South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-06
LOYAL LEGION To
ERASE STAIN Of
THE SED|T|0N|STS
Wisconsin Organization Next
of Kin Plans to Extend
Work Through Nation.
International News Serrice

international News Service
WASHINGTON. April 6. = The
Wisconsin loyalty fight was trans
ferred TO Washington today. Wheel
er p. Bloodgood, head of the Wis
ccnsin Loyalty legion, and Next of
Kin, an organization formed to
stamp out sedition in the United
States. conferred with the depart
ment of justice and with the various
officials OF the council OF national
defense on ways and means TO COM
bat TO-Germanism. His Organiza-
tion plans nation wide activities. its
membership being confined 10 those
who have near and dear relatives
over there" and the intention IS
To cooperate with the recognized
governmental agencies in stamping
out treason in high and low places.
"Our creed is assisting the gov
ernment in annihilating and throt-
Ting pro-German propaganda. which
forms the third line of German Of
Tense and defense and which IS
proving more effective than the first
line Of bayOnets on the western
front" declared Mr.. Bloodgood.
BlOodgOod characterized as alb
sUrd reports that he was here 20
try 10 oust the socialist mayor Of
Milwaukee, Daniel w. Hoan, from
Office.
The mayoralty of Milwaukee. he
declared. was a very small matter
when compared with the real work
vhich the Loyalty league essays.
To Establish Bureau.
My visit 10 Washington. said
AIR. Bloodgood, lis solely in connec-
tiOn with our defense council and
with the establishment i'm Washing
ton OF a special bureau TO look aft
er Milwaukee's industrial and mil
itary interests.
1t is the view Of those active in
the Wisconsin Loyalty league and
EeNt Of Kin that no man should be
permitted TO run on a platform such
as Berger drafteI and TO which
Daniel W. HOan subscribed Theirs
is not a peace program. but they di-
rectly charge the president and con-
gress with treachery and with Grim
inal conspiracy. If peace is nego-
tiated on their plotform IL means
that every man we have in France
Will be held as hostage for any
indemnity the Germans see nj TO
demand.
Principal of League.
n am seeking TO bring home 10
the administration" Mr. BloodgoOd
continued. "and 20 the people. a
burning. vital principle: That YOU
cannot preserve the sweetness OF
your liberties and vie i'm deeds Uf
grace here with those over there
and at the same time permit men OF
the type of Berger and Hoan 90 de
nounce from the rostrum our presi-
Gent and congress; that If the gov
ernment does not stop. by prompt
and aggressive. measure. this sort
OF propa gauda. some OF the people
will believe that these men are tell
ing the truth and these men viii oe
convinced that they are the Lenines
and Trotzkys of America and they
will attempt 20 undermine our army
as well as our people, that they can
hot be reached under the civil law
and can oily be dealth with under the
summary processes of the military
law. that IL they are not SO dealt
with. the men and women whose
sens are in France and are going
there. will be reused 10 action. feel
ing that IL is the only way in which
they can protect their loved ones
they are willing 10 sacrifice on the
battlefield but whom they are not
willing 10 have sacrificed 10y sta bs
in the back from their own country
men"