Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-11
SIOUX CITY AND SHORT.
tSioux City journal.


With the filing of Mr.. Carneys Pc
tition, which makes his candidacy for
mayor official. the stage is set for
the recall election to be held June Is.
1t is assumed that Mr., -Csrney's Pc
tition will be found sufficient. II
will be well to inquire at this time as
to the complaint against Mayor Short
which has crystalllzed in the recall
election now pending 3 What is the
complaint? It is that he appeared
before meeting Of the l. W. VI, In
Sioux City on April 81 and delivered
an address which was interpreted as
friendly. welcoming address. In
this appearance and In thus address
ing the I. w. W., II was made TO ap-
pear that the l. w. w. were welcome
to Sioux City. 1t is not important
whether Mr.. Short considered that he
addressed the l., W. w. in his ca
pacity as an individual or in his Of
fetal capacity as mayor. In either
case the inference would be Identical.
1t is not especially important. either.
what Mr.. Short said in his address.
A reading Of his address discloses that
he uttered nothing which is particu-
larly offensive. except as II revealed
something OF the speakers passion.
The point to which objection is made
is that Mr.. Short addressed the I. W.
w. II he had read the sermon on
the mount, his appearance before that
group, as mayor of the city, would
have been as objectionable to the
people Of Sioux City.
Vby ic ph{ar{icp r,oIa N Mr.
Shorts friendliness toward the l. w,
w? Because of the reaction such
friendliness has upon the reputation
and characted OF Sioux City. BY rca-
son Of Mr.. Shorts friendly concern
for the 7. W. W. Sioux City has ac-
quired all over the United States the
reputation OF being an !. W. W. town.
with an I. w. w. mayor 1t has been
published broadcast that Sioux City
is the only town in the United states
that would offer haven and welcome
to the I. w. W.. This reputation had
its inception when Mr.. Short appeared
in Chicago on July II and Is. 1918.
and testified for the defense in the
trial or 101 members OF the l. w.
W charged by the United States gov
ernment with seditious conspiracy In
that testimony Mr.. Short revealed
himself as friend Of the I. w. W,
His testimony was designed to prove
that the I. w. w. has never In his
hearing at least, advocated violence.
His expenses to and from Chicago
were paid by the l. w. w. defense,
according to his own admission. Sub
sequently, it may be well to state. the
I. w. W.~conspirators were convicted
and sentenced, number OF them to
lengthy terms in prison. ~ '
The people OF Sioux City resent the
reputation that has thus been forced
upon the city by the peculiar person
al views OF Mr.. Short. The people OF
Sioux City have no sympathy or
friendliness for the l. w w. The I.
w. w. is not welcome here, The pur-
poses of the7I. w. w. are we'll known
to the people OF this city These pur-
poses are abhorrent to all right mind
ed people, who are devoted to liberty.
law and order. Sioux City does not
countenancs :i,s L. ". !" This can
not be said two emphatically. This
being the case. the people Of Sioux
City believe that they are misrepre-
sented in the mayors office by Mr.
Short, Insofar .as he assumes to speak
for the city. He Is d!scredited when
he appears to speak for the city. When
he speaks for the city, he speaks to the
city's damage.
This is the case against Mr.. Short.
This Is why an election has been
called. to give the vnters of the city
an opportunity to determine whether
they wish TO be further misrepre-
sented In the mayors Office by Mr..
Snort. il will be- well 10 keep the iE-
sue clearly In mind. II, the midst Of all
the dust THROWING designed TO OBJ
scure 1T