The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-07
Charles Edward Russell; Leading
Socialistic Exponent, Soathingly
Denounces Triumyirate. : r.
CHICAG0's MAYOR Is ALSO -. = =.
SCORED FOR HIS KAISERIsM
Utterances Of Such People Are Of
Great Help to Teutons in War
With United States.

minneapolis, MIMI, sept. u
Charles Edward Russell, member of
the American mission to Russia and
: q delegate to the loyalty conference
of the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy, in a formal state
ment to the convention declared the
Interest of the Russian people in the
war had been undermined by the &C.
] tivities of certain members of con-
gress and pro-German and pacifist
organizations.
The statement followed the read
I ing of scores of kilograms from labor
! leaders in all parts of the country
denouncing pacif1sts and -pledging
support to. the movement undertaken
by the alliance to solidify labor In
the successful prosecution of the
war.
"Riga was captured by United
States Senators La Toilette, Gronna
and Stone," Mr.. Russell asserted.
when the kaiser gives out the dec
Narration of victory he should give
full credit to these three men. They
and the Peoples Council and men
like the mayor of Chicago are doing
more to prolong the war and to
slaughter American society than all
the soldiers of the kaiser.
ut is of the utmost Importance
that the Russian line should hold.
It can be held only by the energy and
the interest of the Russian people.
The Russian army does not fight
because It is the will of the car,
but because it is the will of the Rus
sian people. The interest. of the
Russian people in this war has been
steadily. undermined by certain sena-
tors and representatives in the Unit
ed States congress. ~.
81 EVERY disloyal resolution passed
by q conyentiph Of &C ezna..ss. u ssse::11ts
who call themselves Peoples Coun-
ell Of America, every time the mayor
of Chicago turns that city over to
-iisloyal meetings 1t is interpreted
to the Russian people as meaning
that the United States does not want
to fight. II weakens the faith of the
Russian people In the United States
and encourages the feeling in Rus
STA that the United States is getting
: out of the war, and the thing for
y Russia to do is to beat us to q sep
sarate peace. These are the reasons
why say that Riga was captured
by La Toilette, Gronna and Stone,
the Peoples Council and the mayor
of Chicago. They should be mem
toned by the kaiser In his declara-
tion."
The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy, having disposed Of
the preliminary work of organiza-
ton, today took up plans, for estab-
fishing local branches from coast to
coast in the, campaign to bring or
ganized labor up solidly behind the
government in its prosecution Of the
Z war and to stamp out disloyal and
pro-G German societies. -. 81
The resolutions committee, In spe-
cial session, began drawing up the
declarations Of the alliance, recent
ly formed for the announced purpose
of combating disloyaity, which are
expected to t.put organized labor
right before the world. ~: ~
John Spargo, former member Of
the executive committee of the So
cialist party, who, with number of
other leading Socialists, left the
party because Of its anti-war stand,
issued statement denying reports
that new Socialist part would be
organized during the present con-
ference. $780, w.