Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-08
LOYALTY PLANS
TO BE BEFORE
THE ALLIANCE
Boise Organization Meets
at the Labor Head
quarters to Consider Pa
triotic Matters.
Propose to Stamp Out Sedi-
ton and Treason Insofar
as Possible Consider
Celebration for Anniver-
sary of Lincoln's Birth.

The Boise Alliance for Labor and
Democracy will meet in labor head
quarters. second floor of the Soma
building tonight at 1880 o'clock, for
the purpose of outlining further plans
for cooperation along the line of com
batting the insiduous forces of pro-
kaiser and anti -American propaganda,
and for the further purpose of Great
ing inspiration and greater enthus-
lasm for the momentous work OF
making the world safe for democracy.
Officers of the Boise organization
desire to correct an erroneous impress
sion which seems to have gained pub
licity concerning qualifications for
membership in the organization Dis
GUESSING this matter, one of them said:
EXPLANATION MADE.
Membership in the American Alli-
ance of the Boise Alliance for Labor
and Democracy is not restricted to in
dividuals who are connected with la
Dor organizations. Any citizen of the
United States who can subscribe his
name to the membership pledge of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy is eligible to membership
in the organization, and will receive
the regular membership card without
further effort or cost on his part AL
though the American Alliance will re-
ceive voluntary contributions, finan-
cial aid is not urged or compulsory.
The Boise Alliance requires from each
member of the local an initiation fee of
25 cents, which money will be used
for necessary supplies, and otherwise
as the local membership shall direct.
We are organized for the purpose of
doing our bit in a collective manner
toward helping to make the world safe
for democracy by stamping out and
obliterating autocracy and despotism
and we are committed by our pledges
without regard to class, nationality,
politics or religion, faithfully and 10y
ally to support the government of the
United States in carrying on the pres
ent war for Justice, freedom and dem
ocracy to triumphant conclusion, and
to uphold every honorable effort for
the accomplishment of that purpose.
HAS LARGE MEMBERSHIP.
Nearly 200 citizens and residents
of Boise have become members of the
American Alliance and many of these
are becoming active members of the
local branch. Although we have been
unable to conduct an organized cam
paign for members. We take this meth
cd of urging the general public to af-
filate with us locally so that we may
be able to conduct a thorough cam
paign of education and concerted ac-
ton for the common welfare.
"Those individuals who have mem
bership cards and those who have
signed the membership pledge but
have not received their cards are es-
pecially urged TO meet with us in la
Dor headquarters this evening looking
. toward efficiency in our efforts to be
of genuine service to our community
and our nation--to help the organiza-
ton in its activities and to let the or
ganization help them by its collective
effort and elective thought"
OTHER MATTERS COMING UP.
Among other matters that will come
before the meeting will be the procla-
nation issued by the national officers
calling for the observance of national
labor loyalty week in connection with
the celebration of the anniversary of
Lincoln's BIRTH which falls on next
Saturday. The meeting will decide
whether a demonstration in the way of
4 mass meeting will be held in Boise.
A communication from the Ameri-
can Alliance headquarters will be read,
calling upon all local branches to CO.
operate with local war savings and
thrift stamp campaign managers by
organizing committees to work for the
sale of these certificates and stamps
and other matters of paramount i'm
portance will be considered