The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-19

rectly, was that Hopkins was and is
the attorney general of the mob of
the state of Kansas"
Climax Founded on Politics.
Political machination is back of the
charge that the Nonpartisap league
is disloyal. and the disloyalty charged
is the reason that mob rule has been
invoked to suppress the right of free
Speech-a worse crime than murder,
or robbery or rape" Burton declared.
The first speaker at the meeting
was Capt. George H. Mallon, state
manager for the Nonpartisan league
in Kansas, a veteran of the Spanish
American war, three years service in
the regular army in the Philippines, a
captain in the A. E. F., who received
the congressional medal while serving
in France.
Mallon devoted all his remarks to
the assertion of his own loyalty and
that of the organization which he rep
resents.
ut doesn't make any difference
what I say here tonight. The kept
press will come out tomorrow telling
how I made a very disfeyal speech"
Mallon declared. Reference to news
papers was invariably couched, both
by Mallon and Burton. in the term
kept press" Mallen declared that
the capitalists and the politicians had
hired the press to be against Tewnley
and the Nonpartisan league.
Capitalists Organized Legion.
While asserting that many of his
friends and comrades were IN the
American Legion, Mallon charged that
the Capitalists put up the $40 WV
necessary for the organization OF the
Legion, primarily for the purpose OF
using them as strikebreakers, and they
exnect to get a hundred fold out OF
their money" -,
The chambers of commerce are
also behind the move to break up the
Nonpartisan league, both Mallon ana
Burton declared.
Nation almost paraphrased a state
nent made by Alexander Howat IN
the speech last week by the latter as
regards the amalgamation or the IN
terests and political activities OF or
eanized labor and the farmers
an. P. l.. stands by Labor"
s.The Nonpartisan league stands by
labor. We will go to the PoIis TO-
gether," Mallon said. ,.a
Mallon indicated that he beileveo
the trin to the east on which Governor
Allen has started was for the purpose
Of securing the six men he referred
to as "scab carpenters who arrived IN
Topeka .sunday to take the places OF
union carpenters. .-. a,
He jabbed savagely at Governor Al
len several l1fitG5J as NAAN
main address. .
"Covernor- Allen doesn't believe in
state ownership except for printing
plants and cement plants, and Things
which he can control himself" Mallon
said. .-e 49,,
had 'Y. NJ! C. A.'d his way into the
governors office
Abraham Lincoln's Republcanism
was free speech; Henry Aliens Re
publicanism is mob rule" was the
opening gun of the Burton speech
Heavy Stress on Loyalty.
The heaviest stress was laid by
both speakers on the loyalty of North
Dakota and of the Nonpartisan league
Governor Allen was quoted by the
former senator as having charged
North Dakota with all manner of dis
loyalty during the war, including re-
fusal to subscribe to liberty loan
drives. the Red Cross, opposition to
the draft. and other disaffection.
The rharges were categorically de-
MED in Il statement quoted as coming
from Linwood j. Frazer. the governor
of North Dakota, by Burton.
read before" Burton said. why ?