The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30

senator WeeES:-W nat was the Oc-
casion of that convention?
Mr.. Townley:--The farmers and
workers conference in St. Paul in last
September.
Here is another set Of resolutions
adopted last June, year ago the
coming June. They were earlier than
those which | have read.
Whatever ideas we as individuals may
have had as to the wisdom OF our Nation
crisis now confronts US in which it be-
comes necessary that we all stand unre-
servedly pledged to safeguard. defend,
ana f fSs q,
sition, we declare unequivocally that we
stand for our country, right or wrong. as
against foreign governments with whom
we hold that when we believe our
country wrong we should endeavor to
set her right.
will file these.
At this convention in March, on
March 10, 20 and Fl, two sets of res
olutions were passed. w.,
The Acting Chairman:-This was
still earlier? ID.
Mr.. Townley:-This was the recent
March. One set of resolutions was
passed by the mass convention, and
another set by the delegates sent to
this convention to indorse candidates
for political office. l read from the
resolutions adopted March 10 and 20
at the mass convention.
Senator Reed:-Don't you think that
you should have read, in connection
with the resolution which you just
read, the following language?
Mr.. Townley:-I would be willing to
read it all did not want to take the
time of the committe to read it.
Senator Reed:-I will read from the
point where you stopped. The last
clause you read was:
Still we hold that when we believe our
country wrong, we should endeavor to
set her right.
1t continues as follows: T.
The only justification for war is to es-
tablish and maintain human rights and
interests the world over. For this rea-
annexation, either on our part or that Of
our allies. or demanding indemnity as
terms of peace. Bitter experience has
proved that any exactions: whether of
land or revenue, serve only to deepen
resentments and hatreds which newt
ably incite to future wars. r ga. 49,
We therefore urge that our Govern
ment. before proceeding further in sup
they. in common with it, make immedi-
ate declaration Of terms Of peace, with
out annexations of territory, indemni-
ties, contributions, or interference with
the right Of any nation to live and man
age it's own internal affairs, thus being
ir' harmony with and supporting the
new democracy of Russia in her declara-
ton of these fundamental principles.
l suppose you are still in harmony
with what the Bolshevik in Russia
did in this war?
Senator Weeks Did you draw the
resolution?
Mr.. Townley:-No, sir; l did not
draw the resolution. +
Senator Weeks:-Do you know who
drew this resolution read by Senator
Reed-the resolution Of last Septem-
Der? ~.
Mr.. Townley:-Yes, sir; l know. !
can state it in general way. could
not name all the men. Those resolu-
tions were drawn and signed by about
20 prominent farmers and labor or
ganfZation representatives over the
west half of the United States.
Senator Newt suppose, as is US.
ually the case, some subcommittee
small in number, actually drew the
resolution. Do you know who drew
them?
Mr.. Townley:-Why, l think that
the actual work of drawing the reso
luton was done by one of the repre-.
sentatives of the labor organizations
in Minneapolis and one of the news.
paper men
Mr.. Townley:-I cannot give the
name My recollection of the working
Of the committee was that at the time
that we had them up, we discussed
them with the committee members
present. We discussed the change:
and sent somebody out to work on the
resolutions, but l know that they were
adopted unanimously after they were
discussed.
Senator Reed:-Did you draw an.
of them? n .ag .r
Mr.. Townley:-1 never drew res
olution. I cannot write a resolution.
The Acting Chairman:-Do you ad
vocate an industrial democracy in thu
United States?
The Acting Chairman:-Will 20,
define it?
Mr.. Townley:-As nearly as l cal
| 40 so; yes, sir. by an industrial DEM
ocracy, l understand it to be an in
dustrial condition that produces raw
material and delivers it to the con
sumner without anybody on the wa!
taking unjust profits, either for nee
essary or unnecessary service.
The Acting Chairman:-That il
what they tried to do in Russia anc
that is what you commended?
Mr.. Townley:-I understand this i
what they were trying to do in Rus
STA This is my Interpretation of thei
activities over there If you will per
NIT me, l will state that have :
brother-in-law in Minnesota. l say
him the other day and talked to him
He had calf and the calf had died
He took the Calls hide into the mar
ket and got, think, 1925 for tn
hide Now, set of harness costs him
nearly 500 He fed that calf hay a
cost of SIS ton. That is not in
dustrial democracy b ala
Senator Wadsworth: = How o.,
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