Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-11-25

lobby together on more than one oc-
casion. At least twice she saw the
O'Hare woman get the key to her
room and she and McKaig took the
elevator together, McKaig waiting un-
til the O'Hare woman got the key.
Asked where they went, the witness
said: up"
The effusiveness of McKaig's greet
ings to the O'Hare woman in the court
room was described by witnesses, also
as to his apparent deep interest in her
and her case
TOWNLEY'S RECORD.
Apparently because of McKaig' S
open avowal of continued loyalty to
Townley, in his own testimony, the
defense went into Townley's record
in detail in addition to his sedition.
Evidence was introduced to show he
was visionary in the exploitation of
schemes wherein others put up. the
money Townley's record as a social
list and his sympathies at least with
the purposes of the l. w. w. were
brought out. His close associates in
the league were shown to be dreamers
socialists, radicals ami irrespOnsibles
in some cases, so far as any abiding
interest in any state or community was
concerned. They appeared to be
FILTERS" jumping from one place to
another stirring up trouble as they
went. The popular pastime seemed To
be, according to documentary and 9th.
er evidence, to farm the farmers
The most sensational evidence given
in the libel suit was furnished by
George H. Stoll of Pocatello, who was
one of the leagues organizers EN-.
ployed by McKaig, as he testified. He
made a complete review of the organ
ization work, of the league in Idaho
using data from letters and his diary
81 am telling this as a voluntary
| duty to the public" said Stoll. Il an
forced to do it by my conscience"
Stoll admitted that men Of admitted
socialistic tendencies, sympathizeri
| with the bolshevik, l. W. W. members
| and disloyalists, who camoufiaget
their feelings through cynical lip 10y
atty, were paid non-partisan League
: organizers in Idaho in 1917 and 1911
: and worked under the direction OF Ra.
: McKaig.
Why McKaig Used Them.
. Stoll testified that McKaig had toll
;. him: I'VE are more or less all social
r lists and /. w. WIS. Most Of the or
: ganizers are socialists and l. w. WIS
= They make the best arguments an
= sign up more members than the others
: "McKaig told us that he thought tn
( Russian bolshevik had the solution 70
e industrial and political problems. II
i said he thought they would sweep tn
: world and that some of them wer
here already"
t Their Loyalty.
4 Referring to the camoufiaged 10,
: atty of league leaders and organizer
n during the war, Stoll recounted no
= on one occasion McKaig had told hi
e lit was the finest thing in the worl
e for the non-partisan league to get b.
y hind the government and boost thet
II drives. It gives us a chance to get
IS the people. But the league doesn
II mean II. 1t is just camoufiage."
Y Along the same line Stoll relate
l. how one organizer, Fest, had bee
re called down for his manner of solici
l. ing farmers. He was told not to ia
II bolshevism or anything like that uni
r he had first felt out the farmers,
W many of the farmers would resent b
ID ing aligned with anything socialist
ID or bolshevistic..
Stoll named as league organize
,r who were socialists, or bolsheviki
ID I. w. WIS, McFall, now running
e. bakery in Boise; Dimmitt, Bates, Va
Or dervort Sanders. Miller, Hoga
De Haley, Odds Coblentz, Fest, Sha
" Price, Mallet, Thomas, McGowa
Donaldson and Salisbury.