Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-06
Anti-Socialist Conference.
Grand Forks Auditorium.
Wednesday, April II.
Every opponent to Socialism
the state is invited.

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and make 1t the experiment station OF
their visionary theories Of state gov
ernment.
It would be to the great damage Of
the credit and good name of the state
such a calamity occur.
The best proofs Of the truth Of these
two statements are easily produced
state.
Briefly 1t may be stated that the
that has been made by A..
8. Townlsy and the big Five" has
boon promoted by the Socialist nation
committee and 1t Is apparent that
the Socialists Of other states are con-
tributing to the fight being made here
The early plans of the Townleyites
were made under the personal direc-
ton Of Eugene v. Debs, former So
candidate for president, Charles
Edward Russell. Socialist candidate
for governor of New York and others
Of like type.
"A. G. Townley has been a Socialist
for public office in the state
Of North Dakota and SO has A. G.
Bowen, the 'Townley shadow" raj
every one Of the leaders now
working under Townley are Socialists.
and some Of them are I. w. w.
Here Is One of the Importahons.
At the recent meeting in Grand
Townley imported n DR..
Frank A. Bohn under the guise Of q
representative of the New York Times.
An investigation of the a~ntecedents
Of DIR. Bohn shows that he was not a
representative Of the New York Times.
but he was one Of the originators OF
the I. w. w. and was at n time
national secretary Of the Socialist
government for years and on one
occasion in q public address attempt
ed to incite his hearers to revolt and
reason to seize the government,
shouting ito hell with the govern
ment." On another occasion he de-
nounced the army Of the United States
as composed Of immoral men and he
came near being mobbed by soldiers
in the audience. He was virtually
versity Of Michigan because he was
"a revolutionary Socialist"
That the Townley propaganda Is a
menace to the credit and welfare and
good name of Moth Dakota is evident
to anyone who gives careful study to
the real purport. and intent Of the
document known as House Bill "A.
This was an. attempt to tear to pieces
the constitution of the state and sub
stitute therefor a Socialistic %constitu-
ton of the most radical kind. whereby
The state would be committed to the
widest schemes for state Socialism
and the entire credit of the state would
be placed in the hands of a bunch Of
Socialistic dreamers who have never
made q c of anything. they at
tempted and whose n great desire
is to make "the sky the limit" in their
schemes Of promotion with the states
credit, money and bonds without
limit.
what is North Dakota going to do
about it?
An Awakening to Danger.
Those who best know the people of
North Dakota are positive they do not
want the state thrust into the chaos
Of a Socialistic regime. 1t is also their
belief that the state il rapidly awak-
ening to the real issue that Is before
the people and will be fought out dur
ing the next IA months.
These true friends Of the people of
North Dakota are determined that
immediate steps be taken to eradicate
the poison that already has been in
jected into the political life Of the
state.
To that end a state conference has
been called to be assembled at the
Auditorium in Grand Forks, on Wed.
nesday, April II, at which time the
foundation will be laid for an organi-
zation throughout the state to combat
Socialism.
This conference will take on the ma
ture of a convention, with delegates
from every county in the state. 1t
will be open to every person in the
state who is truly opposed to Social
ism.
It will not be a partisan conference
the delegates will comprise Demo-
Gratis and Republicans and Prohibit
tionists. It was representatives Of all
these. who arranged the preliminaries
for this conference.
There is no cut-and- dried program
for the conference-beyond the one
principle Of opposition to Socialism.
Assurances have been received that
at least 400 representative men from
all parts Of the state will be present
to participate in the conference.
Conferred With Constituents.
The organization that will come
from this gathering will be of vital
Importance to the welfare Of the state
and every man who feels an interest
in the throttling Of the present dan
gerous Socialistic propaganda is urged
to be present. 1t will mean a sacri-
fee to many, of course. at this season
Of the year, but the sacrifice will not
be in vain.
The preliminary organisation wa.
effected during the session Of the leg.
islature when the thirty members Of
the house and the twenty-eight sen
ators who fought House Bill ~ met
and appointed ar executive commit.
tee Of one member from each Of the