Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-29

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been in the grip OF this organisation
with Its sinister purposes andrnaethods
Agreement. with /. w. W.
In the Nonpartisans Leader FOR
Jpnes %, 1917, there appears a states:
mont signed by al g. Townlsy.ss1s
president OF the League, dealing with
w. W. and. closing ss follows: s.sf
LET nothing , interfere with this.s
Labor, this year Will be Nuenr hardest
problem. Have your delegate4there.
This is simportank Don't fail fyouF.sof-
g~anization. Will be satsthe conven-
ton at Minot.", *, l.
And it IL. my recollection at this
time that. the AGinot convention which
ToNnleys attended wa the only !one
the agreement with the i: w. WIS.
The farmers 1t the other conventions
Ia the state having had the good sense
not toffollow the flcAd&of Townley and
to enter Into such an arrangement.
The spirit OF the conferences and
attempted agreements. OF 1917 has
been evident In the solicitude of+Goy-
ernor Frazier and Bill Lemke An the
welfare ofathe Nv W., and IN the
purpose of UNFOLDING their rights even
as against the greater conflicting
rights of the farmers and the honest
workers Of North Dakota. IN the I.
w. w: paper, Solidarity" OF August
rs, 1917, we find the following;
Special Projection. \
THE governor OF North Dakota has
issued a proclamation to oil peace Of
ffcers, prosecuting attorneys. sherits
and marshalls that they must not
search men who are passing through
THE state. o r who arr waiting In town
for a. Job unless they first get a search
warrant. Under mo circumstances
will vigilantes committees be tolerated.
While he is governor of North Dakota
these rights Of the men who come to
the state to harvest the crops will and
must be respected" y
We would take no exception to the
respecting OF the rights of the II. w.
WIS" but where have we found the
governor expressing equal determine
lion to protect. the rights Of those
8erking-'me who have been.#com-
PEELED by threats and fear to pay for
memberships in the I. W. W.. who
have been thrown of from moving
trains and otherwise smistreated. and
where have we seen any anxiety on
the part of the governor to protect
the farmers of North Dakota against
the sabotage and interference of the
I.!sW. VIZ In a recent address at
Devils Lake Governor Frazier said:
1.-THE bankers of the state have
damaxe to the state than ali the I. W.
WIS Together and riEht In line with
me. spint manifested by that state-
nnent. We find that The governor an.
p%arently definitely a:iEns himself with
the II. w. WIS as against h 'legtti-
mate interests and theIrights 81. the
citizenship generally of our state
fnstrumental In promotins the oreani-
alton - Of the Ieague and that the
.lieadership Of the Ieaxue and. the adj
isnninistration.of u state has been in
sy1nnathv with ,the alma ideals and
E~rurnoaes Of tha I.sw. WIS he tiea-
ton would n~atura,ly arise as to
,whather.: he, n1ncinIea ~ h r W
W. ana the the thin9s for which tle h !: "
! stand ig in the inferest Of the err
and. workers. Of our state and likely
Ito their welfare. $50
= !. -
M aas:II lr 4rlae & ( =
In the report ofstthe general secre-
tary and treasurer OF. the I. ". w. in
1906 the attitude OF ther'I. ". w. Il
AxpseMadssin the Following Language:
]asAs expleiten BE- labor during har-
vest days the farm owner Ii the most
cruel master. and labor heecer and
l WHEEL GAO SuNRAy. "a AtA&k8kUAO 1ADOT |1OE
the few summer months becomes
scarce, he will employ the same Wei
GUS tricks as the capitalist in cities"
William d. Haywood, I. W. w
president, says at the I. VI. ". con-
ventdon in October, 1916; ..The gen
eral farmer with his little hundred
and sixty looks Just the same to us
as Miller and Lux of the l01.Ranch
with. their million. and a. quarter Of
land. We are out to get hold Of II
for; the workman. The farmer should
!. look just the same to you AGRICULTURAL
workers as. the mill or mine masnate
ooks to other workers. One has no
more 'righttto the land than: the other
and we, are out to get it and turn Il
over to the only people who produce
anything"
Not only dc they, assume this attt-
tude toward the farmer: and the pri-
! vate ownership Of land but a. laborers
ana a'sl u m, : A. TIER demands; II
h 3 ;;sa ssne T. vssx the farmers hsys
5 6 : TX, splsndid az. pay: ana q.