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Show "THE VIGILANTES" I ONCE MORE. "The Vigilantes" are spreading out. j They no longer are confined to Ogden. In ihe mail this morning was the fol-lowing fol-lowing letter to the Standard: THE VIGILANTES I A Non Partisan Organization of Auth- ors. Artists and Others For Pat-riotlc Pat-riotlc Purposes. "New York, March 22 Manapfnr Editor Standard: The article which J is enclosed is one of a series being sent out by 'The, Vigilantes.' a patrlo-j patrlo-j tic organization including the leading fl writer and artists of America. H "These writers and artists are giv- H ing their names, their time and their H contributions to promote the best in- H terests of the nation in this critical H period, and ask you to co-operate with H them and give to this article as prom- inent a place as its news value de- H In the list of members are W. J. m Abbott. George Ade. Man Austin, Irving Bacheller,' Rex Beach, Walter Camp. Robt. W. Chambers. Irvln S. I Cook. Charles Dana Gibson, Emerson Hough. Edward Saltus, Booth Tark- B inpton, Chas. H. Towne, Theodore H Roosevelt. William Allen White and H I ij many others. The platform of "The Vigilantes" I 1 To do their part in arousing thr H country to a realization of the import - H ance of the problems confronting the H American people. H 2. To aid in awakening and cult I H vat Ing in the youth of the country a H sense of public service and an intelli- H gent Interest in citizenship and na- H tional problems. H 3. To work vigorously for prepar- 1 ednese, mental, moral and physical. H 4. To work with enpeeial vtpor for I ; Un r al aing an(j , , H vice as a basic principle of American H I ' democracy. H The Standard, in addition to sup- H porung the local "Vlgilantea," will 1 III I lend its efforts in promoting "Tht-Vigilantes" "Tht-Vigilantes" of the nation. |