The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-24
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER AID.
DRESSES MERIDIAN LEAGUE.


The weekly meeting in Meridian
OF the Ada County Protective Asso-
ciation was we'll attended last Mon
day night. the principal speakers be-
ing Governor Moses Alexander and
Secretary of State Dougherty.
Governor Alexander had finished
a busy day in Boise, as he was con-
fcerned as to the outcome OF the
threatened strike. set for Monday. by
the l. w w. organization.
The Governor gave a good patriotic
address. and 1t was well received.
He congratulated the public OF the
Meridian section in forming a home
defense organization and instead OF
inviting the lawless element, he said
1t was an influence to keen them out.
and this had been proven.
Speaking of the war. he paid his
who are aiding the l. w. w by ask
ing questions. 1T is too late by
about six months TO be asking fool
lsh questions about why we are in
the war and what our purpose will
he" said the Governor Now is the
time to get in and help do our level
hest. He said Russia might lie
down. bur with the loyal help of all
Americans. no nation on earth can
whip us. He said il is war against
militarism and despotlsm and not
war of the rich.
When the government asked the
boys OF the nation last month to
come up under the draft and regis
ter the son of the manager OF the
Oregon Short Line was called the
same as the son OF the section hand
on the road
Meridian should send her sons
| the same as the rest of the country
and the women of the Red Cross and
other societies have a grand work.
This is more than a war of our SOL
| diers il is war of nation. Let's
defy the threat of the l. w. W. that
they will keep MS from raising any
food for the boys in the trenches"
Speaking of his experience with the
| ]. w W. last month in northern Id
aho, the Governor said he asked sew
eral of the members if they were
given higher wages. would they go
TO work ?They said they would strike
Iagain. as work was not what they
/ wanted but to reSolutioniZe the sys-
tenn One man said they wanted
spring beds TO sleep on but the Gov
ernor told him our soldier boys are
not asking for such luxury and he
thought it was not necessary during
an emergency work season in a
lumber camp to furnish spring beds.
The Governor said the strength OF
the l. w. w. had been overestimated
He said in the six northwestern
states there were perhaps 10000
and half OF this number went TO
lwork as usual and thus relinquished
their membership cards.He said 70
per cent of the |. W. W. membership
is foreign. and the bplk OF the RUM
ber cannot read and write any Ian
/ guage on the face o. the cal h.
He said the great bluff is all over
and that we need have NJ fear now
OF the l. W. W. The majesty of the
law came along and arrested these
% men at Spokane and they now
realize that the government is not
10 be tampered with and that one is
either classed as for or against the
nation in a time like this"
The Governor described the arrest
OF the |. w w. leaders in Spokane
and said il was under the law OF
war" 1t is only determined on the
day when necessity arises. The Pres
ident sends an order. the arrest Is
made. no questions asked or ans
wered. the party arrested is taken to
Jail, without bail or warrant except
military and the prisoner,if thought
best, is inferred till the end of the
war. He is then released.
The Governor said no man car
now stand on the street corner and
talk against the government.
Speaking of the cause of the wal
he said the attempted German ALI
lance with Mexico was enough tC
make even n coward sit up and take
notice. Germany tried to make III
alliance with Mexico and Japan Il
send over a half million greaser:
across our border and into our west
ern country. These with million
Japs would have been foe for onl
, small army. and ii successful woult
have taken our women and children
J as slaves. Isn't that sufficient caus'
!, I,for even the white-livered. weak
: kneed fellows 10 get busy?"
~
Y along the same line as the Governor
!. and said Governor Alexander tool
Y promp measures against the LW.W
n and much OF the credit for the fail
/, ure of the strike in the harvest field
Il and lumber mills of the state sheul'
O he given him.
d The program included two prett
r solos by Miss Esther Fenton an'
Mrs. Gaines. The Association vote'
to continue the public meetings eacl
Monday evening and j. F. Bairl