Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-10

THEIR NlI.II,IA\tE To TUt.
GOVERNMENT t>U NLL OF ITS
WAR ACTIVITIES.
The E"X"cutivo COMMITTEE" OF tn"
'onnty Council of Defense Is ,ft'r-
naily di,char.ing ia" duts of in
9es,igating slackers and dislo! al
versions Last Wrdn, sdav. among
,ihrrs. the eases oi |. G. Franks and
~ W W"ssinprr were disposed of
= ~ m" "uiniuit''"
Franks had Heretofore expressed
opposition to tn" draft ldw: had
,tVicd that our Government had no
inst caiie" iu 40 To war, that th"
9n.Nur ~ ships without warning
inJ IN" drowning of ricaiI wo-
H' Il and children vas not Caus" for
rrnr. hat the liberty of IN" Am"ri-
an p"opl" did not depend upon our
winning the war. aud that he would
not usc his credit in the purchas" of
Liberty Bonds 10 help tn" Govern
nrut under any circumstances.
franks asked permission To again
ipppar before tn" committee, and
rI.s request wa granted Franks
hen ycpudiat"d his position, ~ above
irfjncd, and admitted that hi faith
,'r had brought tn" family from Ger
Galy 10 the United States to escape
. De nppr' 'ssiun of tn" German Gov
ryln"ni. ana to save his sons from
Haring to serve in th" German army
nv chairman of the committee in
,la,ing the position of the committee
70 Franks, said:
Mr. Franks. your" Il man ~
.t,irS or aE" You wcr" born in Ger
Lnnv and naturally yOu have some
ceiling of affection for your native
.inl. in spit" of ih" terrible sins of
ATS Government. but as YOU admit,
NOnr father fled Germany with you
inh vOlr brothers to escape militar-
.Su tn escap" that system Of gov
. .-umpnt under which Germany is
Z, ,rE Strengthening millions of good
n"D 'n an effort 10 fasirn upon all
: u. world This country was a ha-
'.',h 81 refuge Ia YOU ana yours who
'ane here strangers. without money
,lr property. In the bosom of our
o ',nntry You have prOSpcred in safe
Y and accumulated more than forty
s. hnnsand dollars worth Of property.
4 van admit Al this time, when
s.&F inilitaristic government of Ger
hany, after forty years Of prepara
IN, ~ striking at tn" life of our
government and people with its aw
!'ui mailed fist. yon have said that
.vr should not defend our liberty and
people against that murd"rous at
aCk; and that You would not lend
,nr Government the aid Of your
D. rcu'i III this fight for our lives and
,nr liberty. Such a position is not
,niv ingratitudc. but il is diSioyal
and IL you were, of American birth
and III Germany and took thar posi-
ION. The German Government would
ioI wait till sunrise tu have YOU fac,
- fIring-Hquad
ON account Of your ar" and the
''ut,hcr fact that many Of the com
,Mit,ec b"li"v" that yuu hav" truly
'cp"nt.d, and that probably you'
ailurc tn do yOur duty is horn ~
.Iur too great love for dollar. the
-Ommittcc has decided to accept YOU
.ltfcr 20 take u new oath Of allcr
anrr, provided Nou here and now
state that you ar" truly a loyal Am
..rican citizen "
Franks then mad" Il statement Il
~ committee. saving in substance
ha, all he had was in tn" |ni'"'
States. and that he was ready an,
willing to do all in his power I" ai'
r hr people OF the United S'at"
against the Kaiser: aud asked To h.
r"rmitt.d to take, ANA did take, tn
ullOwinr oath
tate Of Oklahoma.