The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14
ANTI-ANARCHY
LEAGUE STARTS


ciaL)-Official announcement has just
been made by Hon. John c. Whitsell.
mayor of the city of ST. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, chairman of the executive board,
of the organization of national asso-
citation, which will have local units
in every county of every state in the
United States. for effectively combat
ting the dangerous trend toward ex-
treme radicalism. such as Bolshevism
and Anarchy" The stated purposes
of the association are
First. To prevent the forceful over
throw of constituted government Qo-
CAL state or nationaD within the Unit
ed States of America.
Second. To urge a higher standard
in the performance of the duties OF
citizenship in America.
Third. To, strengthen the indepen-
dence of our public officials and pro-
tect them from intimidation on the
part of revolutionaries.
Fourth. To promote greater har-
mony and progress generally. through
the sincere cooperation of all.
The organization will be known as
The National Cooperative, Readjust-
ment association. 1t was explained that
this association should not be confus-
ed with various cooperative enterprises
of more or less private, or of po-
litical, nature; as the purposes are as
enumerated above and it has no other
activities.
The organization OF The National
Cooperative, Readjustment association
is largely an outgrowth Of the notable
conference of governors. mayors Cor
their authorized representatives, and
federal officials, at the white house.
Washington, last March. The plan or
organization announced in the official
bulletin of the association. just issued,
provides as honorary president, hon
orary vice president. executive board
of nine members (Which is the active
directing and legislative body), poll
cies committee, finance committee,
membership committees; directing sec
rotary, active vice president for the
east active vice president Tor the
west; advisory board of fifty three
members, one from each state and ter
ritory. Local units within each coun-
ty will consist of a county chairman
county executive committee OF I've
members and a general county COM
mittee, composed of one member LOT
each 1000 population within eacn re-
spective county; in addition to the
general membership, whicn Is eApeS.
ed to be very large.
Effective methods for attaining the
purposes of the association are being
worked out speedily as circumstances
seem to warrant.
1t is believed that the chief benefit
from the association will be derived
by local communities, especially lndus-
trial communities, but inasmuch as 10
col units will be general in each state
and territory and political SUBDIVISIONS
thereof, and these communities MAKE
up the nation, then the great bene1lt
to be derived should materially attect
our entire nation. ,
Names of officers are not being USED
promiscuously at this time, II was
stated at. the headquarters. but Will
he announced later. 1t was learned,
however. Hon. John C. Whitsell, mayor
of the CITY of ST. Joseph, Missouri, is
chairman of the executive board, ana
therefore the head of the active work
ing body: Hon. James A. curry,
LAWYER of Hartford, Conn, who repre-
scented the Mayor Of Hartford at the
aforementioned conference, Is actlVe
vice president for the east; Hon. VIII
liam Pisgott of Seattle, Washington,
vice president of the Pacific Coast
steel Co.. who represented former
Mayor Ole Hanson at the conference
is active vice president Tor the wes1r
Albert n. Dennis, who represented .ne
mayor of Wheeling. w. Va. at the
conference, is the secretary. The mem
he~ships includes most of those VINO at
+a,ded the governors and mayors con-.
ference. besides many others. and
o,,iet campaign is now under way TO
s,oc,,re five million members through
the United States and territories IN
Guiding the District of Columbia.