The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-13
SECURITY LEAGUERS DELUGE
CONGRESS- WITH "FOR GODS
SAKE HURRY UP"
APPEALS

NEW 1OTh, ApiiilS- FOi uou .
Sake, Hurry Up!", almost the dying
words of Joseph H. Choate, its first
Honorary President, has today been
marked up by the National Security
League as the watchword of its eff
forts. over its motto, wake Up,
America" Starting today, the men,
bers of both houses of Congress will
be deluged with half million cards
bearing Mr.. Choate's appeal, sent by
members of the Security League in
all parts of the country as constitu-
ents.
This wholesale demand upon Con-
gress by "the people back home" to
speed up Americas ,participance in
the war conceived by the Security
League as the first move in nation
wide campaign to this end, in which
the League will throw behind the
Administration the full weight of its
2Sl branches and 100000 members
Mr.. Choate, who was Honorary
President of the National Security
League from the day of its organiza-
ton until his death, when he was sue
ceeded by Elihu Root, made his For
Gods Sake, Hurry up" appeal at the
dinner of the Mayors Reception Com
mittee to the visiting british and
French Commissions at the Hotel AS
tor. this city, on May II, 1917. He
died three days later.
The cards to be sent to Senator's
and Congressman by members OF the
Security League and their friends
read
FOR GODS SAKE, HURRY up"
Joseph H. Cheate,
This urgent appeal was the last
public utterance of Joseph H. Choate,
made three days before his death.
THE DATE-MAY II, 1917 WAS
ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
In line with the campaign will be
the great luncheon to be given by the
Security League at the Hotel Aston
next Saturday afternoon the keynote
of which will be Money, Munitions
and Ship-the three things on which
victory over Germany depends. The
Leagues object in holding this lunch
con Is to provide better under
standing of just what the Government
is doing toward the aggressive prose-
cution of the war and to emphasize
the necessity of more active coop
Grafton with the Administration in its
efforts.
S. Stanwood Menken, President of
the National Security League, will
act as POSTMASTER at the coming lun-
cheon and the three vital topics will
be set forth by-Money : Senator
Robert l.. Owen of Oklahoma, Chair
man of the Senate Committee on Cur
rency and Banking; Muntions-Col.
Samuel McRoberts, of the Ordnance
Bureau of the War Department; Ships
-Brainbridge Colby, of the U. s. Ship
ping Board.
The Security League will organize
similar gatherings throughout the
country in order to impress the ne
cessity of more active and responsive
support of the Administration upon
the nation as whole.
In discussing the Leagues cam
paign today, Mr.. Menken said
"The fact that one year ago last
Saturday we went into war gives par
ticultr point to the coming anniver-
sary of Mr.. Choate's address at the
last public meeting at which he spoke,
and in which he cried, For Gods
Sake, Hurry Up!'
Those who know conditions in
Washington realize that every depart
ment is working Itself to the extreme
but that they are still being ham,
pered by delays In Congress and the
failure to pass many bills that are
still needed. In considering this, II
must not be forgotten that great
things. have been done by Congress,
but these are times when the maxi
mum effort is hardly enough and the
Administration must have every bit Of
legislative help that 1t requires forth
v!,h. There must be single direc-
ton Of the war.
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