The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-06
WITH THE EDITORS
A NONPARTISAN Lacquer
Editorial in the New York Times.l


Editorial in the New York Times.)
Former Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh,
candidate of Mr.. Townley's Nonpartisan league for
governor Of Minnesota, has had chance to see
how popular his notions are in Duluth ::
He couldn't find in "the Zenith City of the
unsalted seas" anybody who would rent him
hall for his rally. It was. proposed to let his
orotundity be heard at a street meeting, but 1.-THE
idea was Abandoned Dulutheis i passionately
patriotic town.
Mr.. Lindbergh's patriotism, may best be
judged by few dips into his little book, why Is
Your Country at WARP" which is published in
pocket size so as Ito be studied at spare moments
He is careful, but he cannot hide his animus:
Trespass upon our rights upon the high
seas makes our cause just, still do not
claim that it was wise to enter the war; l
believe the problem could have been settled
without war or sacrifice of national honor,
the same as we expect to adjust the tres
pass upon our rights to the high seas by
i. the .other4altnS. Drpurpose isshaznane, =.
4 &,,evertheIesas{ kbelieve that !, have proved d
=. that certain elmer circle" without official
!, authority and for selfish purposes, adroitly ~
unanswered to bring about conditions that
Y would make it particularly certain that
! some of the belligerents would violate our
international rights and bring US to war
with them. .,.ss II #.3
4 That timer circle is "the interests" the
money trust" responsible for all our iniquities,
including the Federal reserve system. Evidently
Mr.. Lindbergh's opinions have caused him to be
classified as pro-German: y .a
It is impossible, according to the big
ers', s;,d t f. f''s America" unless you
The greed of patriotic spectators" caused
us to invite the violation Of our international
rights, inspired the campaign for preparedness,
and the arming of our merchant ships The
spectators knew upon which side they could make
the most money and forced "the American public
to pay them many millions of dollars" 1--WE
cannot repeal CONSUMPTION without in every way
taking into consideration" our soldiers abroad,
but it should be repealed "as soon as it can be
done" with protection to them He complains
that it is considered "traitofous to suggest terms
of peace" And ""the winning Of battles by some
nations and their loss by others will be Of COM
parativey little value to the winners and OF loss
to the losers-with an economic victory for the
masses of the world" peace with universal VIC
tory and no defeat" is what we must get out OF
the war. Not as logical result Of the war, but
"as sequence to the absurdity Of war"
sort Of Gopher Bolshevik. Even the Lib
erty loan was devised by the special interests lin
the hope that the plain people would get little
of the loan 80 that they would believe themselves
to be interested in keeping up the system" But
let US not be prejudiced by any little personal in
terests," and so refuse to support true economic
system" 1.-THE little dividend is mere bagatel
(sic) compared with our losses under the present
system"
Mr.. Lindbergh's theory of war taxation is sim
pie but filling:
The taking Of property or money to pay
the costs of the war should begin with the
largest of the fortunes, and as these are
scaled down to equal the lesser, then CO.
jointly they should be scaled down to take
in the lesser STILL and so on the process
should run until all the greater fortunes
should pay in full the material costs Of the
war. Those with comparatively small
means should pay nothing unless those with
larger means had been reduced to their
equal, (sic). That is the only just rule.
If that just rule had been law, there would
have been no careless and reckless, and as it was
in some cases wanton, travelling upon the high
sea in the danger zone by neutrals."
Such is the gospel which Duluth refused to
hear. Such is the platform Of this candidate Of
the Nonpartisan league s
More fortunate than many Of the managers
and ,oratorsaof that corr Mr.. Lndbergh, 50
far as We know, is not under Indictment for sedl-
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