Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-01-12

combination would become the super
trust. A.
Capitalists whose money is nearly all
in America, on the other hand, take
the stand that America should con-
serve its own resources. It should
not send our American dollars to save
European capitalists. This element
made the great noise In the campaign,
but II Morgan man, such as Charles
Evans Hughes, is named secretary Of
state, we shall know what Is to be
done.
We will Join the super-government,
but the successful politicians will be
able to assert that they are still
against the league of nations by giving
the thing different name.
I
ONE OF THE "PATRIoTs"
If Captain Foster, chief Of the Elm
telligence service Of the National
Erectors' association, was scheduled
to speak in any of those cities which
have put up bars against free speech,
the 1OO-per-cent Americans would prob
ably make no objection. Rather they
would feel that such connection with
big business was a guarantee of hon.
or and patriotism.
But at the building trust hearing in
New York City the other day cap
TAIN Foster admitted that he was an
ex-convict, that he had been .dishon-
orably discharged from the army, and
that he had severed his connections
with the police force of Louisville, KY,
because of charges of dishonesty.
And if it were not for hypocrisy
and prejudice every American outside
of big business would see that his
present employment is worse than his
past. Chief Of intelligence service
means boss of the private detectives,
under-cover men and thugs who op.
crate against organized labor or an
employer who does not subscribe to all
that the Erectors' association de.
mands.
RAIL FlNANCIERs Celebrate
Eastern papers have been giving
considerable space to the great ban.
quet Of railroad magnates in Balti.
more on December IA. "More than 700
capitalists, bankers and railroad and
professional men," says the conserya.
tive Baltimore Sun, "came from 20
states to attend this testimonial; dinner
IN honor Of our fellow citizen and to
participate in praise of his tireless eff.
forts to restore the credit of the rail.
roads of the country"
The fellow citizen referred to is s.
D. Warfeld, who is one of those Wall
street financiers with special ability in
politics. But it was more than trib
ute to Warfeld. The financiers want
ed to celebrate their victory over or
binary American decency as we'll as
over public ownership. They aisc
wanted to impress the politicians with
the need Of passing few more little
bills to enable the roads to pad thei,
expense accounts with more freedom
and to enable them to take a whacl
at labor.
The Baltimore Sun article contin
ues: AT one long table more than
200 invited guests sat, including the
guest of honor and members Of the
senate and house interstate commerce
committees, which deal with railroad
legislation" These politicians distin
yuished thus at so distinguished a gath
ering must have found it difficult to sit
on one chair apiece. -:. 49,.
But for the folks back home it ought
to be said that the great blowout was
to celebrate the guarantee of earn
ings" feature Of the Esch- CUMMING
law. They called it guarantee and
so did the papers. Most of our west
ern politicians denied that it was q
manufacturing the recent campaign