New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-16
Editor, The Open Forum:

have noticed by several papers that
the so-called Minnesota Nonpartisan
League is attempting to gain support
for itself. I'D
Now, this new League has been LAM
basting the National Nonpartisan
League for advocating what it terms a
Socialist program. The officers of
this new Organization seem to be very
much interested over the fact that the
program of the National Nonpartisan
League should contain measures here
tofore advocated by Socialists.
I'VE STAND FOR, says the new
League, thirty -sM propositions that in
clude the entire Socialist program, and
then some. If one had reason to suspect
that the so-called Minnesota Nom
partisan League" had any intention of
ever putting it's programs into operation,
there would be nauch more reason to fear
that Socialism would be inaugurated
by this new outfit than by the National
Nonpartisan League. Of course, no
man who is at all, scared of Socialism
Eneed be- afraid of the new League OH this
account i rs.
In their prepared article for the; news
papers of the State, the officers (who, by
the way, constitute the, entire member
ship of the fake League) have; many bad
things to say of the; National Non
partisan League. The, entire, circular
news article, is a long. succession of
knocks against this farmers organizes
tom But, there is nowhere in. the
entire letter even single statement, con-
deznning the rubbeTies perpetrated: upon
the producing class by the: Chamber Of
Commerce, the: Millers, and other para
sites~ Mot a. word Of condemnation
along that line.
Somewhat strange, ISN'T. it? And
maybe, not so strange, if our surmise is,
at all correct. According, to, the; grape
nut prowerh, There's treason
The statement is. made: that the, new
League; expects to-, have al membership,
OF 200 900 among. the farmers in. Mime.
sofia This shows that ''loose-j ointed"
logic Isl employed at the headquarters Of.
the, fake League As matter of. fact,
therR are not 200 900 farmers in the, en-
tire, state. Even il every home, should
be;rapresented in the; membershipSof this.
cheap, League, it would be Impossible to-
aRRrOach a membership of 200, O0D.
The; fake: League makes, the. further.
claim that, it can organize: the, farmers,
0r.tAD, years on a $500 membership fee.
RossihlY- It may be: that this crowd. is:
.ho0lseh up IN a way that will enable,
the; ilt, TO a,alze up Tor the deficit
that would res.l They may have;
wealthy friends ssviho will come to the
resel1e m hliasaal way salt may
possibly be- too that, the EhssnI-s oI
Ch Con Will Donate q, millim dplhrss
or SO, to boost the new! League: d the loot
fpnr,n %1,o
of this State
AS fl: oontending that a So. naepar-
bership fee for two years will cover
campaigns, paying subscriptions to a
fares for speakers, printing campaigns
literature and petitions; for candidates
endorsed for election, and other i'm
cidentals- thing is too absurd, TO.
deserve REPUTATION. But. again, I. Ne
peat the new Leauge may have friends,
who possess the "kale'' and who have:
already promised to- make; good: the.
deficit that will surely result if the new.
League has any intention to, organize.
the farmers of the State.
| To be frank, [ would hardly accuse
| Big Business Of lending upport to, 4 move
carried on in such a. crude, and unln-
teligent manner. But it three men
utterly without funds and organzati Jon,
are able to keep up their propaganda
against a farmers movement. someone is
furnishing the coin. Under such cir
culnstances should have to admit that
the thing looks like another move OF the
Chamber Of Commerce to disrupt the
farmers movement,
AS member of the National Non
partisan League and as one anxious to
see the farmers organized in political
way, want to warn my friends and
neighbors against this fake organization
entitled the Minnesota Nonpartlsan
League =
P. p. VANDERBILT,
New Ulm, MINI.
Albert Lea ''blind piggers" are up
against it now. All the attorneys OF
that city have agreed to refuse to appear
as counsel for them. If the attorneys
would make the same agreement regard
= ing all 3law-breakers it might make crime
4 lose no,,,,lor thor, r. ia now