The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-18
Whitehurst Explains in Letter
Purpose of After War Organi-
cation; Davenport New
Chairman.
WILL SERVE WITH
OTHER co. OFFICERS
County Attorney and County Su-
perintendent on Board; Select
IL Other Representative
Citizens.

R. f. Davenport Grady county
judge has received letter from J.
A. Whitehurst, president Of the State
Board OF Agriculture and who has
been appointed by Governor Robert
son as state chairman of the new
council OF defense, outlining the pur.
pose of the organization and giving
in detail the method OF organizing the
county. The letter follows;
you are probably aware that in
many of the states, that the council
of defense has never been aban-
doned, but in oklahoma, immediate
ly after the armistice, desiring to get
back upon a pre.war basis, the coun-
Gil was disbanded, its books closed
and its valuable work in many in
stances forgotten.
"ln view Of this unsettled condi-
tion Governor Robertson has APP
pointed me state chairman of the new
after-war council OF liberty and de-
fense This council will be peculiarly
different from the old council mas
much as its purpose win be to uphold
and promote law, order and civilizR-
tion through the courts and various
channels of Justice, 1t win not be a
man handling or dictatorial organiza-
ton, but will gather facts, statistics
and information, calculated to return
to us to an even tenor of our ways,
attempting to stamp out profiteering.
and all unfair and unjust advantage
being taken on any branch Of strata
Of our citizenship.
"The plan Of our organization is
largely local, and the activities of
this council viii be more patriotic
than defensive 1t Is my hope that
in no way this may be turned into or
construed as a political organization.
EThe governor has appointed from
the various walks of life, and more
especially from the great common
people Of oklahoma, about thirty.five
Of the good men and women to CON
stitute a state council am today
appointing the county judge, county
attorney and county superintendent
of each county whom | am requesting
to select from different parts of the
county, twelve representative men
and women not suspected of being
engaged in any avocation of prof
iteering and unfair dealings with
their fellow men.
when you have selected the
twelve members, with the county
judge as county chairman, unless
otherwise provided by your local
council, will ask you to send their
names to me at the state capitol, and
will have commissions issued to
them. This committee can be a great
help in assisting the producer and
consumer to join in closer relation
ship, always keeping in mind that
fairness of purpose will serve your
own county and the state much better
than permitting any injustice, either
in act or word.
Il will thank you to keep me in
formed from time to time of any dis
turbance or abnormal condition that
may arise in your county, believing
that in the greatness of our country.
in the initiative Of free liberty-loving
people, that by using good tact and
judgment we will be able to avert
the chaotic and inflammable condition
that seems to be spreading through
out Europe and the more congested
districts of our own nation.
81 hope you will use every effort
possible to keep down race riots and
racial disturbances that may break
out through the indiscretion of some
irresponsible parties. 1t will also be
your duty to help increase production.
assist in better facilities of market
ing, using your best judgment in re-
ducing profiteering to a minimum" :.