Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-06
THREATEN N0RBECK
LETTER FROM HUTCHINSON co.
ANTI-WAR PRoPAGANDisTS
is MADE PUBLIC.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the varlous
state institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine state.

Pierre
The letter received by Gov. Norbeck.
signed by thirty anti-war propagah-
dists in Hutchinson county. who are
now out on $4,000 bonds each to ap-
pear at federal court in Sioux Falls
this fall, has been made public. Radi-
cal in wording, the petition threatens
defeat for the executive, his party and
his little nation" unless he changes
the apportionment of the draft In
South Dakota. 1t follows:
Being that the volunteer military
system has been adopted in the United
States by our constitution. and has
been in use ever since. and the draft
system has been forced on us against
our will, and without referendum OF
the people, we say that drafting should
not be affected by volunteers and men
should be drafted all over the coun-
try according to actual population. Elk
emption should apply to individuals
only and not to whole counties
"You being appointed to fix the
quota for the different counties of the
state of South Dakota. we herewith
wish to state that we are not satisfied
with your action of exempting whole
counties and fixing triple quotas for
others. We brand your action as po-
litical, influenced by our daily news
papers of the capitalistic class, and
demand that you recall your quota
and fix them equal in all counties &C.
cording to the actual population.
1--WE furthermore demand that you
call for a referendum Of the people
on the draft law, that you stand
against the appropriation Of further
money raised by bonds, that you stand
for the war being paid as we go and
il the poor man cannot pay the war
monger must and IL they are out Of
funds we will quit.
1--WE absolutely demand that you
stand for reputation Of all war debts
and there being no greater enemy to
the public welfare than appointed Of.
ficers we demand that you restrict
their rights.
I'VE, the undersigned, are organized
under the socialist party and demand
immediate action and answer and IL
we fail to get 1t we demand your res
ignation and will spell sure defeat fol
you and your party and your little
nation as we have the people with u.s.
Perisho's Health Poor.
Illness brought on by strenuou.
public activities for several years.
with little or no recreation, is the
cause of the probable temporary re-
tirement of DR.. Ellwood c. Pertsho OF
State college. His physicians have ad-
vised that he take vacation in
southern climate for several months
or a year. Dr. Perisho's strenuous
activity on the lecture platform. add
ed to the burden of his regular admin
istrative work at the college. where
he has held the executive chair, has
resulted in a physical breakdown
which, although not extremely alarm
ing at the present time, might devel-
op into a serious malady il rest is not
taken during the next few months. Dr..
Perisho is afflicted with high blood
pressure and has been advised by
specialists to discontinue all work for
at least the length Of the coming win
ter. II he follows this advice he will
probably spend the season in Cuba or
California.