The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-04
FARGO PATRIOTS
AGAIN CALL ON
FRAZIER TO CURB
ACCUSED DTALKERS
War Organization Calls Ex-
ecutive's Attention To
Brinton Proposal
DECLARE STATE
BEING OUTRAGED
Why Not Give q. S. Bene-
fit OF The Doubt,
Governor Asked
INDICTED MAN
USED, In CAMP PAIGN
Patriotic Body Thinks In
terests of q. S. De-
mand Retirement
Why Not Give q. S. Bene-
fit OF The Doubt,
Governor Asked
INDICTED MAN
USED, In CAMP PAIGN

The. Fargo War Organization,
through its executive committee, to-
l day again called on Governor Lynn
J. Frazier, OF north Dakota, to take
steps to bar the public platform,
men charged with dtsloyalty, the
] specific instance on which the new
protest is based being the advertised
speaking. tuor OF j. w. Brinton, gem
/ eral manager Of the Consumers
i United Stores company, a. Townley
directed mercantile corporation, who
is under indictment for utterances
tending to interfere with the military
and naval forces OF the United
States, and tending to promote the
success OF it's enemies.
THE Fargo War 0rgani ization
registers It's protest at your contin-
ued tolerance as speakers on public
5pIatforma oR men charged in federal
ssoourt proceedings with the crime OF
suttering disloyal sentiments says
the Fargo War Organization appeal
\ to the executive,
Tracing the gBrinton case FROM the
time of his{arrest, through the grand
i jury term, where Brinton was indict-
Fed, the War Organization says:
'In the meantime 1t is planned
that the loyal citizens of our
state are to be insulted and out
ragged by Brinton's appearance
upon the public rostrum. With
our gallant young men awaiting
the hourly expected call to join
the coiors and go to the front,
they and their fathers and broth
ers and friends are to be in
structed as to the duties of citi-
Zenship by one accused by the
United States grand jury of the
heinous crime Of attempting to
interfere with the operation and
success Of the military and naval
forces OF the United States"
Gives u. s. The Benefit
+ Calling the attention Of the gov
ernor to the fact that he is cam
di6ate for re- election, and to the
fact that he had sworn to support
the constitution Of the United
States, the War Organization asks.
Are you doing this when you permit
Brinton to make public speeches at
a time when in judicial proceedings
! in the courts of the United States he
stands charged with committing
the crime OF d1sloyalty to his govern
Nment? IT, the question be even
doubtful. would it not be- better at
this time OF national peril, to give
the United States the benefit Of the
doubt? Would it not be safer to
conclude that loyalty to your oath
and to your country compel you to
[nut Brinton aside, at least until he
has been tried and acquitted by al
l5ury of his countrymen? To do 9TH
lerwise at this hour will, in our judg-
Ement, fasten upon our state an un-
Ederserved odium and lasting dis
lgrace."
The War Organization letter in full
Bismarck, N. D.
TO Governor Lynn j. Frazier.
lSir:-
Fargo War Organization registers
its protest against your continued
tolerance as speakers on public plat
forms OF men charged in Federal
court proceedings with the crime Of
uttering disloyal sentiments.
Heretofore we called upon you toI
forbid Leo Horst the right to make
public speeches until cleared OF tho
charge made under oath by the
United States district attorney Of
making false statements and false
reports with the wilful intention OF
interfering with the military and
naval forces of the United States,
enemies" This you declined to do.
Since the United States grand jury
has met and adjourned without In
dieting Horst. If it be true, as is
currently reported, that no witnesses
were summoned and no testimony
brought before the grand jury inI
support OF the charge. that body
could do no else than it did do
simply fail to return an Indictment
This is very far from being an ac-
quittap Of Horst.
The Randall Case.
Shortly after the Horst incident
we were again obliged to bring toI
your attention the fact that one NJ,
s. Randall was advertised to make
81 series OF public speeches in North
Dakota. We emphasize the factI
that Randall had been indicted, tried
by jury and found guilty and SEN
fenced to serve a term in Jail for
disloyal speeches tending to obstruct
the government in its prosecution oil
the war. You replied if we hadl
taken the trouble to inquire at leaguel
a1eadquarters we would have foundl
Randall was not booked to speak inl
North Dakota. We. had based ourl
complaint to you upon announce
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