The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-13

ers of this state, with you men who
are here before me today"
Quotes From Record.
In his statements before his audi
ence this afternoon Mr. Moss de-
pended largely for his arraignment of
the Non-Partisan league on pam
phlet issued by J. d. Bacon, former
Iowan who was familiar with the
! league, and who has exposed its oper-
ations in a booklet entitled 1.-THE
| Farmer and Townleyism." A. c.
| Townley, the father of the organiza-
] ton, Is socialist, as registration
! blank in his own handwriting de-
I! clares, and which is appended to the
pamphlet.
! Other information which Mr.. Moss
used was collected by Woodwork
! C1um, secretary of the Greater Iowa
association, in an official capacity,
when he was sent into Dakota for
several weeks to study the situation.
! In beginning his talk Mr.. Moss said:
1--WE have no fight with the man or
| the members, but with the men or
| the class of men and the sentiment
| which is directing this organization.
When we speak of socialism we dis
tinguish between ideal socialism and
the political socialism, which is dis
loyal"
1t was charged that the Non-Parti-
san league had sold out to the l. w.
w. interests in the DasStas. In sup
port of such statements Mr.. Bacon's
book was referred to frequently. The
men who started the league were
imbued with the idea of getting
some relief from what they thought
was an injustice being done them in
the matter of terminal elevators and
grain mills. They were in frame
of mind with short crops and fnan-
cial embarrassment staring them in
the face, to accept anything that
promised relief. 1t was thus that
the league was born, under the idea
mills would come under legislative
organization was placed at sixteen
dollars, eight of which. it was
charged, went to the promoters.
The Prominent Ones.
The speaker quoting from the PAM
phlet in hand, read the personnel Of
the league which included persons
who have become identified with the
I. W. w. organizations and with
other such organizations, and named
A. G. Townley, a radical socialist, as
the leader. Charles E. Russell who
was in charge of the publicity for
the organization, since has left the
league and now trying to arouse the
people of the necessity to get into
the war in earnest. Joseph Gilbert
of St. Paul. twice arrested and. once
convicted, so Mr.. Moss stated, of try
ing to obstruct DRAFT and enlistments,
is member. Kate RichSrds O'Hare,
active in North Dakota. has since
been sentenced by Our own Judge
Wade for disloyal uttarance," he
said.
But for the fact that part of the
Dakota senate held over, the state
would be laboring under a bonded
today of $300,000,O00,
Mr. Moss declared, on account of the
legislation the league and its cohorts
attempted to put through.
Mr.. Moss traced the three organi- |
cations of the league affiliated with |
it, the Non-Partisan Publishing COM |
pany, the U. S. Guaranty Co., which |
is promoted for the purpose OF |
hypothecating notes and post dated |
checks" and the Consumers United |
Stores Co. The latter Mr.. Moss |
as the most gigantic |
steal ever perpetrated on any !
people," He declared for donations !
of 500 all the farmer got was the
privilege of buying at these stores.
He declared that $4,000 has been
handed to this bunch Of red card
socialists by the farmers who have
pla ced them in control Of this bust
ness. When some of them demanded |
a settlement and accounting recently, !
after an all night session, Townley
had the nerve to tell them to go to
l."
Would Not Live Here.
cat one meeting which Townley
Mr. Moss said, lone Of
lis hearers ventured to correct him
n his statement about man in ques-
ion, saying that this man had given
lis son to the army. Townley is
credited with remarking that some
men would sell thei,' sons for price.
f any man would dare tell an Iowa
audience that, and would get away
With his life, / would be ashamed of
nv citizenship in Iowa. he shoute2s
mid volley of applause.
Mr. Moss cited the tale that the
eague was peddling that Hoover
attend their meeting be-
.ause he wanted to attend meet
ne in Duluth of the millers, when
t was proved that Hoover was in
and he forced Townley