Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-07-05

against autocracy. but let us not
forget that we have an autOcracy
in this country that is ten times
worse than any autocracy in Ger
many. l am for conscription Of
men to fight this war. but this is
war brought on by the rich for
their own enrichment and am
also for conscription q the money
to pay for tlis war. I am for con-
scription, bu. 1 want this country
first to conscript some of the rich
fellows to send into the war first, .
because the big -bellied rich fellows
will stop more bullets than any
mere soldiers
Mr.. Townley Denies.
whereas, Mr. Townley by his per-
sonal representative, who appeared be-
fore us, denied that he ever made these
or similar statements and explained
that the criminal indictments now
pending against Mr. Townley were
found by state and not by federal au-
thority, no trial having yet been had
the time remaining is too brief for US
to secure better evidence so that we
can say whether Mr.. Townley did or
did not utter the very disloyal and un-
American statements above quoted;
therefore
"Be it resolved that the Ada County
Council of Defense cannot forbid or
prevent. on the evidence before it. the
public appearance in Ada county of Mr..
Townley, but it seriously deplores the
action of the body responsible for in
viting him to speak in Idaho on the
Fourth of July and believes that un-'
der the conditions and charges against
him he should not speak in this state
until the action of the State Council
of Defense against him has been re
scinded and all question as to his ut
terances finally decided"
Discredits the Evidence.
The above report states that owing
to a denial of Mr.. Townley. through
one of his personal representatives,
the County Council discredited the evi-
dence submitted, but deplored the COM
ing of Townley. Had the Council been
as diligent in searching for confirma-
ton of the evidence as it was in ac-
cepting an unsupported statement
from a personal representative of
Townley it would have had no trouble
in establishing the truth of all the evi-
dence placed before it. 1t could have
first, that Townley is the
league. Townley establishes the quail
ifcations of all official workers for the
league and the S1oment he discovers
that worker fails to fill his require
ments that worker is dropped from the
pay roll Townley has three require
ments. as follows:
1st. A good rotten past. Z
%. Not too honest.
Sd. A radical, ranting. roaring RED
card man.
The Council may easily secure evil
dence in the form of affidavits from
reputable citizens OF the truth Of the
above set of requirements Did the
Ada County Council consider these
facts when it accepted the statements /
II this personal representative OF
Towniey who appeared before the
Council to deny that Townley had
made the seditiaus and reasonable /
which had been presented /
10 them as coming from Townley2 The
Council should ~at least have remem-
Dcred the Towrley condition that this
be Not too honest"
Had the Council eNerted itself TO Sc
cure a conv of the report of the Z.
Senate Military Affairs committee of
MAY 1, 1918. it could have learned that /
Mr.. Townley. at his own request ap- (
oeared before that COMMITTEES. was
placed under oath and testified as fol- l
ows. regarding these very speeches;
The Acting Chairman. want to ask /
rou if YOU agree with this sentiment;
The flower of the young manhood OF
mis- Nation is going across the water
% bleed, as we are told. for the honor !
II the country. but it needs some Az
'ort for me to believe that these young
nen are going to fight for the freedom
4 democracy. 1 believe and foar they
ire going to bleed for the profits of the
Whip the Hun
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