The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 18, 1917, Page 12

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Big Business Organization Has ‘“Honorary’’ Board That Is Interesting—More About the National Organization That Intends to Fight League HE National Citizens’ Union, organized to fight popular eed Movements in the United @5‘5& States which advocate more political and industrial democ- racy, and especially to fight the Na- tional Nonpartisan league, is at least honest enough to face the issues squarely and to frankly announce the men back of the Union who sée a menace to Big Business in the League and other such movements of the peo- ple. Last week the Leader told of the organization of the Citizens' Union, with headquarters at Washington, D. C., and explained its plan to attract members, not on its principles, but with an “impressive” lodge ritual. In this article it is proposed to reveal some of the backers of the movement. The following personages have be- come a part of the “national honorary organization”, whatever that is, of the National Citizens’ Union: Alton B. Parker, New York, di- rector of the Batopilas Mining company, one of the largest. silver mining companies in Mexico; di- rector of the Equitable life Insur- ance company under Thomas F. Ryan; corporation lawyer, once standpat, reactionary candidate for president of the United States on the Democratic ticket. Col. A. M. Shook, Nashville, Tenn., * ex-president Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad company; also interest- ed in coal mining, light and trans- portation companies. : Rome G. Brown, Minneapolis, Minn.,, chairman of committee to oppose judicial recall, American Bar association; director of and general counsel for a number of water, light and power companies; also counsel for grain and flour in- terests at various times. Robert C. Morris of New York, vice president of the Lawyers’ club; a Republican politician of re- - actionary constitution. . Perley Morse, a certified publio accountant employed by Wall Street firms and big corporations. Dr. David Jayne Hill, former am- bassador to Germany; reactionary economist and publicist; furnishes the “learned” arguments to back the economic and political ideas of the comfortably situated and the anti-reformers. Marshall D. Ewell, A. M., M. Dy LLD., Chicago; former college pro- fessor and writer on legal and scientific subjects; reactionary in politics and economics. These, then, are the men backing an organization, which, according to one of its own pamphlets, is going to fight “an organization that has recently elected the governor and the majority of the house of representatives in one of the Northwestern states,” meaning, of course, the Nonpartisan league. SOMETHING ABOUT “SELFISH OBJECTS” These, then, are the men who say, in the aforementioned pamphlet, that “If prompt steps are not taken to counter- act the active campaign being con- ducted by such socialistic and so-called nonpartisan organizations, they may— and in fact, probably will—bring to their point of view a sufficient number of confiding citizens to accomplish their selfish objects.” Well! Well! ‘“Selfish objects” for- sooth! Read the list of names of the N. C. U. backers again and see who has “selfish objects” — the Nonpartisan league or the N. C. U? But the N. C. TU. is entitled to credit for boldly announcing its backers in its pamphlet. It is likewise entitled to credit for frankly stating its objects. Here is one that is not at all “selfish”: “Recognize and protect the rights and private ownership in property.” That is one of the very frank planks of the N. C. U. This plank means that the N. C. U. will fight PUBLIC OWN- ERSHIP of PUBLIC UTILITIES and PUBLIC OWNERSHIP of MARKET- ING FACILITIES, as advocated by the Nonpartisan league. This plank is fair enough in one way. Nobody would destroy the private ownership of prop- erty NOT USED TO OPPRESS AND EXPLOIT THE PEOPLE. Nobody would destroy the private ownership of farms and homes or anything else NOT USED TO OPPRESS OR EX- PLOIT MANKIND. So this plank of the N. C. U. ought to read—as it means —as follows: THE KIND OF RIGHTS. . . THE N. C. U. PROTECTS “Recognize and protect - the. rights . and private ownership in property used to oppress and exploit mankind.” For nobody wants to destroy any other kind of property rights, The N. C. U, is organized at this time—DURING THE WAR—{for a very PAGE TWELVE s i SR LA S L e S P e e R AT ' whom we can refe: S ADVERTISEMENTS HoetSHERMAN ==St. PAUL MINN==3 Fourth and Sibley Streets One block from Union De- pot and Nonpartisan League Headquarters. 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