The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
WOULD SUPPRESS
 NATIONAL ENEMY
sYeilow Dog in America Is Greater Menace Than Germany Army Ample Definition of yari-
 cities.

New York, June 10.--Henry Irving Dodge. author and patriotic propa- xangixt, today made national appeal for tIIe suppression of "The Yellow Dor by the establishment in every municipality in the United States of a branch of the Boy Detectives of America.
 1'The Yellow Dog,v according to Mir Dodge, is the whining native son who constantly harps on German efficiency, nf uur fighting England's war, of it's being richman's war, of the crime of sending our boys over there, of the impossibility of defeating Germany, sF charging our dollar year" men with being profiteers, of declaring xhzt large percentage of the war tax srmsney goes to grafters and "all the resk of the minded twaddle."
 Ia making his appeal for the CO., spezztion of the mayors. superintend- snks of public instruction. members of -pzfxiotic societies, scout masters of -she Boy Scouts of America and Y. NJ. C. A secretaries, Mir. Dodge declares zAnf ssrhe Yellow Dogs is a menace asmr greater than the German army. mix attacks are. concealed, while the azancks of the German army may be mmzrded against. as aesss 3ssls z
 ~H speak conservatively," says Mir. sxnsdee, Awhen I say that every vel asw dag' is equal in strength to one ;istEsntry company in the German army. The lies of The Yellow Dog ~r~ sarping the strength at home. Ing are gnawing at the foundation sF attack and defense. They are work iMw for the Germans and many of shezn don't know it."
 ~Mr. Dodge's plan for the suppress xisn of sThe Yellow Dog" is outlined in hts most recent work of fiction. In t he portrays the manner in which the boy power of a suburban town was harnessed under the name of the aRnv Detectives of America" and fhe town was eleansed of yellow dog ism without untoward friction and without the use of the usual police channels. Now he wants the boy pow CT of every municipality in America lanrnessed in the same manner in or der to accomplish the same result na- EsasaEfy.
 AZ that is necessary to make the raapaign an accomplished fact, ac- lxsurding to Mir. Dodge, is a few de- sermined men leaders of boys in every municipality who will take the trouble zf explaining the details to the young xkerx.
 Tue boys first are to be organized. They are to be regular detectives for she purpose of ferreting out "The Yellow Dogs" Every boy must keep his ears wide open for direct and im- piled attacks upon the government and keep on the end of his tongue the one question How Do You Know"
 The first move in the campaign is for some patriotic citizen to arrange fer meeting with the boys and ex- plain to them just what the Boy De- 4ectfves of America" is and the mean sng of the organization to the welfare of fhe United States Then the club is % be organized. Every boy is to be KiNEA all OiitCldi ihcttlbcASiiip Natu aAto every member is to receive supply af Yellow Dog" cards to pass out to persons who pass along the feeble sninded twaddle."
 Mir. Dodge, at his own expense, of xers to furnish membership cards and 1s1he Yellow Dog" cards to the mem bers of every club that is formed.
 On the front of "The Yellow Dog cards, printed in large type, are the word -You're Yellow Dog" and on xhe reverse side are numerous descrip- 9iBns of just what constitutes "The Yellow Dog" Some of these enlight- -nnfng phrases read
 @lf man talks against the govern nrrt and can't back up what he says, aae& yellow dog"
 T6e meanest yellow dog of the ssf Is the one that stands up and hears his country abused without protest.
 ~Any man who tells the government uhszf its faults and how to correct -sm is it's friend; any man who tells the government about it's faults just fo Eheourage, is a yellow dog"
 Anybody that says Colonel Van. derhift loaned France forty nillions ;s