Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-21
WARN AGAINST APPLICATION
WITH ORGANIZATIONS oP-
POSED TO AMERICA
ALL WILL STAND TOGETHER
Condemn Influences Which Are Work
in to Hamper United States
in War On Germany

Publishers of north Idaho newspa
ners. in session in Moscow Friday anC
saturday, united in declaration thai
tbev would disregard craftsmanship il
every case where there is possibility
of the national interest being affected
and pledged themselves to cooperation
with the government and the state ant
county councils of defenes in the prose
cution of the war.
The publishers warned against affil
iation with the |. w. w. and the Non
partisan league, and scored both OF
these organizations, which are hamper
ing the U. S. government in its wan
against German autocracy.
Portland Editor Speaks
Edgar B. Piper, editor of The Morn
ing Oregonian, Portland made a strong
and forceful talk to the publishers, in
which he told of the great need of the
newspapers standing firmly together
and backing the government in its eff
forts to carry on the war and in fight
ing all opposition, such as the l. W. w.
and kindred organizations. He classed
the Non-partisan league as kindred
organization to the l. W. W. and said
that he did not regard the membership
as disloyal nor as favoring disloyalty,
but he declared unequivocally that the
league leaders are disloyal and I'M
patriotic He compared the attitude of
the leaders of the league with the
leaders Of the strikers in the shipyards
and said that if President Townley and
his associates in the organization are
really patriotic they would offer the
services of their organization to Presi-
dent Wilson and pledge themselves to
increased crop production, and postpone
all their claims for increased prices
and changed conditions until after the
war He pointed out that many of the
organizers are of the /. w. w. type
who are constantly seeking excuses for
finding fault with the government and
are constantly criticising it instead of
helping during this crisis. He called
upon the newspapermen to lay aside
all petty grievances and stand solidly
together behind the government dur
ing the present crisis which he pictured
as overshadowing every other issue.
Resolutions are Adopted
The following resolutions were imam
mously adopted by the publishers:
Whereas, Our nation is at war, our
are in peril, our blood
and our treasure is being accustomed
for fight for the preservation of de-
mocfacy and freedom; and,
Whereas, Autocracy as typified by
The Teutonic alliance is operating and
seeking to operate within our own
borders through its insidious propa-
5anda, its reasonable organizations,
is hideous spy system; and
Whereas, There is grave danger that
.he people of our country may be de-
.eived by the falls epretense of enemy
organizations, and be led into activ-
ties which are designed to hamper
he war work of our country in this
ime Of stress; and
Whereas Attempts have been made
md viii further be made to hamper
he work of enlistment of the man
lower of our country, not alone for
he battles in the trenches but for
he provisioning and equipping of our
oys at the front; and,
Influences Hamper Y. M c. A.
Whereas, Influences are now at
YORK and viii further be at work to
-warf the efforts of the Red Cross,
he Y. NJ. C. A., the Y. W. c, A., the
Snights of Columbus, and to withhold
rom these splendid organizations the
naneial assistance they must have IL
ur wounded soldiers are to be proper
y cared for and their camp life rend-
red tolerable; and,
Whereas, These same enemy influ-
noes are seeking through their prop
ganda, 10 hamper the sale of Lib
rty bonds and war savings stamps;
nd
Whereas, Enemy agencies have
ought and are seeking to hinder the
Industrial life of the nation, that there
lay be shortage of food and NUM-
ions for our soldiers, thus tieing the
ands of our boys at the front, and
ddlng to their hardship and increas-
lg their peril; and,
Whereas, 1t is highly important that
ne Organizations which are being