The Glenwood post., 1918-04-27
Pays Glowing Tribute to Citizens Of
Colorado For Providing Well For
Our Soldiers in Camp
PARD0NS CONVICT FARM LABOR

When Governor Julius C. Gunter
arose to speak to our people last Fri
day evening at the Odeon theater he
faced a very large audience, all anx-
ious to hear the message he brought
concerning Colorado's soldiers in the
federal training camps.
The governor was introduced by
George II. Bell, captain for Garfield
county for the third Liberty Loan cam
paign. Mr. Bell stated that the drive
was progressing nicely and that there
was every indication that this county
would &c ''over the top" before the
date for dosing the campaign. This
statement brought applause from all
over the house and before it had COM
pletely died out Governor Gunter hed
begun his address.
The governor did not enter into an
argument az to the cause or attempt
any justification as to our conduct in
the struggle, evidently deeming such
argsAnent unnecessary before N intslli-
gent &adience. Neither did he say any
thing that should give the slightest 'of-
fease to any German in the audience,
provided his sympathies were with the
allies IN this great fight. On the other
hand, fieaadmonished his hearers against
hasty action and urged that men ibe
not criticised just because of their
nationality, and expressed the hope
that nc disgrace should come upon Col
- ~ ~ such as recently happened in a
county in Illinois.
calling together after was was declared
of the leading men from all parts of
the state aud the organization Of the
State Council of Defense, the first or
ganization o. the kind in the .United
States. Specialists in the various lines
Of endeavor were sought for member
ship en this ,eounccil, and their accom-
plishments since shows the wonderful
personnel of this organization.
AS 6 partial solution of the labor
shortage over the state, it WAS decided
to parole a nunisoer of the inmates of
the industrial school at Golden with
the understanding that the boys should
be placed on farms and elsewhere
where their services would be valuable
in aiding in the production of food
stuffs. Each boy was promised that if
he would make good dIring the summer
months. a pardon would be granted him
in the fall. OF the~s3 boys who were
so paroled for the summer, full pardons
were granted to s2 in the fall.
similar proposal was made to many
of the inmates OF the reform school,
and of the lO3 who were paroled to
spenc the summer months at useful
labor, l02 were pardoned in the fall.
These boys ranged frsm IS to 25 years
of age, and they rendered valuable as
sistance to the state in the production
of the crops.
Referring to the patriotic work of
the other state institutions he said the
peniteatiary .convicts turned over their
library fund to the Red Cross and both
men and women convicts were almost
constantly knitting that the soldiers
might be supplied with warm garments
He referred to the $50 stars in the
service flag Of the University Of Colo
rado, to the $50 stars on the flag Of
ths University Of Denver, the Notho.
dist institution presided over by for.
mer Governor Buchtsl, to the 1000
stars in the flag over the door Of the
Catholic cathedral Of Denver, and paid
high compliment to the patriotism Of
the Jews, and also reeitsd that tho
State Agricultural college has furnishes
from her students almost full battery
Of field artillery.
But It was Governor Gunter 3 recital
Of hts visit to the several army camps
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