The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-04
SEATTLE NEWS LETTER
State Council of Defense Has New
Plan-German Teacher Ousted
We Must Buy More Bonds

SEATTLE-The state council OF
defense is laying its plans for thor
oughly organizing every county in
the state thru the county councils
1t hopes by so doing to more sys-
tematically round up every citizen
and induce him to contribute his bit
for war purposes. The state council
feels that under existing conditions
where so called drives are necessary
in order to raise funds, every citizen
is not reached, but that the funds
come from the more patriotic folks,
while those who are not so enthu-
siastic fail to come thru with their
contributions. The idea of the new
plan of organization is to reach
every citizen in every county of the
state. Until the new plan has been
put in working order the state coun-
Gil urges people not to contribute to
any patriotic movement which has
not received the sanction of the
state or county council of defense.
Of course small funds for purely To-
cal work are not included.
1t is not an easy matter to outdo
the American school boy or school
girl particularly during war times.
Pupils in the Broadway high school,
Seattle, are directly responsible for
bringing about a trial by the local
school board of one of their profess
ors who teaches them German. The
professor-his name is H. w. F. Kill
ian is said to be pro- German, and
every time his wise pupils got a
chance they brought up a discussion
of the war and each time the pro-
fessor was asked to express his
views on this question or that ques-
ton concerning the conflict. The
professor tried his best to dodge the
issue but his pupils were insistent,
with the result that they usually got
an answer of some kind. Notes of
these answers were made and they
finally were turned over to a gov
ernment agent who complained to
the board of education that the pro-
fessor was not a fit teacher for
American youths, because of his pro
German tendencies. Now the board
of education has ordered that the
professor have a hearing and if
charges made against him are es-
tablished he will lose his job.
The committe of we'll known citi-
zens of the state of Washington who
are giving their services to the gov
ernment free of cost for the purpose
of helping to put over the sale of
two billion dollars worth of war
savings stamps is seeking to educate
the people of the state to under
stand the principles involved in this
gigantic sale First it is declared
that the purpose of the sale of the
stamps is to direct labor towards
the manufacture of only those
things absolutely necessary to sup
DIV the needs of the American peo-
ple; second the teaching of thrift,
so that Americans will cultivate the
gift of outstanding to the best of
their ability their financial resources
and third, the effort to place gov
ernment security in the hands of
every citizen of the United States.
It is pointed out that thousands of
people were not financially able to
purchase a Liberty bond; they are
willing and anxious to do something
for the government in the present
war, but did not feel that they could
spend as much as fifty dollars. The
war stamps cost so little that the
government believes they are within
reach of every American citizen. So
if you didn't buy a Liberty bond
and if you did, help the government
swat the kaiser by buying a war
stamp or two.
The fact that the United States
government has taken over the rail-
roads of the country will not it is
believd, interfere in any way with
the work of the Public Service Com
mission of this state. Ever since the
war started the commission has, ac'
cording to Chairman Blaine, beer
taking its instructions largely from
the National War Council, and ii
the future the same policy will bt
followed except that the orders will
come from Director General Nc
AdOO.