The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-10
MILLS WILL STAY.
ON PLATFORM IN.
SUPPORT OF THE.
SOCIALIST PLAN.
No Change in Program Con-
templated, League Lead
er Announces Today

The fact that he has been indicted
| by the United States grand jury in
| Fargo for violation of the espionage
| law, will not affect the plans of Wal
ter Thomas Mills. leading Nonpar-
tisan league speaker, to continue ac-
lively in the state campaign, support
| ing Lynn J. Frazier for governor, and
supporting the group Of ten Socialist
amendments to the state constitution.
This was semi officially announced
in Fargo today by a prominent OFF,
Ger of the Nonpartisan league, who
: said he could see no reason why the
indictment Of Mills on the charge of
obstructing the United States gov
ernment's plans for prosecuting the
war against Germany should cause
change in the plan of campaign.
I'VE look upon Mr.! Mills as one of
the best opponents Of the Nonpar-
tisan league program for which we
stand said the league official this
morning. Certainly we will not take
him off the stump because he has
been indicted for sedition. He has
g. message for the people of the state,
and we believe they want to hear
him"
Mr.. Mills has been on the stump
about three weeks in the fall cam
paign, opening his tour at Fargo,
where local patriotic bodies objected
to his appearance. He did speak,
however. after Governor Frazier in
terfered and called on local officials
to give him protection.
The charge on which Mills has
been indicted is based on a speech
made in Island park in Fargo last
June. The indictment carries five
counts, and Mills is alleged to have
made the following statement from
the public platform while urging the
people of North Dakota to vote for
Lynn Frazier for governor. The
statement quoted in the indictment
follows:
WHO are the men who arc
fighting for us in Franee2 They
are not the sons of members of
chambers of commerce in this
country; they are not the sons
of commercial Travellers; they
are not bankers sons or ner-
chants sons, but they are your
boys. For every thousand SOL
diers killed in France there is
one additnonaI millionaire in
America" .........
Pleads for Socialist Program.
While majority of the townspeople
were engaged Tuesday evening In
shocking corn on the AsbTidge farm
and did not get back in time to at
tend the Mills meeting at the court
house, a good representation OF league
farmers turned out to hear the tutor
of Kate Richards O'Hare and other
ST. Louis Socialists, discuss the
leagues Socialistic program for North
Dakota.
Walter Thomas Mills, who on this
occasion paid Bismarck his second
visit, devoted his long haragangue to
a discussion of economic issues, care
fully avoiding all reference to the war
and saying nothing OF Germany's new
peace offensive or of President Will
sons reply thereto.
Mills ridiculed Mr.. DoyIe's views on
the subject of bankruptcy, as applied
to Mr.. Townley, and urged his hear
ers to vote for the league program OF
single tax, submitted bonded indebt-
edness, state ownership and operation
of farms, creameries, elevators, mills,
stores, railways, public utilities and
other enterprises and put in an
pathetic plea for n. G. Mac
donald. as.