The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
REACT|ONAR|Es
AGAINST REFORM
Interests in Many Parts of the
Country Openly Preach
Violent Methods.
TERR0RIZING IS PLANNED
Treat EN- Rough" Formerly Tank
Corps Magazine, Now With Pow
erfuI Patrons, Joins Cry for
Mob Activity.

| "S1 TSeIStAys
New York.-The National Civil Lib.
critics bureau, through it's director, AL
bert de SLIDER, has called on Secre-
tary OF War Baker to explain whether
MS department sanctions the appeals
to violence made in the columns of
Treat En- Rough" now edited by
! Guy Empey, a service man of consid-
cradle platform reputation.
That there is a widespread cam
paign on to defend conservatism by
violence of worse sort than that
practiced against the Nonpartisan
league farmers in Minnesota, is sub
stantiated by the controlled press as
well as by vicious mobs led recently
by white collars and broadcloth. A
number of the kept papers and maya
zines are openly counseling violence.
Treat EN- Rough" was at one time
special paper for the tank corps
men. But now 1t has been made over
into a magazine for all service men
and, with the backing of such men as
President Farrell of the Steel corpora
ton, is driving long way from Ameri-
can standards of law and order.
Courts Too Slow.
In its April issue, for instance, this
magazine declares editorially:
This speaker instead of being ar
rested and given chance to gain his
freedom by putting up as bail a few
paltry dollars, thus being enabled to
further spread his treason, should be
executed by firing squad composed
OF men in uniform. The staff of this
magazine-and some of us are pretty
good shots-would be only too willing
to volunteer for such a firing squad,
and | know that every true-thinking
soldier, sailor or marine would do the
same
1T is the duty of every red-blooded
American, whether in uniform or not.
to destroy these yermin good right
handed swing on the jaw will do more
IN two minutes to convince the soap
'ox orator that he is wrong than all
he coddling and misdirected attempts
1t education that. can be instituted.
DO not become a Bolshevist. IL
you feel like fighting, go out and
smash red----it is a great sport |
knocking them off soap-boxes.
I'VE will give you job and perhaps
tide you over financially in exchange
for a Bolshevist scalp.
The fifth Liberty loan drive will
soon be here. Make a Bolshevist or
an |. w. W. buy one of those bonds,
and, believe me-, from that time ON
that fellow is going to support Uncle
Sam and, IL necessary, fight for him.
Ii you can not, after very patient en-
deavor, sell him, then show him what
1t means to get good Yankee WALTON
On the nose"
Because of the misleading news and
The anti-labor and anti-farmer propa-
ganda carried by the controlled press.
a red" or a. "Bolshevist" means not
merely a Socialist, but any one who
1ares to say anything against special
rule. 1t means any organ
zed farmer or any organized worker.
Such advice as this given by Treat
En- Rough is evidently designed by
hose back of the publication to get
some of the. general public to inter.
.ere with the lawful rights of work.
ngmen and farmers. That it has such
effect was speedily proved by the New
York riots on May 1.
On that occasion service men
ormed mobs and raided several meet.
ngs OF workmen, and also the new
building OF the New York Call, a So
'lallst daily there. In some places
he police were able to protect the
meetings; in others there was a
rutal attack on plain law-abiding peo- !
lie. The service men are said to have
'een organized at the Navy club. a
building provided for the entertain
nent OF the men by the private funds
I some OF New York's rich, and their
ally1ng cry was: Were Empey's
zen and we're going to smash up the
'all's new plant"
me day after the New York riots
wo of the principal leaders in the
0caf Victory loan drive were fired be- ,
ause they were too openly compli-
ated in this mob assault. Later. Act. s
lg Secretary of War Crowell ordered !,
complete investigation of the riots :
nd the department officially declared =
nat Treat En- Rough" descended to ;,
level OF provocative activity which :
an not De sanctioned by the govern :
lent" A more shecifc reputation of :,
ne magazine in answer to the inquiry :,
the National Civil Liberties bureau :,
expected. 81. q