The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-20
Temporary Officers Are Chos-
en- Who Will Serve Until
Permanent Ones Are
Reported.
STIRRING TALKS MADE
w. B. Brewster Urges Pre-
paredness and Says Hy-
phenated Citizens Will
Be Loyal to Us.

heokuk branch of the National Sc
curity League Of America was or.
ganized last night at meeting which
was held in the Lee county court
house, and attended by over 100 inter-
|ested citizens. A temporary organiza-
Ition now exists, and a committee OF
five was named by the chair to nom
mate four officers, and an executive
committee of twenty and report to
subsequent meeting, when the nomtna
ltions will be ratified. The committe"
which has this in hand is composed OF
DR.. s. w. Moorhead, Capt A. H. Evans.
J. B. We'll, F. G. Overton. and DR..
Frank G. Beardsley.
The meeting last night was called
to order by Capt. A. H. Evans who
nominated Major D. B. Hamill for
chairman. F. C. Overton was made
temporary secretary and read the
call for the meeting. w. 3.
Brewster of New York City was
here at the Invitation of the
local men ana he spoke for an hour
giving the aims of the organization,
and what it intends to accomplish. He
was followed by several citizens who
declared Themselves in sympathy with
the movement.
League Pro-American.
1.-THE National Security league
stands for only one thing, and that is
Ipro-Americanfsm,' declared Mr.. Brew
lster. eve believe in mailing our col
ors to the mast; we believe in pro-
Itecting our citizens and our commerce;
we believe in the defense OF our IN
stitution against the invasion of a
foreign foe; we believe in the preset
walton of our liberties and inst1tu-
tions.'
Mr.. Brewster then outlined the sue
icess he had had in certain other cities.
milwaukee,, St Paul and others. In
milwaukee the leading German-Amerl-
can citizen is the head of the league
there, he said, and in st. Paul Or.
Albert Northrlp, head OF the Mimic
sofa peace society, is head of the
League, because he believes that only
by preparedness can we secure peace.
; "Our foreign policy is only as strong
as our ability to defend them" the
speaker said. Some people say the
war was brought on in Europe be-
cause the nations were over prepared.
lit was brought on because the ma.
Itions were unequally prepared. The
mills Of the gods of war grind swiftly
and terribly The men who fall are
swept up like autumn leaves and Of
ifered as the sacrific on Moloch's altar.
Lesson for America.
"In this conflagration in Europe is
IA lesson for US to be prepared for all
Ieventualities. In 1912 General Ross
routed our militia and burned Wash
iington because the nation failed to
give heed to the words of its first
president, who in his farewell address
advised the necessity for being pre-
rpared. There are some people VIII"
declare that we have nothing to fear
when 100000 men can rise over
night to defend our country. Bur
these men will be unframed, uneqriip-
ped, unoficered, they will be just an
!undigested mass of men.
There is no greater national sin
than not to be defended. The nation
is not Washington, it is not congress
1T is you and me, and If we fail to
provide for our defense it is your fault
and mine"
Mr.. Brewster paid his compliment
to the ultra pacihsts, saying they had
done more to weaken the fiber of the
country than any other agency.
Praises Bravery Of keokuk.
"Seyen times since Washington
warned us have we been at war,
said Mr.. Brewster. This Is not count
ing the Indian wars. And let me say