Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11
U, S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY o'coN'
NER WARNS AGAINST DIS.
LOYAL ORGANIZATION.
COUNTY OFFICERS URGED
TO FIGHT INVASION
Federal Attorney Says County OFF,
Gals Should Attend All Meetings %
peoples Council and Prevent Dis
loyal uttsranees or Aetions-Har6-
ing Advises Retired Farmers.
Special 10 Times Republican.

Special 20 Times Republican.
/ pes Moines Sept. ll.--More.than 500
county attorneys. shrritfs. members %:
boards of supervisors. mayors Of cities
and members OF councils Of defense a
tended the hts meeting held at the
state house Monday called ny Gov
errar Harding TO consider The matter
Of Stamping ont d->Ioyalty.
Lafayette Young. chairman Of i'e
state council Of defense, presided,
United States District AuorneYs Frank
ONunnor and Claude Porter and Sen
ator 4. Il. Cummings addressed the
meeting. Before adjournment Tesold-
ton. introduced by Mayor Law. OF
Waterloo. was passed in which the az
PENDANTS al the meeting assured the
state and federal officials OF their
hearty cooperation and support ans
expressed appreciation OF the meeting,
DISTRICT Attorney O'Connor. Of the
northern Iowa district attacked the
PEOPLES Council Of America as the
Most uenacing institution now
threatening the cause Of the country.
Ha urged the county officers 10 fight
the invasion OF this council Il it at
tempted 10 hold any meetings in ms
state
Any such proposed meeting OF nus
organization in yoar community should
DE attended b. local officers and II
there is evidence OF violation Of the
espionage act or any violation Of the
actS Of the Thirty general as
sembly Of Iowa prohibiting attacks
upon the state and national govern
ncnt the offender should promptly be
arrested and the meeting dissolved
he said.
y regard this organization as the
most menac!ng institution now threat
entng the cause Of The country, ne
continued. It's leaders are largely Sc
cialisrs oui Of sympathy with uT Hlan
Of government and moved, in my up u
ion. by false and deceptive motives
The statement given out by representa-
t!ves Of the organization IN Chicago
brea-hes defiance and disloya''y - Ia"
and authority in every line.
Uroes Farmers TO Go Back to Farms.
Governor Harding in MS address d.
crossed from his manuscript enough 10
declare lAlE1L III 44.-S Jh-- 49, 49,
farmers should go back on the farms
TO work and ali should be engaged n
useful employment.
Before spring he said. III may De
necessary to organize the women, give
them cards bearing this legend. I'm a
| Stacker and ask them 10 pin one OF
these cards on the coat-tails of every
man they find not at work
The governor further told :he Off
Gals present that they could take this
message back home: There ien't GO
ing 10 be many exemptions. There
ought to be no exemptions at this time
! except for physical disability
Senator Cummlns, in his address,
declared his faith in the loyalty Of the
people OF the state.
There may be a few traitors he
said. but l can not believe there are
very many men or women in Iowa Tho
want Germany to win this war.
Senator Cumm!ns further declared
that there was now no room for dis
agreement over the war, that every
citizen owed mis- allegiance and Jealous
support 10 this country alone.
We do not intend that the peril Of
the boys VINO left Des Moine+s yester-
day-who have given up al that Is
dear 70 defend thar coUHtry-we do
not intend that their peril shall be IN
creased by reasonable utteranccs az
home"
District Attorney Claude Porter
urged cooperation between all Of the
officials and said that the rank and
file OF the people should assist n
stamping out disloyalty