Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-02-22

WOULD MAKE THE KAISER BLUSH FOR SHAME"
the Norris Sun of last week the following
open Letter to the Morris Commercial Club and City
Commission" by L. ]. Schlattman:-
An OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMERCIAL CLUB AND
CITY COMMISSION
Some Twenty-Five ago when farmers tried to
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have taken the good even subreasury
form. in our present Rural Credit
obtain better conditions; they par
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the of where three to five
meetings in snowbsnke we congatuated ourselves that we
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europe democracy county you
Would Why You Do
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Mr.. schlattman, the "act of imperialism to which
refer the passage by the Commercial Club of
resolution requesting the sheriff prohibit addresses
NOn-Paft1San
Mr.. Schlattman this action the part of loyal citi-
protect the peace loyalty good the
community would have made the Kaiser blush would it?
Mr.. schlattman, the Kaiser did not blush when he
conspired this horrible Posdam, did blush
when he struck down little Belgium
his path Paris did his minister
called the solemn treaty "scrap of paper, he did not
blush when his burned Louvain, he blush
when the neutral world cried against the atrocities
committed the civilian population the frightful
shooting of innocent
ting off of the hands of little boys and the nipples of
little girls he did not blush when he depored Belgian
and French to enforced slavery and Belgian and
French women to fate, he did not blush when
his iers murdered school children in England the
hundreds of and children went to their waery
in the Lsania horror he did not blush when his
broherin boodness the Sultan of Turkey, deported and
murdered the Armenans to the number of hundreds of
thousands with the deliberate of exterminatng
that people, did blush before his
submarines attacked the Tuscana and for the first time
in American history and contrary to all heretofore
cognized principles of humanity and international law
the transport sunk without opportunity being
given for the ship to the torpedo was
launched with the deliberate of numbering ali
board.
It unnecessary to further recite the hesh conduct
of the unbushing Kaiser, and yet you Mr. Schlattman
that the action of the Morris citizens in seeking
preserve the peace, loyalty and good of this
munity would have made the Kaiser blush for shame
But, Mr.. Schlattman, would excuse these mem
of the Commercial Club would you they will only
admit that their action based information "as i'm
bbed from the Morris Tribune and Twin City daies:"
Every word of information published in the Morris Tri
bune regarding the NonPartsan League and it's officers
and (and that is evidently what hurts you)
has been true, Mr. Schlattman and the half has not
been told And the half has not been told, Mr. Schatt
because don't pedde untruths, and because
tempted to speak untrue things would be
deferred by the threats of suits of libel at hang
ing Mr. Townley for himself and president
of the NonPartisan League has twice notice of
reraction and have twice refused to retrac it
up Mr. Townley "for himself president
Non-Partisan League to begin his suit by
failing to do tacitly admit that the charges
Schlattman, 100 per American is worry
ing these about invasion rights
privileges 1t is time to talk rights prvi
leges but of duties and responsibilities
intimating that not 100 cent Ameri-
can, Mr.. Schlattman, entirely wrong intm-
ate nothing, state directly what the is, any
citizen who fails meet that test may thereby
that he is not 100 cent American) Men of
being asked to give military service involving
the possibility of the ultimate sacrifice to the countrys
cause while The rest of let off with the payment
of taxes subscriptions to Liberty Loans Red Cross etc.
closing down of business to fuel Encouragement
No Standard Recipe for "Victory ment by the Unite