Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
He RECOMMENDS
PROV|SlJN FOR A
COUNCIL Of DEFENCE
With Power to Compel "Slackers
TO Work for Furtherance
of the War.
GIVES FAVOR TO
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
Indications Point to Liberal
Endeavors to Secure Other
Legislation.
Special Dispatch - rvcry Evening

sre,-ial Dispatch 80 Every Evening
DoyER. NAK-H II
Governor Townsend TODAY ~ , y m
convened tho legislature IN extra session
l'v reading tho following message
"Stcadfast. still ~ tho h,iici that the
Cod ~ ON fathers rules IA hC courts If
ipCn and dcstiulcs ~ nations !. hv
authority granted hv tho Constitution
have called thus session VI he General
assembly
"Occasions such As This arc Of tense
and scrlols moment Tho responsibility
involved tho duty imposed however
tend onll 70 make firm nuT determine
tion "a 1--we frllv ~ the obligation to the
oath taken t. faithfully discharge the
,lrtics according - The hrst ni my ahil-
itv Hearing the call ~ the nation
Delaware. hv hcI very nature and his
tory. gladly responds IN my best judg-
uen'. convinced ~ the necessity ~ your
counsel. have dared ask III. sacrifice.
that vou may. hv Legislative enactment.
make true tho sentiment uf our citizen
-hIp
Since tho close of your deliberations
i the last session orr nation has entered
INTO war to defend those ideals of govern
rnent 81 wisely founded ~ our fathers
We entered this war not hy chulce
Int hv conviction. not ~ impulse, but
by dciihCratinn. not h1 subtle plans, but
hv response to the call oi history and
outraged humanity We arc at war, not
for conquest not for gain not FOR display
of force We arc At war hat this Idea
Il national hfo of ours shall live And 10
,lccidC that rs IN 4 nation tho world
cannot exist hali-slav~ and half-frce
In such war for such cause Dcla-
yarr riFhtiuly belongs AZ tho front
Tier Thoughts and dce,i- for tho prnServa-
tIon Of the ideals 81 oar national life arr
rrc1r,is of HISTORY Proud as VIC are of her
rast nations and humanity call US to
mako those ideals living facts IN the
present In q CRISIS. Delaware has never
failed Now to us. vho bold IN trust thai;
authority gwen rs comes tho duty ~
prnvc worthy sons Of 2 proud ancestry
and tr1Ie fathers Of our children
TO Won. ! present tho responsibility
of granting such authority that will meet
the reasonable demands and expectations
of those IN national authority in the AL
mlnistration and conduct of this war
The resolution. passed IN the closing
hours Of the regular session. granting
rowcr "a the governor the full exercise o
hls judgment IN any emergency shows
definitely the temper oi our people With
he ring 81 true patriotism. YOU offered nj
that the demands o} the hour prophesIed
i}ut. contrary to All experiences tho na
tlonal government has found that this
u-ar is one of food supplies and trans
portation rather than one Of emergency
.iefense of our territory For this work as
wisely outlined and n present execution
Won made no provisions Not ! am sur
~ anV lack Of interest or co-opPratlor
out merely lack Of experience. which tins
conflict has brought Ia us For tho
actual emergency vou dld lScy and wei
Rut for the campaign of preparation
nationwide III state cooperation. Deia
ware IS hV absence al authority oi 1T
legislative body unable 10 do It's right
m part This il representative. not only
0t a personal Interpretation, hut of re
pcated statements OF those IN national
authority Careful investigation OF Re
quests made inquiries OF other States
activities recognition of the aSslstanc
Dclauarc is able to give. ! refrain no longer
from calling YOU IN legislative session
O tins end | urge strongly your care
fpI consideration and favorable action
iar p state Council Of Defense upon q
STATUTORY baSIS 10 work in coordination
with the National Councll which has 10 do
with the mobilization OF thoughts and
energies of the couniD ter the successful
prosecution of thIs Var Conclsclr, tins
state Council Tor Delaware VIII be a war
prganllatlou having to do with the dc
gelOumru' 81 he State resources
- do tins and Is more nearly fiji
hced> 81 IA, guVCnHn, ut Viii require the
tull strength ~ cur man power Ac-
gualntanre with conditions III the State
ts we'll a- coui rminC rcoort, prompt the
unfortunate statement that there are
those % uur citizens no have. ,hu- far
alled % de- their los III bli Ever,
atle-bodIcd man Is necessary Thus.
included ia the authorities granted the
ouncll uf Defence. should B, hat power
q enforce iull-tImc working dav on
those who nov fail to share the burden
Discrimination 10 work whether from lack
ui interest or actual necessity, should not
ho guarantee OF ease M thl, nation stress
and strain
81 no time Is there mur3l excuse for
lieuess al tins time there should bp
au legal excuse Food aud materials
ar our boys and allies in War are So needed
lat you should max, strict and definite
,raxlsIun for m liking good all the labor
ailable be-peak Sour serious at
ientiou ID tins important phase Of the
work and of the proposed council
hr other question which ! present
tor Your consideration IS that Of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
- the United State giving Congress GER
tam powers 10 the manufacture, sale or
transportation Of intoxicating liquors.
With this question the state and nation
are familiar The subject has been a
prominent tuplc of public discussion
in TIN. state for the past decade
ON representing Your constituents,
ar thoroughly familiar with ul the
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