Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-03-02
|MIICH WORK AHEAD
|coIINClLS OF DEFENSE
>o, oult In the Face of very
essential Activities Th"t
Are impending.
SEE THAT LAWS ARE KEPT
.,,,lcr Labor. Prevention OF Frnso'
and Welfare OF Children in -
Line of Duty.
v,,rJ, w,,hlnstSn Bureau

vo,d', washington Bureau
PISN sh1tliISSGGToN, March with
,,,,rancnt system Of stlll furtneI Wv
,,,rallzed community orgahiZh'o''
Ing huilt up throughout 'ht CVon
,., "a take over for loch behetit' az
"a nroper time, the field machineiS
~ ia. council OF national "eichsr
..r,c,ary Of the Interior rrahkVn n,
me who Is the rhairnlah oi ."o
s,oid division Of the council 'ooa1
.,nt letters containing dlreclIohs "
.,,Is end TO the oklahoma state couh
-, NJ defense and to the county OF
-,plzatlons under the state couhc'l
'rbe secretary OF the interior, IN ,''
cont out today. outlines the
benefits 10 he derived from conuh-
,rriou OF the spirit under which the
,nuncil Of national defense was or
''.I and offers some suggestions
vhcrebv those who desire TO coptihue
" he al direct service to their coun-
,ry may have an opportunity or 40
.ug so. . =, r, ,o,,owu.
Il, ,eorgnnizing the community
councils Of defense on pe&ce nas
=, sbouid he plainly pointed out to
q various .Of II lllllAN hi'HN wy ''''
,.,one the final rcsidum OF the
mrcat defense system built up during
r.. war and will operate largely on
,be b1sis Of the old New England
,ovn meeting, and that IN Just so far
=, ,hey carry on their work on
a. non.partlsan -sCctarian and
,,holly American basis will their ef-
rorts he successful, but that II any
form OF partisanship is allowed to
r,een into their organizations, they
ann oniy he weakened thereby and
,ho success OF their efforts endan-
Fered.
Tho first and greatest task of an
organlzed community is TO study its
community problems as a whole and
then TO see that each problem In ade-
cuately taken care OF by some par
tIcular agency or by the creation OF
n new agency or through direct ac-
ton by the community.
Il is not the intention from wash
ing,on TO instruct councils as TO their
duties but as a matter OF suggestion
inc following outlines OF work neces-
sary 10 be carried on by the com
taunlty during the readjustment
period Is outlined.
portant than providing for the well
fare OF the returned soldiers. see to
/, that bureau for returning SOL
dlers. sailors and war workers" TO
provide employment, information and
other assistance Is created wherever
conditions warrant H. under the plans
OF the United States employment
service.
See TO Il that every soldier coming
into your community who has liti-
RatIon pending against him under the
soldiers and sailors civil rights act
Is given free legal service for the con-
duct OF the litigation.
Safeguard the moral welfare OF the
returning men by seeing that all reg
ulatlons as to sale OF liquor and for
the prevention OF yenereal diseases
are vigorously enforced and that II
such ordinances do not exist they are
Immediately enacted
See 10 1t that no disabled man re-
turning to the community falls TO
take the special vocational training
given by tho federal board for vo-
Calional education which will lit him
10 earn his living. and that he Ia not
misled by unwise entertainment to
believe that he can live on his repu-
tation.
See 10 IL that some group in the
community gives an appropriate re-
ception TO each soldier and sailor
Immediately upon his return.
Assist the adjutant general In pro-
ridng for orderly rehabilitation by
reporting to the nearest agent OF the
department OF justice all deserters
from the army who come into the
community, or preferably, by in
ducing them TO return TO their
camps,
Report 10 the bureau of war risk