Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-06-20
COUNTY COUNCIL. /.
OF DEFENSE

VI UEfEVOE
Duties and Powers Of State
Council Of Defense.
. The Bismarck Tribune of June 18
makes a misstatement in regard to
the meeting held in jamestown on
Monday night at Orlady hall by the
League, at which meet
ing E. A. Bowen, a league organizer,
spoke. The Tribune says:
.'The jamestown council of defense
passed resolutions prohibiting him
from speaking, and several halls and
the court house were denied him."
This statement is not correct. No
halls or assembly rooms were denied
for a meeting Of the Nonpartisan
League by the council of Defense,
whose resolution and action in this
connection referred solely to any
speaker or person under an indict-
ment or arrest for disloyal utterances.s
This resolution would include c. A.
Lindbergh of Minnesota, who was ad-
vertised to speak here Monday night,
but was not in the city.
There was no effort made by the
county council of defense and no in
tention to prevent Mr.. Bowen or any
other person connected with the Non
partisan League, from holding a
meeting for free discussion Of public
matters in the city Of Jamestown,
where the speakers were mot under
charges OF an official nature for dis
loyal acts or utterances.
The county council of defense is
not self constituted body, but re-
ceives its authority from the state
council OF defense, which was named
by Governor Frazier under she law
passed BY the last special session OF
the legislature. Il Secretary Box OF the
state council ofedefense, fdesi9patedl
S. A.. Wifder tq-name memberssof.the
county council. and the members OF
this body were selected In response
to the request Of the state council
Of defense, and their names were
given in, the report*of the meeting Of
the county council held Monday aft
ernoon at the Commercial club.
::,-4EAe law.,undsr which thss state
eodncil. ofsdefsnsss was erganised
presc7ibes the duties and powers of
the council and relates to increased
food production, fuel supply, the pro-
lection Of property andsrights of per-
sons in military service who are out
Of the state because of such service
The law also gives the state council
power and makes it their duty to pro-
mulgate, from time to time, rules and
regulations for promotion and preser-
walton Of the public peace, safety and
welfare, and may prescribe rules and
regulations for the organizing OF a
civilian militia, and also promulgate
rules and regulations. to assist the
government of the United States in
carrying out and enforcing its laws
and regulations, relative to the con-
duct of the war.
81 Each member of the state council
shall possess the same powers as the
sheriff of the several counties, and
may exercise such powers in any part
Of the state separately or in conjunc-
ton with other police officers. They
shall assist and cooperate. with all
state and county officials in promot-
ing patriotism and loyalty to this
government and humanity, and shall
assist and cooperate; with the Off
cials in preserving the public peace,
health and safety, as we'll as the
broad democratic principles, upon
which this nation and state were
founded, Il and they shall have power
to and shall perform all such other
duties as the governor shall from
time to time authorize and direct un-
der the war powers and laws and
constitution Of this state.
The state council Of defense con-
sists Of the governor, attorney gen-.
eral and one person from each judic-
ial district Of the state, to hold their
offices during the pleasure Of the gov-i
ernor.
MASONIC IN GRAND LOD DGE
ELECTS , NEW | I OFFIC J! + CERS! !! !! s
Fargo, June 19.Henry g. Wick.
Cavalier, was elected grand master,