Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
Arthur LIE Sueur, Socialist Emissary
For A. C. Townley, ct al, in Gotham
To Tell People That League Won't
Back War For Priuate Profit

The following from the New York
Times will be of interest to North
Dakotans and especially the friends
of Arthur LIE Sueur. formerly OF MI
not. and one-time candidate for pres
ident on the Socialist ticket:
Arthur LIE Sueur,. spokesman TOT
the 100000 farmers in the Nonparu-
san League of North Dakota anu the
northwest, has arrived in New YORK
to explain a Peace Until War is
Necessary Campaign" Launched In
thirty-eight states by that organiza-
ton. 1t was this league, made up
almost exclusively from the rural
districts, which in the last campaign
in North Dakota shocked old line
politicians by electing the governor,
50 out of 104 assemblymen, 2l out OF
"a state senators, and other officials.
On February 10 the league forced
the legislature of North Dakota to
adopt memorial indorsing the
Peace Until War is Necessary Cam
paign,' and followed up this success
by sending MIR. lie Sueur, its legal
adviser, to other states on missionary
work.
Mr.. LIE Sueur already has canvassed
Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin, and
South Dakota and has come to New
York city to test the sentiment in
this state, and also to deliver an ad-
dress before the Civic club in the
Life building, 10 West Thirty-frst
street, tomorrow night. He said the
legislatures of the five states he had
visited were considering seriously the
advisability of adopting memorials
similar to those adopted in North
Dakota, and that he expected action
also in all the other states. Once
having been adopted, the memorials
will be forwarded to President Will
son, Mr.. LIE Sueur said. After he has
delivered his address before the Civ
ic club he will go to Fort Scott, Kan,
where he is president of the Peoples
college.
''The farmers Of North Dakota and
the northwest are with the president
in the present crisis" said Mr.. lie
States goes to war with Germany
will serve the nation as loyal pa
triots. But the league Is committed
to q definite program-f1rst. to avoid
war II possible. and. second. to take
the profits out of war II hostilities
are inevitable.
"The league believes that the prof.
its can be taken out of war by hav-
ing the government take over such
1uOuSII1oo dS tuo iIldHuldCIuTe OIL Ilu.
nitions, foodstuffs, and other COM
bers have testified to their sincerity
by announcing their willingness to
have the government take over flour
mills, notwithstanding that many of
the farmers are owners OF -four mills
"The league is committed already
to the program of state ownership of
terminal wheat markets. flour mills.
packing houses. cold storage plants,
and the transference of taxation from
personal property to land values. 1t
believes II war is to come that the
financial burden Of it should be
borne by those best able financially
to bear 1t.
ut has stood by the president and
Will continue to do so as long as he
makes every honorable effort to avoid
war. But should his efforts fail, and
up to the time came east the league
had seen nothing in the situation Jus
tifying a declaration Of war, then the
league stands for the immediate con-
cution of war. have tested the senti-
ment personally in the northwest, and
find this to be the attitude Of all
the/ farmers. at least. We want no
war for private profit, and we want
no war until every effort to avert
1t has failed. And we are not in
favor Of conscription."
What about the legislature of
New York;" Mr. LIE Sueur was ask
ed. "Are you. going to ask it to
"No. I will not do it personally" {"
he replied. There are men here
who are in touch with the situation
and who will do all that is neces-
sary."