly papers gives instruc-
tons as to the first part Of this pro
gramme. We want self-appointet
vigilance committees in every town to
get full knowledge Of every person and
place violating these laws With this
information we can deal with coun-
ties rather than towns. want tc
make the county the unit with which
the North Dakota Enforcement league
deals and with the information COM
ing from the vigilance committees oil
each town and the 100 to 500 mer
composing the committees in q county
back Of this movement, then have
several methods Of procedure thai
must bring things to pass,
DO not get impatient for action. Ok
thorough work In your vigilance com.
mfttee. some committees are doinf
business. One that began work abou
June s, dug up information abou
eighteen places and persons with In.
side knowledge about each and othel
good reports have come In. I vii
enlarge the letter OF instruction and
have ii republished In the dailies oil
the state Aug. 10. as this is very i'm
portant, Cut that letter out and fol.
low IL carefully.
we are Indebted to the newspapers
or the state for this kindly assistance
III the work. 1t enables US to reach
the public ri way otherwise i'm.
possible. You can see how large Ii thu
task and how impossible for one or /
few to accomplish ii II will reQulrs
hard thoughtful work, there must b
money to meet office and travelling ex.
penses and pay salaries. w. j. Arnold
field secretary II raising money and
has full authority To look after tina
department and Is doing well. W.
again solicit the cooperation at evers
person iii North Dakota who believes
lii aobriety and the enforcement OF thu
laws relating to the moral welfare y
| oar citizenship n. r. Watkins.
superintendent Nortk Dakota En-.
forcenent league. Bismarck. N. ID.