The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-25
HERE'S, FURTHER EVIDENCE
OF N. P. |. PARTNERSHIP
WITH The HAYWOOD |. WV.

The Minnesota Public Safety Commission this week gave out for
bers Of the Townley Nonpartisan League headquarters holding public
meetings in Minnesota. The letters show the close alliance between
in federal prison for sedition, and Arthur Lesueur, secretary Of the
Townley Nonpartisan League, who, next to Townley, is chiefly con-
cerned in the conduct of the affairs of the league, and in shaping its
policies
yowled about the kept press" and denied any afiiation with o.
connection with Haywood, and knew that the letters between Hay
x wood and ed, Ies 81 Eur had .,l been int INTRODUCED d. cs,, = $ par. : Of the e s. i. sss. II
f sal nerye .e TO stsnS up SsfG ss . an audience dks 9e, Ct intelligent e ts hd Bre~ N county ss.si
that the evidence in the case would not reach the public until after
election, and then he could give the South Dakota voters the laugh
- The letters Of Dear Fellow WV Worker Haywood and "Dear Le-
war, follow:
Haywood to Lesueur
arthur Lesueur,
"Dear Lesueur: On June 5h between 40 and so members Of the
l. w. w, with Socialists, numbering in all 1876, refused to register
"These e marched in a body to the jail and gave themselves
up to the sheriff, saying they declined to register and had come to 80
"They were locked up. Later ! understand q number were badly
beaten by deputy sherias and jail guards -.
G i1s aso tn at the e. cases as o n coming ngnn up th . June aiman ne ! 18TH Isn Inc ds scca-
to which Of course they are fully entitled to.
,. .Tss man ,.s, who telephones 2sgs s,d +. mentioned : i eds st ss,s. = ef !. Chicago !. :.
! much preferred you to represent the interest Of our boys, and !
Twill it be possible for you to look after the interests Of these
"e" aAs the ls' ca Sc now vs. stands i it t ISL believe, merely a misdesmeanor,
though n0agira they have ! one nen man. tb George &c G. Gully tsi under : arrest ssrio charge, rye with with
cases may develop.
Wv. d. HAYWOOD, L
WDH:OEB General SecysTreas."
LeSueur's Answer.
"LeSueurs reply to this, as given out by the Minnesota public
safety commission yesterday, follows:
"June 20, 1917.
1882 Commonwealth Av.
"St. Paul, MINI.
wv. D. Haywood, 1e4 Washington St.. Chicago, m-Dear Eel
low Worker: Your letter written on the 18th of June caught me this
minute on the 18th of June caught me this minute at st. Paul. II
was delayed at Fort Scott. | sure would have enjoyed taking q stick
in those cases and / hope l have not through failure to receive your
letter, prevented the boys from having real counsel in the cases.
"Of course, other arrangements have been made by this time. /
will be at the address given below. I have resigned from the school
and will get mail addressed here more promptly.
II hope things are moving along we'll with you. / look for trouble
on the Minnesota range when they begin prosecutions Of the 'slackers'
as they call them, for there is q bunch of real scrappers there. Many
Of them left their native land to escape military CONSUMPTION and will
not lightly forego their personal liberty here.
"Being interested in iron as much IS it is interested in men, the
government will be put up against . hard game TO play in case Of 81
strike, and there is no telling what would develop.
II hope that the department Of justice will realize that having
enough registered for all purpose: i had better quit and aid te
government in the prosecution Of the war, rather than to mako. wf
ct home on these workers. but they may decide to s. Through. Theirs
is no power on earth 70 prone to blunder - ignorance il authority.
@Fratsrnaly,
The letters are part Of tie exhibit. introd.esd ~ =. ssysnmsat
mission yesterday explained hat il nade them pahle. Tor tbe iness-s
NATION Of the people Of Minnesota = they explained the Stand taMa
BY The public satisfy csmmission ~peftainine = certain dangerous -
unpatnoHc activities within - aats q NinnMeAs N