Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-12
World War Vets Convict
"Em" Pierce Of Slackerism

Special to Times Rcpub lean.
Council u uns, June l2,-Altho tot
the rhomrnt chagrined over no, o. NJ
permitted to meet him as-arracd .uoon,
me overseas soldiers Mo axe h,c'@a' i
oyer j. NJ Pterce's abuse of those win
isborod In tho various yar Services az
.nUnfe grt determined not to he 50
easily duietgd and have tired ulc loH5
range shot AZ the Des MONIES man IL
the follow ing reply 10 his recent state
mcnts. which was sent ham today:
TO james VI. Pierce, publisher OF
the Iowa Homestead: b. direction OF
Rainbow Post 40. >, American Legion,
| am sending the following to Aod:
Your refusal to meet with a COM
miit"" Of ton from Rainh"w Post NO
;. American Legion. of Council RunS
iowa, has compelled the post 10 take
other means OF addressing YOU upon
\ our attitude toward the war VIM" we
We're in the service,
we are proud OF the record made
i., the state ct Iowa on is liberty loan
dives. and We recognize the problems
vunfrontlnS any body % men who can
accomplish these results. We most
.n,aIluy coadrmn the ,Idrkcrism and
jru- q, rmaniSm with which these men
had to com rat. The governments on
theory of financing the war Was that
Ut airport luum, Mt based on Wealth or
,nc tntlit 10 pay. rather than the WILL
irgu,S~. The treasury department APP
.uulItorl, Il I ne entire amount OF the loan
TO The lCd,ru reserve districts ami
they In turn 10 the states. The states
ems n0yH accepted IN ir allotme
without question. The states dis
lriUutcd thv state qHOtas to the coNn-
lies. The rounles did not for one mo-
m4nt raise single question as TO their
ryir share. hut set about to ailot each
township It's quota. The toWnshlp'
having IO>aIIl accepted its share
could do but one thing and that was
to observe and follow the plan laid
down by thu government. What was
This pIau2 To give 10 each Individual
IN the township his quota, based on
his ability To pay, and not upon ms
WILLINGNESS. The loyal citizens, as the
loyal states, accepted their quotas
Without question: The dislOyaI were
I nose who, even after receiving intor-
nation concerning this government
plan of apportionment persisted in
tneir refusal to take their fair share.
fierce FITS Soldiers.
Your subtle way of telling the poo
plt. oi the state ina i,i,, GlCa not @&j
,ords was nothing moro nor loss than
an Open attempt to Jhwart the govern
q fin nd m n
more than th&t to us. 1t smacks Of an
underhandcd attempt 10 hold baCN
from us the money that was furnish
ing US our Very lives. We Oftmcs think
perhaps some Of our buddies could nave
lived had they but had additional sup
plies which could have been purChaS-
cd by the money you kept from the
Golfers Of our government.
Encouraged SIackerism.
Money was not plentiful COmmod-
lly with our government md you de-
uberately encouraged "A certain Gle
ment in this state to withhold their
fair share. Thru the medium Of your
news pa per you whispered into the ear
of the sIuckers, yearriag Tor that very
advice and told them they could not
be compelled 10 furnish ammunition Tor
the rifles of their boys, that they could
not be compelled to give to the boys
in the front line trenches the moral
support most needed from home. and
that these same SlackerS could with
draw their support from the boys IN
the trenches and could leave them to
starve or to he shot down for lack of
ammunition This is our conception
of vour position.
You were the publisher of maya
zine with a large circulation and as an
influential citizen of this state You
had it in your power to be a most po-
ten, factor in the conduct of this war,
and to urge and prod. If necessary,
these lageards TO their duty. to give
until they could give no more. But
this you did not DO. True. you said
il was pGvisabIe to buy bonds, but it
had long since ceased TO be a matter
Of adVisablty. it was at that time
nrtter of dire necessity. The war
could not have neen won without
money And vet. fer one line in your
paper advising and suggesting your
readers TO buy bonds, there were doz
ems screaming, You don't have to buy
bonds" There is no law 70 compel
YOU to buy bonds" In effect the same
spirit that would say, There is no law
that can compel YOU 10 give one single
bit Of support to my boy in the
trenches"
Homestead in Bad Light.
We respect the man who, misin-
formed at the beginning of the war.
did not buy his share of bonds, but
who later learning the facts. bought
to the limit. On the other hand, We