The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-27

fective in Russia and Italy is now be-
ing attempted in this country with
an alarming degree of success" ac-
cording to the appeal to Americans
now being issued by the American
Defense Society. German propa-
ganda has long been supplied to our
troops in the national encampments.
The ship-building program is being
interfered With by German-inspired
strikes. Germans are directing the
boarding of fo,d supplies to an ex-
tent that panics have already been
prevalent in the leading cities. News
papers are giving daily reports of fires
in ammunition plants and grain de-
pots and the country is now on the
verge of an even greater calamity in
the shape of railroad strike of un-
precedent extent which threatens to
The far-rcaching need of the Local
crippl. our national industry"
Vigilance Corps can readily be seen
when it is nown that in this country
alone there are several million alien
enemies Germany, Austria, Bulgaria,
Turkey and other countries sympathe-
tic or allied with the Prussian auto
cracy. Almost without exception
these enemies are free to go about as
they see fit, and while the Government
has done much toward Tightening the
censorship of mails and cables, never
theless there are nunberless channels
~ which these enemies are in touch
with the directing genius of German
propaganda in Berlin.
If Americans mean to stand by the
men at the front, whose lives are al
ready being sacrificed, and to stand by
their Government the opportunity is
offered in the additional service they
can give to this work of the American
Defense Society.
The plan of organization undertaken
by the Society and recommended to
loyal Americans provides for the en-
rollment of small American Vigi-
lance Corps in every city and town
which shall classify all residents under
the following terms:
l. Loyal.
2. Disloyal.
g. Doubtful
4. Unknown
Following the general classification
of citizens the Committee is urged to
make further designation of the fol-
lowing list:
/. Alien enemy.
2. Pro-German.
8. Anti Government.
In hte letter of instructions to
branch organizations the Extension
Executive Committee of the American
Defense Society gives the following
directions:
"At the earliest possible moment,
when you have made your classifica-
tion of alien enemies, pro-Germans,
and those opposed to the Government
in this war, send this list to the Police
Department, the local representative
of the Department of Justice and to
whatever of the army or navy intelli-
gence bureaus there are in your COM
munity. Do not let this matter rest,
however, with the first classification
of the enemies. Too much stress can
not be put on the Importance Of hav-
ing your own Vigilance Corps take
steps to watch alien enemies, pro-Ger-
mans and those opposed to the Govern
ment. Only by such cooperation will
you be able to give effective aid to the
Government. Take every means you
can to let the people of your city know
the names of our enemies.
"Unofficial announcement has al
ready been made at Washington that
the Government is about to register
the alien enemies of America. Your
committee already having acted along
such lines, will naturally be in posi-
tion greatly to aid the Government
Census when such a census is taken.
No doubt many attempts will be made
to evade the official Government
Census and information on the ene-
mics in your community will therefore
be of greatest value