Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-27
GILLESPIE SAYS
''T0NNLEY .LAUDED
THE RED FLAG
Says "Big Boss Referred to
it as Emblem Of the
/. Oppressed. 4 =.

jackson, Mimi, June 27.-Public
addresses made during the war and
since the armistice by President A. G.
Townley of the National Nonpartisan
league, as transcribed by stenograph-
ers who copied the speeches discussed
by persons who listened to them, were
recited this forenoon at the trial of
izer, who are charged with con-
spiracy to commit disloyalty.
The addresses were made by Town
ley at the st. Paul auditorium in
September. 1917: at a mass meeting
at Glencoe, Mimi. June 81. 1917, and
at a, political meeting at Saltwater.
Mimi, on February 19 of this year.
In all of these addresses Townley
discussed the war, he assailed
proflteering in connection with the
war and declared that the private
scripted to win the war. The state
claims that these addresses were a
part of a general conspiracy to dis
courage sentiment for powerful and
united prosecution Of the war. The
defense takes the position that Town
ley's addresses were merely a discus
sion of economic problems in which
the Nonpartisan league was inter-
ested. :.
Two reSlQeuCS OIL SIulWdLeT, MlHH.,
testified that Townley in an address
at Saltwater referred to the red flag
''as the emblem of the oppressed"
Reads Speech.
Mrs. Lola M. Hanna. st. Paul, a
former stenographer. Litchield.
Mimi. who was employed by Colonel
March of the Minnesota state public
safety commission, testified that she
took a shorthand report Of Townley's 8
address. at Glencoe on June 21, 1917.
She read her transcript of the
speech and portion of 1t which re-
lated to the war follows:
"On registration day, about three
weeks ago. millions Of boys pledged
country This is matter of interest
to you. The quarrel in this war is not
to destroy any people but to destroy
an autocracy that threatens the
world. have not much patience
with the patriotism the people who
build an autocracy to lcrush the Ger
mansautoeracy and build an: antocracy
worse than that over there. 1t seems
to me the first duty OF this nation ir
Financing this war is to come to the
men who have a surplus Of wealth
and use that first. I am afraid if the
nation should come to the steel trust
and other big corporations and want
those to give over their surplus, l an
! afraid it might dampen their ardol
! for war. am little afraid there
might not be much of war.
1.-THE rich man is not going to go
he is making the rules of the game
rifice men, can make. their lives
When the war is over you get only
that dreary message, that what, re.
mains of your boy you may have"
4 Shortly before recess this noon Mrs
| Jessie Carey Smith of Minneapolis
public stenographer who reported the
La Follette-Nonpartisan league speech
at st. Paul in September, 1917, tool
the stand. She had her shorthand
from her. notes the speech which
Townley made. 1t was stated that il
would take her about two hours tt
complete the reading of her notes.
Jackson, Minn., June 27.-James e
Gillespie, banker from Saltwater
Mimi, testifying this forenoon at the
| trial of A. &C. Townley and JOSEPH
Gilbert, Nonpartisan league leaders
declared that Townley in a politica
of this year defended the red flag ant
declared it was the emblem Of tn.
oppressed.
'Townley was in court when Gilles
pie testified. The testimony was ad
mitted by Judge E. c.. Dean aftel
counsel for the defendants had mad.
vigorous objection. Townley and Gil
bert are on trial charged with con
spiracy to commit disloyalty and thu
state alleges that overt acts wer.
composed of speeches by Nonpartisar
league men. including Presiden
Townley and by distribution Of Non
partisan league literature. for the pur
pose of hampering the government
war program.
i Gillespie said that there were ahou
800 persons at the meeting in Still
water hall. The meeting took plac,
the night before special election
to choose state senator from tn,
Saltwater district. The candidates
were George H. Sullivan. Republican
i and W. w. Wilcox. candidate for tn,
i Nonpaftisan league. The meeting
broke up shortly after the red flat
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