Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood (November 4, 1871 – December 17, 1930) was a prominent American lawyer who was active in reforming antitrust legislation.
As leader of this organization, he demanded that the socialist mayor of Milwaukee, Daniel Hoan, should be indicted by the state for disloyalty.
His organization called for the state to declare martial law, suppress dissent and punish or banish seditious people.
He wrote "It has been my experience that almost invariably serious and difficult complications arise the moment women are given equal powers with men in connection with the direction of organization work that relates to the Citizen's Army," He said "The men of this country ... do not expect the women to take part in wars on the firing line... Until women are subject to military service on the same basis as men, they cannot expect and should not be given equal authority, either in organizations for preparedness, or in fighting units.
The time seemed ripe, with the Justice Department taking a stronger position on anti-trust violations and the economy in decline.