The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
Feminine Patriotic OrganiZa-
tiOns for Universal Service.
Scattered Preparedness Orders
Unite Their Forces.
PUT STRESS ON CONGRESS
Carry Efforts En- Masse Before
Senate Committee.
Presidents of Women Orders
Lead in Campaign.

New York, Feb. 26.-Announcement |
was made today by the National Sc |
cuffty league at its. headquarters in |
this city of most satisfactory prelimi-
nary results in its effort to bring the
various patriotic and preparedness or
CARNATIONS of the country together be-
hind the demand for passage of uni
versal military training law by con-
gress.
The Security league decided some
time ago to meet the criticism that
has had expression in several quarters
on the diversified efforts for, prepared
ness. 1t was realized that an elimina-
ton of the weakness of scattered &C
tivity was highly desirable for the
good of the great general cause of the
protection of one country and partic
ularly in the case of the universal
military training propaganda.
The manner in which the separate
organizations have been united by the
Security league, in its crusade to con-
vince the members of congress that
they shall carry out the will of the
people by putting on the nations sta
Ttute books the only adequate prepar-
edness measure, has been almost sur
prising. Endorsement of universal mill
tary training and the promise to work
has been received by the league from
nearly a score of separate organiza-
lions and societies
Will Go to Senate.
These Endorsements will be forward
ed Immediately to Washington for
formal presentation in the United
States senate, to show the growth of
sentiment for universal military train
ing and, particularly to aid Senator
Chamberlain in bringing about it's en-
actment into law.
The most interesting phase of the
responses received to date is the six
enthusiastic replies from orga MIA lions
of women, including the National So
ciety United States Daughters of 1912,
the Washfngtons Headquarters Asso-
citation of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and the Daughters of
the Cincinnati
The. letters of approval from the
women organizations received to
date are signed by Alice Bradford
| Wiles of Chicago, national president
of the National Society United States
Daughters of 1872, Emma A. F.
| Smith. president of the Washington
headquarters association of the
daughters of the American Revo1u-
ton; Helen Richards, secretary of the
Daughters of the Cincinnati; Lucy K.
Powell, executive secretary of the New
York and New Jersey section of the
women's department of the National
Civic Federation; Theodore Booth. Of
| the Girls National Honor board. and
Mrs. Henry Wallace, secretary of the
Montclair branch of the National Spe-
cia1 Aid society.
Women Write Approval
Miss Booth writes:
! Il most heartily endorse any prac-
cial movement which would result in
universal military training and 1 feel
the young girls of my organization
can render valuable service in fnflu-
encing fathers. brothers and husbands
to support the work you are doing
Mrs. Smith writes:
THE unanimous consensus of our
board is for preparedness and eff
cheney to properly safeguard the inter-
ests, principles of loyalty and safety
of our country"
W. C. Pcckham. adjutant of the o.
S. Grant Post, G. A. r, Brooklyn.
writes:
Il doubt if you can find an anti IN
the Grand Army We skrow as others
| do not what unpreparedness cost In
1861 1t was not till 1853 that any
actual progress was made in rms by
the North. Let us not repeat that
experience.
Many Endorsements.
| Other hearty Endorsements of the
resolutions were received from w. E.
Brockman of Washington. division
commander of the Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans; George Hewitt Myers
of Washington, secretary of the Army
! League of the United States; Henry
F. McCol1um. fleet secretary of the
National Association of Naval Veter-
ans; F. H. Phillips, Jr.. Washington,
secretary of the National Rifle Asso-
citation of America: Dwight Partridge,
secretary of the American Defense
Society; Guy T. o. Hollyday. Balti-
more. for the Maryland League for
| National Defense; Fred s. Allgrunn.
| Connecticut State Rifle association;
John P. Hogan. secretary of the mill
tary engineering committee and AL
fred B. Dent of Washington. secretary.