Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-07
PUBLIC SAFETY
PLANS ADOPTED
No Differences Between Com
mission and Committee ON
Defense Hereafter

a determined drive to increase the
National Guard of Pennsylvania to its
full quota with Pennsylvanians alone
before it is mustered into the Fed
eral service on July Is is to be made
by the State authorities. in co-opera-
tion with the Public Safety Committee
of Pennsylvania
This was announced last night by
Governor Brumbaugh at the Conclu-
sion of protracted conference be-
tween him and the other members of
the State Commission of Public Safety
and Defense and members of the Pub
lie Safety Committee.
The conference resulted in what
ever differences which have existed
between the commission and the COM
mittee being smoothed out and thou
sands of dollars being placed by the
commission al the disposal of the
committee, in addition to the $4,000
of State funds already granted to the
latter.
OF the additional thousands. $4,000
is to be given TO the committee, the
Governor explained, for the express
purpose of enabling it to help in the
recruiting of State as well as national
military forces. The Governor said
he desired the recruiting of the State
forces emphasized.
I'VE want to fill the ranks of the
National Guard with native born
Pennsylvanians," the Governor stated.
That is why we are about to begin
a drive to bring the Guard up to its
full quota before it is mustered into
the Federal service. We want the
Guard to be a distinctly Pennsylvania
organization when it is turned over
to the Government.
We believe that it would be better
TO have our infantry and other Guard
organizations made up of Pennsylva-
mans from their respective sections
from boys of their own neighborhoods
as it were-than to have them filled
in. after they enter the Federal serv-
ice. with recruits from Maine, or
Texas, or California, as the case
might be in the event of the Govern
ment having to draw upon outsiders
to make up the Guards full quota"
The Governor further explained that
the Public Safety Committee was to
work directly with Adjutant General
Stewart, a member of the State Com
mission, in using the $4,000 to help
in the recruiting of State as we'll as
national military forces. Naval re-
cruits are also included in the plan.
but the real work of recruiting is to
be concentrated upon the Guard for
the present, at least, so that PennsyI-
Nania can offer it, the Governor said,
to the Government as a complete or
ganization, composed entirely of Penn
sylvanians.
Another $4,000, or whatever part
of il may be required. was also grant
ed to the committee to defray the ex-
penses incurred by General Avery d.
Andrews of Philadelphia, chairman of
the Military Service Committee of the
Public Safety Committee, and his as
sociates, in helping to stir up interest
in the registration of those subject
to the SeleCtive draft, expenses in
Cured through publicity or other
work performed by the Andrews COM
mittee previous to last Tuesday.
The commission also gave the com
mittee $4,000 for use in food Conser-
walton and the distribution and mar
keting of foodstuffs, which is to be
one of its chief tasks. This work is
in the hands of subcommittee, of
which Howard Heinz. a member of n
big Pittsburgh foodstuffs firm, Is
chairman.
Mr.. Heinz participated in last
nights conference, as did W. w At
terbury, vice-president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad; Spencer C. Gilbert
and A w. Sewell, all prominent mem
bers of the Public Safety Committee.
The Governor, as chairman of the
State commission, presided. The other
members of the mission-Lieuten-
ant-Governor McClain. Adjutant Cen
eral Stewart, State Treasurer KEEP
hart and Auditort General Snyder
were all present.
Meeting Harmonious
Our meeting was harmonious
and satisfactory in every way" the
Governor said afterwards-and his
words were echoed by the others
who attended the conference-"and
let me say that a big government
official only recently expressed the
opinion that the Public Safety Com
mittee of Pennsylvania was the best
organization of it's kind that he was
acquainted with. The more impor-
tant fact is that we have reached a
complete understanding with the
members of the committee as to how
their organization, composed of big
men who are making many self
sacrifices and devoting a great deal
of their time in the interests of their
State and country, may best cooper
ate with us and help to work out the
grave problems which are bound to
confront us.
The proposed bond issue of SEQ
10000 provided for in the bill would
be available only in the event of an