The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-07-10


|of the war, but when America entered
the contest Wisconsin answered. =
In recounting the part which Wis
consin had done, Governor Philip first
told how the Badger state had as soon
as war was declared, given immediate
orders for enlistment Of the state
militia to its full strength and when
the call came Wisconsin was ready with
her men clothed and armed, while many
other states left the whole burden to
the national government. 81 took It
entirely on my own responsibility to
spend million dollars of the money
of the state to equip these men, said
the governor. Il thought you wouldn It
put me in Jail for it and UP to this
time YOU have not. =
The speaker also told how the en-
forcement of the selective service act
had displayed the patriotism Of wis
consin. In the records at Washing
ton, he said, cit is written that Wis
consin gave the most efficient enforce
ment of the draft act It was because
the people were loyal-they wanted to-
serve their country. They looked for
disturbances in Wisconsin when the
Law was put into effect, but the only
fight that occurred was between two
Italians in Milwaukee leach wanted to
get to the booth first. Then came
from the Provost Marshal the sign
ed statement that Wisconsin had the
smallest percentage of draft de-
linquency in the union.
The Governor also recalled that
Wisconsin was the first state to organ
ize the Council of Defense. He praised
every industry for the support they
had given. He lauded Wisconsin
women, who "worked night and day
for the boys at war and declared that
in financial way Wisconsin had met
every demand made upon her by the
government and met it speedily.
Praises Badger Soldiers.
Wisconsin furnished the first CT
william soldiers to face the enemy,
declared Governor Philip. Some
misguided people had spread the word
that Wisconsin could not be trusted
and now that the war is over, I can
tell how when the first Wisconsin
soldiers went to the front hundreds of
detectives were placed in line to see if
they conld be trusted. The first fight
settled that-the detectives were then
recalled and French officers asked that
Wisconsin soldiers be assigned to the
front line sectors. In the capitol at
units brought back from France dec
Grated with the Croix de Guerre and
the Palm and ] am told that this
state bears the distinction of having
the only units which have yet come
back with that HONOR
Strikes at Bolshevism.
The speaker also dealt with the pres
ent industrial condition and urged the
soldiers to use the same patriotism in
combating Bolshevism that they had
shown on the battle field. He expressed
his confidence, in the people Of the state
to rise in the defense of the flag if it
was ever threatened from foes from
within. 1--WE have in this state'', he
said, q" the nucleus of an organization
and / II fire it out as soon as / can
as now have the right by law-Who
would destroy this government as they
would destroy everything else. / have
reference to the /. w. W. He then
urged that education be used to com
bat this evil and that employer and
employees learn to settle their diff
ferences by arbitration.
In passing he briefly declared him
self as opposed to the use Of any
foreign language in the grade schools
Of the state, but urged that we in the
name of culture go slow in prohibiting
any language from. the higher institu-
tions of learning. Whatever language
we USE, he said, we might use it to
teach Americanism and crowd out any
thing which is in the least propaganda Z.
Opposes League of Nations.
In closing his address the Governor
came out strongly as opposed to the
League of Nations covenant by brand
ing it as a contract which instead of
6 keeping US out of war would keep us
eternally in it, He declared that sell
fshness still ruled many nations and
that as long as this was the case, no
covenant like the one now proposed
could be successful.
"Our President says continued the
Governor, that we have outlived the
principle of national isolation under
which we have lived and prospered for
more than a venutry and advises us to
be prepared to help clean up every
European country if the need should
arise. I do not regard that as the
proper mission of this great republic. j
There may be some plan possible where
questions of international dispute may
be heard before board of arbitration
but the present plan where we become
responsible for the integrity of every
European nation is to my mind inadvis-
able. We should not sacrifice our young
blood to go to Europe and 1 am hoping
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