The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-02-01

Resolved, that we, the men,
bers of organized labor Of Great
Falls, Montana, and the dele
gates to the farmers cooperative
congress in mass meeting assem-
bled, protest against the pres
ence of allied troops in Russia,
and appeal to the president and
government Of the United States
to withdraw all American troops
and use their influence to have
all allied troops withdrawn from
Russia as soon a. possible 50 the
people Of that country may have
complete freedom Of action to
establish the government Of their
desires. And be it further
Resolved, that copy Of this
resolution he forwarded to the
president of the United States
and the senator's and represen.
tatives of the United States
congress from this state.'
"Whereas. Thomas Mooney
and his co-defendants have been
sentenced to life Imprisonment
and
"Whereas, the investigations of
two government commissions
have proved that Mooney and
his co-dcfendants, on perjured
testimony provided by District
Attorney Fickert and the San
Francisco chamber of commerce,
and
whereas. the prosecution of
Mooney has aroused the anger
and resentment Of the labor
movements of all civilized coun.
tries to the point where they
have protested to our govern
ment, and
"Whereas, the fact that the
European people find it hard to
believe in the sincerity of our
democratic purposes, as long as
innocent men are confined in pri-
son thru the power of the spe-
cial privileged interests.
BE 1t Therefore Resolved, by
the organized farmers and Or
ganized labor in mass meeting
assembled,
''That we demand the liberia
tion of Thomas Mooney and his
co-aefendants by the granting
of a new trial for these victims
Of organized capital"
Walter Thomas Mills.
Then came the moment for whicl
so many had waited and the chair
man introduced one of the mos
learned, forceful and progressive
students and lecturers of the Amer
lean continent. Mills who has travel
ed the world over in search Of infor
nation and whose stupendous fun
of knowledge makes him one of tn
greatest forces for industrial democ
racy in the United States, spoke fo
nearly two hours to an audience VIII
were held spell bound. His flashing
wit and mordant sarcasm radiate'
through the hall like streaks of fork
ed lightning and ever the audienc
roared their approval. He gave
brilliant account of the great worl
of the League in North Dakota, hov
it was caring for the children. how j
had installed a State Bank which be
longed to the people of the Flicker
tail state and how the Bankers 0
Big Biz were bowling that soon tn
North Dakota State Bank would hav'
more money than it could handle
Mills related how they threatened t
create run on the bank or would re
fuse to do business with the people
bank, and when he said "Well we will
go over their heads and get it from
the depositors Of the State" tn
house shook with laundering plau
dts.
This little giant also told Of suga
CRAFTS and how the people of Aus
tralia had worked out the problem
and manufactured sugar for three
cents whereas the manufacturers o
this country we're charging 12 here
He explained the Lignite situation il
North Dakota and when he relate'
how the League had taken hold o
the vast deposits and we're erectins
briGuctte works to take care Of tn
dust, how they were developing tn
gas into fuel and the oil into powe
deafenng applause rolled out int
the main streets so that people won
dered what could have happened t
rouse such stupcndous enthusiasm.
For three hours and one-haif tn
people of Great Falls, the Farme
visitors and the organized labor fore
es listened to the speakers and n
person moved except to shout ap
proval of the sentiments expoundec
The brilliant logic, the powerful
| rhetoric. the tremendous earnestnes
and withall the will to do what wa
being enunciated, was evidcn
throughout. and the reactionar
forces, those who hang around an
try to incite riot and trouble wer
| defeated in such signal manner tina
they are not likely to raise thei
heads again for long time. As on
! farmer said. "The best evening of m
life, may we have many more unit
J victory is assured