The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-27

Recently the national secretary OF s
the sO-called peoples Council OF Am
erica for Democracy and Peace,
which has been spreading sediuous 5
literature throughout the country and
doing everything possible within the
law to aid the cause of the kaiser
wrote to Reverend Orvis r. Anderson.
of this city, pastor of the First Baptist
church, asking for his support and
requesting a contribution. Assuming
that he would be delighted to support
\ the unpatriOtic actions of the coun
ell the letter said
I'VE need more literature and we
need more funds to carry ON orr
work 1t is necessary that you rally
to our support. If you have done ali
you can, enlist the aid OF your friends.
Tell them about our certificates of
Democracy and peace, which we are is
suing in lieu of receipts, and urge
them to contribute
In a response, which left the or
ganization in no doubt as to his po-
sition. Rev. Anderson said:
Miss B. Marie Gage,
Los Angeles, Cal
Dear Madam:
Your vOluminOus communication
with windy enclosures sent out from
your headquarters September /, has
Just been received-after being com
PEELED by postal authorities to pay two
cents in postage in which you your
self should have paid in mailing any
thing from your office. even to those
whom you knew were in sympathy
: with your unpatriotic and nefariOus
l activities against the responsible
heads of our government who are con-
2 scientiously seeking in an intelligent
rtrff1.
L lies, to promote genuine democracy
and peace in the only wav in which it
can or will ever be achieved in this
e world, viz, by crushing the most des-
r. potic and hellish government upon
r. the face of the earth and in the his
10 tory of the world which, of course, is
the German autocracy with the kaiser
S at its head
e OF course, the entire country now
1t knows or has good reason to believe
l. what we all suspect even as early as
o the date given in your letter. that your
arrogant name is intended to cover W
your disloyalty to the government. The
country now has come to believe thai
your organization is only another OF
a those German organized and German
financed pieces of propaganda mas
duerading in the name of democracy
and peace" to end the war now while
the sun still shines for Germany
IN Some of us have no doubt that tn
ny leaders of the organization called tn
mo- peoples Council of America 70
loI Democracy and Peace" are we'll pal
OF for their unholy service by Germa
mt money, while it is likely enough ths
II others in the service are simpl
nd "dupes" of those who are filling thei
n Golfers with German gold.
nd Your organization has certainl
is made a spectacle of itself since yor
le- letter was written, and its leader
ed should blush with shame. I doubt
Zip your letter would have been sent OF
Ia in the same Dragging, boastful for
if it had waited until the present dat
to be mailed.
One of the many things which COZ
dennis the attitude of your organic
III ton and it's propaganda is the ia
that its name makes no claim as b
ing interested in the really fundame
orc tai things of our civilization such
ba,, righteousness, justice, honor and h
mainly There are some things wOr
than war but your leaders do n
~ seem to recognize the fact. VIII
ne autocracy shows its head, war is n
wiz too great a price to pay for its crus
'hu' ing. When German "kultur"
way nnynces Christianity and evervthi
ac which Christianity has been ninete
sec centuries in building, war is not
aIu big a price to pay for putting it dow
MS When Germany overrides the rigl
'oD- of every nation under the sun a
aIer blatantly seeks to take the lives
avs non combatants on land and sea a
makes slaves for her own selfish en-
all French and Belgian civilians whit
she can use, was is not too much
ISS pay to put an end to such barbaris
No. l will not send you any MOI
to prolong the war and increase
nee suffering and to fight our governme
ter I will not help you in ANY WAY +
l will fight you wherever and whit
ever there is an opportunity. l KIN
that there are a few preachers "
The have no higher sense of righteousn
w and justice and humanity than to
Ter for such fallacious arguments a
,ade principles as your organization stan
will for, but / thank God that their nu
nov Der is exceedingly small-smaller, p
o in haps, than among any other class
sire group of men.