Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

| lines and under the same general dt'
rection tho I. w. w. lent aid TO the
movement against prosecution or the
war. Two years ago branch OF the
industrial Workers, labeled the Nom
partisan League, had its origin In
North Dakota. Then came the COM
mittee of forty eight. organized al
st, Louis"
The leadership In all groups, con-
tinued Mr.. Moss. Is working in the
closest harmony and perfect accord,
and all are looking TO tho same end
destruction Of the government.
The government has a record OF
$4,000 men and women who are max
ing a livelihood preaching, these doc
trines. Money and literature from
other countries are sent to carry on
the work in America
Vast Publicity Campaign.
These organizations carry on n
continuous publicity campaign, said
he, with daily and weekly publica-
tons, pamphlets, posters, etc. There
are now more than 200 radical pub
locations In the United States, and
literature is being turned out by the
tons to be distributed in every city,
town and hamlet in the United States.
There have been more than 10000
strikes in the United States since the
signing Of the armistics," he contin-
ued. "The first big strike-the steel
strike-was planned at the interna-
tional clearing house of all bolsheviki
activities Stockholm. The coal
strike likewise was planned in that
city, and If it failed 1t was to be fol-
lowed by transportation strike. 1t
was arranged eight months in ad-
vance," g.
Most labor is loyal, Mr.. Moss said,
but the radicals who have gained
control of some organizations have
made so loud an cutlery as to lead
many to believe labor was radical.
Activities in Iowa.
Mr.. Moss spoke of the radical acti-
vities in Iowa, the past six months
seeing great efforts being made by it
to gain fosthold. More or less sue
cess has been attained in organizing
Industrial plantS The rottenness of
the preachinSs of some of the indi-
vidusl radical organizations was
shown by reading from their publica-
tons.
Mr.. Moss read the 7. W. w. oath
which is pledge to destroy govern
mont and religion and home and
pledges the member on life ana blood
to keep the oath. The l. W. W. song
book was shown. with the words ito
fan the flames Of discomfort" on it's
front cover.
One song. sung to the tune Of "On-
ward Christian Soldiers" was read.
AS an example of hlasrhemy It is un-
paralleled. There is no place in
this country" declared the speaker.
"for the circulation OF such stuff"
Committee Of Forty-Eiaht.
The committee of forty eight, it's
origin, its sponsors and its purposes
were dwelt upon at some length. It's
closely allied society-the World War
Veterans-was said to be sponsored
by discontinued soldiers and those
opposed to the American Legion.
One Of the leading sieners of the call
for the convention which gave birth
to the committee OF forty-eight was
D. &. Coates, one Of the organizers
Of the I. W. W., and the organizing
brains OF the non partisan league
movement Others were of the same
ilk.
James NJ. Pierce was named Iowa
member Of the committee of forty
eight. Pierce was said to have
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500 month and 5000 worth of
printing in the Homestead plant to
help the movement.
The Rev. Mr.. Kicker. who attempt
ed to hold a committee Of forty eight
meeting In this city, was referred to
in no complimentary terms. This
man. a former preacher, was on the
staff Of The Appeal to Reason and
acted as editor Of Parsons Maya
zine.
After the organization of the COM
mittee of forty eight Kicker was sent
to Iowa as an organizer
There was a socialist ticket in the
field at the late city election in
Muscatine. and one Of the widely cir
culated pieces Of campaign literature
was special edition of the Iowa
Homestead, Moss said.
What's the Remedy?
The remedy for the cancer Of radi-
calis!m, said Mr.. Moss is construc-
tive education. The radical element
has gained a footheld, he declared,
because right thinking people had
discounted the danger and permitted
the infection to spread without max
ing an effort to stamp it out.
The right use Of the ballot is the
best means Of purifying the body
polite. The speaker declared that
the man who failed to exercise his
right Of franchise failed in his citi-
zenship.
Voters were urged to send men to
public effise who are willing to rem
der service and not pass the buck
to a commission created to assume
responsibility. -s-,Iu -
OF the numerous bills to curb radi-
calism, which have been offered in
congress since the armistice was
signed. but two have been reported
out Of committee, and those two
have been killed, he said.
The audience was urged to vote
for mon who will give service. The
election Of such men will 60 far to-
ward assuring America Of . contin-
panea A. tho fraa government which