Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-03

meeting through fear of results Tha
lieve have enough courage to do nv
part as an honorable and loyal citizen
but in this particular instance 7 falt
that there would be sufficient n,,p,-
Der present to carry out the purposes
for which 1t was called and / would
be free from having unworthy motives
ascribed to me. However, I might have
known that those who did have an in
terest in connecting me with the meet
ing would not let the little matter Of
truth stand in the way. The moral
standard of those back Of the Idaho
Free Press Is clearly shown in the
front page article which attempts in
timidation with the threat to publish
the names Of all who sign the resolu
tons and condemn the paper for its
apologies and murders. No bolder at
tempt of blackmail has ever appeared
In Idaho journalism than that con-
tanned in the article referred to-
FEELING AGAINST PUBLICATION.
Feeling against the paper runs at n
nigh ebb and citizens throughout the
business district are condemning II
and declare that its present editorial
staff must go as their efforts apear
to be studiously directed toward initi-
ating an era of Bolshevism in the
United States. Not only the editorial
In discussion indicates this they de-
clare, but numerous editorials of re-
cent issues among which We're an edi-
torial lauding Debs and expressing
sympathy for him and an editorial de-
Tending the Russian Bolsheviki. All
classes of citizens are exercised and
the situation is tense. Only the re-
straint of men of sober Judgment has
prevented and is preventing grave de-
velopments. All are agreed that the
publication of similar editorials that
are the very embodiment of treason
and sedition must not occur again
Substantiating this conclusion are the
following interviews occurring this
morning:
SEES ANARcHY's HEAD.
Mai. Frank Estabrook-"I very
greatly deplore the fact that the head
Of anarchy has apparently started to
raise itself in our midst. but the edi-
torial in the local morning paper and
the general tenor of other editorials
written by this paper cannot be con-
strued otherwise. Personally / want
want to see this paper succeed, but |
want 1t to show by Its editorials that
1t is real American proposition. l
feel that it is the duty of every Amer
lean citizen to show his color. Nampa
has measured UP to a high standard
In meeting her full duty in the great
crisis which has ended so happily and
| now that the victory has come we can
not afford to allow the enemies of our
country to rob us of the fruits of that
victory. 1 believe that every class of
good citizens feels the same way that
I do in this regard and that eventually
this paper will change its policy. The
| attack on Mr.. Jenness this morning
was absolutely unwarranted and I'M
] fair and shows how unsafe the edi
torial policy OF the paper is. Mr.. Jen-
ness was not present and his paper
was only represented by a reporter
as was the Idaho Free Press. He did
not vote or take any part in the pro-
| ceedings; further Mr.. Jenness did not
call the meeting"
STATEMENT BY LAMSoN.
G. w. Lamson-"Neither Jenness
nor Hoy had anything to do with the
|
yesterday to protest against the edi-
torial policy of the Idaho Free Press.
Hoy attended by request as others did
but Jenness was not present. l don't
believe any man in the meeting (in-
| Guiding myself and Mr.. Hoy) thought
of the result of the city election. !
stated to the delegates at the city con-
vention that my interest other than a
general interest in the convention, was
to elect mayor and city council that
would appoint Major Estabrook city
attorney, but this was not communi-
Gated to any nominee on the ticket
until after the convention. l told sew
eral persons, including Hoy. that
would not accept an appointment il
! 1t We're offered. l was, during the
| convention, too busy with the Victory
Loan work to take an active part in
the city election matter. but the re-
salt is probably just the same as it
would have been otherwise. hardly
| think the editorials in the Free Press
are worthy Of notice in so far as they
refer to me, but if so. the resolutions
passed yesterday to which my sigma
ture is appended, along with other
business men and loyal citizens OF
| Nampa, is my answer. / am proud
of the loyal and patriotic little bunch
of ''disgruntles" who met at the city
hall yesterday to protest against the
second stroke of anarchy against the
fair name of Idaho.
'"lhe first stroke was some Is
years ago when Frank Steunen-
berg was murdered, and in the
editorials of our new daily one
need not read far between the
lines to determine that such acts
| of bomb throwers and murderers
are, generally speaking, condoned
and encouraged by this mornings
| Free Press.
Even IL l were disgruntled over the
meeting or any defeat | am still proud
| to have gone down with American
citizens rather than stand with the