The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-06
is SUBORDINATE TO THE
NATIONAL AND STATE
COUNCILS
Will Meet Every Tues
day at 7:30 p. M.
Is Committed to All Work for
Winning the War-Investigates
Alleged Disloyalty, Protects the
Innocent and Brands the Guilty.

The National Council of Defense was
created under an act of congress ap-
proved August %, 1916. It is com
posed of the secretaries of war, OF the
navy, interior, agriculture, commerce
and labor-the first named being
chairman. The same act provided for
an advisory committee, of which
Daniel Willard, of the B. & o. Ry, is
chairman and six other equally rep
'resentative citizens, are members.
The organization of State Councils
of Defense was the next step in prep
aration for the great work to be per-
formed. The Idaho State Council was
appointed some time ago, and consists
of twenty-five prominent citizens from
different parts of the state, with Hon
z. A. Bryan as chairman, and Joseph
Hansen, secretary-Judge J. r. Both
well being the member from this coun-
ty.
In completion of this great organi-
zation, County Councils have now been
appointed. That for Twin Falls coun-
! ty consists of the following members:
F. M. Kendall. ]. II. Wise, f. +.
Breckenridge, c. L. Longley, H. w
Wilson, f. f. Bracken, G. d. Thomas,
E. l.. Macvicar, E. ]. Ostrander, r. A.
Read, w. f. Edwards and Mrs. P. W.
McRoberts, of Twin Falls; ]. W. Faris,
of Bull; ]. w. Tanner, of Filler; w
f. Breckon, of Kimberly.
This body held it's initial meeting on
Tuesday night of this week and or
ganized by electing f. F. Brecken-
ridge chairman and E. L. Macvicar
secretary.
Preliminary action was had on a
number of subjects, among which
tho 20 Hr@I f,.,- ,-fI,
er notice, regular weekly meetings in
the commissioners room at the court
house on each Tuesday evening, be-
ginning at 1880.
At the present moment, the influence
of the Council is specially directed to-
ward assisting the census of the wom-
an power of the state, now in prog
ress. Mrs. S. H. Hays of Boise, state
chairman of the Woman's Division of
the National Council of Defense, is at
the head of this work in Idaho, and
Mrs. j. e. White has charge in Twin
} Falls county.
There are almost unnumbered ac-
, tivities to which the attention of this
organization may, and no doubt will
be directed. Each passing day brings
home more and more to the American
, citizen the magnitude of the task we
% nave unueIldhen, anu Jne OppOIluul-
ty as we'll as the necessity that eacl
: individual do what he can. One of the
great purposes of the Council will be
the coordination of effort-the pre-.
, vention of confusion and duplication
in the numerous and repeated calls
, that are to be made. Another will
! no doubt be to investigate alleged
cases of sedition or disloyalty, either
in speech or action. And in connec
, tion with this matter it should be un
! derstood that the victims of 'the,
, say" accusations, if without founda
ton, will find vindication and protec
tion at the hands of the Council
while the person justly accused will
have his place promptly assigned him
Quoting from the bulletin of th'
= State Council: I'VE are beyond th'
r. point of argument as to the proper
e policy for the nation to pursue. W.
q are in the war up to the neck and th'
e only way through is to fight i
S through. The Christ said He tina
t is not with me is against me- So ma,
|. the nation say, If you are loyal worl
e every day and all the time