The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-03-07
President Townley is Charged With
Seditious Conspiracy Which is AL
legged to Have Been Committed by
Issuance of Pamphlet Last June.
LEAGUE ENEMIES DESPERATE.
Toynley's Prosecutors Overlook the
Fact That President Wilson Has
Endorsed Practically All the Al
legged SeditiOus Utterances.

cpH dllOeTC, OTSdulEdClOH manager,
were arrested Feb. % on.a a warrant
charging them with seditiously con-
spring to "teach that men should not
enlist in the armies Of the United
States" The warrant was sworn out
by A. r. Allen, prosecuting attorney
of Martin county, who recently help
ed prosecute Gilbert for unlawful
assemblage" at Lakefield Park, MINI.
The overt act charged in the war
rant lis the issuance last June Of a
pamphlet entitled "The National Non
partisan League, origin, purpose and
methods of operation. War program
and statement Of principles" It is
alleged that the war program Of the
league seditiously taught men not to
enlist.
The pamphlet has been circulated
by the hundreds of thousands and cop
les have been sent to every state in
the Union. The War program begins
as follows.
Government Support Pledged.
"Our country being involved in a
world war, it is fitting that the Ma
tional Nonpartisan League, while ex-
pressing it's loyalty and willingness
to support the government in its
every necessity, should declare the
principles and purposes which we as
citizens of the United States believe
should guide our nation in the con-
duct of the war.
whatever ideas we as individuals
may have had, as to the wisdom Of
our nation engaging in this war, we
realize that crisis now confronts US
in which it becomes necessary that
we all stand unreservedly pledged to
safeguard, defend and preserve our
country"
The war program opposes annexa-
tions Of territory or war indemnities
and recognizes the principle that ev-
cry nation has the right to manage
it's internal affairs, all principles late
er indorsed by the message Of Presi-
dent Wilson.
It declares against secret diplomacy
which also is in line with recent
message of the President.
The government is asked to pre-
vent gambling in the necessa1ies Of
life and Federal food control is re-
commended. This principle later was
enacted into law at the request of
President Wilson.
Wealth Conscription Demanded.
The conscription Of money as well
as men is demanded.
All attempts to muzzle the public
press are condemned and it is declar-
ed that "a declaration of war does
not suspend the constitution of the
United States and the unwarranted
interference Of military and other
authorities with the rights of individ-
uals must cease"
It is declared that "at the close of
this war sound international stand
ards must be established on the bas-
is Of true democracy. Our economic
organizations must be purged of priv
ilege. Private monopoiies must be
supplanted BY public administration
Of credit, finance and natural re-
sources"
The paragraph on wn',,n tho war
rant primarily was based, follows:
s.The contributory causes of the
present war are various; but above the
horrible slaughter loom the ugly in
citinps of an economic system based
upon exploitation. It is largely a
convulsive effort on the part Of the
adroit rulers Of warning nations for
control Of constantly diminishing
market. Rival groups Of monopolists
are splaying deadly game for COM
mercial supremacy"
President Said Same Thing.
President Woodrow Wilson express
sed almost the same sentiment in
his speech before the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor at Buffalo on Nov.
12. The President spoke in part as
follows:
Germany had access to all the
markets Of the world and every other
nation who traded in those markets
feared Germany because Of her effect
i've and almost irresistible competi-
tion. She had q place in the sun. .
Her old industries opened their eyes
and saw new world and went out for
its conquest. u. !. ].
ssBut that did not satisfy the Ger
man government. All the while there
was lying behind its thought in its
dreams of the future q political con-
troll which would enable il il the long
run to dominate the labor and the in
dustry .of the world. suppose
very few q you have Thought very
much abont the Berlin To- Bagdad rail-
way. The Beri - Bagdad railway
was coI,ltructed a orSler N 11 H.