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Show l I V Vr r- r - ri rFIGHT . - - . I ? T . ' - . ' FIGHT ON RACKETEERS . 4 ' . 11 11Var i u . War \Var Var \ on racketeers has been declared by the Cru Cru- Crusaders Crusaders Crusaders - : saders , an organization of militant young men between betweeni betweenthe " . -i i - - + the ages of 21 and 45 , and claiming a membership of ofi'I ofi of1,250,000 of1250000 i'I iI i ' 1,250,000 1250000 , , . This body was first formed to agitate agit.ate . for re- re repeal repeal re repeal - ; . peal of national prohibition , and now that it believes beIieves this thisfight thisfight . fight is 'IS 2s ' won , racketeering will be the ne next target . j According to the Crusaders ' chief Fred G . dark Clark , the theJ thefirst thefirst J fIrst battle will be against corruption among officeholders office office- officeholders officeholders - - . , " - holders . He recently said : "These These " political racketeers racketeersincluding , mcludmg including corrupt politicians and self-seeking self seeking - pub public publicofficeholders publicofficeholders he officeholders in the Federal , state and municipal govern govern- governJ governmen governments - J ; ' . ments men ments , must be removed and replaced by honest repre repre- represent representatives representatives - " ' , sent sentatives tives of the people before racketeering racketeenng can be bewiped bewiped WIped out of this country . " 4 . 4He He added that nothing nothmg can accomplish this but a apo apowerful : - pO\verful pO verful po \ erful organization orgamzatlon of patriotic Americans , who by byforce byforce byforce force of numbers can eliminate elmllnate the grafters fiom flom from publIc publIcoffIce publicoffice publicoffice . offIce . The Clusaders Crusaders contend that rackets can be broken brokenup brokenup . up by responsible government , and that lesponsible iesponsible gov- gov govelnment government gov-einment gov einment - elnment ernment can be secured by the couiageous cOUlageous courageous efforts of an anaIel analert analeit alert aIel t , independent and unselfish unseIfIsh unseIfIshminorIty unselfishminority minority . |