The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
DECOY LETTERS

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Capper and Mr.. Voiland will not quib-
BILE and make eVasive and double
meaning statements when the record
of Kansas hangs in the balance. Ger
tainIy Governor Capper with his zeal
for fairness and justice will not hes
itate to print tomorrow morning in his.
own paper, the Topeka Daily Capital
the copies and dates of letters which
authorize his Interference with the
work of the government Certainly
Governor Capper will give Kansas this
information-the Information which
state naturally expects from big, pa
triotic governor.
No Need to Hesitate.
Then. too, Mr. Voilend will not hes
itate to give to the public the date OF
his .ransmittals to Mr.. Bagley, the
government investigator, who called to
investigate this case three weeks ago.
Surely Mr.. Voiland will not hesitate to
state frankly the number of letters
sent to Mr.. Bagley prior that visit to
Topeka and the letters sent since that
visit. Surely Mr.. Voiland as a leading
merchant and active war worker, will
welcome the opportunity to state the
number of cases he has handled in
connection with the United States
marshars office. Surely this is a real
opportunity for Mr.. Voiland to give
the concrete evidence of his work with
Fred Robertson, district attorney.
There can certainly be no doubt
that this information and evidence will
be Immediately forthcoming. Every
Kansan has right TO ask about these
matters. There should be no cheap
camouflage. Mo- should politics be
smeared with a cheap veneer of 10y
atty N an endeavor to herd the patri-
otto and the unpatriotic under the
same tent. Certainly the evidence of
authority to interfere with work of the
federal government in Kansas will be
rushed Immediately to the front.
Kansas wants The facts.
Kansas demands the factst
Governor Gives Version.
Governor Capper said today: 1.-THE
article in your Monday issue stating
that the governors office and the
council of defense have delayed the
prosecution of disloyalty in this state
is so unfair and so misleading that
ask you to state the facts correctly
No complaint of this kind has come to
me from the department of justice or
any other source. The policy of the
state has been one of uncompromising
prosecution of disloyalty and Stacker
council and the executive have given
heartiest cooperation to all govern
ment officials
The creation of the office of state
director IolloWed the plan that has been
used successfully by defense councils
IN other states and grew out of a de-
sire on the part of the Kansas council
to give every possible assistance to the
government and to make Kansas a
straight-out 100 per cent American
state It was thoroly discussed at the
last meeting of the council and was
especially urged by Doctor Waters,
chairman of the council Secretary
Mohler, Professor BIackmar and nv
self
THE claim that this work has been
delayed is reflection on the officers
of the defense council and especially
Mr.. Voiland. AS soon as Dr. Waters
appointed Mr.. Voiland to take charge
of this work, at the request of the
state council my office turned over to
him all complaints. When the de-
Tense council created this department,
the number of complaints coming to
the executive office decreased rapidly
Less than fifty letters of this nature
were received by me during the month
of June.
With headquarters in the office of
Secretary Mohler. Mr.. voiIand has
given his entire time to this patriotic
work and has done it without reward
or hope of reward. He has been un-
relenting in running down slackerism
of every description, and has CO.
operated in a fine way with county
comes to me from many sources that
| aggressive in its policy toward slack
loyalty generally. I want Chairman