Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-05

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demanded by men of wealth that
they might line their pockets with
Mr.. Towniey said further IN that
speech: :,
Well. the rich man will stay at
home. He's making the rules
Of the game" These boys Will
give the biggest sacrifices mon
can make. They will give up
their lives. They will Jose legs and
arms, Whole companies will DO
blown to atoms Hundreds Of
thousands, yes, millions, Of the
test you have will be sacrificed.
Was this talk. of q kind to arouse
fear in the hearts Of men Of draft
task Of the government in MOBILIZE
ing its man-power to defend tho ma
TONS rights?
Mr.. Townley was quoted ~ saying
at the Nonpartisan League conlvs-
ence in st. Paul a month ago,
We invitsd Mr.. Hoover to come
here. We invited Mr.. Julius,
Barnes to come here. They could :
tatives Of tho Minneapolis Cham
ber Of Commerce. the Duluth
Board Of Trade and Of grain
gamblers throughout the Middle
West are gathered In Chicago to
ask the Food Administration to
let them raise the prices for
handling grain. And Mr.. Hoover /.
Is there listening to them.
Do you, farmers and citizens OF
Minnesota" second this aspersion Of
the probity and good faith Of Mi.
Hoover. who. In fact, attended no
such conference and called Mr.. Town
ley to task tor stating an. untrut9N-
Did this contemptible slur on a man
In whom the administration has the
utmost confidence set Mr.. TowuIey
forth as a loyal supporter Of the gov.
eminent? Has Mr.. Townley made
proper amends to Mr.. Hoover for
w submit the foregoing citations
as evidence that Mr.. Townley has not
been misrepresented or maligned by
Ehe Tribune, that his loyalty has bean
tainted and that he has been, pur-
posely or otherwise. an encourager Of
s!ackerism. He has been adroit in
Following q poisonous sting with an
approving kiss, or visa versa. He has
blown hot and blown cold almost n,
he same breath. He has SAID and
done that which tended, we believe.
to stir UP class bitterness, to underi
mine the peoples trust in government
agencies and enterprises to frifhten
young men away from the military
ranks. and to implant ideas that rank
inJustces are being deliberately done
90 some while questionable favors are
being extended to others.
The people a. q whole are little cor.
cerned with what Mr.. Townley feais
or thinks. but they are vitality interest,"
Cd In tho effect Of what he is at the
- head OF tho league has said to thou
sands Of others.
The Tribune believes that effect
has been distinctly harmful Possibiv
no ma seen . new light, Changed his
aSme aAdl truck out the Ifs" and
pu0' from his loyalty since the st.
Paul conference and the notorious -.
Follette speech thereat. II so. he hoo
done what he should have done lnnr
ago. '""s
A. for the Nonpartisan League. T.
was quite unnecessary that it shouid
ever nave permitted itself to be placed
~ oeIensive and explanatory posi-
T TTn WIN patriotism as the issue.
what its leaders. Including Mr.. Town.
10y said and did. or failed to saw a.
90, before and at the st. Paul cor.
terence, coupled with a straieht-from.
condemnation Of the no.
tor,ous LaFollette speech. would have
conc much to purge the league from
euspicion Of sanctioning un-1merican
doctrines. A. a fact, the league tacit-
~ consented to the creation Of an ~.
mo'phere around itself that caused
Inv Eehefai public I. look askance at
IT. Whatever distrust has been co.t
upon It is chargeable to those within
League. and not to "the kant
press." which Nj. Townley calls the
newspapers that have not shouted an.
prevail OF his utterances. p
Let the League remove that d,st-,,..
now by speaking up for itself in clsr.
ION tones. instead Of seeking to cnr-
% aone \. .o T'owa'ey's record. Let 4
firmatory-in upholding the sas.Ls
Liberty Loan. Let it proclaim ,ts sc rrna
nesolye that It will tolerate NO coma
Promising leadership in the future.
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