The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-04-16
NORTHWEST WARRIOR
HAS "GONF WEST"


which were to be furnished to en-
ployes of the business firms contri-
buting to support OF the Omaha Am
ericanization campaign.
He said today Bryant and Swazee
had reported to him collections total
ing S424 and had left half of that a.
mount in the bank in accordance with
their agreement. So far as is knows
there is no shortage in the funds,
though whatever books were kept by
Byrant and Swazee are not available.
Bryant. as editor-in-chief of tils
Northwest Warrior magazine. is SAID
to account, only to himself for funds
collected for magazine subscriptions.
n. A. Hayden. Paxton building,
Nebraska circulation manager fol
the magazine said yesterday he had
been wiring the main office in Mimi
eapolis for 10 days for information
concerning Bryant and instructions
on continuing his work In the state
for magazine subscriptions. He had
received no replies. Mr.. Hayden
disclaims connection with the solicit
tation of funds for organization pur
poses in Omaha
Tickets are Sold.
He also declared he had no know
ledge that young women and child
rem, hotel bell hops and others in
Omaha and Council Bluffs had been
enlisted to sell tickets for admission
yesterday to ex-President Taft's
speecehs in the two cities, which had
been advertised as free. The ticket
sellers were to get SO per cent COM
mission, the remainder 'sto be used
in Americanization campaign ac-
cording to the announcement on the
tickets
At meeting of the executive conf
mittee of the American Legion yes
terday, E. X. Bruner and Phil Troch-
lenberg reported 200 tickets for Mr..
Taft's Council Bluffs speech had been
sold in the Iowa city and that they
were holding the funds pending dis.
position by the chamber Of commerce,
1t was understood yesterday the cash
would be used to defray expenses OF
Mr.. Taft's appearance in Council
Bluffs. >.
Bruner and Trochlenberg were alb
solved by the Legion committee OF
bad faith in their connection with the
Warrior committee
Among the firms contributing to
the Northwest Warrior committee
fund were named he Nebraska Tcle-
phone company, the Item Biscuit
company, Bemis Omaha Bag com.
pany, and David Cole. head OF the
Cole interests in Omaha.
The Nebraska Telephone company
contributed 5000, the largest sub
scription obtained by the Warrior So
licitors. Mr.. Cole said t,day he
backed the Warriors to the extent of
500.
No business house in Omaha
was too small to escape the inde-
fatigable solicitors and none
too large for them. Most of the
larger firms, however, refused to
support and only small returns
were obtained.
Questionable methods used by
solicitors and general objec-
tion to supporting movement
that savored OF commercializa-
tiOn of patriotism were given by
business men today as their rea-
sons for refusing financial aid.
Endorsements given tho Warrior
efforts, Omaha men said today, were
meant to refer to their magazine, RAJ
ther than the Americanixation cam
paign here. Doctor e. G. Henry said
that was the only sort Of Endorsement
he had intended to give.
when found these men
were selling patriotism. resign
ed from their committee i'm
mediately." he said. .is
Solicitors, 1t is claimed, at various
times told s'prospects" their campaign
was indorsed by the chamber Of COM
merce and American Legion. They
also used q letter from Major General
Wood. which expressed approval of
tho onuounnnd oi,nc ~ tho We rs,o ;r.,.e
magazine.
Collaspe Becomes Known.
The collaspe Of the Warrior Amer.
icanization and apli-red campaign
was brought to the fore by the visitt
of former President Taft to Omaha
today. Editor Bryant yesterday
wired from Milwaukee the warrior
committee lacked funds to back up
its invitation to Mr. Taft to appear
here under Warrior a auspices The