Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-27
AN ANSWER TO TowNLEY.

How much influence do you expect
your certificate of loyalty to have on
citizens who, after having trailed your
speeding automobiles bearing your au-
thorized organizers, find the trail Shiny
with treason and sedition and strewn
with l. w. w. literature which has been
distributed from the carr
Mr.. Townley replied to this in letter
which was published Jan. II, 1918, as
fallows:
"You say that in the wake of the
league organizers may be found trail
Shiny with treason and sedition and |.
w. w. literature. This is a serious
charge, and if true. you may rest as
srlred that some of the many farmers
approached would have called the atten-
ton of the government before this, to
some specific charge of sedition or treas
on. Would have named the individual
organizer who Scattered l. w. w. liter
ature from his car Don't you think you
should apologize to the farmers of Idaho
or else make your charges specific instead
of general? trail Shiny with treason
and sedition should be easy to follow,
and it would be followed, you may rest
assured, only for the fact that there is
no such trail It exists wholly in the
Imagination of the profteers."
The following article from the news
columns of the Statesman of Sept, 25 is
submitted below as an answer to Mr..
Townley's challenge This organizer
when caught and placed before the au-
thorities makes confession of his guilt.
He bears a letter of authority from Ma
tional Non Partisan headquarters. He
carries membership blanks and also let |
ters from Ray McKaig showing his au-
thority to act as an organizer.
This man is true type of the or
eanizer. Follow the trail of anv of them
and it leads to the same old stunt.
Treason, sedition, pro-German. I. w. W., |
anarchy. Come on, Mr.. Townley, we
viii have another ready for you on call.
He Denies at First.
The case of Horace Mann first came
to public notice by the publication in
the Gooding Leader on Thursday, Sep /
tember II, of a series of affidavits from
residents of Gooding-affid which
charged substantially the things which
Mann admitted to the Council of Defense
in his testimony and confession on Mon
day night of this week. At first Mann
issued vehement denial of the charges,
the truth of which he now admits.
Want Quick Action.
Members of the Gooding County Coun
Gil of Defense have unanimously adopted
a resolution asking the department of
Justice to take proceedings against Mann
AS yet no federal action has been taken.
When Mann was arrested Monday !
night numerous Socialistic pamphlets
were found in his pockets, together with ,
letters from Ray McKaig of the state ,
headquarters of the Non-P Partisan league {
at Boise. and also Mann's official receipt t
book which he used as league organ t
izer when working among the farmers.
Mann was discharged as Non Partisan :
league organizer here Monday night, after 2
his confession. o. NJ. Tronaas. a member f
Of the state executive committee of the t
league, acting for that organization. :
Digs Up Former Record. a
Telegraphic information obtained from
Nann's former homes in California and C
Iowa. is to the effect that he is an l. w.
w., Socialist of extreme views. and h
nan of no standing in the community. h
The complaint against Mann was f;
sworn to by Frank Disney, and Rex V. a
Wilcox of Wendell. who is running for -
district Judge as a Non Partisan. appear q,
d to defend him. Disney left Tuesday Of
or Boise to lay the matter before the W
fficers of the department of justice. Sc
Horace Mann, paid organizer for league D D
n Gooding county, confesses to talking dI
gainst draft and to opposing war. De- al
lares Bolsheviki are best Democrats. 81
Affdavits and confession show he be- .,
eves Bill Haywood a hero; says Former y
Governor Gooding like l. W. w. head. D,
Gooding. Idaho-Horace Mann, paid or ca
anizer for the Non-Partisan league in pa
ooding county, is lodged in the county :,
all here. held for federal officials of the o.
apartment of Justice, following his con- w;
ssson to having made seditious re- nc
larks. IN
Mann's arrest was made at the unani- op
Ious request of the members of the
ouncil of Defense of Gooding county, no
fter the Non Partisan worker had been tir
wen a hearing before the council, and wa
f,.u s..s;.,,, oovar;no mi
larges which were preferred in affdav- III
s from Gooding citizens.
Burden of Confession. pr
The confession of Horace Manu. and at'
$ sworn testimony before the council .se .se