Morris tribune., 1918-05-24

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THE ISSUE IN THE GOvERNoRsHIP CONTEST
week The Tribune stated editorially that the
legislative this district and in
other is loyalty The issue is the only issue
in the governorshp contest between Governor Burnqust
and A Lindberg nominee of the NonPartisan League
and wrongully seeking become the candidate of the
Republican party with which he has nothing in
Governor Burnquist has absolutely American,
and to defeat him at this time would be calamity and
would disgrace the state and especially so if c. Lind
berg put in his place. Lindberg in Congress
just before declared and his record there
notorious but it not known until recently that after
the he wrote book that reeks with treason just
Townleys speeches and the speeches of other Nom
Partisan leaders did year ago.
Lndberg, Towney and all the rest of them have
pulled the loyalty throttle wide because they
they can't get votes otherwise but while they
making this play for the benefit of loyal citizens
and to keep out of Jail (being mindful of what has hap
pened to Bental Peterson and Gilbert) they still
circulating literature designed to attract the votes of
the l. w. W., Red Socialists and pro-Germans.
Her extracts from Lindbergs book, being
sold at The Socialist book store in Minneapolis
'Trespass upon our rights the high seas, makes
o, rause just STILL DO NOT CLAIM THAT 1T WAS
WISE TO ENTER THE WAR I believe the problem
could have been settled without sacrifice of
tonal honor the expect to adjust the tres
pass rights to the high by other nations
Our purpose is humane, nevertheless BELIEVE THAT
HAVE PROVED THAT CERTAIN INNER CIRCLE,
WITHOUT OFFICIAL AUTHORITY AND FOR SELFISH
PURPOSES, ADROITLY MANEUvERED THINGS TO
BRING ABOUT CONDITIONS THAT WOULD MAKE 1T
PRACTICALLY CERTAIN THAT SOME OF THE BELLE
GERENTs WOULD VIOLATE OUR INTERNATIONAL
RIGHTS AND BRING US TO WAR WITH THEM
Page 6.
eve should spurn contemplate to the idea of
democracy oft-heralded statement of Stand the
President in the of its frequent because it
too often used a guise to deceive."-Page T.
cit has been humiating to the American people to
how the wealth gabbers of the big act
uay attempt by scurrilous editorials and specially
pared articles to drive the people if they bunch
of cattle TO BUY BONDS, SUBSCRIBE TO THE RED
CROSS, TO REGISTER FOR CONSUMPTION AND ALL
1--WE (the people) did not begin the It not
originally choice to go to WE WE'RE
DRAGGED IN BECAUSE THE WAR FOR PROFIT
GROUP REFUSE TO SACRIFICE TEMPORARILY
THEIR SPECULATIONS.
eff they had done they would have failed to add
the billions of profit which the had netted
them. Rather than lose that profit, they carried
traffic which tempted the violation of the freedom of the
public highway by all the belgerents. Page
y 81.
'In December 1915, I published statement pre-
dieting that: 'Specuations foreign fields
especially with the nations at is likely to bring
into the They form powerful incentive the
of the spectators get into the but
if it results that they will be stated the
You depend it that the trustsupported
press will be used to trump other thing the
pretended cause or things will be staged to force
country to commit acts of upon WHAT STAT
ED THEN HAS HAPPENED Pages 165 and 166.
tThe mistake not in making the loans Ito
allies) BUT IN ALLOWING THE SPECIAL INTERESTS
TO CREATE A CONDITION THAT FORCED US INTO
WAR.-Page 169.
'You will find that everywhere in all lands and at
all times many of the HIGH DIGNITARIES OF THE
CHURCH OF ROME HAVE BEEN THE ALLY OF OP-
PRESTON whether that oppression has been exercised
under the exploited doctrine of the divine right kings
whether is exercised under the groveng Of
plutocracy.'-Page 176.
'The speculative interests, having resorted greed
their type Of patriotic manifestation INVITED
VIOLATION Of unquestioned right to the free and
uninterrupted of the high and CAUSED THOSE
RIGHTS TO BE VIOLATED, so that now we are at war;
Page 210.
after the spectators had created the sentiment
for the kind of preparedness that they wanted they
wished to that preparedness in measure carry
help guard their commerce ships filled with ammun-
lions of particularly to those whom they
financially interested in. So these ships armed,
which of course caused trouble with the beger
ents who believed that be to their disad-
vantage. Then International rights further
violated, without consulting people to secure
declare against certain nations congress on the adj
to resort to CONSUMPTION Of states even
women forced to register, There is a
difference of opinion the people to whether