The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-22
PUBLISHERS ORGANIZE;
CONDEMN SPOKANE

The publishers of northern
Idaho at the convention held al
Moscow last Saturday passed
resolutions condemning the city
of Spokane for harboring the 1.
W. W., which organization was
declared to be hampering the
government in the successful
prosecution Of the war.
The following resolutions were
passed:
"Be it resolved, That the news
paper editors and publishers of
north Idaho, in meeting as
scmbled as members of the
North Idaho Press association, do
hereby pledge answering loyalty
to our nation in its peril, give as
surance Of fidelity to the Red
Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Y. w.
lC, A., the Knights of Columbus
and other organizations doing
patriotic work for our soldier
boys, and give assurance Of our
desire to cooperate as fully as
may be possible in the publicity
which may be needed for the sale
of government securities, and it
is further resolved,
THAT we condemn all forms of
pacihsm, whether guised under
the name of international Bible
Students association or other
wise, as being a menace to our
freedom and our national exist
ence, and be it further resolved,
THAT we appeal to all loyal
citizens and pledge that we will
in our newspapers persist in such
appeal, urging that they desist
from membership in Organiza-
tions designed to hamper our in
dustrial activities or to detract
from the national undertaking at
, arms.
"That we especially urge all
} our people to refrain from mem
, bership in the Industrial Work
ers of the World or the nonpar-
tisan league, and to reject the
subtle preachments of these two
organizations, both of which are
} hampering and have hampered
our government in its effort to
wage war upon autOcracy.
THAT we agree to cooperate
with the state defense council and
the county defense councils in
! the various counties and to assist
these patriotic organizations to
the best of our ability.
"That we agree to disregard
partisan alliance wherever and
whenever it may interfere with
our duty as loyal patriots and
, devoted Americans.
"That we deem it unwise at
this time for the state to under
take the enactment of a new con-
stitution, thus detracting from
{ The vital work of prosecuting the
war, and therefore pledge our
selves to oppose the adoption of
the resolution calling and con-
s vening q constitutional cOnven-
ton, to the end that this highly
- important matter may be left to
5 such time as it may have the at
tention of our whole people, in
GLIDING those who are now and
i will be fighting our nations war,
and when a more adequate un-
. Outstanding may be had of neces-
. stiles which now seem certain to
arise"
Resolutions were passed on
the l. w. w. situation, as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the institutions and
industries of north Idaho are
f menaced and hampered by the
, disloyal and malicious activities
+ of the Industrial Workers of the
& World; and
: Whereas, the headquarters o.
the I. w. w. organization is To-
Gated in the city of Spokane; ant
1t Whereas, the officials of SpO.
= kane have failed and fail to ter
r. inmate the reasonable activities
/, of this disloyal body of enem,
IS propagandists notwithstanding
N the laws of the state of Washing
t. ton make possible the recall o
d. officials who are derelict in thei
duties, Now, therefore,
Of Be it resolved, That we con
ly denim the city officials of the cit
he of Spokane for harboring the
m w. w. and the citizenship of tn
city of Spokane for failing an
refusing to recall these said off
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