Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07

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There ID civil war in Oklahoma in re-
sistance to the draft. There IL deter
mined opposition on the part ola vast
majority who are called by the draft
There is treason in the German Ian
guage newspapers. There Is treason In
many banks presided over by Germans.
There Is treason in many Localities In
Iowa. Men are found peddling trea-'
sonable literature.
There u treason in the northwest
and southwest headed by the 4. W..
WIS. The meanest treason consists IN
men proclaiming the right to hold
traitorous views.
; In the present crisis, what Is the
duty OF every citizen? 1t u his duty
to Join O patriotic society. 1t Is his
duty to support President Wilson ana
the patriotic men who are struggling
against all opposition in congress. It IS
his duty to find out what his nefs'hpor
thinks. 1t Is his duty to say to every
man that this Is not a proper time 10
be considering terms of peace, for the
reason that Germany now considers
herself victorious and will settle only
on the supposition that she is the win
ner of the war.
It Is every patriots duty to find out
what the school teachers are intenu-
ing to do in regard to patriotism. II Is
his duty to see that enemy school DOCKS
shall be put out of the public SCHOOLS.
These duties Of citizenship are not
altogether agreeable. but the men anu
women who do not expect to go to tne
front to fight the battles OF our ols
country must fight them here at nome
we owe it to the boys who are going 10
the trenches to see that there are no
fire-in- the-rear copperheads lett De
hind to make trouble.
TOIIERATING LAWI.BsSNEsS.
[Sioux City Journal
on the morning after the lynching
of Frank Little the I. w. w. leader al
Butte, Governor Sam Stewart was
asked at Helena whether he contem-
plated any action in the premises.
Governor Stewart replied: u nave hao
no exact or detailed information re-
garding the event and know nothing
a bout it save what l have heard OH
the street I have nothing to say OH
the subject at present
one Of the most important functions
of the governor of any state is seeing
that all the state laws are enforced.
A law whose Observance was essential
to the personal safety Of every citizen
of Montana had been fagrantly ana
defantly violated the night before.
The man to whom the public looked
for assurance Of the observance CT a.
laws knew nothing about it except
what he had h ard on the street. APP
parently the governor was not suiti-
GENTLY interested to make inquiries IN
his official capacity. He d clined to
indicate whether he would endeaVor TO
punish the lynche1s. He wound net
even say word cf denunc.at.on OF the
lynching, assuming that what he nao
heard on the street WAS true.
Apparently The Butte miners VINO
are talking of spcttng the lyncners 10
their own satisfaction and getting
them one by one will be adopting the
only method by which punishment can
he meted out for the crime committed
at Butte After a little iawiess see
between the classss Governor
Stewart and Montana will have nrst
class case of anarchy on hand.
The !. W. w needs no better food
on which to feed than lawlessness Oh
the par. Of these who are opposing
their perverse and misehievous propa-
ganda A law that is not enforced I'M
partially as between classes and indi-
viduals mocks Justice and offers direct
invitation to anarchy.