The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-03
TELL OF TGNNLEY
Topeka Rotary Club. Heard
Much OF League.
Immediate Action Urged From
Each ROtarian.

The Topeka Rotary club has heard
much of A. c. Townley and his Nom
partisan league and especially since
fownley came to Kansas and settled
at Salina.
The members of the Club had heard
only one side of the case. They want
cd to give Townley fair chance. A
committee which shall remain name
less invited Frenchman, Monsieur
LIE Aman, a Townley ympathizer, to
address the club He made his talk
today noon before the club at the
Chamber of Commerce
The president of this club invited
me here on bluff" said LIE Aman,
who has typical French accent. and
perfect French command of his
hands. II accepted his invitation. q. I
came and am not what you call-ze
bluff"
Then lie Aman launched into a
eloquent discussion. He lauded Town
ley's methods to the skies. praised the
Nonpartisan league, advocated Town
leys plan of equality sharing. his plat
bers of the club sat forward in their
chairs. mouths open. and wondered
who invited the red to the meeting.
You have what you call freedom
said LIE Arnan: what you do have is
oppression. Why, just today as /
walked down the boulevard to this
meeting. 1 passed a gendarme, a
policeman. He had a club. a big one,
in his hand; he looked at me like he
would like to eat me up. That is not
freedom.
II go TO a bank. 1 see iron bars on
the windows. huge locks on steel
doors, a stern faced man at the win
dow. 1 ask for money. He says
No That is what you call freedom.
say it is not freedom. We have free
dom in Russia. All. that is the coun-
try the grand country. There is free
dom; If you not like what your
neighbor does-you do what you call
knock off re block. That is where
money is free, trade is free, everything
is free. Come awake. and help me and
Townley bring freedom to America, to
Kansas"
Monsieur lie Aman closed his talk
with a vicious wag of his Frenchy
beard, and an invitation to join the
cause-then he left.
Three minutes later. he returned
not as LIE Aman, but as Marco Nor
row, assistant publisher of the Capper
publications. The packed parior gave
him one of the best hands ever ac-
corded Rotary speaker
George McDermott Speaks
George T. McDermott Topeka law
yer and president of the Chamber of
Commerce, did away with levity, and
gave the Rotarians a straight from
the shoulder talk on the perils of
Townley organization.
Il know what 1 am talking about,
when 1 say that unless we give fifty or
a hundred thousand dollars now to
combat this ingrowing evil, that we
will be compelled to give a million in
two or three years, when Townley has
secured n firm foothold. and the con-
fidence of the farmers. His methods
are most dangerous, he works from
the inside. His propaganda is insidi-
Gus. He.is located at Salina. and has
with him 1000 workers. with automU-
biles. and salaries, helping him o.
gonize. Monday night in this room
about a dozen of Topeka's prominent
business and professional men sat
around one of these tables and listened
to a young man from Salina until
s12:3O a. m. He had the stuff.
He told us more things concerning
Townley and his methods, his means
and what he has already accomplished,
than 1 ever imagined before. The
subscriptions to the cause Monday
night were from 800 to 5000 Every
members of this club should help out
in this fight. The American Legion
boys at Salina and nearby towns are
fighting like Trojans. They believe
that this country should be just as
well protected in peace as in war, and
they are working to make their belief
a reality. It's up to us to help them"
President Ralph McEntire, ad-
journed the club after urging every
member to heed the remarks of the
two speakers, and help out in the
cause. Tremendous applause signified
the Willingness of every member to
aid. A committee will work on or
ganizing the funds and the matter
will again be brought up at the next
meeting Thursday of next week.