The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-01
THE AMERICAN
DEFENSE MAKES
Announcement
Society Outlines Extensive Pol
icy Designed for a Definite
American Victory.
EIGHT PLANKS IN PLATFORM
Chambers of Commerce Over
the Country to be Consulted
For Purpose of SoIidifying
Nation in War Prosecution.

NEW 1ORh, Oct. 3l.-A platform
of eight planks designed as a con
structive program for the. prosecution
of the war TO definite victor. has
been adopted by the American De
tense Society, it was announced to
day and will be submitted for discus
sion and APPROVAL to the chambers OF
commerce throughout the country and
to the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States at Washington The
purpose of the committee of tht
American Society which drew up the
program is announced to be to solIdi
~ the nation in the prosecution o
the war. The proposals advocated
by the Society in its war platform
are:
That the administration OF Wash
ington be urged to send an over
widening force to France.
To intern alien enemies and enem,
sympathizers whose conduct imperil:
or impedes the war
To warn Germany that departure!
by her from the rules of war will
not be endured.
To forbid the publication or news
papers and magazines in the German
language during the war -
That Congress be asked at its mex
session to declare that a state of wa
exists with Austria, Bulgaria and Tur
key: to expel anG disloyalA member
and to enact law prohibiting the is
suance of new securities except b,
Federal license.
1t is recommended to various au
thorities" that they forbid the compu]
sorry study OF German in the public
schools.
In its preamble to the platform. tn
American Defense Society assert
that it is "gratified at various step
taken by the administration, Congress
and; throughout the nation on matter
bearing on the war against German.
and her allies. and desiring that tn
war be prosecuted to definite victor.
and the nation solicited to that end
urges the foregoing steps
The Society's statement adds:
Great Britain, with population o
about 50,00o0e0. and france. with
poula ion of some 40000,000, have a
ready contributed approximately 5
100000 and. 100000 men, respect
lively. and have borne the burden @
the struggle for more than thre
wears. If America should send owe
even 100000 men from its popula
ton of over 100 100000 it would not
in our Judgment, be doing more thai
an equivalent share For America t.
send an overwhelming force shoul'
also hasten Germany's realization o
the hopelessnes3 of her cause and ma
terially shorten the war The NOR
men we send the fewer will be SIAM
1.-THE examples that Germany ma
given of the course which the doctrin
of military necessity has impelied he
to follow surely justify warning tina
departures by her from the rules o
warfare will not be endured, and /
given we may look for an adhering OF
her part to civilized warfare. AS
will protect our forces in the field ant
our people both at home and on tn
high seas, is it not better to warn nov
than be compelled to act later?
In advocating that Congress de
clare that a state of war exists VIII
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey. the
statement says: austria, Bulgari;
and Turkey have been practically an
sorbed for all warlike purposes b.
Germany. Their active cooperation
in war with Germany demands, WI
believe, such action on our par
against them. Many Austrians hav
been active in plots against the Unite'
States. There is not alone 1mpro
priety but also peril in the Continue
ton of Bulgaria's embassy. 1t is IN
tolerable that America should not as
sumo the fullest championship or Tn
unhappy Armenians against TN
butchers Of their defencless people
'In requesting that Congress expe
any dislopal members, the societ'
asks: why send the nations youtl
Ito the battlefield, and at the sam
| time permit any man to set, from tn
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