New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-11-30

November LIST q total of $4,000 to
carry on our work, but this sum seems
small in comparison with the expendi-
lures of other states for similar work;
for example Massa chusetts has
spent over S694,OOO, Marylaad $780,
600, and Michigan S3,500,000
We must consider that there is pub
lie sentiment that the Council has
done it's work, that the war is over.
and the object for which the Council ,
was created has been accomplished.
and that, therefore. it's activities
should cease. We must take into con-
sideration the American trait Of
feeling of resentment against what is
considered Interference with personal
or business activities. This feeling
has been largely laid aside during the
war. but is very properly returning
perhaps stronger than ever after hav-
ing been held in restraint. We must
! also consider the perfectly natural
and normal desire of the men and
women of this Council and its organi-
ton to return to their long neglect
lected business affairs, which they
have unselfshly laid aside, often at
! considerable real sacrifice to under
! take this work.
| 1t would be truly deplora BILE how
| ever, for the American people to fall
! back into the old WAYS of selfshness
and waste to lose any OF the benefits
TO the .iation and the'individual taught
by sacrifice and labor Tor others and
| by war conservation methods and
habits of thrift
Not less than the problems of the
war period, are the problems Of the
! reconstruction period for our best
! off
taught us by the war should not be
lost sight Of, but rather should we
profit by them to the future benefit
of the state and nation,
The Council came into existence
for the pupose of service. The sign
ing OF the armistice has removed the
need of some of it's activities, and
further effort and expense along such
Hnes should cease. But there are
other activities made necessary by the
war which it is of the utmost i'm
portance to continue under the I'M
certainties Of reimbursement, until
such time as the need has been re
moved or until they can be taken over
by duly authorized agencies. Mean
while the Connecticut State Council
of Defense organization constitutes
the only means to carry on the work,
has asked the State Council to keep
their organization in full working eff
ficiency to carry out the federal plans.
The successful carrying on of the
work needed will require the assist
ance of local organizations throughout
the state. This need has been filled
by the War Bureaus and the mem
bers of these Bureaus should unsel1
fishly stand by until their work is
finished, until it can be taken over
under properly worked out plans
looking to the continuance of non
partisan local organizations valuable
for the future welfare of our state.
1t will, with your approval, be the
policy of this Committee in supervis-
ing the expenditures of the various
comittees recommendedlto continue to
see that they eliminate any details or
expense justified under the pressure
of war conditions, but the discontin- i
uance of which now would not i'm
peril the successful carrying on OF
what necessarily remains of THEN
work
Taking into careful consideration
the foregoing, it has been the effort
of your committee to consider and
recommend the continuance Of such
work as would in our opinion be JUS
tilted under present conditions.
In dealing with the individual COM
mittees we have divided them into
four groups
Group /: Committees whose &C.
tivities it is the opinion of our COM
mittee should under existing
conditions, be discontinued: Co-ordin-
alton of Societies, Education, Finance,
Registration and Training, Sanitation
T7-yh
Group II: Committees recommend
ed to continue, but without further
expense: Legal Committee, CONNER
cial Relations, Department Of State
Protection, Transportation, Liberty
Chorus, Military and Naval
Group III: Committees of War ac-
tivities whose work it is necessary to
temporarily continue. Under this
heading as your committee advises
the continuance of the, activities, we
give briefly in connection with each
committee our reasons for SO doing.
Executive Department: This depart
ment is, of course, the direct means
by which the federal agency gets in
touch with the state organization.
Woman's Divison AS an aid to the
| Executive department of the Council
in its various activities, and as an aid
! in carrying out the work of other ac-
! tivities necessary to continue, such as
| Americanization, Child Welfare, and
| Health and Recreation.
| Federal Fuel Administration: It is
| a federal activity, but requires some
| funds from the Council for the sue
cessful carrying on Of it's work in this
| state and must be continued until such
| time as discontinued by the Federal
| Government