New Britain herald., 1918-02-01

remedy, DR.. Hill suggested that men
! eligible to the franchise should be as
sembled in some place, where organ
| iZations like the Chamber Of Com
! merce, could have representatives
who would teach them the signifi-
! canoe of the Constitution Of the
! United States and what the Declara-
| ton of Independence really stands
for. DR.. Hill said that the present
system was not the kind that would
likely do this and in it's place
plan should be adopted which will
bring better results. The speaker
said that he has learned that within
the city. there is at present an Or
ganization that has all the ear marks
of the I. w. w, but he did not pro-
ceed to explain, and left the matter
one of conjecture. In conclusion, DR..
Hill urged that an aggressive drive
be instituted toward this form Of
Americanism, which means more
than fighting as a soldier or singing
patriotic songs
eff we don't give these people a
chance, God help u.s. he said.
Booms Thrift Stamps.
The final speaker of the evening
was F. r. Gilpatric, chairman of the
Thrift Stamp and War Certificate
campaign in this city. Mr.. Gilpatric
said that today the country faces a
more severe crisis than confronted it
in the days of the Revolutionary War,
and in the adoption of the war thrift
plan, he believed that it would be
one that is to go a long way toward
the success Of America and one that
was worthy of the support Of every
citizen. The fact that the investment
is only 25 cents, the speaker said,
should not lead people to look upon it
AS a cheap plan, nor should the
opinion be formed that thei govern
ment is asking it's people to give
something for nothing. The war
thrift stamp campaign is a move
ment that gives the holders the
strongest Of assurances of receiving
interest in an allotted time. It also
teaches people the value Of thrift, to
many thing that has heretofore
been unknown. Under present con-
ditions, the speaker said, the country
is confronted with situation that
calls for the united support of all,
and the Thrift Stamp plan was one
that will bring this about Mr. Gill
patric said that the Thrift Stamp plan
has the strongest endorsement Of
L Ieiilh SoAuuCIlIpseS uOteu UdHkeT
Of New York. He urged the strongest
of support from the local merchants,
telling them that they should not be
contented to purchase STAN ps for their
families. What they should do, he
said, was to place these stamps in
their business houses, in conspicuous
place where people entering would
be attracted and would purchase them.
The manufacturers should assist in
tho sale of the stamps by organizing
a thorough canvass of their plants
among the employees. Mr.. Gilpatric
said that Germany feels that America
has the man power to win the war
but their hopes arc based on tho i'm
possibility of getting this strength to
the firing lines in time. Quoting from
an authority, Mr.. Gilpatric, said tn &c
at present there is not child over
seven years old left in Poland, the
Teutons having taken possession Of
them and are using them to further
their aims in the next war. wouldn't
this get under your skim he asked
If the people of this city do their bit
in this Thrift Stamp campaign, they
will be assisting in the main measure
in winning the great war, the speaker
predicted. The whole world, is look
ing to the United States to save de-
mocracy, freedom and humanity Get
behind the Thrift Stamp plan, and