The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
FARMERS STAND
FOR WINNING OF
war FIRST; Ban
NONPARTY PLAN
Ringing Resolutions Sign
ed by Farmers in Me-
dalia District
CONDEMN CLASS $685..
DIVISION WORK
No Ills That Cannot Await
Victory Over Germany,
They Declare

Resolutions ringing with true
loyalty, in which 90 farmers residing
in the vicinity OF Madelia and St
James. Mimi, make known their
attitude with respect to the
propaganda advanced by the Social
list leaders Of the Nonpartisan league
form a new contribution to the ever
increasing mass of literature in which
the attitude of the real farmers of the
northwest is becoming more clearly
established
In the resolutions, published by
The Madelia Tines Messenger, the
farmers Of that district declare them
selves for an America, undivided by
class hatred, armed for the struggle
this nation must make if it expects
TO win the war against Germany.
1.-THE farmers, like all other
classes, are suffering no ills
which cannot wait until the
termination of the war; and we
as farmers eensure in severe
terms any organization or any
person who advocates TO the con-
trary", declare the farmers at one
point in their resolutions.
Do Not Forget la Toilette.
The farmers of the Madelia district
are not ready to forget that it was
President Townley that brought
Robert NJ. La Toilette to st. Paul for
what has since been termed the dis
loyalty round robin. The resolutions
follow:
I'VE. the undersigned, farmers in
the vicinity tributary to Madelia,
Watonwan county, Mimi, do hereby
express ourselves as opposed to the
20
soliciting members in this county and
attempting to hold meetings in this
county. We indorse the action of the
commercial clubs of Madelia and st.
James, and Of the war board Of the
county. in their action prohibiting
this league holding meetings in
Watonwan county without the per-
mission Of such war board.
I'VE recognize that our country is
at war; that this war is the greatest
war ever known; that the citizens of
this country will be called upon to
make great sacrifices; that an indis-
pensable requisite to the successful
prosecution and winning of this war
by the United States is unity of ac-
ton Of eli Of its citizens. We con-
denim the National Nonpartisan
league, its officers, organizers and go
licitors, because they seek TO array
class against class, and man against
mani and because they seek to pre-
vent this unity of action, so essen
tial to this important period. The
fact that this organization and lie
agents pretend 70 be ultra patriotic,
and do their work il an adroit and
subtle manner does not lessen the
nsfarioua character of their work.
The farmers. like all other classes
OF citizens, are suffering no ills which
cannot walt until the termination OF
the war; and we as farmers censure
in severe terms any organization or
any person who advocates to the
contrary. We object to this league
assuming to act and speak for the
farmers; we repudiate the league and
its tacticss The farmers of this vi
entity have never called for such an
organization, and are not in need of
such an organization. and refuse TO
welcome this league.
"ln short let IL not be forgotten,
but kept In mind. that the Ma
tional Nonpartlaan league brought
into this state 20 address a large
mass meeting in Sc. Paul last fail
one Robert NJ. La Toilette, sena-
tor from Wisconsin, who had,
prior TO that time. TO the knowl-
edge Of all, delivered fraitorous
speeches in the United States
senate; that Ia Toilette az the
mass meeting in question, de-
liVered one Of the most traitorous
and disioyal speeches to which
utteranee has been given in the
United States since this country
has been engaged in war with
Germany. And let II not be for
gotten, but ever kept in mind,
that 10 this day the officers on
the National Nonpartisan league
have failed to repudiate or con-
denim this reasonable speech,
For these and other reasons i'm
possible to enumerate here, we dis
approve, repudiate and condemn the
Ma tfonaI Non pa rffsav, &c., =