Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-26
SELF APPOINTED COMMITTEE Elk q.
TENDS INVITATIONS TO
RADICAL CONVENTION.
GREATER IOWA ASSOCIATION
COMBATING INFLUENCES
Not Believed That Iowa viii 30 Re-
presented at Convention in St. Louis
Several cranks Among Singers,
Including Aide Of Notorious Town
!sy-Names Wrongly Used.


against radicalism in Iowa has been
opened up In earnest by the Greater
Iowa Association. For six weeks this
organization has been collecting lit
erature. issued by the l. w. W., the
communist labor party and other ex-
ceptionally radical elements, which
has been Gil 2ulating rather generously
thru Iowa. There has been mailed to
great many Iowans q call for q
meeting Of liberal Americana at 81.
Louis. Dec. 9. 10. II. IL. The call Is
signed The Committee OF Forty
eight" and declares that great many
radical things are going to be done
when these liberal Americana get to-
gether.
The last three pages CT the
pamphlet contain the names Of men
and women turnout the United States
who. according to the pamphlet are
signers OF the cali. This list includes
the names of eight prominent Iowa
educators. five of them members OF the
faculty Of the University OF Iowa. The
Greater Iowa Association took the
matter up with President Jessup. and
an investigation at the university dis
covered the act that the names of these
five professors had been used without
their knowledge or authority. and, In
each case. very strong letters of re-
pudiation were sent by these educators
to the alleged Committee OF Forty
eight"
Who Real Sioners Arc.
On examining the list Of names more
closely. the Greater. Iowa Association
further discovered the names OF David
c. ("Foxy'') Coates of the state or
Washington, Arthur LeSeuer. OF Min
nesota. Amos Pinchot, Of New York.
and Glen (. Plumb. Of Illinois. as the
real "signers.' Looking back into It's
records, the association brings cut the
information that Coates was formerly
lieutenant governor Of Colorado
elected on the PopuIist ticket. long
years ago. He then drifted into the
northwest and was prominently iden-
titled with radical activities. he was
elected to the city council OF Spokane.
Wash, on the socialist ticket He was
one of the five socialists selected TO
steer A. G. Townley in his creation OF
the nonpartisan league Of North Da-
kota which was intended to be cam
outage that would give to the social
list labor movement the voting strength
OF the farmers.
After Coates got the nonpartisan
league we'll under way, he went down
to Chicago and gathered round him
number OF radical leaders and an
nounced the organization of the Ma
tional Labor party. While the call OF
| "Committec OF Forty eight" docs not
mention this. the st. Louis conference
may be an effort to get this new party
under way.
leseuer Mixed With !. w. VS..
Arthur LeSeuer whose name IL
signed to the call. has been mixed up
with the socialists and |. w. VS. all
his active life. He was n partner OF
Gene Debs, who is now In the federai
penitentlnry at Atlanta, in the opera
ton of a school of socialism at Fort
Scott, Kan. He was another OF the
big five" who helped Townley get ms
scheme started in North Dakota, and
he is still the real brains Of the nom
partisan league. Before Big Bill hay
wood. loader of the !. w. W., was sent
to the federal penltentlary, MS ehee''
were searched and letters from L.
Scuer to Haywood wore found. where
In LeSeuer began. MY Dear Bill.
Bill probably replied MY Dear Art
Amos Plnchot is a 'parlor socialist.
He was born to the purple and comes
from a long line Of wealthy and
| aristocratic ancestors. He Is for
| socialism up to the point where II
| nroposes TO do away with the prop
| erty class.
| Glen IL. Plumb Is the author or the
! Plumb plan for railroad manage
| ment
So far as the greater Iowa Associa-
| ton can learn. there will be no dele
gates from Iowa to the convention Oh
tho Committee Of Forty eight"