Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-21
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In the United States whose editors
sensed the growing dangers OF anar-
| cny and socialism TO this country.
Ihey pointed out that Germany was
using these elements as the medium
through which she was sowing the
seeds OF her reasonable propaganda.
America hay asleep to these Influences
that were inoculating her people with
the yitus of sedition, treason and an
archy. The editors OF these few pa
pers were even then making the state
ment that all Americans admit today
to be correct, that Germany through
the /. w. w. the Nonpartisan League
and ki-dred organizations presented a
danger to our institutions a hundred
fold greater than that presented by
the entire armed forces of Germany.
Today from every quarter OF the
land is heard the echo OF that alarm
sounded by these few lonesome news
papers.
During the year these evil influences
have grown stronger and bOlder
They have been encouraged by num-
erOus causes. The Federal Govern
ment assumed a friendly attitude to-
wards these evil forces as evidenced
by its interference in the Mooney case
and even right here in Shoshone in
its attitude towards the Scott matter
and later the Horace Mann affair,
These instances are not exceptional
They are cited here because they rep
resent a general attitude towards
such matters all over the country. Iii
was this attitude OF the authorities
which resulted lately in releasing
from the Leayenworth Federal pris-
on 109 convicted traitors who had been
given prison sentences because Of
their refusal to obey orders of their
commanders and these 109 men were,
by orders of the Secretary Of War, Civ
en- an honorable discharge from the
army, full pay for the time they had
served in prison, new suit of civilian
clothes and transportation 10 their
homes. And at the very time that this
atrocious outrage was being perpet-
rated against our soldiers congress and
the administration officials were
wralgling as to whether our soldiers
who had fought in the trenches should
be given a few dollars extra pay on be-
ing discharged; were discussing whe-l
ther our soluier boys should be perl
nitted to wear their uniforms home or
sent home naked, unless the soldier
had managed to save enough out of
his wages to buy q suit of clothes to
wear home.
The following extract from q recent
speech made in congress by Congress-
nan Dies. Of Texas. which very tersely
shows that the public has sensed the,
irift of events towards socialist and
tendencies and that men IN
iigh places are calling "a halt The al
urn is no longer confined to dozen
N SO obscHre newspapers but it is be-
ng sounded from the house tops
Every American citizen who has prs-
ended to keep posted on this dr.f. TO g
Yards anarchy is now fully alarmed {
nd vigorously insisting upon step 7
eilg taken TO stop il at once Ever b
he Federal officials seem to have beep n
reused TO action against this danEer 1
us element and recently deported y
ar load of them from Seattle y
When America sleeps her enc1nie e
md it an easy matter to work to he. u
ljury. When America arouses to ne f
anger she is terrible swift and sur
/ her actions to right the wrong
W. w. Nonpartisan, Bolsheviki DAD
er and is beginning active steps to
Il herself of their evil activities.
Although a Texan Democrat. Con-
ressman Dies has. on more than one "
,casion. vigorously dissentsd fromth l.
ews of government many leaders m
s party are advocating, but on no as
casion has he so concisely and so w
'intedly voiced his dissent in speech Id
the House during the recent dis
ssion of the agricultural appropria- ha
n bin Some of the southern men, n,
rs of his party were trying to make ~
litical capital out of the farm loan
NIX by claiming credit for the gov -
nment's helping out the farmer.
that point, Congressman Dies said. '''
Mr.. Chairman. when Members talk. op
out ioaning money 10 the farmers o 10
IS country. and talk about Democrats tn
Il Republicans. it makes an homes on
bipartisan man laugh. The best thing
Il can do for the farmers of this an
lntry is to let them alone and Qui wi
ending their money and taxing the pe.
rnal life out Of them Oh;
wish the farmers of this country 10,
/ the taxpayers Of our land might l.,
re return of old democratic and =.
publican theory that Government Is
created to support the people. hut -
t it is Z. creature to be supported by 'pH'
people Va
E Boot Strap Theory Of Economy aes
he great mistake we are mSking my ere
.nds here now is that NE are plac- wo
ag hypocracy upor the people. We mo
leading them to believe that the tiol
-ernment can support them and lift a
m by their boot straps out of their ant
,nciai difficulties when as honesti ,ea.
4. we should say to them that ali ,he
I the Government can do IS 20 pro- ,-,t,
.heir life end their liberty ana tax
nl tc support the Government
have been here 10 years and 7 am 90
,g out NOW. "iS
Merber. Ana Nah,ntariiv TOO app
IT, Dies. Yes. and 7 viii seii YOU Nol
It You have done. and hope YOU Nar
take it in good part: You have T
N the fairest and best Government bitt
c known omong men and YOU are pie
ing it into the most despicable So See'