The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-17

signed when he registered as a
member of the Socialist party
at Beach, NJ. D., April II, 1914.
The Socialist party's attitude
toward the government of the
United States in the present
war is we'll known.
Exhibit "B" is the top of the
editorial page of an issue of The
NonPartisan Leader. MIR. Town
ley's official organ, printed in the
German language, bearing date
of June 8, 1918. The English
edition of tht TownIey organ is
we'll known. That il is being
published in the German tongue
as we'll has never been adver-
tised to the American readers of
the regular edition. On another
page of the same issue Uncle
Sam is called "onkeI."
Exhibit &C" is reproduced from
the st. Louis platform, adopted
late in 1917, long after the
United States entered the war.
This shows the party's stand on
the war, it's denunciation of the
governments action in going to
war and it's determination to do
its best to block the successful
prosecution of the war. The
Social list candidates for city of
fices in Minneapolis, whose cam
paign has been linked up by
Mr.. TownEey with the state
campaign of Lindbesgh in Min
nesota, and the other TownIey
eanGidates, never have repudi-
ated the St. Louis platform.
Mr.. TownIey is registered in
North Dakota as a Socialist ana
before he started his "Ieague"
he was aSociaIist agitator.
In North Dakota Mr.. TownTey's
candidates are campaigning with
Socialists; Governor Frazier is
appearing on, the platform with
Socialists, and Socialists are be-
I Insa,S s'vS ,,,bd the spotlight by the
possible
Just how well and how thorough
ly A. c. Townley's doctrine as
voiced by H. L. Elliott, the state
manager Of the Nonpartisan league
of North Dakota, is being lived ur
TON the matter Of centralizing al
league power into the hands Of So.
is indicated by q. brief study
of the men who are most promin-
ent in the league organization work
Mr.. Elliott says:
1.-THE Socialists are building this
organization and they are going tx
rule it. They (the Socialists) viii
be placed in all responsible posi-
tons, both in the organization anG
state affairs. We are also organic.
ing q home guard as nearly among
reds as possible, that will be Of.
f1cered by reds, so that when we
get control of the state government
they cannot overthrow u.s.
Mr.. Elliott is the same officer who
in a letter to State Senator Chris
Levang of Walsh county, declared
that the league wanted "men of real
ability; men who not only can take
a mans valuable property away
from him, but leave him organized
and full OF confidence in the league, ,
such qualifications being laid down
by Elliott for men organizing for the
league among farmers.
This same Socialist also gave
voice to the following:
What would the d 41ernits
and cave dwelling farmers have
done in the last session of the legis-
lature? Wouldn't they have made q
h Of a. mess trying to make law
had 1t not been for a few reds vel
grounded in economics, that Town
ley kept on the Job at Bismarck, tc
lead them (the farmers) ?"
Al. @. Townaey, president of the
National Nonpartisan league, has
sworn, over his own signature, thai
he iB Socialist, and he never has
repudiated Socialism, nor has hi
ever, SO far as the public knows
the st. Louis platform.
Al. %. Bowen, Mr.. Townley's right
hand man, was at one time the can
didate for governor Of North Da,
kota on the Socialist ticket.
o. M. Thomason, another OF Mr.
Townley's highly paid field lectur.
ers, is a Socialist, and once was edi.
tor OF The Iconoclast. Socialist
published in Minot, N. ID
Howard L. Elliott. state manager
OF the league In North Dakota fol
some time, was a. member OF thu
Minot Socialist local, and one tim
candidate OF the reds" FOR mayo
OF Minot.
A1el StTorn, newly appointed stat,
manager Of the league In North Da,
kota, was elected sheriff OF Williams
county on the Socialist ticket, AMI
resigned to take the league job.
Edwin Wood, son of Frank 3
Wood, vice president OF the league
and one of the partnership il
whose name the newspaper proper