The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-31
new MAGAZINE
TO KILL LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLISHERS TO
USE SPIES IN WAR ON ALL
PROGRESSIVIES

against the National Nonpartisan
League and other progressive reform
organizations by the big business in
terests Of the Twin Cities. The char
acter of the attack on the democratic
forces is indicated by the statement
that cash prizes will be awarded by
the publication for the exposure of
propaganda, schemes by the liberal
and radical elements. These bribes ex-
tended to irresponsible persons to OBJ
tain damaging statements against or
ganizations fighting for democracy,
range from 81 to $25.
Bogey elements like the pro-Ger-
mans and Bolsheviki, radicals like the
socialists, red elements seeking a vio-
lent revolution and democratic organ
izations seeking reforms by means of
constructive legislation are classed to-
gether as the enemies Of true Amer
icanism and are singled out for attack
in the articles announcing the early
appearance of this magazine.
"The pro-German, the Bolsheviki,
the Nonpartisan League and the orig
inal red," says an announcement, twill
come into their own in the first issue
of the American Citizen magazine and
in every regular monthly presentation
thereafter"
An expensive spy system is to be
maintained by the interests publishing
the magazine for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning alleged exposes Of elements
fighting these big interests. Concern
ing this phase of the publishers ac-
tivities, an announcement says:
"The cleverest secret operatives and
writer's ever brought together for an
exclusive work in publication will
"cover" the Middle West. Every pro-
German community vii be visited by
this special staff and all p-gs"
will be herded together for monthly
reviews in broadest daylight by The
American Citizen magazine"
"These operatives will go into
home, places Of business, and where
ever necessary to obtain the facts for
publication. And they deal out q meas
ure of justice to those so-called "sol-
ids" among the Americans who are as
sisting the "p-g" in his effort to ac-
complish his purpose"
Concerning the scheme to bribe ir-
responsible persons to assault ele-
ments opposed to the rule of big bus
mess, this same announcement says:
"The Citizen offers cash prizes to
the amount of 500 to induce the
prompt turning in of all propaganda
schemes that are being passed along
by the Huns Of the Middle West or
elsewhere. The one who submits de-
tails of the cleverest specimen of pro-
paganda will receive $25; the five next
best S. each; and to twenty-five others
according to rank 81 each will be CIV
en-. Plain statement Of the propagan-
da to be submitted is all that is ne
cessary. When possible, however, any
and all who have passed the pro-Ger-
man word and thought along should be
named, though not necessarily for pub
lication. Every communication will be
treated in strictest confidence. Names
of those who submit instances Of pro-
paganda will not be published, unless
that privilege is expressly granted by
the sender"
The statement is made that The
American Citizen, because Of the OBJ
vious expense attached to its publ
cation, must ultimately become one Of
the highest priced publications in the
country and that before the first year
is ended its subscription price Will
probably be S. a year.
It is believed that The American
Citizen will virtually be the official
organ Of The American Committee of
Minneapolis recently formed by big
business men. This organization has
just issued advertisements for organ
izers and speakers and workers In
other departments" Applicants are
advised to register with one or another
Of the committees bureaus. The COM
mittee's announcement states that sim
lister influences are at work in Mimi
eapolis and in many other cities
throughout the land to undermine the
confidence Of the people in the pres
ent form Of government and that the
spread Of false and destructive social
istic theories must be checked. +.