Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-14
DESIRE FREE BOOKS
Compulsory Education Also
Pushed by Junior Mechanics.
BACK NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Would Float Flag on All Schools.
Dillingham; immigration
Bill Endorsed.

A nationwide campaign for free text
books in the public schools. compulsory
education laws and laws compelling the
raising of the flag over all schoolhouses
will be waged by the Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics, according to
the decision reached today by the coun-
cilors of the organization in session in
this city. The meeting Of the councillors.
representing practically every state in the
Union, Is being held in Washington hall,
Sd street and Pennsylvania avene south
east.
The conference of the councillors went
on record last night favoring the Dilling-
ham bill for stricter immigration laws,
and this afternoon at the time that the
bill was scheduled to come up for discus
sion in the House of Representatives the
councillors were at the Capitol in a, body.
Burnett Addresses Body.
The meeting was addressed last
night by Representative J. l.. Bur-
nett of Alabama. who urged the
Endorsement of the Dillingham; bill.
Following his address the councillors from
the various states sent kilograms to the
state secretaries Of the order asking that
the members in the states send kilograms
Congress in the interest of the Dilltng-
ham bill
Judge JOHN Noyes Of New Hampshire,
chairman of the national legislative COM
mittee of the order. was in consultation
today with members of the House asking
favorable consideration of rigid immigra-
ton laws. Judge Noyes declares that i'm
migrants now coming to the United
States are not of the same high standard
as formerly either mentally or morally.
liz Nht,x ant
aliens coming from southern Europe.
Meeting Adjourns Tonight.
Routine business will be discussed to-
night, after which the meeting will adj
jOurn.
Those attending the sessions include:
John J. Weitzel, Cincinnati. Ohio, nation
al councillor; John Wilkin, Pittsburgh, ma
tional vice councillor; H. ]. w. Taylor.
Newport. Tenn. junior past national
councillor; Martin NJ. Woods, Philadelphia.
national secretary: Smith W. Bennett. CO.
lumbus. Ohio. general counsel; DR.. John
H. Junghans, District of Columbia. ma
tional organizer; Stephen Collins, Pitts
burgh. manager of the Insurance depart.
men of the order, and the following state
councillors: c. H. Herman. Tiffin. Ohio.
DR.. s. o. Griffin, Columbus, Ohio: Charles
Webb, Raleigh. N. c.; DR.. A. c. Bauer.
Cincinnati, Ohio; John A. Dolan. Connec-
ticut; w. A. Lean, Della ware; John F. La
Toilette, Indiana; Omar Stubs, Ken
lucky; James "A. Young. Cumberland.
Md; Frank R. Goodwin, Massachusetts;
o. Robertson, Mississippi; N. L. Eure and
]. w. Erwin. North Carolina; J. A. Bond
reau, New Hampshire; ]. d. Tunison.
New York: E. C. Lindsey. Ravenna, Ohio;
Thomas H. Walter, John S. Alcorn. DR..
W. H. Poole and c. II. Hall, all of Penn
sylvania: w. H. Jeffry, Burke, VT; E. A.
Humphrey. Vermont; ]. G. Lawrence,
Washington: E. C. Smith and Ell. Irwin,
West Virginia; j. A. Wilmeth. Virginia,
and the following representatives of the
District of Columbia lodges: J. A. H. Har-
gett, John E. Smailwood, j. D. Simpson,
w. A. La Roche, J. ]. Warren, d. c.
Skinner and James A. FREEZER.