Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
DEL AWARE DOING
SPLENDID WORK
FOR THE NATION
Governor So Informs Central Labor
Union. But Says Expendi-
lures Are Limited.
PRAISE FOR VOLUNTEERS
spectral Dispatch to Every Evening

special Dispatch 20 Every Evening
Dover, March l.
That Delaware - doing splendid work
ta'Vard the triumph of democracy IN the
,rt'scnt world war Is asserted bv Governor
lahn 6 Townsend. Ir. in y letter winch
.c TODAY sent to tho Central Labor Mon
- Wilmington. that orga nization having
inquired at thc governor hv letter. aS To
hat the state Is doing IN the matter of
sttional defence. how It's activities IN titpt
.,ialf compare with other States auThuw
urh Delaware has spent ~ @hr work
uIriug the past wear Tho Governor adds
.oWcV,r that IN the mltL,r oi using State
uuds BE- y restricted ~ certain purposes
de Wakc- the rcmbrk IN the letter to the
entr.i Labor loson that hc Is Con
d,ruc very seriously some WAYS and
ueau- hat Delaware MAY dn not only her
rtf hlt more While the Inference j. that
hc governor y seriously considering
,"nVenlng the Legislature IN extra session
% grant the necessary authority 10 apply
state funds more lihcralv 10 national
ictcncr, the governor has inadc no direct
statement aS "a his intentions on the
-ublcct The lcttcr which Is addressed
to John & Savior secretary " the CCntral
Tabor mon follows
Nv dear SIR Your letter represent
nc thc interests 81 the Central Labor
mon. lnomrinc INTO the work that
bIiwart l> doing ID national defense, has
ecu recrNcd
hat the spirit represented hv your
gtpurv Is appreciated goes without say
.ac From the very beginning oi the war,
hc dominant factor IN the activities IN
hIs ~tat, has been tho offers ~ assistance
u Vholc-hcartcd cooperation, given
.typ call or demand
answering Nou inquiry Delaware
s done hci part Well ami that work
,.mparcS tavorably with that oi her
.istcr states In the registration. exam
luation and selection under the ~clcctive
~.rNlcr Act Delaware, am informed. was
the hrsi To report to National authorities
Many cNprrSSlons " appreciation .or the
work done have bccn received from the
War Department
Not only IN this work. but in tho de-
Icnsc activities. our citizens have not
onlv expressed LOYALTY but have render
ci valuable and Practical service 10 the
state and government The WORK Is done
without much boast or bamhaSt but II is
4eNrrth, ,'rs, effective Last spring ! called
punlc meeting 81 consider the produc-
.tau and cOnSt rVatlun sidc Of the Mar. \
.ommitt,r resulted and immediately set 10
,nrk to make M an agricultural census
md encourage increased plantings Rural
4hor bureaus WIRE established Success
0s.s the result. moro acreage in the rural
-cctions than ever before IN the history
& the state
1t Is interesting to notr that tins
work VAS organized and dong effective
work before the National Council made
any requests 4 man power census was
provided for under tho direction of George
u. herr ot Wilmington, hut after all
INITIAL plans were effected, this action At
request OF National Council was post
poned
"lou inquire concerning the oxpendi-
ture of moneys, as provided bv the last
,,encral Assembly In tins there is in
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