The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-08-01
Should Profit by
North Dakota's
Experience
SOCIALIST CONSPIRACY
D. G. Coates Named as One
Of Townley's Close Per-
sonal Advisors

TN THIS particular part of Idaho
little Is known of the Non -Parti-
san league and the efforts 1t Is
making to gain political control of
the state. In spite of the charges of
disloyalty made against it's leaders,
and particularly against A. C. Town
ley, the head of the organization. the
fact remains that many loyal farmers
In south Idaho have been induced to
join 1t md are being used to folst
political system upon the state such as
is being advocated by the !. W. w. and
socialists. In fact the strength of the
Non Partisan league seems due to the
concentration of all these elements of
discord and disloyalty who have joined
forces in the hope of gaining control
of theN state, The time has arrived
when the people of Idaho should realize
the menace of the Non Partisan league
and unite in blocking its now known
conspiracy to dominate the state.
Farmers who have Joined the organ
ization under misrepresentation
should repudiate their action before
1t is too late, before Idaho meets the
fate Of North Dakota. For the pur-
pose of enlightening the people upon
the real character of the Non Partisan
league, a pamphlet has been issued
by j. ID. Bacon, of Grand Forks. N.
fn a.,
paper man. The pamphlet is entitled
"The Farmer and ownleyism--Carry
the Truth to the People"
Who Are the Leaders,
In an address before the Minnesota
Editorial association Mr.. Bacon said
Il want you to realize that our fight
has been against the leaders and or
ganizers, practically all of whom in
my opinion are socialists, |. w. WIS,
Pacifists, German sympathizers and
whose actions have bred unrest, dis
content and disloyalty to our govern
ment."
His publication tells how the Nom
Partisan league movement originated
and its socialistic purpose. He gives
the leaders of the movement and the
chief advisers of Townley, all going
to show its radical socialistic purpose.
II this connection he mentions one
name which in itself is convincing
evidence of his contention to the peo-
pie of this section of Idaho. This
name Is d. C. Coates, formerly resi-
dent of this city and champion of
the lawless element during the labor
troubles, a radical socialist and iden-
titled with the organization of the l.
W. w. Mr.. Bacon says:
Coates Close Adviser.
"There can be no doubt of the radi-
cal socialism of the Townley machine,
from the feeding board to the straw
stacker in the language of the
thresher.
"There is no doubt of the intimate
relationships that have existed between
the Townley leaders and the Industrial
Workers of the World-the l. w. w.
"W1ho has been the real brains of
Towneyism in the big things that
have been attempted? D. C. Coats was
Townley's closest adviser during the
first two years of the North Dakota
campaign. Coates Is now in Spokane,
Wash, where he was recently defeat
ed for the office of city commissioner
because of his radical socialism. Coates
was at one time lieutenant governor
of Colorado and was the nearest friend
to w. d. Haywood in the days of the
miners revolution in Colorado---and
today Haywood Is the president of the
national J. w. w. and is under indict-
ment by the United States govern
ment as q result of the nation-wi
raids on l. w. w. headquarters which
resulted from / w. w. activities him
dering the war program Of the nation.
"Who was the chief counsellor Of
Towney in the drafting of the social
list constitution-House Bill A? Ar
thur LeSeuer, one of the most active
socialist Reds in the Minot l. w. w.
riots few years ago; defender of the
| T. w. w. murderers in the mine riots
| of the Mesaba range not so very long
ego. LeSeuer was the representative
OF the Nom Partisan league in the exec
utive committee of the Peoples Coun-
Gil which was driven out of North Da-
l<ota Minnesota wisconsin and Ot her
states when they attempted to hold
meetings in opposition to the war. Le-
Seuer was the prime mover in the
agreement entered into between Town
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