The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-02
SAYS REDS CONTROL
MOMPART|SAN LEAeU|
| A. A. FRANKIE MAKES AID!
DRESS IN BROAOUS.
AGAINST LEAGUE
MONTANA Development .AsSO,
ClANON TO THE FORE IN
COMBATING RED MENACE

The work of the Powder River
County Home Protective League waa
endorsed by A. A. Frankie and NJ
w. Newcom at public meeting in
Broadus Saturday evening. They
were representatives of the Montana
Development association and were
here to organize c branch for Pow
der River county. At the present
time and until after election the Mon
tana Development association will
combat the Nonpartisan league in |
Montana, working along IDENTICAL
lines OF TIE local protective league ilI
DETECTING membership in the Nonpar-|
tisan league by moral suasion and anI
educational campaign. A. MOntgom-I
cry was appointed temporary chair-|
man of branch organization of the|
development association and many
new memberships We're enrolled.
| Mr.. Frankie is widely known
| educator and student of national poll
! itics and in his address here stated
| that the. Nonpartisan league move
ment in Montana has fallen into the
hands of the Reds, as shown by the
results of the Great Falls conven-
ton.
| A peculiar situation has developed,
said Mr.. Frankie in the Nonpartisan
movement in this state. Although
| the Socialists We're the ones who in
vited radical labor elements to enter
| their ranks. the latter are now in
control. 1t would be humorous"
| he said, were it not so serious: to
think that the farmers OF Montana
could possibly reap any advantages
| by having their interests controlled
by the most destructive element in
our citizenship. 1t is worthy to note
that the guiding geniuses OF the Great
Falls convention were imported from
outside the boundaries OF our state,
| namely, r. Bruce Martin of Spo-
kane, and Dorman OF North Dakota.
One would naturally speculate as to
the vital interest that these parties
have in the welfare and progress OF
the farmers OF Montana.
Mir. Frankie said that he was op-
posed to radicalism. because it is in
violation of the laws OF God and
man. Political progress, in his opin-
ion, is d product OF evolution. He
stated that he believed socialism to
be the paramount issue in the state
| and that II Was the duy of every
citizen to line up under the right
banner.
In speaking further Of the ques-
| tion Frankie said: The people OF
this state are awakening to the Red
menace. A. c. Townley, the unques-
| toned autocrat OF the NOnpartisan
league. has said that he would do in
Montana what he has done in North
Dakota. 1t behooves the citizens of
Montana, therefore, to ascertain what
has been done in North Dakota and
judge for themselves whether that
is wise or otherwise. When they do
that they will learn that in North
Dakota is being applied the theory
of state socialism.
Mr.. Frankie stated that the advo-
Gates OF socialism are using decep-
tive means of winning followers and
used the land question as an exam
pie. He said that the program of
the group is to get lands under state
control by confscation Of taxes. Ac-
cordine to his statements, taxes in
our neighhor state have increased to
500 per cent under socialistic re-
gime
Frankie said that it shall not come
to pass i'll sIontaEa and that the Citt-
zens Of the state will answer the
cha'iease of Townley and awaken to
the CoLlhat against the evil force.