The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-06-05
FAILURE
OF T0WNLEY|SM
MAJOR HANLEY SPEAKS TO
AMERICAN LEGION
Says Nonpartisans to International
Socialism Without Being Aware
Of 1t

st. Louis. May 17-Judge j. M.
llanley of Mandan, N. d.. Il delegate
To the national caucus of the Amer
lean Legion. which met here a few
days ago. says the political issue in
North Dakota is Americanism versus
Socialism. and that the statewide
special election on June Goth will be
one of the most important in the hist
ory OF American politics Judge
lianlcy, who also is Major Hanley, is
here with Adjutant General G. A.
Frazer, of North Dakota.
"Our people are fast waking up to
the fact that the Nonpartisan League,
controlled by A. c. Townley, of ST.
Paul. in what it is trying to do "a, the
special election in June. is essential
socialism of the international type
"Nor!h Dakota, being almost wholly
agricultural sees more good than bad
in the establishment of state banks
and state owned elevators. But the
Townley people are no, content to
stop there. They have arranged a
''"'' p"'lSS 'ld', ~ duopleu, Will put
North Dakota out OF joint with the
United States, both in governmental
theory and practice. The Nonpartisan
League of North Dakota made up of
some OF the best people in the world
clean, patriotic. religious and in
dusirious-is drifting into socialism
without being aware of it.
First, is the leagues educational
bill. The bill vests in a commission
OF three power to say what text
books shall be used. II is becoming
understood by our people that this
means compulsory use in the public
schools of the Mills textbook on
political economy. The book stands
for international socialism, The
antis believe this to be subversiye of
Americanism 1t will lead to putting
Karl Marx ahead of George Washing
ton Abraham Lincoln or Theodore
Roosevelt. All told. there are seven
Nonparlsan League bills up for ref
ercn1um June 26th. ii we beat the
educational bill it will mean the re-
pudiation of Townfey.
"Our returning soldiers have no
use for socialism. They know more
about its practical endings than does
Mr.. Townley.
''Then there is an Industrial COM
mission bill, Lincoln said the COM
, mission idea usually was cheat on
the government and the people. This
bill vests in five commissioners the
control of industries of the state 1t
would han,;. it over to 'Ii'vwrley, who
lives In Minnesota. The Townley
program has started Il revol, against
the Sonpartisan League. Attorney
General William LANCER, State Aud
itor kosi'zky. Secretary of State Hal
and States Treasurer Obcrt Olson
were elected on the Nonpartisan
League ticket, but they did not like
the socialistic drift of things and
they are opposing the Townlcy pro-
gram.
"Ano'her bad bill is the, one sub
sidiZins Nonpartisan league newspap.
! crs i'll every county by directing that
public and legal ADVERTISING shall ap-
pear only i'm league papers L, is Il
recrudcscence Of the Hlsmarckian
reptile press. 1t is a plan 10 drive
out, or dry up. every Independent
newspaper
"Thcn there is Il bill for tho rcor-
ganiZa'ion Of the judiciary. We now
have twelve judges. The Townley
bill authorizes three more They are
not needed 1t is purely and simply
Il reaching out for control of the
state judiciary.
The Nonpartsan League has be-
come very powerful. As organized, it
has about s5000,000 for propaganda
purposes. Operating within restricted
and well defined boundaries, our peo.
pie saw more good than i'll in Town
leyism. Now that it is revealed as 4
machine g'asp;ng for power. they are
becoming aroused over the prospect
OF the state drifting clear away from
It's moorings. away from the sister,.
hood of states and becoming an ex-
pertinent in international socialism
~ look to see Townleyism. in it's
more repusnant features, emphatical-
ly repudiated on June Goth