The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-03-28
the use of dealing with an outlaw ma
tion in any other way than with an

the use of dealing with an outlaw ma.
tion in any other way than with an
outlaw.
Page 20, paragraph IL. We de.
clare freedom Of speech to be the
bulwark OF human liberty, and we
decry all attempts to muzzle the
public press or individuals. upon
any pretcxt Whatsoever"
This might sound perfectly right
In times of peace, but we must not
forget that We are now fighting for
u lives and that absolute freedom
of speech now might anarchy:
for every contemplate cur of O pro-
German or paid agent OF Germany,
might he going about. as they are do
ing, and telling the people that the
wal was started by the Allies to dis.
member innocent Germany and the
Turk and that we mixed up into 1t 50
as our capitalist might get some of
the loot for the price of the blood Of
our sons They might go about tell
ing the people that, insofar and mas
much this being the case, they should
not buy Liberty Bonds, refuse to do
nate to the Red Cross and help kill
every patriotic effort for the victc-
rious conclusion of the warwhich was
''made IN Germany. And mind,
these ours could do this without let
or hindraEce. Other lies could easily
be fabricated 10 help Germany en-
slave the world, and of course "no at
tempt should be made to muzzle''
such ours" Paragraph IL on the
same page would make the credulous
belive that this wal sis largely a con-
vulsive effort on the part OF adroit ri
lers of warning nations for control of
a constantly diminishing market. RI
val groups Of monopolists are playing
a deadly game for commercial supre.
Macy. Whoever wrote this one for
the Nom Partisan League. surely did
not read the book issued by our go
vernment "How the war came to A.
merica". He forgot to mention that
as far as we are concerned this is a
war of defense. Germany actually
was at war with us three years before
we declared wal and he also forgot to
add that this war is a conyulSive eff
fort on the part of the German Kai-
ser and his junkerS for world domina-
ton,
Page 80, par. I. Statements made
by Congressman Baer.) while we
are fighting to destroy German i'm
perialism, shall We fight to support
British Imperialism"
Paragraph g., on the same page
"While engaged in righteous wal
against German imperialism, why
should the United States aid Eng.
land or any other country in their
imperialistic design"
Baer, as we understand, Is of Ger
man descent. BY making this state.
ment lac is trying to throw a monkey
wrench into the works. He should
not forget that England Is our Ally;
that If 1t had not been Tor the British
navy, Germany would have long ago
tested with the sword our Monroe
Doctrine. So indirectly, democratic
England tho a monarchy In form, aid
ed us in preserving that doctrine
against the aggresions Of the Hun.
Furthermore Johnny Baer has no
proof, nor anyone else, that the
| United States ever aided England or
any other country in their imperialis-
| tic designs. This statement Is treason
pure and simple and If Johnny Baer
was a German subject in Germany.
he would be stood up against a wall
FIVE minutes after saying IL, but be-
cause he is in free America he Is in
Congress. OF course, we do not hold
other members of the Nonpartisan
League responsible for what Johnny
Baer says. Further down in the same
paragraph he says.
IL Vic OCI u pCopiC dtlu RONcIIs
ment are now willing to settle this
war on the basis OF the demands
Of our government, we should no
longer continue to war"
Here he attempts a camouflage ma
neuver, as IL the German people and
government really are willing to set
tie the war. on the basis of the de.
mands OF our government, but our 60
vernment simply wont do 1t, but con-
tinues to wal on innocent" Germany
to laid England or any other country
In their imperlalistic designs"
These then are the statements
which, in our opinion, should have
never been permitted to appear in
the literature Of the League, and
which no doubt have cast suspicion
on that organization. We do not be-
lieve that the thousands OF patriotic
members Of the League sanction
them and for this reason, as we have
stated before, they should keen an