People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1895 — INDUSTRIAL LEGION. [ARTICLE]

INDUSTRIAL LEGION.

CIRCULAR NO. 1 FROM NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. Full Instructions to Members of the ; Order —The Call for Minute Men —To . Win the Battle We Must Be Well Organized. The National Industrial legion at its | i annual meeting, held with Reform ; Press association at KAnsas Cit?’, Mo.. . I Feb. 22, 1895, elected the tolowing ofli- i I cers for two years: j Paul VanDervoort, commander. Oma i I ha, Neb. Frank Burket, vice commando.- I j Okolona, ?>li?s. J. A. Edgerton, adjutant genera! ! : Lincoln, Neb. Milton P; rk, quartermaster general Dallas, Texas. W. S. Morgan, sentinel, Hardy, Ark. J xecutive Council. Geo. F. AV;, hburn, Boston. Mass. Thomas V. Cator, San Francisco Cal. i John W. Ak-ikler, Denver, Colo. Bev. J. D. "’otkin, Eldorado, Kan. Arthur ]’ >.< ;lle. Tarkio Mo. Headqua. wrs will continue at Orr.tti ha for the p; -sviit at 1110 South Thirty- | second strcV and all mail and apo 1 ;- i ■ cations for • b'o't'-r should be addrerst i I Ito Paul V;wDervooyt. i The res ion adonted bv the r.” I I i ticnal con n h ee at St. Louis, ;)?o. Jb. provided •’ c all political or? wj j tions shot ; i *c-port to the legion he t I- | i quarters. | That tt ■■-<■ organize dons could 1 | balled industrial leg! ’ ople’s legions, o' People'- clubs or leagues, as seemed t n adapted to the locality, j That c- ; rtcr fee ;be reduce 1 to ' cent" mu! eacl her u’-yed to pay 10 <: its per annum to national head.qv.a.l ' s. That <■’■'■<:.. leagues, alliance.-., r-?'! jail farm •• ■ •’ labor orders th * wi n r._ charter Wd send names cf ' . and mor 1 . ■ and 20 can’s for rr! ' and recf’vc cl’artar without chan: ■ (. officers or ■ titles. The following rewo’etfons w ' adopted by the Reform Press a?'-.; tion at Kansas City. Mo.. Feb. 22. I;V '. “Whe.T-.a. The National Press r.-cnei’-tion reco r ”niz-'-s in G'm Paul Vanl'crvoort one of the mow earnest, e r ' i n nt and on;' ::w: ■ -‘le orranizers cf the fAmm forces in t! ■ country. a v :o we bWvo th it trie comrades ( ■■'■'<o tm! with him in the v; are zee’.rue ''■'rr.’’-:’s whoso h-crls ■■ ia this r c- t work: th “Resolved, That the K>I fcr'n F re ■ qi -lotion ! r.'or",? t’ -? InMusirirl I--'-:;, and pk ' . i i k.ev.' co-ono.'M i.'i I n the rn-rv "ik” i Will, i:.i" ■■■dnrsem.cn :.■! the f"i ' that tin; n tioir.l e.zm.ml" .? ’-'■-’e th' ' ’egion and its executive co .; ti; -o h'ts in mrsed it throe tim' - an i the comm'ttee twice, there should be r union of reform forces si] : h-c th i line into this compact political ere; ri- i ; zatior. ard a’l other p’-'- r should : | abandon' 1 and discouraged by c". .press a • ’ people. We hn-e a cormtit'iency < f f- - rV’. | dons to c.r.’iV fre n if all in symn i'1 with our party '-or'.'] cw 'e - admit • ll over It. of ' o'h n . Wo i i'-ite ell the ,st°to, cm*’ ' ■ " ■ giont and I earner tly call on !r- r worn nos our party to wri‘ me f Etrw' : o r "?. They can rrim < - mon • for end win t-mv. : u... < vote's to our cause.

VV , Ir.vi 3 all the ftnt?. '■ov. 'y, ' legb ns and I earnestly <• ’1 on the live w cruiting oil’-.-ors nt once. W? .will commission no one ‘-■’to ' rot •crk. The nat.i nwl erw?-r ' ’ call ■ 1 cn the--e committees ft ' - “to organize the legion in ev iv ' . jrec inct in theland.” I hope ear fa. er ■ her will respond to the call, earnestly request all those lv>’ " : »n missions to act or return tbe’r o ' mi: sions and have sofae one app . wh can.

i ’<> urce the legion members to core- ■ ful’y study ’lie ’ bate plan of raising ‘ me in article 7, of constitution ■ It ■ i 1) do the work and raise ab-.md?.:t m r ,<• for 1896 if even one hundred leo’orw <'q;i!<l o-KT le it. The non is now r 1 f or opera;’on. Pref. C. Vincent, rid tip vmoliT:.d., is special rebate org'-nizer. Write him for p; • ti -lars. enclosing stamp for reply. If i u want to.-.organize■ legioi-s quie': se cl to me for the -co’.is ti tutions ami -Inst n-trans, and enclose ‘ten cents in st ’m If you want to he minute men, insp i‘■-d with the spirit cf 1776, meet in I finds ('■’ net less than ten, elect a captain, adjutant and quartermaster, and [ a. I their names and the names of i embers, with 50 cents, and wo will forward charter at once. All the legions chartered in 1823 and 1794, nearly 1,000 in number are eari t-tly urged to send ten cents per membc? at once. Dues are not compulsory, but we depended on you and gave al! our time free of charge, and put in over 7700 of our own money during the past two years. We can not do that again. A small sum from you would furnish ample funds. Ten cents from each member of the legion would give us means to organize ten thousand leI gions. We urge all the devoted, patriotic men and women who are able i to contribute to send money at once to ■ start this work. We have paid the I bills long enough. The case rests with . the people. If they want to win th ?y i must be organized. To accomplish that ! result money must be provided. It takes the services of a stenographer | and a typewriter and one clerk all t ie • time now. Members of my family - hrve done this work without a dollar l of compensation. We can not do it any Unger. Our means were long ago exhausted. , , t i t i_

I have taken this load upon me again with the definite understanding that help will come. We should be able to organize the w,ork so that I could be in the field all the time. When I served as commander of the Grand Army I filled 156 appointments in 38 states and territories, traveled over 40,000 miles and recruited 100,000 men and organized the Woman’s Relief corps. I am ready to do that work for humanity, for the People’s Party, if means are provided. Not a day should be lost. The enemy are organized. We can array the grandest organization the world ever saw, for we believe that God is with us and will give his mighty help if we .will arise from our slumber ami fait into line from ocean to ocean. We can win the great strike for the people at the ballot box. Let everyone in line with the People’s Party organize the moment they read this call. We want especially the aid of the women and young people. We want glee clubs. Let the boys organize drum corps to lead the great processions that congregate at our meetings, and let those who lie afflicted on beds of pain on account of the burdens cast r.non them, or are so poor they have no heart to work, pray for the deliverance of the peprle. Let no one be kept out of the lesion on account of poverty. Legion buttons, a beautiful design, can he nroourred of George F. Washburn, lock fbox §594. Boston, at 15 cents .each, PAUL VANDERVOORT. Commander.