Morris tribune., 1920-07-30
M1NNEsoTA LEADER LIES ABOUT voLsTEAD

fact that their congressional candidate bumped
up against the realities of the law his lying
paign against Congressman Volsead does not deter
the Minnesota Leader official of the Nonparttsan
League, continuing to assail Mr.. Volstead with
equal disregard for the truth.
Mr.. VoIstead's record in congress is not pleasing
the higher-ups of the Nonparsan League 1t is not
pleasing Vostead has consistently and faith
fully represented the interests of the farmers of this
of the state, and when those interests
clashed with the demands of organized labor, Mr.. Vol
squarely by the farmers instead of at
tempting to hoodwink them into believing that the
farmer would be serving his interests by helping
labor it's present day attempt to tyranize the in
dustral situation of the nation.
In it's issue of July II, the Minnesota Leader in
commenting letter written by Magnus Anderson of
this county (who not disclose the of his
nformation) that volstead has prepared
bill put the Irvine and harvester plant in the Min
nesOta penitentiary out of business"
Mr.. Volstead has never introduced contem-
plated introducing supported any ouch bill
any bill of any kind that
motely affect the state prison Irvine factory any
product labor that prison, the contrary
years fought all4egisation interfere
the prison it's products, his efforts had
the cordial support of the prison authorities and has been
particularly depended upon by the authorities
to block all attempts in to cripple the prison
industries by adverse legislation. He has made this
fight in the interest of the farmers and to defeat
opoly Irvine farm machinery
1t is not a fight. For ten years more, there
have been introduced congresses faith
cred by organized labor to prevent the entry prison
made goods into interstate commerce-in other words
to prevent prsonfactory from selling it's product in
any other state.
And for ten years or more the Minnesota prison
authorities have fought this and Mr. Vostead
has been their champion. The prison authorities
in this measure real danger to the prsonfactory
for the simple that if the Saltwater factory
limited to Minnesota market then the Irvine
facturers could cut the price of twine in Minnesota
point where the Irvine factory in the prison could
only at loss, it's entngushment be eventually &C
complished.
These bills have been fathered by organized labor
and the present bill to thus cripple the prson-factores
was introduced by Representative Nolan
or San francisco and the recognized labor leader the
House) 1t has been referred to and hands
OF the judiciary committee of which volstead is
chairman and in view of Mr. Volseads careful g11ard-
ing of the interests of the farmers the past eighteen
years. venture the that neither this hill nor
bill carrying such provision over be permitted
to go to the floor of the House long VoIstead
chairman. With Mr. Vostead displaced the chair
manship passed to George S. Graham corporation
attorney Of Philadelphia (who will certainly succeed
to this important craftsmanship if the Nonpartisan
League has it's way) the bill will be fair wav to
being passed. How would Magnus Anderson like that?
Thus organized labor and the great corporations that
control the Irvine and harvester industries common
interest in working against the farmer
And this is not the only time that organized labor
has figured in this role Mr. Nolan the sponsor
for the Nolan-Ralston bill (Ralston being WASHINGTON
lawyer who is of the attorneys the American
Federatlon of abor) which provides for per cent
tax on the total value of land holdings $40 OOO
and also provides reduction in excess profit
poration taxes which will amount to about ono billion