The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19


real danger has threa tened, ana dosss
threaten their very homes right here
III innesota, has been q task that
Isee1ned almost impossible OF accom- M
Iplishment. There has been . great
change ia public sentimen mt 4 every
where, however, which has been
brought about BY the work OF the
Safety Commits sion, aided BY its
splendidly organized system Of coun..
ty units and various patriotic bodies
who have assisted in the work. =...:. :ss...
During the first few weeks OF the.
life Of the Commits sion, q great deal.
of careful thought and study was
brought to bear on the task 81 Sc
lecting county and township chair.
men Of the Commission who would
cooperate earnestly and s. conscien..
tiously with the head office III max.
ing Minnesota ready and efficient.
The result has been something that
is q source Of pride to Governor
Burnquist, and all members of the
Public Safety Commission, whom We
all honorably regard as the center
of every patriotic endeavor in our
state. Less than five changes have
been made in county chairmanships
and this, only because of i'll health or
a call to a wider sphere of patriotic
service. This is a record that can.
not be shown by any other state so
far as can be ascertained. =;zz
Each and every county or town
ship chairman responded loyalty to
the call and have done yeomanl1ke
service in their particular communi-
ties, under conditions many times
that would have brought dismay to
the stoutest heart and absolute sur
render to faint heart. .,..,
It is stated, without the slightest
| fear of contradiction, that the Mime
sofa Commission of Public Safety has
the most fearlessly faithful and most
co1scientiously patriotic set of county
officers that can be gathered together
for any like purpose. Without this
, organization the task of coping with
! the earlier state Of public sentiment
would have been we'll nigh hopeless.
There is yet great deal to he
done and it will be done we'll. The
! Commission with the aid of it's faith
full members of the county units will
continue to Smoke out the Huns
within our gates'' with the great fires
Of patriotism kindled within the breast
of every loyal American 49,
| Washington Cooperation.
The present day watchword among
the allied nations is unity of action"
This will be brought into the war
work in this country and from Wash
I ingtOn comes the command to fall
into line. The various loyalized and
reorganized defense bodies of the
state have been directed to cooperate
all war activities under their immed1-
ate supervision. Duplication will be
eliminated and a tremendous unified
effort of the United States, individ-
ually and collectively, will be made
to make our whole people practically
Of one mind in the desire to make our
world safe for democracy.
| Educational Campaign.
The great drive will be AGAINST
the lukewarm pacifst, those that hes.
: itate an1Sthose who have failed to
realize what their danger is or their
personal responsibility in war activ-
ity and preparation. The openly dis,
loyal and seditious must be made TO
feel their isolated disgrace. Tons of
literature will be the barrage fire
against anti-war sentiment, speaking
campaign, nationwide in it's scope,
to carry the var message directly to
the most isolated individual in the
nation, will follow as the infantry 10
make sure that the trenches of the
public mind are clear of all Jro-
enemy thought.
This is the task that the organiza
ton of the Minnesota State Commits
sion of Public Safety is prepared in
every detail to assume and discharge
with fine effect and assurance of re-
suits. Many efforts along similar
lines have been made, but not until
a correlated nationwide movement
was Instituted at the suggestion and
official request of President Wilson
in September, was it recognized that
to he permanently effective, all move
ments must be joined as one body
under the direction of the official de-
Tense body.
It has proven fortunate that Mime.
sofa was in position through a we'll
established organization in lively
working condition to take up this
great work: While it has done splen-
did work from the first, it will do:
even better with the added prestige
Of cooperation and recognition from
the National Council of Defense.
The Commission Needed.
No mention has here been made of
che numberless problems that have
been solved by the Commission or
the manifold duties that have been
thrust upon it, Enough has been
touched upon to- indicate that without
a defense body of this nature, any
state would have been in no position
to do herself justice in the discharge
of her responsibilities. =, The state
officials would have been at the mercy