Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-01-27
NATIONAL DEFENSE LEAGUE
ORGANIZED


Should Townley and his Heutenants
come to Trego county for the purpose
of boosting for his non-partisan
League, they will find here in active
operation a local branch of the Ma
tional Defense League of America.
which will be in readiness to meet
any of the arguments they will ad-
vance. The organization of the de-
Tense league was perfected Wednes-
day
Without any previous notice John
Allen, of Atchison, and Mrs HON.
righous, OF Wichita, arrived in We
Keeney from Ellis Wednesday morn
ing and arranged for meeting at the
court house at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. Over one hundred people were
present at this meeting. Ed J. Rog-
ers acted as chairman and introduced
the SPEAKERS who gave out some very
valuable information for the benefit
of the hearers and which can be used
by the Defense League
Mrs. Homrighons is a very pleasant
and able speaker. She told the audi
ence that the system of defense which
will be adopted by the league will be
educational and not physical. Good
government is the enforcement of
principles which will result in the
greatest amount of good to the
greatest number. That is what we.
want as American citizens. She told
of the organization of the non-parti-
san league in North Dakota and Of
the political affiliations of Townley,
Guilbert, LeSuer and other leaders
of the N. p. L. showing their connec-
ton with the socialists party and the
I. w. w. and told of their efforts to
stir up enmity among the farmers
against the bankers and other fnanc-
ial interests. Townley was a social
ist organizer and candidate for Office
in North Dakota before springing the
N. P L. Guilbert and LeSuer are l.
w w. attorneys and Guflbert had de-
livered address in which he i'm
dorsed the candidacy of Haywood for
presid ent-
Mr.. Allen Fighting Johnnie as he
IS termed, proved to be filed with val
liable information of facts and figures
and presented them in an interesting
manner. He devoted a great deal of
his time to the government and con-
ditions of North Dakota both before
and after the advent of the n. P. L.
He told of the power of the Industri-
al commission of North Dakota which
Is composed of the governor, Frazier,
the attorney general, Lemke, and the
comm isSioner of agriculture, Wood,
who can practically dictate the affairs
of the state Governor Frazier is
special friend of Townley He told of
the organization of the State Bank
of North Dakota at bonded capitali-
zation of $2,0OO,O0O and the placing
of j. R. Waters, of Beach, N D., a
livery stable keeper in charge of this
| bank All of the public funds in the
state must be deposited in this bank
| or the person failing to do so is liable
to term in he penitentiary. Town
| ley claims his organization is for the
farmer ad yet he and his henchmen
caused the defeat of Mr. Grona for
United States senator after Mr.. Gro
| ma had aided in the passage of the
national farm loan act. TownIey's
| organization has also raised the taxes
| of North Dakota on farm land on an
/ average of about two hundred per
| cent while the assessed valuation of
railroads and other big business was
raised only ninety-eight per cent
The farmers land also is forfeited to
the state without chance for redemp-
tion if the taxes are not paid for
three years
After the speaking a call was is
sued for those who would: become
members of the organization of the
| National Defense League and the re-
sponse was liberal. More information
will be given regarding this organiza-
ton and the work it is doing