Show BRITISH LION NOW OCTOPUS AS BIG BID BILLS BILL'S FIGHT GROWS Mayor Tells Toledo He Plans National Crusade GAINS RECRUITS Library Board Tells Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago cago Executive It ItIs Is Js J s Not Alarmed CHICAGO Nov 1 By l.-By By The Asso Asso- Associated Associated Associated Press Mayor Thompsons Thompson's arch foe the British lion has begun to assume aSsume the proportions of an oc oc- oc octopus What was a playful lion cub in the Chicago schools grew into a raging king of beasts on the shelves of the Chicago public library then suddenly under the magic wand of fast moving events was metamorphosed Into a asea asea sea creature its reaching out toward Americans young and old Such was the picture the mayor ma or painted in an address In Toledo last night Ills His supporters at home added their strokes to the canvas until a comprehensive picture of British propaganda has less been printed p NATIONAL CRUSADE Addressing the greater Toledo club Mayor Thompson said he planned to tomake tomake tomake make a wide nation-wide crusade of his fight against British propaganda We are arc going to straighten out the affairs of the schools In Chicago and we are going to make our campaign nation wide he asserted Urging the election first nut delegates to the national con con- conventions of both parties Mayor con I Thompson said zaid I already sense the hand of Wall street and the interns interns- International bankers in the handling of the the lineup for Cor both big party conventions And while the mayor was campaigning cam cam- campaigning campaigning for Cor America first In Ohio his platform was applauded at a meeting of the American Association for the Recognition of o the Irish IrUh Re Re- public Mayor Mayor- Thompsons Thompson nat il e campaign against the propaganda he believes exists took the form of the American first foundation member- member membership membership ship hip ship invitations being bring sent to gover gover- governors governors governors nors senators congressmen men and mayors mo ors throughout the country REPLIES RECEIVED ED Replies to invitations to Join con- con continued continued today to arrive from all parts of the country Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr asked to tobe tobe tobe be enrolled as a private citizen I know I need not no remind you that all pioneers In every walk of life are arc severely criticized but In the end it its ItIs Itis Is s these men who found Cound nations cre cre- create create ate principles and set the pace which the he critics must follow to keep In the running he said John F. F Hylan former Cormer mayor maor of New York City also sent in the re required re- re required required 10 for Cor membership U U. S. S Senator Charles Curtis Kan Kan- Kansas Kansas sas wired that he saw no need for the promotion of the organization U U. S. S Senator Pat Fat Harrison Mississippi MississIppi Mississippi sippi wrote he would be glad to Join the America first foundation Governor Adam McMullen of Ne Ne- Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska braska replied The Fourth of July Is isa a big enough institution In the United States to render unnecessary any such under under- taking Directors of the public library in ina Ina ina a letter to the mayor major said they re refused re- re refused refused fused to be startled by his cry Lion lion Jon They declared the library to tobe tobe be an institution of of free speech sp ch not notto notto to be throttled |