Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-28

touch with affairs in this country, that
foreign languages have been used to
scatter German propaganda in Iowa,
If you could have risen above your
ofice-seeking proclivities, You, as Uni
ted States district attorney, clothed
with authority, would have helped the
governor of the Iowa and the people
of the state in stopping this propagan-
da. You, as United States district at
torney, would have helped the governor,
as the governor has helped the presi-
dent of the United States. You prefer
red to play dog in the manger.
Foreign Languages.
German propaganda has putin jeop-
ardy the life Of every soldier and sailor
wearing the uniform Of the United
States. Foreign languages were used
against the Red Cross in Iowa by i'm
pugning the character of the women en-
gagged in the service. Foreign Language
es were used to disseminate the doc
trine of the pacitist from many pulpits
in Iowa. Foreign languages were used
to hamper the work Of the exemption
boards, thereby obstructing the draft.
Foreign languages were used to create
discomfort and break down the fight
ing TO a finish morale of our people.
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lstruct Liberty loan sales. See how we
have gone over the top in the last two
Liberty loans. AS United States dis
|trict attorney, with your facilities for
obtaining information, you should
have known all this as | did. / think
you did know it and were afraid to act.
You chose the easy course. And fur
Their, had you been sincere i'll your
preaching about u%pholding the hands
of the president, you would have used
your office in assisting to curb disloy-
atty and treason. You had men and
money unlimited for this wrok. Be
cause you used neither, you now criti-
else me for using state authority to ac-
complish this wrok.
Secret Service Work.
You find fault with the secret service
work in Iowa. Are you referring 70
the work they did in Ottumwa against
your United States district marshal
who entered Il plea OF guilty, in the dis
trict court to the charge Of bootleg
ging? Iallude to Nick Reed, for whose
appointment and retention in office you
are responsible.
Defends Record.
You charge extravaganza. | have had
at my disposal only fifty thousand DOL
lars, and with this amount OF money
have maintained employment Offices
throughout the state, and furnished en-
ployes for the farmers and mauntac-
turers and the mines during their peak
load. so that production has been kept
up to its maximum.
You charge me with stirring up hat
red and strife. If putting down Ger
man propaganda for the protection OF
the lives of Iowa soldiers and sailors
in France and on the seas, or for pre-
paration here at home to keep the boys
sustained with food and clothing, fur-
nishing bandages and medicine for the
wounded and guns and ammunition to
fight with, has stirred up prejudice ana
strife, l am willing to assume the res
possibility Of such action.
For Unconditional Surrender.
Iowa people are patriotic. Your APP
peal to their prejudice and passion
shows that you do not believe this OF
Iowa people. The people of Iowa are
in favor of fighting this war to a fin
ish and demanding an uncondltlonai
surrender. Your appeal in this letter
shows that you do not believe IN TINS
doctrine. The people of Iowa are III
favor of fighting this war now so that
it will be the last one. Your appeal
shows that you are willing to quit IL
let our children finish il.
If l had played politics, l would have
done Just as you have, kept still most
of the time and talked platitudes about
the flag.
In my capacity as governor, re-
cruited boys who have been killed by
enemy bullets on the western battle
front. Also as governor, l nave stood
by these boys and seen to 1T that Iowa
furnished her share of men, nurses,
money and material, food ana coal.
Fathers and mothers have told me WIN
tears in their eyes that they wanted
that kind of leadership, that they want
ed the life that their boy surrendered
on the western battle front to count for
human liberty the wide world round.
Na,lrs firmly