South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-02
WAR INFERENCE
TO OPEN DEC. Z
To be important Gathering.
Many Questions Up-HayS
Makes Report.


first OF "A series OF war conferences,
expected ultimately 10 include every
state in the nation. viii be held in
Indianapolis. probably Dec. Il and
H. These dates are subject TO the
approval Of the council OF defense,
which asked that the conference be
arranged. A committee consisting Of
william J. Freeman. Dr. Charles p
Emerson. Frank WampIer, Rev. A.
b storms. Charles Fox. A. w.
Brady and James l. Reach was
named 90 make arrangements for
the event. which viii be the most
important war gathering ever held
ia the state If the plans Of the state
council materialize.
Every line Of patriotic activity
including the varied civil and Off
cial projects. are expected at the
conference. The plan Of general and
sectional meetings will be followed,
with national characters present for
instructive patriotic addresses. A
member OF the presidents cabinet
Is promised as the headline speaker
FOR "A general meeting. 1t is expected
that the big meeting will be held
81 Tomlison hall. County councils
are expected TO send representatives
for the two days session.
Hays Makes Statement.
Indicating the seriousness Of the
situation" Chairman William f.
Hays presented the following state
ment. in writing. for the considera-
ton OF the state council:
Since the last meeting Of the
a g.
ence In Chicago Of representatives
from several states with officers Of
the council OF national defense.
Il have had occasion to talk at
length with several OF the most re-
sDonsible sources of information just
back from European fronts, to-
gether with several OF those in
Washington I'm immediate touch
with the entire war situation, and
the result Of these conferences ard
my own conclusions ] want 20 give
To the council in this manner:
The necessities are absolute. and
the work attempted and accomplish
ed TO date is but the beginning and
the beginning only OF the most ser
iousIy consequential activities.
There is absolutely nothing in
which any Of Us can be engaged as
important as this work.
There is no further doubt what
ever that the b.irden Of winning the
war is going 70 rest very largely, il
not ultimately. entirely on this
country.
1T is impossible for me 20 en-
Dhasize too strongly the responsible
lies that rest upon us all. Work and
more work and still more work will
be sent To us from Washington.
NO Weakening i'm Indiana"
II do not make this report with
any idea that there will be any
weakening Of the line at this point
Indiana-but 10 advise You Of the
situation as the result OF my very
deliberate Judgment.
''I most earnestly urge you ali 20
make your plans TO- the future in
such "a way that more time can he
given by each OF us and more re
possibilities be assumed by US all"
The committee considering the
proposed censorship and cO-Ordina-
zion Of public solicitation OF funds
Tor war purposes reported progress
and will undertake 20 work out a
plan with the council OF national
defense that viii prevent fraudu-
lent collection OF money.
The council Endorsed program
calling for an educational campaign
10 be financed Jointly by Indiana
university, the Indiana State normal
school and the council. 10 provide
5000 public addresses in the state
m 1919. calling for an expenditure
Of approximately st1.50O.
The council Endorsed the resolu-
ton OF the retailers OF Indiana that
they turn out their window lights
az . o'clock p. m. except on Sat
urdays.
The proposed patriotic text book
for Indiana high schools was in
dorsed and its contents viii be sent
10 washington for a model for the
use OF other states.
4 denial from Indianapolis manu-
facturers that they had discriminat-
ed against union labor, called forth
= motion that the council brings
Representatives Of labor and the en-
ployers together in o. effort 90 sat
Isfactorily adjust matters. which was
adopted.