The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-11
Sectional Conferences PreCede
h First General Meeting Of
4 State War Council in Audi
Y torium This Afternoon,

y The Oklahoma war conference. the
firs, ever held IN the southwest, opened
this morning with the first three sec
ional meetings held by the Four Min
ute Men. the fuel administration and
the county demonstration agents. This
afternoon the frrs, general session oi
The conference is being held with 2OOD
in attendance
Enthusiasm for the war and how 20
better coordinate the government de-
partments with the resources Of the
country was the topic Of men and wom-
en- representing every one OF the
scvcnty-Sevcn counties ol the state m
some organization
Sections Discuss Work.
The -Four Minute Men meeting in the
Chamber ol Commerce this morning
discussed the best methods OF getting
what the nation was doing and It's war
work and aims to the people Speak
crs were urged not to attempt TO oe
eloquent in delivering their messages
but TO make them brief and appealing
About one hundred attended the meet
ing.
The state fuel administration in the
banquet room OF the Skirvin hotel
urged more speed in the campaign to
decrease consumption OF coal by burn
ing substitutes and increasing the pro-
duction. About twenty-five county
fuel administrators attended the meet
ling with a number OF dealers and large
Consumers
Food Crop Favored.
The state council of defense met
with the county farm agents in the
Chamber Of Commerce and discussed
the reduction OF cotton acreage in Ia
vor OF more food producing crops.
At the general session OF the council
in the auditorium in the afternoon the
leaders in different lines OF war work
iuterchangcd views in tcn-mnutc
speeches
Governor Speaks.
More than 200 persons were seated
in the Auditorium when the first gen
eral meeting was called to order this
afternoon by J. NJ. Aydelottc, chairman
of the Oklahoma council of defense,
after the band had played "The Star
Spanglcd Banner" and other patriotic
airs Invocation was offered by the
Rev, NJ. /, Butler and Governor vii
lams was introduced as the opening
speaker Of the conference,
"The business OF every man and wo-
man in this great state should be the
business of carrying on the nations
war" declared the governor in his
opening statement THE time has come
when the man who talks peace is
traitor in his heart,
This war council represents one
state of the greatest and best governed
nation in the world We are here to
discuss the sacrifices that are to be
made in winning this war. We are go
ing to win and should be more deter
mined every time an American soldier
is killed in trench or on sea"
/ Bestor Not Present.
! Arthur +. Bestor, chairman Of the
speaking division of the committee on
Sublic information, was not present
]. H. Gordon, state chairman of the
third Liberty loan, made a ten-minute
patriotic appeal for the most liberal
support of the loan lie said Okla
homa would be called on for greater
sacrifices in money than she had ever
made
THE world cannot exist long half
kaiserism and half democracy" de
clared DR.. Stratton d. Brooks, speak
ing in behalf OF the food administta-
ton Greater sacrifices in food con-
icrvation are necessary if we are to
win the war The American people
must be brought to the realization that
food will win the war and that CON
Iumng less and producing more is
necessary
"The enforcement Of the food ad.
ministration rules by law should not
be necessary and would not be ncces-
Iary If it were not for the disposition
Of about one dealer out Of hundred. |
But in our Investigations we have
found that one grocer and a consumer |
can conniye TO defeat the whole pur
pose Of the law"