Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-21
AMERICAN
PATRIOTS
Meeting of League of
American Patriots of Fulton County
= Visitors From Henry County
League Assist in Proceedings -
Resolutions Adopted Indicate Line
of Leagues Activities.

About three hundred members of
the League of American Patriots of
Fulton county gathered at the regu-
lar meeting of the league at the
court house last Friday evening; ev-
cry part of the county was repre-
sented, indicating the rapid growth
of this organization; and it should
be repeated that this is not in any
sense an exclusive organization-it is
open to all loyal American citizens
without regard to creed or political
faith and every such citizen who is
18 years of age or more should be
member. Don't wait to be asked, but
send in your own application, stand
with your government and get in line
to render such service as you can
in this tine when the nation needs
the help of every citizen.
Mr.. W. A. Ritter, president of the
Henry County League, and Attorney
Otto Hess, who conducts the cases
considered by that league, were pres
ent last Friday evening and assisted
in the proceedings during the even
ing.
Two cases of those reported for
consideration by the Investigating
committee were heard; both of these
cases involved the repeating of stor-
les, without any foundation in fact,
which have their origin in the pro-
German propaganda which has been
active in this country since the be-
ginning of the war in 1914, and even
before. The purpose of the league is
to put stop to the circulation of
fbaco EoS a1d ovnoco 4bov,, y,,o1.
cious falsehoods. Both of the stories
were against the American Red Cross
society and were calculated to dis
credit that society among the Amer
lean people, and so curtail or cut off
entirely the supplies which are es-
sential to the continuance of their
work of mercy.
Mr.. Henry Merillat was told that
the sweater story he had told as true
and which he doubtless believed to be
I true, was a falsehood from start to
/ finish, and has been circulated in ev-
r cry state in the Union by pro-Ger-
q man propagandists. Mr.. Merillat
\ apologized to the Red Cross society
5 for having told the story.
e Joe Seller made public apology fol-
d moral character of Red Cross nurses
r and further, made a subscription tt
e the War Chest fund.
e Subscriptions to the War Chesi
n fund are gifts and the government
h may not force such subscriptions. Bu
k the league demands a reason why
W in each case where an American citl
e zen who is found to be able to d,
e SO, refuses to join with his fellow
n citizens in helping to support thos
agencies that are ministering to tn,
, needs of American soldiers alon,
~ those lines where the government cal
- - not meet their needs and must dele
y gate the work to such other agen
= - cies as the Red Cross, or the Y. M.
- - A. The league appeals not to the ba
70 - of legal courts, but to the Bar O
- Public Opinion. The following reso
= lutions which were adopted Frida
I, night will reveal the attitude of thi
= organization and its determination t
~ ~ help the government of the Unite
" 4 States by inculcating in and demand
= 4 ing of all citizens within the terri
~ torial boundaries of the nation an un
hesitating loyalty to the governmen
IN and implicit obedience to its laws: