New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

these things. We cant use them
And then we shall have government
ownership. Their patriotism Is OF tno
kind that IL takes war profits TO make
work. After these fine gentlemen
have been trimmed they wl'i nave
some real patriotism, and the couh-
try will be ahead that mucn.
at will grade about No: ., at tnat'
but il will not be feed wheat or re
Iected,' like The kind they have now.
When you take the proflt out OF war
no one will be interested in keeping
this war for liberty and democracy
going any longer than IS necessary %
save them. II it Is right to conscrips
your sons life, that most precious
life, it is right 70 conscript the ooa'
and steel that God made"
Tho conference was presided over
by Governor Lynn j. Frazier OF Nortn
Dakota. himself the product OF the
Non-Partisan League, which TOOK him.
unknown TO politics, from ms Farm
and made him its first state Governor
He is a dark, deep-chested, heavy
browed, square-standing man. coliege
educated. but showing In every Hne
of his face and figure that he IS son
Of the soil.
Defends Farmers Loyalty
In addressing the conference ne de-
clared that there is no question OF the
patriotism of the farmers and LABOR
inc men. "1hey are loyal and patrl,.
otto. and will defend the Stars ana
Stripes TO the last ditch. All they
want is n square deal. and the pur-
nose of this conference is 70 put that
SQUARE deal up to the food admins
tratjon. The farmers have had poor
crops for two years, and the price OF
$500 for wheat, while a good price
I'm other times, is too low !of In'S
year II the price of wheat Is TO DC
fxed. then We ask the government 70
GO down the line and fix the price on
all the necessaries Of life. l oe!ieYe
the government is going to do TINS
| believe there is patriotism enough
In the country and among the wealth
Ter classes and the Eastern people 10
see that the poorer classes get sduaie
deal" -, -.
The underlying idea Of the league OF
organizing all the farmers and tneh
uniting with organized labor to domi-
nate the nation in .he interests OF Ihe
PRODUCERS was voiced by Gilbert ana Dy
George w. Lawson, secretary OF Vhe
Minnesota State Federation OF Lsoo.'
There were brief speeches by ". a.
Wheeler. of the Bureau Of Markets OF
the Department Of Agriculture; j. ":
Rean, master of the state orange oA
Nebraska, and c. II. Gustafson, pFesI-
dent OF the Nebraska Union OF FARMERS,
In consequence Of limitations tina;
tho league was disloyal and hnanced
bv interests opposed TO the government
President Townley has addressed !et-
ter 10 United States District Attorney
Jacques. in which he invites the pc
partment of Justice to examine ths
books and records of the league ana
make public "any or all facts 1t fnds as
10 our activities" The letter concludes
with the following challenge:
Eve hereby challenge the NationaI
Security League, the National Delence
League. the Navy League and simi!e
organizations 10 make ire same one,
officially as we do 20 the Department OF
Justice, and respectfully ask the De
partment Of Justice 20 give the WldeS'
publicity 10 all facts it ascertalns re,
garding our activities and financing ana
the findings with reference TO ABOVE
named organizations
Baer Opposes Profiteering
Representative John II. Baer, the
North Dakota Representative
list, the Non-Partisan Leagues hrst
elected Representative, speaking to-
night, complained that there was lack
of influence Of little people at wash
ington. "If some poor woman came
down to Congress to get the release OF
her conscripted son they would lock
her UP, but they have fine reception
rooms and plush chairs for the repre-
sentatives of the interests,' he SAID.
Mr.. Baer did some rapid sketch car
toons on the stage TO illustrate his ideas
of the kindly treatment the representa-
tives of interests-these big, rat hogs
get at the hands o. the Washington
spirit. He protested fiercely against
profteering, saying: Wealth must and
will pay for the world war, or well
know the reason why, and if your Sena-
tors and Representatives don't do II
now, send some down there two years
from now that will do it,"
George 2. Fischer, secretary OF the
Springfield (Ill.) Typographical Union,
made rather bitter speech, in which he
reviewed the Springfield llll.) strike and
declared the charge of pro-Germanlsm
in connection with labor troubles was
a means of muddying the water. While
fighting autocracy abroad, he said, II
would be as we'll to fight it at home.