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

of grievances to redress nor that this Non
partisan League can redress them. Its pro-
gram calls for the running by the state.ot banks,
/ grain elevators stock yards, warehouses; flour
mills, packing plants, creamerles and cold stor-
age and any other business in which it may
desire to engage-and the bonding OF these
enterprises without regard to the debt limit
| Carried out as proposed, this program OF
course means ultimate bankruptcy for any
state in which it is put over; in which case 1t
is the people with property, and especially those
with property that cannot be moved away, Like
FARMS who will have to foot the bills.
Can such propaganda make Roadway IN
iowa? It is unbelievable Yet our people
should be warned now that the agents OF the
INonpartisan League are touring the counties
and collecting their graft from the gulhble. 10
this task of warning the Greater Iowa asso
citions is devoting it's energies, calling Tor the
cooperation of every patriotic citizen OF the
state. It's plans presented to a group OF
Keokuk businessmen this afternoon will be OF
fered for consideration to the citizens Of other
communities.
The Nonpartisan League seeks to set the
farmer against the city man and reawaken pre-
judices which it has been the aim OF the best and
farthest seeing Iowans for years to break down.
CITY and country are now working together
everywhere in Iowa, recognizing their mutual
interests and Joining hands in various lines OF
effort for the good of the state. They must
present a united and harmonious front to the
agents of prejudice and class hatred who would
launch Iowa upon sea OF soclahstlc. expert
|ments which could end only in wreck OF the ship
|of state.
1t is generally accepted that a stream does
mot rise higher than its source. The United
States government has registered its opinion
of the source of the NonpaTtisan League by
arresting the president and secretary OF the
organization on charges OF dlsloyalty. How
much higher are the teachings OF the league
than the principles of its head ohclals! How
many good Americans care to become members
of an organization that seeks to disrupt the So
cial order and array man against man!
| The public safety commission OF Falra-
bault county, Minnesota, recommended that
the organizers of the Nonpartisan League
be barred from all places of public gath
ering in the county The commission had
Learned that these organizers were mold
ing public meetings in the schoolhouses and
would attempt to hold meetings in every
township and district. This public safety com
mission evidently considered the league and It's
meetings dangerously disloyal. It referred to
the convention of the league in st. Paul which
was addressed by United State Senator X. M
| La Toilette who, the commission says, IN the
course Of his remarks made the most seditlous
and unpatriotic speech recorded in this state. =
If the public safety commission OF Minnesota
can so deal with the Nonpartisan League or
ganizers, surely the Iowa council of national de-
| Tense can follow suit.
President Wilson S mediation committee com
/ posed of seven men with W. B. Wilson, the
secretary of labor as its chairman has been