Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-09
COUNTY FARMERS
BACK UNCLE SAM
IN ALL HIS TASKS
CLOSING SESSION or INSTITUTE
SEES RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
PRhiSlNG GOVERNMENT IN ITS
WAR AiMS--PAT9i 9ioTlC TALKS
tEARD.

On account Of tho extremely bad
weather only a small audience was
on hand last night for The closing
session Of the La Sale County Farm
ers Institute. The meeting was said
by most people that had attended the
institute al all sessions, to be he best
session of The week.
The concert given by the Ottawa
nigh school orchestra was greatly ap,
pr2ciated and received much applause.
Miss Katherine Porter director
OF the State Equal Suffrage Associa.
tion, delivered an address on "rhr
Constitutional Convention, and why
the state Constitution Should be
Changed that was greatly enjoyed
Miss Porter spoke at length on the
present state constitution and why
under the existing circumstances Il,
was 50 hard to alter.
Three principle reasons were given
as to why the constitution was so
hard to be changed at the present
, time. Il takes vote Of tWo.thirds
OF both houses, majority of all the
votes east in the election, and at the
present time only one amendment can
be made to the constitution at each
session Of the house
Every person present was ursed TO
get all the men they could to vote on
the constitutional convention Miss
Porter also advocated full suffrage
tor all women Of the state
Miss Dorothy Refior sang solo
which delighted the audience
Dr. Euclid h. Rogers. of Springfield.
who was to deliver an address. could
not come to Ottawa and T p. bud.
ley, Of Chicago, was sent by the State
Council OF Defense 10 take his place
on the program.
Mr.. Dudley made one OF the most
'clsine patriotic talks ever heard in
Ottawa. He took for his subject,
Kaiser Bill, and made an address
that showed Kaiser Bin up for his
unlimited autocracr
He said the only things thai would
change conditions in Germany would
be an oyerthrowing OF the Govern.
mont, and a ruling of the German
nation by a government Of the people,
by the people and for the people
He spoke Of the German propaganda
in this country and told incidents that
happened in German circles in this
country at the time Of the sinking Of
the Lusitania.
Resolutions are Adopted
The following resolutions were
adopted at the beginning of the sos.
sion held last night
Whereas. the La Sale County Farm
ers Institute has enjoyed one of the
most practical and inspiring programs
this year that 1t has ever had;
Therefore. he is Resolved That We
tender TO President j Y. Stevenson
and the other officers cur sincere
thanks for the splendid service they
baye rendered and that we assure the
sneakers who have brought MS such
I hepful and inspiring messages, Of our
I hearty appreciation of their efforts.
Likewise to those who have contrib.
| uted the pleasing entertainment num-
borS our grateful acknowledgements
especially to Rev G. A. Briggs. Tr.,
for his genial leadership in The com.
munty singing That we express our
/ appreciation to the Board of Educa.
ton Of the Ottawa township high
school for the use of their commodi.
GUS auditorium. and to the press OF
LA Sale county and the citizens o.
Ottawa for the generous support and
encouragement they have given in
making our annual conference such a
success
And be it further Resolved. That
while we deplorc the loss of more
than one hundred lives and the joop
ardizng of more than 5000 others By
the torpedoing Of the Tnscania last
Tuesday, We, as loyal citizens Of the
United States express our condcmna
tion of this method of warfare, for il
is nothing short of brutal assassina
ton--a heinous crime against civil
2ation an act that no nation worthy
the respect and confidence of mankind
would permit or countenance.
That we assure President Wilson
and the other government authorities
OF our unswerving devotion to the tasi
of helping win this war 50 decisivcl,
that the world will be made safe TO
, democracy forever.
That we commend the efforts Of on
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