New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08

further responsibilities to the end
OF assisting our country as the
exlgencies Of the occasion may
render expedient.
Be it further resolved that
there shall be elected annually
at a meeting of the members of
this association called and held
after due notice, on the first Mon
day of September of each year, a
President, Vice-Presidents, a Sec
retary and a Treasurer of this as
sociation who shall perform the
duties usual to such offices.
There shall also be an execu-
tice committee consisting of the
Chairman and twenty-four mem
bers, Of whom seven, meeting
after due notice, at it's regular
place Of meeting, shall be a
quorum, who shall govern this
association under rules and reg
ulations in accord herewith to be
adopted by them from time to
time as they deem nee cessary, and
who shall appoint all such agents
and further committees as may be
expedient. Besides said annual
meeting the President shall call
other meetings Of the entire mem
bership upon written request OF
any eight members Of the execu-
tive committee, notice of nd
meeting to be given to the mem
bers at least five days in advance,
by publication in at leas; Two
papers in the Parish.
Belt further resolved, that 70
our countrv in this time of stress,
we offer our undivided loyalty
and devotion, to the end that We
may render to our flag ali the aid
within our power; and to these
purposes, we the undersigned
members unreservedly pledge our
faithful and united action,
Twas the sense Of the meeting
that permanent organization be
effected with the following gen
tlemen to serve as officers for the
ensuing year: Edwin S. Brous-
sard. president; Jules P. Robin,
vice-president; R. D. Southwell,
secretary and j. Anatole Gonsou-
lin, treasurer.
The committee on resolutions
presented the following:
Whereas, That from time to
time in history there have arisen
rulers and dynasties whose pur-
pose, supported fanatically by
their people. has been to domi-
nate the world by war-a pur-
pose in which some of them have
succeeded;
That after more than fifty
years Of preparation the auto
cratic government of the Hohen-
zollerns, with the enthusiastic
support Of the German people,
have commenced such war ana
have already. by treaty, conquest
or enslavement, mastered more
than a million and half miles Of
territory and 175,000,000 of peo-
pie, have consolidated them, and
are now hurting their vast num-
bers against the more peaceful
nations, in a determined effort to
conquer and rule supreme;
That whereas in this lustful war
the German rulers and their peo-I
pie have. from the very beginning,
disregarded all principles of in-l
law and Of humanity, |
have broken treaties with unu
Tending peoples in order to lay
waste their lands. have violated
the rights of neutrals, sunk their
ships and drowned their helpless
women and children, have de-
ported and enslaved conquered
populations, have ruined their
manned and tortured
their children, and have ruthless
y murdered their prisoners;
And whereas. confident in their
pride Of power and success, they
nave unhesitating baited our own
peace loving people, fouted our
rights, submarined our ships and
killed our citizens;
And whereas they have met our
protests with deceitful promises
which they openly violated and
purposely forced US into war;
And whereas we recognize that
Germany in thus deliberately
compelling America and other
nations to join forces against herl
has not acted in madness, but
iesignedly, and in the calculated
belief that in her preparedness,