Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
WISCONSIN LOYALTY"
FIGHT MAINTAINED
Head of Next of Kin Move
ment Seeks Government
Aid
BLOODGOOD'S CREE D

Washington, April 6.
Tho Wisconsin loyalty fight" was
transferred to Washington today.
Wheeler 2. Bloodgood, head Of the Wis
consin Loyalty League and Next OF Kin.
an organization formed to STAMP out
seditlon in the United States. conferred
with the Department OF Justice and with
the various officials Of the Council OF De.
Tense on ways and means TO combat
pro-Germanism. His organization. IT
was explained plans nationwide ac.
tivities its membership being confined
to those who have near and dear rela-
tiyes 'over there and the intention Is
to Cooperate with the recognized gov.
ernmental agencies in stamping ou;
treason in high and low places.
"our creed is assisting the Govern.
ment in annihilatinE and throttling Ger.
man propaganda which forms the frs,
line of German offense and defense and
which is proving more effective than the
first line of bayonetN on the western
'front.'" declared Mr.. Bloodgood. The
mayoralty contest Of Milwaukee, he de.
clared, was u very small matter when
compared with the real work which the
Loyalty League essays
MY visit to Washington" said Mr..
Bloodgood, 'is solely in connection with
our defense council and with the estab-
lishment in Washington of special
bureau to look after Milwaukec'3 indus.
trial and military interests.
1T is the view of those active In the
wisconsin Loyalty League and next OF
kin that no man should be permitted
10 run on platform such as Berger
drafted and to which Daniel W. Hoau
subscribed. Theirs is not Il peace pro.
gram. but they directly charge the Pres.
'dent and Congress with treaEhery and
with criminal conspiracy II peace Is
negotiated on their platform il means
that every man We have in France will
he held as a hostage for any indcmnity
the Germans see fit to demand.
II am seeking 20 bring home to III,
Administration" Mr.. BloodgooJ con
nnrd "and to the people, two burning
vital principles: First, that YOU car
not preserve the sweetness of your lin
critics and vie In deeds of grace her,
with those over there and at tho ram,
time permit men OF the type of Berse
and Hoan to denounCe from the rostrun
our President and Congress that If tn,
Government does nos stop, by promp
and aggressive measures. this sort o
| propaganda, some of the people will be
I'"ve that these men are telling the truth
and these men will be convinced tha
they are the Lenines and Trotsllys .
America and they will attempt to un
dermine our army rs well as our people
that they cannot be reached under tn
civil law and can only be dealt viii
under the summary processes of the mill
tary law; that if they are not so deal
with, the men and women whose son
are in France. and are going there, vii
| be reused to action, feeling that il
the only way in which they can protec
their loved ones whom they are willin
/ 70 sacrifice on the battlefield but whom
they are not willing to have sacrltice
by stabs in the back from their owl
countrymen.
Secondly, every man of position ant
means in this country and who is locke,
| upon as one of the so-called ruling elias
must make publicly clear that whicl
is burning in his heart, soul and mind
namely, that there are no classes Il
this country; that he is prepared t
share what he has with his nelghbors
| just as his son is sharing his pay o
allowance and even his underwear witt
his terminates"