The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 1, 1918, Page 4

" Mention the Leader When Writing Advertia war that nas a ~political autocracy.” Read these resolutions in full, in order to have an understand- ing of the reason why Mr. Townley has been in- dicted. Here are the resolutions- GERMAN AUTOCRACY CONDEMNED BY FARMERS “We are involved in the most gigantic war of all history—a war for democracy and liberty against autocracy and slavery. “There are two kinds of autocracy—political and industrial autocracy. mocracy-—political and industrial. Political democ- racy has but one purpose, the establishment, the legalization and the protection of industrial de- mocracy, which means the free exercise of the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; full and equial opportunity to labor and to possess and enjoy the fruits of that labor to the full—equal “ights to all, special privileges to none, both po- litically and industrially. “Political autocracy means the privation of the ‘right of a people to determine their own way of- life and obedience.’ Industrial autocracy is the deprivation of the right of the citizen to labor in freedom and enjoy the fruit of that labor. “The meving cause of this world war was and is political autocracy used to perpetuate and extend industrial autocracy. It is the struggle of political overlords to extend and perpetuate their power to rob and exploit their fellowmen. Autocratic rulers who have rebbed and exploited the fathers and mothers now slaughter the children for the single purpose of further intrenching themselves in their in- famous position and securing and legalizing their possession of the fruits of others’ toil and thrusting the world under the yoke of political autocracy, which is ever the shield and the mask of industrial autocracy. “Our war is to extend the political democracy which we, in the United States, enjoy in order that political democracy may be safe in our own land, and that it may be used to accomplish its historie purpose—industrial democracy. PROFITEERS DENOUNCED BY THE PRODUCERS “Because of the international form of modern, commercial and industrial life, industrial democ- raey must be international to be complete and to be safe. The new political democracy of Russia has faced this fact and thrown its strength whole- heartedly into the struggle for world-wide political democracy to the end that industrial democracy may also be world-wide. We join our allies in this struggle, and to the end that justice, liberty, equality and democracy, political and industrial, shall be the heritage of all mankind we pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to our country and our flag in this OUR WAR. “Inspired by patriotic and loyal devotion to the principles of democracy, true to the ideals of our fathers of upholding and defending human rights and human liberties, and single in our purpose to make the world safe for democracy, political and industrial, we, the mem- bers and delegates of farmers’ organizations, representing 16 states, and the members and delegates of 14 labor or- ganizations, representing 11 states, do hereby- re- our unalterable - loyalty and allegiance to our fellow citizens and our government in this world struggle and in their every need. “War accentuates the financial and industrial problems which our gov- ernment must at all times face, and adds new problems. Large num- bers of men and women have been withdrawn from peace industries into the army and navy and into the industries npecessary to clothe, feed, arm and equip our fight- ing forces. - This ' also calls for immense i b i s b L S There are two kinds of de-- This is a picture of French soldiers in Belginm, man shelter in use by the French for a central tele October, 1917. - This photograph used by the Le ‘mittee on public information. Readers and sending it with 10 cents to committ: The resolutions printed here in full are the basis for the second indictment of Mr. Townley in Martin county, Minn. The resolutions and statement of Congressman Baer which served as the basis of the first indictment were printed in full in the March 18 Leader. The resolutions printed here specifical- ly condemn the German autocracy, ap- prove President Wilson’s statement of war aims in strong language, pledgsa the farmers and workers to every ef- fort to win the war, back the United States government, urge big crops, pledge support to the allies of the United States in the war, suggest the conscription of wealth to raise money to win the war and denounce war prof- iteers. Neither the United States gov- ernment or the state government is concerned in the prosecution of Mr. Townley. amounts of material to be furnished without delay. “The food problem is intensified by the fact that we must feed our allies, while at the same time our own people must be fed and national efficiency maintained. Vast sums of money must be quickly raised to meet the enormously increased expendi- ture.. Our allies have faced these same problems, and their experience has pointed the way for us in their solution. ! “Our government is adopting the methods our allies have .found effective—price-fixing, taxing of war profits and government control and oper- ation of industries. But in adopting these methods the government has met with the strenuous oppo- sition of those who fear to see their profits cur- tailed. “The profiteers have maintained large and pow- erful lobbies at Washington, and hampered the administration in its purpose to use the most ef- fective methods to wage this war to a speedy and successful conclusion. They have endeavored to control price-fixing to protect profits. They have opposed every attempt to conscript wealth or to tax profits to the extent our allies have found necessary. They have sought to thwart every at- tempt of the government to control industry for the successful prosecution of the war and for the protection of the interests of the American people. They have raised the cry of traitor and treason, when any man has dared to criticize them, and WITH THE FRENCH SOLDIERS IN BELGIUM PAGE - FOUR -caring for their wounded near a former concrete Ger- phone station, after the great batftle of Flanders in ader under special permission of the United States:com- can obtain a copy of the original photograph by cutting this out ate ee on public information, division of pictures, Washington, D. C. Start a war picture book by sending for t'he originals of the war pictures appearing in the Leader, . have done their utmost to make any criticism of them or any attempt to help the government .to adopt the measures found necessary by our allies and so strenuously opposed by them seem a criti- - cism of the government. ; “Therefore, realizing the tremendous -problems which our government faces, and that it is the duty of every citizen to come to the aid of the government in this crisis and protect it from both the enemy within and the enemy abroad. “We, farmers and workers in convention assem- bled, to pledge our support to the government in the solution of these problems, do respectfully submit the following as the conclusion of the de- liberations of this convention, to the end that our nation may be enabled to exert its full strength in this war, and in so doing save millions of lives by bringing it to a more speedy and successful termination, and insure to our people at the close. the largest measure of opportunity for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. BACK. THE GOVERNMENT IN GREATER PRODUCTION “Whereas, the food administration of the United States government, through its price-fixing com- mission, has set a price on the farmers’ wheat by which at least 80 per cent on the average and in some cases 100 per cent of his profits have been taken from him, now, therefore, “Be it resolved, that in the face of ngtional neces- sity, and particularly in contemplation of the suf- ferings of the poor in our cities who must have bread at a price within their reach, we cheerfully acquiesce in the sacrifice, but we respectfully urge and will continue to insist that those who produce and sell other products necessary for the people’s use and for carrying on the war be dealt with upon a like basis, and that the government take the same drastic action toward those who are making extortionate profits out of the necessities of the people in time of war; and be it further “Resolved, that we will support the government to the best of our ability in all its efforts to deal fairly with all factors in production and will do our utmost to build up a public sentiment’ which will make possible even justice in price-fixing,-so that the rich speculator and the powerful trust may be compelled to bow to the same level rule as the toiling farmer and wage worker. Be it further “Resolved, that we do most .earnestly indorse and approve the gallant figzht made by those few senators and representatives who have endeavored to protect the rights of our people from the greed and rapacity of the war profitedrs. “Whereas, a substantial reduction in the price of wheat, brought about by order of the govern- ment, has not yet shown its effect in'a correspond- ing reduction in the prices of flour and of bread - “ and of the other prod- ucts made from wheat, and portion of the excessive profits in heretofore reaped in times of war and also in times of peace ‘are still being gathered without hindrance or govern- trary, now therefore be it “Resolved, that we urge upon our govern- ment, and especially upon the food adminis-- tration, that it take speedy steps to pass on to the consumer all of the saving represented by the reduction of the price of the farmer’s wheat, and in addition such saving as can be gained by compelling manufacturers and deal- ers in flour, bread and other - flour - products to forego extortionate prof- its which they have reap- and be it further can not be fully achieved by price fixing or by the food . administration to exercise its power at once: to: seize and oper- storage elevators, flour mills, bakeries and cereals and = breadstuffs “Whereas, a large pro- breadstuffs - mental order to the con- - ed even in times of peace, ° “Resolved, that if this’ other regulation, we urge