The Irish standard., 1918-11-30
SOCIALISM PASSES OVER TO ITS HEIRS.
THE NQN-PARTISANS

The Socialist party in Minnesota is going or has
gone to the dogs. Its official bulletin discloses that
the entire membership in the state in good standing
at present is only 220O. The country locals are
dropping out day by day, with new. raw recruits
to fill the vacancies. The local organizations still
in existence listed as follows in the report of the
secretary, Charles Dirba:
~ Bear Park. 22 members; Bodas, S; Bovey, 13; Chi
Chisholm, Finnish, 81 ;Cloquet Finnish 2l1 Gilbert
Finnish 80 Granada, 10; Hibbing Finnish, 81; Min
neapolis, First Ward, 26; Minneapolis, Sixth Ward
Crystal, Il Minneapolis, Finnish, $685. MINNEAPOLIS
Jewish, S.; Minneapolis, Lettish, 81; Nashwauk.
Finnish, ~; Poupore, Finnish, 6; ROYAL So: St.
Cloud, 19; St. Paul, Bohemian, 10; St. Paul, Scandi-
naylan, l00; Verdon, 10; Virginia, Finnish No. 2,
2l7, and Virginia Scandinavian IL; Total for the
two months 1,412
The only member added to the organization
during the month was the defeated candidate for
the republican ID car nomination for Governor c. A. Lind
bergh, OF "why-your-country-s fame, and
who is facing Imprisonment for violation of the Fed
eral espionage statute.
1t may be said of Mr.. Lindbergh that he knows
where ne belongs, though it may be doubted that
even the red-raggers will brag much about their
distinguished new acquisition Possibly the solitary
increase may be the explanation of the large de-
petion of the faithful though blind, devotees of the
MARKHAM cult.
In the November election however, the straight
Socialist vote far exceeded the party membership
running up to several thousands, while the neo-so-
clalst party the -Partsans, polled over hum
thousand for their candidates for governor and
justice OF the supreme court. Here, then is the ex
Panatlon OF the socialistic' blow-up. The parent
Socialist party has been absorbed in it's offspring,
the Iownley conglomeraton of malcontents and
class hatred propagandists. Further proof of the
relationship between these two elements is to be
tound in resolution adopted at the redhag meeting
IN Chicago, November II, demanding annulment of
sentences OF all agitators sent to prison in Amer
during the war on sedtion charges and declaring
that these prosecutions against socialists industrial
unonlsts, and "organizers of the Non Partisan
League have been in perverson of the fundamentals
| OF American freedom
| The paternity of the Non-Partisan child is thus
under the stress of the pitiful situa
ton by the distressed Socialist father The parent
is evidently destined at least in Min
to merge its identity and activities into those
ot its hopeful and famboyant heir-the Townley or
Iganization.
1t is we'll that the people of this state are per-
ltted to- get this true and illuminating perspective
OF the "Non-Partisans." They can now discern
many OF the heretofore carefully camouAaged re-
sem6lances between parent and offspring What
mas hitherto been matter of opinion may be now
set down as proved fact. When the mask is re-
moved from the face of Townleyism all the ugly
features of it's parent Socialism are readily recog-
Inized
The fight against the MARKHAM tenets and propa-.
ganda has not yet been finished. 1t must now, how
ever be directed chiefly against the new bearers of
the old standards-the Townleyites.
Mr.. Drba's gratifying exhibit of the almost total
collapse OF the organized Bolshevkists constituted
of the best for the holiday of last week.
II it was overlooked, let us be thankful, nunc
II pro tunc
To the vets after the ratification of the national
prohibition amendment the country will be the
'abomination of desiccation.