Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-25
MAKE A FISH POND
|SNEWEST SLOGAN
State Council Of Defense Tells
How to Meet Shortage
Of Meats.
PROCLAMATION Is ISSUED
Stirring Statement Made of Rea-
sons for Americas Entry
Into World War.
PROCLAMATION is ISSUED

whose duty it is TO register ON June
not To allow any confederation to
prevent them from fulfilling that i'm
pnrative duty.
Failure 10 register. says tho council,
would hc a Sc ious reflection upon Inc
spirit ct tho Commonwealth. aud
would shame the hear, OF every true
NirEinian. Tho foes Of America. il
says. must he tauEh, that IL is vain
to hope TO conuucrS her through the
Indifference OF amy part Of her popu-
lniicr. Th" text OF the proclamation
ia as follows
Whereas. tho ircsidcn, Of tho
| United states, by authority Of Con-
. pr.H=. has called upon all mon in
hri"r,ca twonty-"ne years uf age and
less than thirty-onc 10 register at
their rcsrcrtivc voting places ON tho
5th day Of June. 1917. to tho cnd tina,
from the number 90 enrolled there
may he selected later army OF sur
fcicnt strength 10 assist in bringing
victory to tho United States and their
allies In their present wnr with Ger
many.
Now. therefore tho Council Of De-
fense Of tho Commonwealth OF Virginia
docs most solcmnly urge upon all Nir-
gin!ans whose duty it Is TO register as
aforesaid 10 permit no circumstances
whatever 10 prevent the fulillmcnt OF
that imperative duty
REPUTATION or STATE
DEFENDS On RESULT
such :; failure upon the part Of
any would reflect upon tho honor az
the Common wealth. II would shame
tho heart Of every true NirEinian. II i;
were truly said that the men OF this
State less responsive than the
mon az other states To tho call OF duty
on loss obcdi"nt t. the voice OF law.
which speaks with more than common
authority in these tunes OF national
lrril
"By- such failure the reputation OF
uur whole country would likewise suf.
fer, our friends in arms acroso th.
seas must IL" assured beyond doubt
TINT all tho mnnhocd Of America
when required. is ready. and moro than
ready. TO bear proper share of the
burdens which our allies have already
hcrnc 90 long and with such heroic
,,u-aC.
That failure, TOO, would delight tho
hearts OF our foes, who must be taught
that it iE vain TO hope TO conquer
America through the Indifference of
any portion OF It's population.
The success OF this registration
thr"uShou, the country. on the other
hand. will hcar.cn tho well-wishers of
this republic and the lovers OF repub-
lican l"incipl.s in every part OF the
world.
We have been driven by the i'm
perial German government into this
war by tho slaughter upon the high
seas OF our innocent and dcfenselcss
citizens. who had the right to rely
upon the protection OF established la w.
hy :hc deliberate violation OF positive
agreement, by the absolute denial Of
our rights as sovereign nation. II
's law of humanity against bar
tarism. OF peace and justice against
oppression and strife
1T is a War OF the now nearly uni
vcrsal sDirit of democracy against the
last desperate remnant OF European
nutooracH, whicn must be overthrown
IL we ana oiher free people are 10
retain our freedom.
For such causes this have Nir-
ginians fought at intervals for more
than three centuries. and will so fight
IT need be. for centuries to come"
RELIGIOUS FORCES COMMISSION
DISCUSSES PLANS ron RALLIES
The Commission Of Religious Forces
met again yesterday in the Senate
chamber. and discussed plans for
holding mammoth rallies throughout
Virginia Sunday, June 3, when
prominent speakers will explain the
issues OF the war and urge upon the
young men the duty Of complying with
the registra ton law The meetings
Will be called through the local min
istcrial unions. BESIDES this effort TO
impress the people with the rcsponsi-
bility resting upon them. Lewis r.
Machen. chairman Of the speakers
bureau Of the council, is arranging for
big patriotic meetings throughout Vir-
ginia. His list OF volunteer speakers
is almost complete
In Richmond the meeting will be
held in the City Auditorium during the
afternoon of June 3. 1t is planned to
have military parade. participated
in by the John Marshall High School
cadet CORPS and units of the Virginia
National Guard. The line OF march
viii be from the Capitol Square where
the parade will begin about 3 o'clock
Iany Red Cross nurses will be in uni
arm. and will sit on the platform
,Ith the speakers. Governor Stuart
will be asked to preside
EXPRESSES HOPE THAT
STRIKE WILL. RE SETTLED
The Council of Defense took a hand
IN the strike Of engineers the Old
dominion Steamship lines between Nor
folk and Richmond and between Nor
folk and points on the Mobjack Bay
by expressing the hope in n telegram
10 Il. Z. Palen general manager OF the
company that some way soon will be
found to break tho deadlock. Trans
portation has been completely tied up
on these lines since last Thursday,
the engineers holding out for raise
in salary of SIS month. The tcle-
gram, which was sent by Richard
Evelyn Byrd, acting chairman OF the
council, reads as follows:
The Council Of Defense views with