Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-03

; / W. W.
when the pro-German "Pcopic''
Council was driven from scvera
states, Governor Fraxier OF North Da.
kota invited the organization 10 hole
It's meeting in HE state.
Senator LaFoIietts made tn,
speech for which he is being invest,-
gated at a great meeting Of the Non
partisan League at ST. Paul and he
was loudly applauded when he utter
ed his scditious statements. This
meeting was hailed by wholly friend
~ socialists papers as the forerunnsr
OF a great revolution. said IT faith
fully reflected LaFollette's views and
spoke OF the Nonpartlssn league as a
great menace from tho northwest"
Kate Richards o'Hare. who said
that the mothers who sent their boys
10 Europe 70 fight were mo better
than brood sows" and who has re-
Gently been convicted for seditious
activity. was shielded and sponsored
by Nonpartisan league leaders. Gov
arnor Frazier and Attorney General
LANCER. of North Dakota cndeavored
TO have her prosecution stopped.
Ex-orsanizers OF the league have
made AFFIDAVIT that all organizers for
the league must be Socialists and
that many OF them are /. w. WIS.
II is a well known fact that farm
ers who are pro-German in their
ieanings. are among those who are
most susceptible to the arguments
OF the organizers. and decidedly
large element OF the organization is
openly and emphatically o-German.
The league has no constitution or
bylaws and the men who handle the
funds. which run up into the mill
lions. were not put under bond In being |
put In control. The president. by a |
peculiar arrangement. seems to be In |
office for life as there is no method |
for electing a successor II such should |
be desired.
House bill DO. OF North Dakota leg
islature. which represents the call |
ed economic issues OF the league.
would remove the prohibition against
railroad mergers. It would make the
state militia practically ineffective.
Il would remove all restrictions from
The school fund. II would remove
clause whose purpose was to require
oyalty and patriotism. II would pro-
ride for unlimited state ownership
Ind II would remove the bonding re-
Itrictions from the state.
President Townley Of the league
mas linked with his propaganda
hahn store scheme which would take
rom each farmer the sum of 800
Without rendering any service OF
aiue In return. The general tone
I the league leadership. besides be-
ng disloyal, Is that of unprincipaled
xploiters.
A question which arose in the l
,inds OF your committee. and one
Ihlch we are unable 10 answer. from
ny Information we were able to Sc >
nre was. what becomes of the SIG
embership fee which the farmer
nys to the league organizersy" We
70 informed, before an organizer is
mt out he Is put through thorough
hooling. being told exactly how he
TALL handle the farmer, and. from
hat we can gather. the main burden 1.
this line OF talk is an appeal TO I
ass hatred. Each organizer Is furn-
he'd with car. We have been I'M
he 70 learn as TO whether this car
furnished by himself. or by the Ma
,nai league organization. These
EN- and these cars cost money The
cstion naturally follows. would
e farmer get the full benefit OF his r
s. even II the motive behind the
,eue was good" z
We believe that the entire propa- n
nda has for it's basis the appeal 20
,ss struggle and hatred which Is 20 A
In time OF war. an shown :,
the experience OF Russia and other ~
lions.
As with the German propaganda in
issis II 10 hidden under the mash
economic issues. We believe that
cry patriotic citizen should assist =
far as possible in informing the
rmer as to the real motives Of the Il
'gue leaders. II
In presenting these findings we
We purposrly understated the case
le great mass Of testimony we have II
amined shows the case against the Il
,gue to be Ear blacker than we have \
inted. The case against such or Il