The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-30

which are as sure to collide as da,
follows night; provided the intended
Legislation is carried out against radi.
Gals and in short, all loyal Americans
failing or deportation Of all who agi-
tate or dare criticize. Every man
should arise and assert his man
hood, preserve his dignity, honor.
and above all demand the Democracy
that our brave soldiers crossed the
sea to fight for. To the American
Legion Boys: We invite you into our
ranks; knowing as we do that the
majority OF you were working men
and opposed to Prussianism. We real
ize that you have been disgraced by a
small number of the Legion, who have
committed mob violence at the request
of greedy capitalists which wrapped
themselves in the folds of our Ameri-
can flag and went about crying: PRO
German, Socialist and Bolsheviki,"
while they were robbing brothers, sis
tiers and parents of the boys over
seas; To make the world safe for
Democracy; the last war; Yea Gods!
You no sooner arrive home than you
are requested to shoot striking labor
ers that are only demanding their
just rights. We are sure that stand
ing army of 100000 does not ap-
peal to your sense of Democracy. Ag-
itation is now going on all over the
country, soliciting aid for the tuber-
culosis patients; this is human act
and should be encouraged. But when
we review the past few weeks and
contemplate the countless thousands
of poor people, who vitality has ebbed
so low for want of fuel to warm them
and nourishing food to fo1tify their
whitening bodies; it makes one ex-
claim, "Qh! consistency thou are a
jewel" The richest country on earth
in everything necessary for the COM
fort of mankind. Men could be con-
scripted to fight, but food could not
be conscripted from the packers, nor
did the kept press chronicle single
instance, where our Government con-
scripted the coal and have it furnished
to the people at cost; except in North
Dakota, where the people rule and
they have a man for Governor. The
only star in the whole political firma-
ment, where we can look to without
fear of a dangerous meteor. But
that star shines bright, millions of
eyes are gazing upon it with renewed
hopes that it's radiant, brilliant rays
will soon penetrate the darkest re-
cesses of our legislative halls. When
the Nonpartisan League, affiliated
with Union labor, captures our nation
al Government we will make ample
provision for the sick and infrm, and
pension the aged. Real patriots con-
denim the acts of Washington officials
who sang "All Hail the King" Down
with lionization! We elect officers to
carry out the demands of the majori-
ty, not to tvrranize over us and try
to seal our lips for criticizing their
inefficiency and graft. This results
from electing to office so called con-
servatives that wish to preserve the
old order; half baked men as regards
social economies; a modern conserva-
tive is like reed shaken by the wind,
indecisive, not quite sure of anything.
Beware of conservatives, select radi- |
calls, men who know injustice, go to |
the roots, and reason from cause to |
effect, with judgment to execute. To |
be radical is to call a thing by its |
proper name, to be conservative is
10 doubt and be damned, and finally
sell out to the other side. Let all !
forces of labor unite on q Presiden-
'ial candidate selected from the ranks
# labor, and likewise all down the
inc. Choose no candidates that are
not willing to sign a recall, let the
slogan be, "We'll stick, we'll win!"
Vote straight; and ultimately labor
will triumph and come into its own
Inheritance. Violence must be dis
Governments that uphold
,r resort to influence or usurp un-
ust authority over its subjects, or
creative forces, must and will degen-
rate for by killing the embryo of
Justice self extinction is the natural
Contrary to many of
'ur legal and conservative defenders,
Who resort to direct action with guns,
lubs and hot tar, We will use peaceful
Methods if granted the essentials Of
Intelligence. For thank God the ma
prity Of us are not, as yet, disfran-
hised. We ask for the ballot and
emand fair count. Ancient and
1odern history proves that laboring
eople, although powerful when unit
d, have always been kept in slavery
nd subsection by the minority, or
uling class. But in 1920 we can, and
Ill throw OH Lne YOKE OF slavery IL
e will fan the spark of confidence
l ourselves, assume the fact that ev
~ soul is a unit and is entitled to
ne right Of expansion, a right to all
nat is grand and cnobling, Il right
, really live. I Furthermore suggest
nat the united labor press recon-
lend to their readers that they OBJ
nrve week of fasting. Not to alb
Tain from eating, for God knows mil
ons are forced to do that at frequent
But to abstain from the
let of poisoned mental dope of the
utrid press, and all other light friv-
Titles which confuse and mu<ldle the
rain, and diverts the attention from
arious problems to be solved. Sober
alignment is necessary in this critical
our. The subject of Liberty should
e discussed in the shops, fields, on
re train, in hotels, mines, everywhere I
rat men meet. Petition congress {
gainst further encroachment on our
liberties.
Sincerely, =
w. A. WHEELER