Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-11
PROBLEMS remain
AFTER WAR ENDS
Army, Navy and Justice De-
partments Combat Tendency
to curtaiI Safeguards.

oeme Of the GFsstsst pFoassms In
connection with safeguarding the
morale Of The people Of the United
States, property Of The. govsenment
and plsns Tor reconstruction confront
the Intelligence departments Of the
Army. Navy ana the Department OF
Justica
Like many other departments Of the
government. these agencies are fight
Ing the tsndsncy to let down now that
Ehostilities are over. Yet the problems
|of peace may be in some degree and In
some lines oven greater than those Of
war. :
with the end Of war certain laws
necessarily limited to the duration Of
war cease to be operative. Some Of the
work heretofore done by military In
telligence must then be carried on BY
the Department Of Justice With such
civilian volunteers throughout the
country.
Work for Protective League.
1t is the work during this recon.
struction period that 10 Of 30 great
Importance as to call for this letter
from A. B. Bielaski, chief Of the bu.
.feau Of investigation, Department of
Justice, directed to the national di-
rectors of the American Protective
League, at Washington headquarters;
Il understand that among a few Of
the members of the American Pro-
tective League there has developed
feeling that peace with Germany is
practically in sight and that the need.
therefore, for the services of the
league is no longer felt.
Nothing could be further from the
true situation. The need for the
American Protective League. is. as
and am entirely satisfied that the
need for this organization will con-
tinue for some time to come. entirely
without regard to the progress OF
machines which have been organized
by the government for the prosecu-
ton of this war cannot be stopped
abruptly and must continue to oper-
ate for many months.
The necessity and importance for
and the property Of the United States
will continue for some time to come,
and the need for the vigorous en-
forcement of sections IL and IA OF
the selective service. act and for
watchfulness for enemy propaganda
and financial activity will probably
Increase.
'To achieve the greatest success. it
is essential that every war activity
be kept at its highest pitch at this
forts Of our armies and those Of our
allies are not only in sight but &C.
tual1y realized.
1.-The American Protective League
has q large share in the work In this
country which has made possible tho
vp;<ad or,ror< opd <ho Fu11 surraaa
Of our armies abroad. and I am sure
that your organization will continue
TO play its full part until the depart
ment is willing to say that 1t has no
'urther need for its greatest en-
'eavors."
Holds League in High Esteem.
Brig. Gen. Marlborough Churchill:
the general star Of the Army, holds
80 ~o~'- Of tho league in high esteem
He said yesterday:
1.-THE work and cooperation Of the
in the new problems that come with
cessation Of hostilities. I surely
hope it's full cooperation may be con-
tinued in the solving of problems
are as complex as those arising from
war"
In Washington an organization has
been maintained and will be de-
veloped to keep up cooperation to the
ii + I roint F ~. Re N"Ken.
ney is the chief Of the Washington
division. Capt John Lewis Smith is
assistant chief and Woodbury. Blair
is chairman Of the committee or mem-
bership. These men and their as
sociates desire to warn all their men,
bers against a relaxation OF effort
during a time when the enemy 10
alert and the need for vigilance
greater than at any time since the
war began.