Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1917 — LOCAL BAR TELEGRAPHS WOOD [ARTICLE]

LOCAL BAR TELEGRAPHS WOOD

Urge Him to Stand by the President in War Crisis. At a meeting of the Jasper County Bar association Saturday, Congressman Wood ©anie in for a full measure of reprimands for some of his actions relative to the administration war measures before the national congress. As the association is composed of about six Republicans to one Democrat it is evident that partisan lines have been effaced in the face of the present national crisis.

A resolutions committee, headed by Judge Hanley, drafted resolutions favoring universal military training, but inasmuch as nothing was said regarding present needs these resolutions wdre not satisfactory to all. Attorney Mose Leopold then drew up arfother set of resolutions which were adopted by the association and a copy of the same telegraphed to Congressman Wood. The resolutions adopted were as follows: Rensselaer, Indiana, April 14, 1917. BE IT RESOLVED by the Jasper County Bar association that whatever legislation is pending in the national congress relative to meeting the present crisis growing out of the war with Germany, and which has been recommended by the President and his cabinet, be enacted into law, and we urge that both our United States senators and our representatives in congress vote and use their influence to that end. We further recommend the passage of a universal military training law for the purpose of national defense. Jasper County Bar Association, By FRANK. FOLTZ, President. Attest: MOSES LEOPOLD, Secretary.