The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-10-27
VILE PAMPHLET CIRCULATED
BY LEAGUE FARGO COMMITTEE
AGAINST PROMINENT LUTHERAN
Appropriate Name of Labor As
sembly to Cover Tracks in
''Men Only" Book
LABOR r EP u DATES IT
Responsibility Denied by High
Officials-League City Com
> mittee the Author

Fargo, N. D., Oct. 27-Officials OF
the Fargo Trades and Labor Assembly
Indignantly deny any responsibility
for vile circular delivered to the
homes of people of Fargo by organ
izers for the Nonpartisan league.
So rotten was the pamphlet that on
the front page was printed this
warning: CARE MUST BE TAKEN
THAT 1T DOES NOT REACH THE
HANDS OF CHILDREN OF IMMA-
The pamphlet was distributed
broadcast. 1t bore the name of the
Fargo Trades and Labor assembly 1t
was the most VICIOUS and despicabl2
piece of literature" that has eman-
ated from the Nonpartisan league
headquarters in the desperate cam
paign to stave off the ogre of defeat
which is beaEing down upon them.
Deny Responsibility
This is the statement of two officials
of the trades assembly denying re-
sponsibility for the circular:
TO THE PEOPLE OF FARGO 90
1t was brought to my attention yes
terday afternoon that the name OF the
Fargo Trades and Labor assembly
had been used to sponsor campaign
document known as stringent League
Laws Against Imporality."
l want the people of Fargo, and
la 1f tho 11ybn1n tn
know that the publication of that doc
ument was never before the Trades
and Labor assembly.
l want the people to know that the
Trades and Labor assembly does not
approve of that sort Of campaign
charges, and l want them to know
absolutely that the union men of Far
20 are not, nor will they permit them
selves to become the avenue for at
tacks on citizens of North Dakota,
such as are contained in this material.
Until yesterday afternoon had no
idea that the name of the assembly
had been employed in this manner,
and I find that no other union men
other than, the members of the "cam-
paign committee" have been approach
Cu Ill COlACCLlOA Will IAS u0O VI eA'S
assembly's name.
The Trades and Labor assembly
absolutely does not stand sponsor for
the document, nor does it approve OF
the circular.
J. w. SCHANNACH,
President of Fargo Trades and
Labor Assembly.
TO THE PUBLIC:
have acted as secretary for the
Fargo Trades and Labor assembly
since July 6, 1920, and since the as
sembly took action in creating and
authorizing a campaign committee
previous to that time, I do not know
if said committee were or are author
lied to decide on any vital question
without first submitting same to the
assembly fol-, approval. do know,
however, that a pamphlet being re-
Gently published under the stamp
of the campaign committee of the
Fargo Trades. and Labor assembly,
does not meet with the general ap-
prOval of the assembly, nor OF me per
sonally, as its secertary-treasurer.
ELOF FRIDLUND.
With the denial of responsibility by
President Schannach and Secretary
Treasurer Elof Fridlund these facts
became known: .,. ST..
The name of the labor assembly was
appropriated by the city committee of
the Nonpartisan league. The chair
man of this committee is Gallagher,
imported league organizer, said to be
the same Gallagher who was charged
by the American Legion post of Bis
marck of signing his name as post
adjutant to personal communication
of political trend.
Under Cover OF Darkness
The pamphlet was distributed un-
der cover of darkness, being thrown
on porches of Fargo homes.
A Campaign" committee of the la
bor assembly, member of which ad-
mitted to the assembly, that it has
permitted the Gallagher committee
to father the pamphlet, "Stringent
Laws Against, immortality" is com
posed of three men, one Of whom is
a candidate for the legislature.
liz WuOlG dlldll was q poAPooA~
effort on the part Of the Nonpartlsan
league managers to escape RESPONSE
bility for the vile document, which
doubtless was paid for by contribu-
tions of men and women members OF
the Nonpartisan league.
1t contains most vicious attacks on
prominent North Dakota citizens.
One of these is E. w. Everson, presl-
dent of the North Dakota Total Abb
stinence society, an organization OF
Norwegian Lutheran men and women
of the state who have engaged in a
long fight for prohibition and law en-
forcement. Charges made against Mr..
Everson cover alleged visits to sport
ing houses in St. Paul and alleged
participation in a Liquor favored
party in St. Paul. Theo. G. Nelson is
the other object of the attack.
WILL MEET MADDEN
kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. 27.-Harry
Greb, thes Pittsburgh light heavy
1voioht and Rartley Madden of New