The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-20
81 By II. ~ b. /. Paulson.) s.

league was launched ats the confer
5ence Of prominen representative
men of North Dakota held in Grand
Forks yesterday.
out of that meeting there will
grow a permanent organization
for; the handling Of 8 such plan OF ac-.
ton that may be determined upon as
necessary to combat the statewide.
campaign Of misrepre ntation and
falsehood that leaders in the new
movement declare has made possible
the success SO far attained BY the
league leaders in promoting what vas s.
ious speakers yesterday interpreted
as d propaganda aimed at making
North Dakota the stage for expert
menting in Socialist doctrine on e.
scale greater than ever before at.
tempted 1in the world. ~ 5,sS:
Garry the Truth to the people
That's All is the striking and deep
meaning slogan adopted by the new
organization SO far without a name.
Comic dencef that the people of North
Dakota will return q just verdict
when they understand thoroughly all
the facts relating to the Social list pro-
spaganda, was voiced by practically
every speaker, but they all declared
that the people were entitled to an OPP
portunity to hear real facts concern
ing the issues that now conc cern the
state. 3s
Present channels Of infornation
open to SO many thousands Of people
Of North Dakota, ana which, in q
great many instances, are the sole sole
and only avenues BY which irfornla,-:
tion does reach them, were branded
as being engaged In a camrsign Of
sanllsrepresenta lions, yilification and
/ Hes, aimed at sowing seeds OF d:sseIl-
sion among the peoples OF the state.
setting neighbor against neighbor,
farmer against mere chants, and the
county against the cities and villages
of the state. .3s55
;ss 1t is a realization OF 4, the serious.
ness of the issues presented to the
I people of the state that called SO
many prominent North Dakota men
i together yesterday at Grand Forks
I 1t was meeting epresentatiye OF
the mercantile life Of the common
wealth, OF the farm, and Of the pro-
fessional life. en- who never, fore
aligned themselves with q moyenaent
that had anything OF the political
tinge attached, were in yesterdays
audience that part ipated in the three
sessions held in the Grand Forks city
80 sss
sIshat the issue mot poll icaL
but eeenOnnic, and that North Dakota
men must stand shoulde TO shoulder
tost the end that q just verdict be i re- J
corded sat the polls; In the i91s s. e1ec.
1 fIons; wase clearly defined and the
SSline of cleavage up and down the
state VIII be Soc lism. .sSs
Carry the truth to the: people,
that's all I. II slogan coined by A.# g.
Diyet, Of Fargo. Ia his address before -
the meeting lat the orning session,
Us the theory upon which the whole
work 81 the new organiza alton viii be t'e'
based. ISL
During the next few mo nths or
years, as may be ecessary the OF
4 sganizat ion win sbe maintained, to to
the end that an of the people sof North ,tll
Dakota shall be given al ortun1ity
/ to stud allH sides off the propaganda
Issues brought 10 the state by the
sNonpartisan league lead the def ls 4
mite plan ofs act ION to be outlined Gby
/ . committ tee ot twelve men, known as lll,
the hoard soff nanag gers and yl,ich =
Ras selected yesterda les.
was u gather ering of serious men llE,l.
responded ttlhe call Gently
Issued by the Iegislati tiyef connmittees
elp,riesentatiy tina ,eople of North tl
i sDatsott 81 who ssee3 no good 81 the Non.
Spartisan league Il prom osal tila
state new conat titutioi, as yided %
ssinsSEE Sssi
roused sttmas; to u pitcl ~ en-
,sssthus.asm and atriotic gferver tllat ret
would have done credit to the Nom
,sppartisans, ana hiclh excited the open
|sadmiration 81 pTesident oRnley..
IEshinself md hiss Il ble tenan Albert
soxsn l ! the lalt'