American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-18
ROOSEVELT RAPS
THE n. P. LEAGUE
At BILLINGS
Denounces Leaders as "Anti-
American and Bolshevistic"
Before Large Crowd.
Declares There Is Not a Pro-
German in the Nation That
Does Not Wish Success for
the T0wnley Movement.

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ernoon, Col. Theodore Roosevelt. after
defining Amenicanism and its duties,
denounced the leadership OF the Non
partisan league as anti-American and
Bolshevistic and a menace to the
Democratic institutions of the United
States. He drew attention 10 the
crimes for which the l.. w. w. leaders
were recently convicted and the read
from Il letter of the secretary of the
Non-partisan league to william ID.
Haywood, In which the phrase this
damned war" was used and fight on
CONSUMPTION and anti-spy bills was adj
vocated. The colonel's words were
unanimously applauded time after
time.
After speaking about the farmers
Just complaints and declaring that.they
must be remedied by either state or
federal action, the Colonel declared
that ITO Introduce state socialism aa
a relief for these conditions would re-
suit in nothing but widespread dam
age" He continued:
He Mas Deceived.
II have so keen u feeling about the
Injustice to which the farmers were ex-
posed here In the northwest that when
the Non-partisan league first appeared
[ was inclined to welcome 1t and to
believe In 1t and | wished to cooper
ate with IL. 1t was with real reluct-
ancs that | was obliged to believe that
the leadership that controlled 1t was
Of sue a character as to threaten this
country with evils analogous to those
which came from Bolshevikism abroad
and from l. w. W.-ism at home.
THE /. w. w. leaders have
been convicted Of d~isloyalty to
America by u Chicago jury. They
have preached and practiced sedi-
ion. A federal grand jury In
Kansas has just indicted the or
gnnlzation itself for a plot to
overthrow the United States gov
eminent. establish a reign OF ter
ror and seize all property. Here
In Montana 1t has become a men
ace to the mining, lumber and
3 farming interests, using lawless
violence and mob conspiracy as Its
weapons and the federal authori-
ties have been gravely remiss In
falling to handle the situation
fearlessly and vigorously; yet 1t
was to the leader of this organizs-
ton. w. .. Haywood, that the
secretary and one Of the moving
spirits OF the Non-partlssn league,
wrote on April S, 1917, Just as we
were going to war, and In his let
ter, a copy OF which hold In my
hand, he spoke Of this damned
war business and that Il think the
tight should now be eenterod
against spy bills and oonscrip-
tlon.' In other words. these two
responsible officials OF the /. w.
W. and Non-partisan league were
proposing to fight measures to deal
with traitors and make our par
ticipation In the wal effective.
Pro-Germans For Them.
mo patriotic American can afford
10 support either organization and
any politician who is Joined up with
either is discredited. There is not a
German abroad or a pro-Germsn at
home, who does not wish success to
the Non-psrtisan league as at present
controlled, and to the l.. ". Wand
they wish them success because they
recognize them as antl-Amerlesn and
as containing within them the threat
OF reducing this country TO somewhat
the same condition to which the Boil
shevikism has reduced Russia. II
these men had had their way a year
ago or II they had their way now, they
would make our beloved country an
object or scorn 70 all free nations and
a byword by deriSiOn for the foreign
despOtisms. for these men. whether
actuated merely by an evil fanaticism
or by more sOrdid motives are. natural
ly and inevitably. the enemies Of
America. just as lenine aud Trotzky
were of Russia. Whether consciously
or uncOnsciously. they play the game
OF the autOcratic governments that are
hostile to the United States and they
should be repudiated by every far-see-
ing and patriotic American.
To Those Misled.
II know well that there are null
tltudes OF honest and upright men
among the rank and file OF the
Non-partisan lea que. just a. there
are luousduus 81 soou OUT mAS-
informed men in the ranks Of the
1. W. w. Insofar as these men
have. and l believe they have.
Just grievances of which they COM
plain. II is our business actively
and affirmatively TO strive for the
remedy of these grievances, and
when | say strive l mean not
merely hot air, but action. 1t is
our business TO act affirmatively
so as to redress every just griev-
ance of the farmer and TO show
that we recognize that he is lit
orally the bedrock foundation OF
our whole American social system,
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