Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-12


who sat in nigh places At the begin
uinr uf the war "A scholar ana man
OF abb NY. Who elects To join the
hackers and forces Rntagonistic to the
Ir, snrution of the war and who ~ u
result IL his choice Is removed from
MS uositiOn of honor and responsible
ivy Vino was II that educated the
misinformod of this state TO their dntS
to support the government to the
limit? Certainly not the Homestead
which advised them rather that they
need not support It and openly at
tackled the leaders and men who were
urging support.
Guilty Of Sabotage.
In the army the man who whines or
kicks no matter what the cause may
uc. can never be a hero. Iii the army,
men are Judged by what they DO. not
10y what they say. And this Is the
standard by which we as soldiers en-
pect TO measure those who stayed at
nome. To continue the comparison. the
soldier who. tho he pour deadly fire
irto the enemy, tho he bayonet the
oncOming hOChe, tho he be on the
battlefield the best Of soldiers, Ia at
heart "A spy and furnishes the enemy
with vital information. il the more
dangerous and more difficult to de-
tect. because OF his apparent loyalty.
"Nol.r energies were directed against
the successful prosecution OF the war
instead Of its favor. There is no Sc
cret about this point, as your colleagues
recognizing this fact compelled your
tuf nf
defense in August, 1918. At the be-
ginning of the next liberty loan drive
after this. you issued your special edt-
ton for Potta " attamie county. And
again during the victory loan drive,
another edition vas spread broadcast
turnout this district, free of charge.
We are informed 1t had been your in
tention that this edition reach the pub
lc before the drive should begin, but
even as IL was IL had it's diaboliCal eff
feet. These special editions reeked
with personal antagonism TO certain
leaders in the bond drives with cum
ming words Of cheer to the pro-Ger-
man Stacker that nc need not buy
bonds.
Intent Apparent.
Your intent could not ne mistaken.
Your special editions as they were
times for the loan drives could have
but one effect. You went to consider
able length in advising these reluctant
tigNtw.de and slackers that the law
protected them in their refusal to back
the bows at the front. hut you neg
Iected to recoGnize that higher law,
.i.,iy In ing
Indictment to he pronounced by the
boys who faced death that those ut
home might live in peace and happi-
ness. You openly encouraged opposi-
ton and defiance 10 the agencies Sc
lCCted by our government TO raise this
money. You encouraged dissatisfac-
tion with the financial conduct Of the
war. and in doing that you could not
fail to effect an active opposition to
our government.
Your propaganda has had it's effect.
Chairman Conway testifies that Cass
county failed to meet its quota Of vic
tory bond sales because of Jim Pierce
and his Homestead" The people of en-
tire sections of that county refused to
bly, bonds and why? The Iowa Home
stead had not only told them but Ut
orally Hooded them with propaganda
TO the effect that they need not buy
bonds. They absolutely refused to
help pay the debt incurred in the win
ming Of the war, and the blame for this
slaCkersm should be placed where it
belongs.
Insult to Soldiers.
I'm YOur~~ most recent attack on
methods of bond sales in Iowa. YOU
cay you are not sure that the soldiers
who were returning from the battle
field Of Europe. where they have suf-
fered death and suffering privation,
- will (nOt for one moment in
dOrse the methods, which were
used on helpless ones at home This
was a clever attempt on your part TO
give to Your readers the impression
that you were giving them the senti-
ment of the men in the ranks, and
coupled with that was the statement
that methods were used on helpless
ones at home which the men could
not approve. Neither had foundation
in fact.
Not only do we consider your at
tempt to voice our sentiments in this
matter as an insult to Us, but we con-
slider your reference to the people Of
this state as those who have been OPP
pressed and upon whom tyran!cal and
brutal excuses have been practiced as
wholly misleading. seeking thereby to
class the patriotic farmer, business
man or lnborer with the few undesir-
able persons to whom YOU were Civ