New Britain herald., 1929-06-11
Salvation Army Officials Adamant
 On Removal of Adjt. Fredrickson

of Messrs. Rackliffe, Atwood and Sprague investigate and report to the committee whether they will recommend acceding to the de- mands of the Salvation Army or recommend that it withdraw from the Community Chest.
 Visitors stand Firn, The Salvation Army officials were adamant in everything except the question of their 10 per cent from the relief appropriation. They agreed not to insist upon that item.
 No serious breach between the advisory committee and the Saliva tion Army has occurred, according to Chairman Rackliffe. who stated today that the army officials simply asked that the local committee fol- low Salvation Army policies and that the arguments of the visitors were perfectly logical and backed up by facts.
 No statement would be made by Mir. Sprague, treasurer, whose ad- ministration was criticized. beyond the fact that he had been "properly sat upon and> did not know what MT. Rackliffe wanted to say"
 Colonel Viberg's final statement to Mir. Rackliffe as he left the Cham- Der of Commerce headquarters where the meeting was held. was that he hoped nothing would happen to sever the ties between the two groups.
 May Break With Community Chest This was not the impression given one other member of the advisory committee, who remarked later that the Salvation Army had broken away from the Community Chest in New Haven and had been more sue | cessful there, and it seemed to him as though that were the ambition of the officials as far as New Britain was concerned.
 At the Salvation Army head quarters later the impression was gained, although no one can quote direct statement. that the visiting officials were favorable toward a clean break from the Community Chest. No. definite statement was made by any of the visiting officials.
 They stopped at the headquarters for dinner and proceeded on to their respective headquarters, Vibsrg to New York and the others to Boston. Adjutant Fredrickson, who felt that his work here had been criticised un- justly by his superiors, felt so dis turbed that he refused to join them at dinner and simply stated that he was "all through with the army" Major Blomgren stopped at Springfield on his way to Boston and called up Mrs. Fredrickson. who was visiting there in an effort to have her persuade her husband not to leave the army. Mrs. Fredrickson was in communication with her hus- band by telephone several times during the night in an effort to dissuade h.m from acting impulsively. Today Adjutant Fredrickson said he had no statement to make, and would reserve final decision until after consultation with his wife and one or two others.
 Petitions Not Presented Although four petitions were in existence asking the officials not to 1 transfer Fredrickson, not one was offered to the meeting. At the meet ing of the Salvation Army members Sunday evening two petitions were signed and it was voted that they be given to MT. Rackliffe not later than noon Monday. MT. Rackliffe did not receive them. A representa- tive of the Salvation Army was pres ent at the meeting and is alleged to 1 have had petition in his pocket which he did not present.
 At recent meeting of the execu- tive committee of Everyman's Bible Class, Rev. William H. Alderson and A. A. Mills were appointed a com- mittee to take steps to have Ad- jutant Fredrickson retained here. The committee met and drew up two petitions which were handed to the Bible Class officials.
 These petitions also failed to make their appearance last evening.
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