Arizona republican., 1918-05-05
NOvE TO WELD
 LOYAL BODIES
 ALL TOGETHER
Correspondence of Republican,
 Springfield. Me. April 30.

lorna decree of incorporation in the circuit court here to the National | Loyalty league, Col. R. P. Dickerson, | acting commander-in-c chief of the or ganlzation, today announced plans for an invasion" of Washington for the | purpose of laying the proposal before President Wilson and other high goY- ernment officials and obtaining their approval of the aims which the league will seek to attain
 The party which will visit the na- tIonal capital will be headed by com mander Dickerson and will include the national board of directors who are thirteen of the leading business men of Springfield and large number of leading loyal citizens of Missouri and l Oklahoma.
 | Governor Gardner of Missouri and Governor Williams of Oklahoma have been invited to be members of the party for the trip, which will be made Tn two or three special Pullmans. | The cooperation of the heads of all national organizations having head quarters in Washington, in making 1 the league the strongest and most effective patriotic society ever formed in this country, will be sought, Con- mander Dickerson said
 The first national organization to take steps to come into the league as body is the United Spanish War veterans, of which General Henry w. Busch is cOmmander-i in chief. The next to be invited will be the Grand Army of the Republic, United Con- tederate War veterans, boy scouts, American Federation of Labor, Na- tional Equal Suffrage association, all fraternal societies, and in fact, all national organizations of mankind. All will be asked to come into the league in a body, at once adding millions or members to the Loyalty league.
 In discussing the aims of the Ma tional Loyalty league, Commander Dickerson said:
 The National Loyalty league has been started with the idea of empha- sizing the importance of having every individual in America united in the common purpose of upholding our government in carrying out it's war aims. The purpose of the league will be not only to crystalize the national l pose the individuals who are disloyal and to frustrate every movement that would have for it's effect the crippling of the governments program to carry the war to a successful conclusion. l We expect to ask the president to declare a legal holiday throughout the country at an early day, to be known as Loyalty day On Loyalty day we propose to enroll every loyal man, woman and child in the United States. The National Loyalty league button and the league flag will be distributed on that day. Every person joining the league obligates himself to wear the button conspicuously and display the flag in the front window of his home for the period of the war Identifica- tion cards will be issued at the same time. All buttons, flags and identifi- cation cards will be numbered for the purpose of keeping a check on every person holding membership in the league. In the meantime we are planning for a registration day for Springfield and Greene county as the pioneers of the national loyalty move ment. We will ask the mayor and county. officials to set the date and will arrange for the registration along the same lines as those followed in our municipal affairs except that everyone, men, women and children, will register their names as loyal Americans. The registration places will be open from seven o'clock in the morning until midnight.
 Tn connection with the observance of the national loyalty day, we hope to arrange for great patriotic demon strations throughout the land. Prom inent in the parades will be the blue and gray, intermingling-emb of united America, such as there must be for America to win the war Following will be the United Spanish War veterans. boy scouts, labor unions secret societies, business mems club, school children, relatives of soldiers and last the colored peo- pie. We want the negroes to march because the principles of the nationa loyalty league apply to every citizen regardless of race or creed.
 The national loyalty league vii maintain a secret service bureau fol the purpose of cooperating with the United States department of justice There will be experienced detective. in charge of a secret service office il every community where a camp of tn, league is maintained. These office: will be open night and day and mer will immediately investigate all re. ports of disloyalty, obtain the evi dence, and turn it over to the depart ment of justice for final action
 The National officers of the Ma tional loyalty league will be: R. P Dickerson, commander-in-c chief; F. N Ferguson, national treasurer; J. l. Hine, national secretary. The nationa rH of r n son; E. l.. Sanford, vice president and F. N. Ferguson, cashier, of tn, Holland Banking Co.,; Joel Rountree president Rect & Rountree Dry Good Co; D. J. Landers, president and J L. Hine, vice president of the Bani of Commerce.; Will J. McDaniel vic president of the Union Springfield Re publican, and postmaster H. s Jewell, publisher Leader; Ed. V. Will Hams, president Ed. V. William Clothing Co.,; Sam Noe Hardware Co and president Manufacturers an, Jobbers' association, all of Springfield Missouri.
 The articles of association of tn National Loyalty league. set forth tn following:
 The object of the league shall b. to promote patriotism and loyalty t the United States.
 To assist the government of tn United States in carrying on the war and in all movements that will b for the benefit of the government
 To prevent espionage, and to assis in the discovery, arrest and conviction of spies.
 To work for the passage of law that will result in a speedier convic tion and more severe punishment o spies.
 To assist in and encn1lrape th