Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-07-30

Charges that I. w w. agitators
are flocking to the banners of the
nonpartlsan league in northwest
states and that red radicals are be-
ing employed as non-partisan league
organizers were brought out yester-
day at an interstate conference of
American Legion representatives OF
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. The conference adopted a
resolution bringing these facts to
the entire legion in the states con-
cerned
National headquarters of the leg
ion called the conference which met
yesterday at Oregons legion head
quarters in the Morgan building for
the purpose of preparing a plan Of
red radical activities in the north
western states. The meeting was
presided over by William B. Follett,
department commander for Oregon
and national vice-commander of the
organization. The sessions lasted all
day and we'll into the night.
Attack is Launched.
Following disclosures Of represen-
tatives from Washington, Idaho anG
Montana that the I. w. w. agitator!
who have been quiet for some weeks
were now aligning themselves II
numbers with the non-partisar
! league an attack on the Leadership
Of that organization was made by
| George A. White, member of the
I Oregon Executive committee of the
Legion, who with Chairman Follett
was representing Oregon at the con.
| viction of the head of the non-parti
san league for un-American activi
ties during the war and urged thai
the league should be kept under
close surveillance in its further ac-
tivities in the northwest to the end
that all activity of agitators en-
ployed by the league could be
checked by law should the activities
go beyond proper bounds.
The resolution bringing this stu
alton to the attention of hundreds
of local posts throughout the north
west credits the leadership of the
non-partisan league with counte-
nancing If not encouraging the use
of red organizers. The resolution
reads:
All Posts Informed.
ut having been brought to the
attention of this conference that
members of the l. w. w. and other
red agitators In some of the north
western states are joining the ranks
Of the non-partisan league and be.
coming active in its organization
work. evidently for the purpose OF
using their anarchistic propaganda
and it appearing that the leader,
ship of the non-partisan league Il
countenencing il not encouraging
the use of such radical organizers
we recommend that this information
be given out In the various depart
ments of the American Legion fol
their use In the observation of un
American activities"
| c. d. Cunningham. Representative,
from Centralia, charged that tn,
red radicals who were active In The
l. w. Nv. some months ago have
found public opinion in Washington
so aroused against them that the.
no longer boast membership cards
He said he has recognized many o
them carrying on their work undel
the cloak of non-partisan leagu,
workers and charged that they hav'
! even undertaken openly to repea
the syndicalism laws In the state o
/ Washington. c. e. Pew, represen
tative from Helena. Mont. told o
having personally recognized In ;
non partisan league organizer Ger
tain red radical of the worst type.
How to Check is Problem.
Just how to counteract and en-
all un-American activity was tn
problem which the committee under
took to solve and at the conclusio
of its days work the members he
prepared a detailed program to b
submitted to the national head
quarters for approval. Mr. Follet
was elected chairman of the con
mittee for its permanent work an
f. ]. Eivers of Portland was name
secretary.
Establishment of permaneI
headquarters employment of an e.
ecutive secretary, organization
every northwest department ar
outline of programme to be fo
lowed were accomplished before Il
conference adjourned. The first ste
after the necessary committees al