The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-15
I0WN[EY OPPOSES
SUPPORTING WAR
HEAD OF NONPARTIZAN LEAGUE
DENOUNCES EFFORTS TO PRO-
DUCE MORE WHEAT

The program of the nonpartisa
league and the campaign it is carryin
on to control the legislative and indus
trial situation i'll western states i'll tn
interest of special class, should b
given the deepest consideration by ever
thinking man and woman.
Predicting the whole campaign is tn
Socialistic cry that the so-called ricl
man is grinding down the poor man an,
Eapitalizing his labors without just re
turns.
This sentiment is voiced in the public
,ltterances of the leaders Of this move
ment and as an example we quote from
the published report of President Town
leys speech delivered the day after reg
istration day at Williston, N. D.:
Billions of wealth are piled in
the laps of the already rotten rich,
placed there by your industry here
at home-wealth they need not, but
which is a detriment to them and
WE say to our country Come take
of their wealth as much as you want
and as much as you need
I'VE are told it is our duty to
raise large crops, but say it is
more our duty to find out what is
going to be done with our crop than
it is our duty to grow it.
refuse to urge you farmers to
raise larger crop until you or they
wipe out this monstrous wrong and
/ will say that unless they are big
enough TO control the transportation
of food and coal for the Northwest
I cannot see a possibility OF the
United States being successful III
this war.
Such expressions as this create class
hatred stir up strife and discord and
magnify grievances which are largely
imaginary and which the government IS
handling in a manner far superior to
socia1istic management which the league
advocates.
1t is such language as this that creates
confusion and unrest among our own
people at a critical time.
And it is such advice as this that is
largely responsible for the falling off in
acreage of such crops as sugar beets this
wear when we should have had a great
1y increased production to meet the
world shortage of sugar.
Last but not least, the revolution and
following decentralization and break down
of government in Russia is a striking
illustration of tanning the flames Of class
hatred until the conflagration took place.
Many excuses can be pleaded for the
Russians for they have lived for cen
turtles under grinding oppression and
were an ignorant and uneducated people.
No such condition exists in the United
States and no such excuse can be plead
ed and yet we find the leaders of this
so-called farmers organization, using
language to incite our citizens which
would put to shame the leaders of the |
Bolsheviki element in Russia.
AS citizens, property owners and tax
payers are you ready to adopt the social /
1stic platform advocated by this leagqe,4
including state ownership of your farm
lands, horses, cattle and machinery Is
specified in recent North Dakota pri-
maries turn our government over to a
reign of socialism and become landless
rent paying tenant?
Do YOU think campaign of this kind,
political unrest and uncertainty
IS aiding the government in the tremen-
dous undertakings it has on hand? AS
eve1-headed citizens it is your duty to F
consider carefully before committing I