American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-09
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So NNNAM ANNNHNNA|NN KNLN NNAE ~
oOunt for the extraordinary spread OF
the l. " ". movement until IL has
become such a menace TO the country
that drastic action against Il has been
taken a. Washington
De ee realize that the / ". W. Is at
Nar Nith the constituted authorities OF
the land and that 100000 OF ~ adher-
entn are seeking 10 control our indus
tries and the labor on our farms In
tour OF the northwestern states
Washington Oregon. Montana and
ldaho7
Must We pass through the throes OF
the French revolution. q down the
affairs in our churches and place with
in their most sacred precincts, as was
done Ia Paris. the women OF the
strcetsf Shall we wipe a the Chris
iian Sabbath and substitute a day OF
rioious pleasure shall we. as they
did ln France. while proclnimiug liber-
~. fraternity and equality. drag pro-
testing statesmen 20 the HcaffOld and
establish the mob la the halls Of legis-
lauou7
Look abroad and see what Is hap
peninE, Note the terrific struggle 20
safely establish a republic in Hussiai
Note the startling concessions made 70
s0cialistic demands by conservative
Great hrltaiui Observe the seeds OF
revolution apringing up Ia Spain, Italy,
Sweden, and throughout all Europe.
when the governor OF Idaho asked
the ! " W u Il would make a labor
agreement for six months, the answer
eas we viii take anything we ean
set. but We Wlll not make any agree
ment FOR tomorrow we may want
something else"
Demands FOR a six hour day are al
ready heard Next Il will bo a four
hour day and then no hours for work.
but tho c~onnscation OF property on the
socialintic plan.
We have been passing bills al Wash
mgton that do the very things that the
Socialists have been demanding. We
are nxing prices OF wheat. food. coal.
sugar, copper. paper. steel and iron.
We are considering taking over the
railroads. the telegrapha and iele-
phones. and the coal miueH and factor
ies pf the country. We talk lightly OF
"commandecring" everything In sight.
DO se need 10 DO the things that the
Socialists platform demands Have
uo efficiently tried out, under compe-
tent business direction. we'll -dlFested
plans for meeting the emergencies OF
var In all the history OF the nations.
have the crude. fancifui notions OF the
socieiiat over stood tho test OF ox-
perlencef Has the government own
crahlp 81 public utilities and govern
ment control OF markets and OF prices
worked the wonders their enthusiastic
advocates promised
Stale and federal authorities are
taking a good part of the estates OF
those who pass away By the same
authority. they can take every dollar
that a man mas leave and deprive his
children OF the last cent OF an ex-
peCied inheritance. DO We realize this
fnct3
We are appalled, by tho fearful cost
~ the War in men and money Lost
populations can be replaced and lost
property var be restored. but what
viii happen u the constitution aud
laws for the protection OF property and
human rights are swept away
Was Lord M~acaulay endowed with
The spirit of prophecy when on jan
uary 18th. 1857. Ia a letter 10 a. s.
kundali OF Boston. he wrote;
IL d quite plain that your govern
ment viii never be able to restrain a
distressed and discontentod majority
For aith you the majority Is the gov
eminent and has the rich. who are
aivays a minority. absolutely az It's
mercy The day win come when In
che state % New York a multitude OF
people. none of whom has had more
than hall b breakfast. or expects 20
bafe more than hair a dinner. viii
shnose "a legislature. Us n possible 20
doubt what sort of a legislature will
he chnseuf on one side Is q siatos
uau preaching patience. respect for
vested rights. strict observance of pub
ilc faith ON ihc other b "a demagnsue
rantinF about the tyranny OF capital
lefs and usurert and asking why "A
body should hc permitted fo drink
champagne and to ride in a carriage.
tiie thousands of honest folks are
POI aaHt of neccasarlet Which OF tho
fwo candidates ia likely to De- pre-
terrfd hY a man uHu hears his children
cry Tor brcAaf / serIousiy ap-
frfhsud that 900 Nlll. In some such
season of adversely as J have described
So things which wiil prevent prpsperi
81 from returning that gou Nil act
nike people who should iu q year OF
scarcity dctour all the seod corn. and
thus make the next r. year not of scar
els but of absolute famine There
aIi b.. I fear. spoliatun The spolin-
fun ailf increase the distress The
distress will produce fresh spoliaiiou
There IS nothing to stop you Your
constitution is an sail and mo- anchor
When a society has entered on this
downward progress. either civilization
or liberty must perish Either some
Caesar or Napoleon viii seize the reins
a. government Hith O strong hand. OF
your republic viii be- ns feartully
pisndered and laid waste By barbar-
lens ia the twentieth century as the
Roman Empire was ia the nth with
this difference. that the Huns and
Eandals who ravaged the Roman En-
pire came from without, and that your
Tr..-a ~nA NunAufa WflI have hupn UU-