Arizona republican., 1917-10-02

Throughout this state much cooper ative work can be done between the food administration and the State Council which will decrease the ex- pense of the work and add to it's ef- ficiency.
 The third suggestion presented in the call for this meeting follows:
 Plan of County Councils
 Third The development of a plan which is strongly urged by the Ma tional Council of Defense and which has met with marked success in other states-is that of creating active county councils to work in strict CO., operation with the State Councils of Defense Several of these county councils have already been organized in this state with satisfactory results"
 In this connection, we are advised by the National Council that in nearly every state complete county organiza- tions have been created working through and in strict cooperation with their State Councils. Many matters of local interest will arise which can be best handled by County Council of Defense. Other matters will come up where quick action is needed in some county in cooperation with the State Council where by getting in touch with the chairman and secretary of the county council prompt results can be obtained As a nucleus for such coun- ty councils. suggest the present mem bership of the State Council, with the right, of course, for such members to 1 extend their membership in any way as seems most practical by which they may cover systematically their entire counties. County councils have all ready been started in Graham, Pinal. Pima, Santa Cruz, Yuma Coconino and Yavapai counties and the completion l of the councils throughout the state 1 and the enlargement of the existing 1 county councils will greatly simplify i our work and be of particular help in 1 the welfare work for our VoyS and their families.
 i The fourth suggestion follows:
 Work for Liberty Loan
 Fourth: Outlining an effective plan to assist in promptly placing Arizona s quota of the forthcoming Liberty l Loan"
 1 believe that ways and means tc
 assist the Liberty Loan committees ap- pointed under the direction of the
 director of the Federal Reserve Bank
 should be worked out through this
 council preferably through it's finance
 committee, to the end that Arizona may
 equal in the second allotment of Lib erty Loan bonds the fine record made l on the first allotment
 The fifth suggestion follows:
 Displays at State Fair Fifth: The consideration of way.
 and means of making a patriotic dis
 play at the state fair"
 An excellent opportunity is givel , the council through the cooperation 0 , the state fair commission to brins , the practical work which it has unde 5 way directly to the notice of the peopl t at the state fair, where we have beel given very desirable space in connec } tion with the food administration an the Red Cross and we hope the peopl may be shown ways and means t. a render practical service. I believ
 that our headquarters during fair wee I should be transferred to this buildins 5 and that in every way possible, tn r Council of Defense should try and in 2 crease patriotic service and shoul l, bend their efforts to make the keynot n at the state fair Patriotic National Ser |. vice. To help in developing this ides d MT. Roy $. Goodrich has been mad if chairman of Patriotic day, and wi r have general charge of the decoratio V Of the building in which our headquar @ ters ano patriotic exhibits will be ir y stalled. He has made a number of eS f cellent suggestions; among then f patriotic moving pictures, exhibits 0 = behalf of the army and navy, and o have written the secretary of war ar r the secretary of the navy, urging vel
 strongly their cooperation along the, e lines.
 IS The sixth suggestion follows: h Reorganize Sub Committees il Sixth: The question of. the sin q plification of the worE of the sul - committees and the possible reorgal Il ization of some of these committees Il Now, that we have at least cleare
 the brush off the ground in our wor g We can see little more clearly as s- the best lines of practical procedur E we want to be sure that all of ol SC committees are not only necessary. bl $ are strictly working committees, al
 1t may be desirable for simplificatic
 or our work to make some consolid;
 ton and congratulations. For exan v pie, Colonel Brown, the chairman f
 the committee on military training h; s9 been called from the state. and if n
 CUTS to me that this committee mig. 39 be combined with the committee ,
 public defense and security. of whi, Y John C. Greenway is chairman - The committees on transportati, l2 and highways and routes of tray
 seem essential, and are doing practic 79 work.
 rms brings us to the committee 5S labor, of which John l.. Donnellv
 chairman and brings up the uuesti
 ana the fact that the labor committ
 as at present organized is dea
 locked and has been for a number
 months, in fact since it's meeting
 Nay IT. In my judgment mista 64 was made when the committee W 2s organized with practically an eo, - dlvlslon between members of organiz
 labor and large employers of Iab, II With the present industrial unrest
 Arizona, there is in my a opinion ne opportunity for a we'll balanced lah
 committee to be of great service. Su is a committee. l believe, should conts " some well known leaders of labor be Od or organized and unorganized lab be and representatives of the large Q, e. ployers but good portion of the co, he inltee should be composed of men I he directly involved in the labor contl on versies of the state. men of higb,
 standing in their communities f e. Justice, experience and good judgme sh You will note, that in MT. Donnell UT letter he refers to the approaching vi ,n. to Arizona of the labor commission IT. gently appointed by President Wills, ch and l am in receipt of a wire fir, cil the National Council of Defense as SC, Ing that our State Council extend f 1lai