The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14

cause other than our own and De-
m0cracy's.
I'm reference to the latter the
speech of an Irishman, when anar-
chists were being discussed, expresses
1T was argued that the anarchists
be put on a ship and taken to al is
land and be permitted to make their
own government
II said the Irishman, am IN Ia
vor of giving them their ship ana
letting them find their own island
II am in favor of putting every
German synpathizer aboard a trans
port, not too seaworthy and shipping
them back to Germany. Wouldn
even take measures to ask Germany
to guarantee them safe passage
IF German torpedo would sink
them l would preach their numerals. l
would stand upon the shores OF the
Atlantic and do it with more satisfac
ton than 1 have ever performed sucl
a ceremony before"
No Half Way Line.
Doctor Kulp asserted that theT9 -
no halfway line these times. Elther
a man must bean American, ne e, as -
serted. and stand ready to give all TO
his government or not get interested
in the cause Of democracy lie de
nounced those who refuse to eXtend
aid but express only milo interest," III
democraey's cause. His speech was el9
iivered during the campaign scores
of times he was interrupted with APP
plause. -
Basing his estimate on reports re
ceived from over the state TO-DAY r.
n Pierce. state manager of the Y
M G A. war fund campaign, assert
ed that two-fifths of the Kansas
quota of 1925, geo had been raised at
noon today.
In every county in the state with
been organized and subscriptions
are being taken. The two counties not
vet organized are Greeley and Wal
lace. Pierce said this morning that
they are waiting on the state organ
izers and declared that it is thru no
fault of their own that they are not
in the field. Several counties nave
already oversubscribed their qu~tas
Lincoln county with a quota OF
$1,000 has raised $4,000 Ellis coun-
TVS allotment was $3.50 but the com
munity had raised $1,000. Comanche
has oyersubscribed it's allotment of
$4,000 by $500. BARRIERS allotment OF
$4,000 has been raised. All OF Brown
county's $4,000 allotment has been
raised in Hiawatha alone and the out
side parts are yet to be heard from.
The reports received from the var
ions districts this morning showed
they had raised the following total
subscriptions:
No. l. $4,000; No. 2, $4,6S4-75; No.
8, $500; No. 4. 1864; No. 5, s12,-
$40; No s. $4,000; No. 7, $500; No.
! s, s9.64O; No. 9, $1,000; No. 10, s1O,-
$50; No. IL, no report; No. ~, no
report; No. 13, $500; No. IA, S2eO.
/ High schools over the state Off
cially report a total of s3,49O sub
; scribed by students who agree to earn
the money and pay it over to the fund
| Colleges officially report $10,5 SAG OF
/ oIIOtrpPOf raised.
| The reports that come to Pierce are
about day behind the actual amounts
raised in the various counties ano
/ districts.
i Campaign in County.
! Shawnee county, outside of Topeka
will be thoro1y canvassed in the in
/ today. c. B. Merriam, in charge o
the work in the rural districts of thu
county, said this morning that thu
| campaign had been organized in ev
cry suburb town and rural township
Meetings will be held in different 10
| calities every night this week.
Tonight speakers will address meet
ings at Watson, Wakarusa, Berryton
Auburn and Oak grange. Thursda,
night similar meetings will be held a
Willard and the Lyman schoolhouse
| Addresses will be made Friday nigh
/ at Highland Park and the Indian
/ Creek grange. A meeting will be hell
at Silver Lake Saturday night.
Merriam said today that no report
as to actual subscriptions in his ter
ritory will be received until Saturday
expected to be raised as onet third tn
valuation of the county is outside o
Topeka and in the territory Merriam
workers are covering.