History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . 156 CAMDEN COUNTY TNT THE GREAT Uhoto by Won/, r.]MAYOR CHAvS. 11. ELLISChairman of Camden Public Safety Committee and Victory-Jubilee and Memorial Committee CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE GREAT WAR. 157 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AT the outbreak of the war it was obvious that eachcommunity in the country must protect itselfagainst plots to overthrow the American Government,to blow up munition plants, such had been done at Eddy-stone, Pa., when hundreds were killed and injured, andto suppress all attempts at disorder on the part of pro-German sym
History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . 156 CAMDEN COUNTY TNT THE GREAT Uhoto by Won/, r.]MAYOR CHAvS. 11. ELLISChairman of Camden Public Safety Committee and Victory-Jubilee and Memorial Committee CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE GREAT WAR. 157 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AT the outbreak of the war it was obvious that eachcommunity in the country must protect itselfagainst plots to overthrow the American Government,to blow up munition plants, such had been done at Eddy-stone, Pa., when hundreds were killed and injured, andto suppress all attempts at disorder on the part of pro-German sympathizers, and the result was that publicsafety committees were appointed in each State withsub-committees in each municipality. This State wasorganized by Governor Walter E. Edge, who called ameeting of seven hundred mayors of cities in the Stateon March 28, 1917. The governors of the States of theUnion had previously held a conference with the WarDepartment at Washington. These committeees laterbecame known as Councils of Defense. There was aNational Council of Defense and a council in
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