The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-11
YES, WE WILL BE FAIR TO THE NoN-PART1sAN
LEAGUE.

During the rcCc0t months !
have. Covered all sections of Min
ucsota. delivering loyalty aS-
dresses to aid thr liberty loan.
Rod Cross aud other war aCttNi-
tic, have found the same
thing everywhere. All pro-t."r-
man elements Tn the state are
either in the NoupaFtisan league
or AFFILIATED with Il. @heh
branch OF the league II organized
ia "A locality. the charter mem
bcrS are the rabid pro-t'crman
members of the community. To-
day II T. rafe 20 say that prhC-
uraiis all the pro-6crH'anS IN the
state. are members Of the league,
or dtrr, tiN affiliated with II. he
S.4ety commission of the sale
a1G g, her governmental agencies
have been actn. in their efforts
a. Drt soni the ~cditiUuS activities
Of the league.
/ nc Iate manager for Minnie
~n.a l. I1~cFh Glb@ri. Hc has
t,cn Indicted by the grand jury
-, Martin county for ob~tructinG
the military aud naval policies OF
tn tnit,d states. February IL OF
this year lac was convicted In
- az ~ 1T f7tf4tRN ~ 'ft' nm ''
,.44s--luI .4~..t flh}v and semen, cd.
He has appealed ON haN 10,
i-4s. AZ ,..z< convicted in Good
n.s GUMS 81 as rauot- tCndinG
To discourage cnli~tmcnts. lie
i4.iA i.tEcahd hpt. this couy.c-
itDua
:. {. Townlrt j. national head
Of tbr N"npar.is.,n ieaGdr, lie
hnS re'rculi. bCcu indicted by the
grand nirS 10 'Iartin county,
Niinn., i0r ul,~tructin& military
auI naNul puitrtc> of the United
s-,ut.~ He Was AgrC ~tcd February
~ IN bach sau FOR solutions work
and has recently been indicted by
tttr A..t"I NY Ot Jat A~''n county,
TIA. - surscr Ia the Indictment
having iust been argued. He WIS
instrume IA having the state
convention Of hi- league adopt
resolutions ct which the following
T. part. and has been responsible
for it's circulation throughout the
state:
The contrlhutory causes of the
present war are various. but above
TN" horii bic slaughter looms the
ugI. MEETINGS OF an economic sys-
TEN hHscd upon exploitation. II Is
largely the convulsiNc effort upon
the part Of adrOit workers of
warning nations for control of the
constantly dtmini>hin. market,
Rival groups Of mouopoliSts are
playing IA deadly gnmc for com
ptcfCial supremacy. To ConScript
ncn and exempt the blood stained
wealth coined from the suffCrinRs
OF humanity is rCpu2nant to the
spirit Of America and contrary 10
The ideals of democracy"
Mr.. Miller named other officers AM
WORKERS Of the league who hud beer
.pbtcted FOR sedittous uiterauc"s an,
"a lise charges He then paid his re
q ecis 10 Mr. LIndbcrEh and quotet
rom a book in which MIR. Ltndbergl
stated his principles one stAtemen
n the hook was that the liberty LOAF
Sas in the interest Of big financial in
ereSts. Referring TO this, Mr. Mile
said
II + stated here that the lib.
Crty loan caused opportunity for
speculation 10 the money sharks.
If this Is noi n direct blow against
The heroic cnort our government
Is making TO raise the funds TO
sustain thus great war, it it. Diff
cult 10 see how any words or con-
duct could he scditlous.
The Virginian feels that Mr.. RaeI
: answered satisfactorily ny the word,
# his own colleague and nctghhor
Mr. Baer's own personal views abpu
he war and related subjects may Of
may not be reflected in his votes "
measures before the house OF repre-.
entatives, To vote against the al
'ut unanimous action OF his col
eaeues would he suiridal~~and many
katserlte has bought liberty bonds
We shall think better of Mr. Baer
of loyalty TO our coun
ry when he frees himself from he
mister influence of the organization
'hich pat him in congress