The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 22, 1918, Page 13

T e END ALL DISLOYALTY CHA RG ES (Continued from page 4) lutely, and completely offset the efforts of the hired press to con- vict the League of sedition. The newspapers, however, neither at the time the indictments were brought or at the time they were argued in the supreme court dur- ing the last hours of the primary * campaign, published the resolu- tions. They merely published the arguments of Prosecutor Allen and the attorney general of the state, and suppressed both the text of the resolutions themselves and the arguments of the League attorneys. The Minnesota primaries were held June 17, but it was not until July 5 that the supreme court rendered its sweeping decision which found no dis- loyalty whatever in the war views and policies of the organized farmers. The decision of the court was writ- ten by Justice J. H. Quinn. It is a remarkable fact that Justice Quinn was formerly district judge at Fair- mont, Minn., the home of Prosecutor Allen, who brought the case against the League, and the place where Al- len’s grand jury sat when it brought these ridiculous indictments against loyal and patriotic American citizens. The full text of the opinion of the supreme court appears on another: page. It has appeared to date in full in no other publication in the United States. The opinion is written in very clear and forceful language and readers of the Leader should familiar- ize themselves with it. It needs no interpretation or explanation. How- ever, the Leader will here point out two facts in connection with the opin- ion, which should be borne in mind in estimating its importance. THE LOYALTY OF THE LEAGUE IS CLEAR First, the court had before it, when it rendered this opinion, every statement circulated by the League concerning the war, with the exception of a pamphlet_is- sued within the last few weeks. The League recently issued a pamphlet setting forth President Wilson’s war = messages and speeches and commending them to the farmers of America. ‘Out- side of that pamphlet, the su- preme court, when it rendered this opinion, had before it all the lit- erature the League has published concerning the war. - It can further be stated that no statements have been made. by any League speaker, representatlve or or- ganizer, with the knowledge and sanction of the League, that in any way differs with the expressions on the war made in the two pamphlets the supreme court considered. The de- cision, which finds no disloyalty in the pamphlets, therefore, means THAT THERE IS NO DISLOYALTY IN 'ANY OF THE STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE WAR MADE ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZED FARMERS. The second point in connection with the decision, which is very significant and should be called to the attention of state authorities everywhere, is the fact that the supreme court of Minnesota lays down the rule that states and state courts must be gov- erned in their action in cases of al- leged disloyalty BY WHAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE. UNITED - STATES CONSIDERS AND INTER- PRETS AS DISLOYALTY In other words, this is a war of the United States, and not of any single -state, and the United States and not states must lay down the rules governing restrictions, in freedom of speech during the war times. ¢ ; Justice Quinn. in speaking for the Minnesota - supreme court, says that “for adjudications as to ‘ during the war. what acts or things done or said will constitute a violation of stat- utes of this kind,” the state courts must “look to the federal courts, for in reality it is the federal government and its authority that are challenged by seditious con- duct, rather than state authority, and the federal courts constitute the proper tribunal for the es- tablishment of rules guiding such cases.” Further along, the supreme court of Minnesota very significantly points out that THE FEDERAL GOVERN- MENT HAS SEEN NO DISLOYAL- TY IN THE LEAGUE'S WAR STAND AND HAS STARTED NO PROSECUTIONS AGAINST THE LEAGUE. Justice Quinn in this con- nection says: “It is perhaps not out of place to say that the resolutions “To help make strong., kéen, Fed-blooded Amerieans ¢h Ia disloyalty at variance with what the federal government considers dis- loyalty. The federal government sees no disloyalty in progressive and democratic movements to bring about economic and political reforms in the United States, and has not attempted to prosecute honest-and patriotic citi- zens of liberal tendencies, nor has it attempted, as many state and county officials have, to inflame the .people against persons of deep patriotic con- victions who believe that they have a right to make suggestions as to how the war should be financed, who believe they have a right to denounce war profiteering and who believe that the people have a perfect constitu- il y : 1= tional nghtfto dxscus; pohtlca:‘ afnd ‘ ‘\‘\ % \ W ‘\ \Q\ . v o) ST BE e economic reforms and to work for R N § : gl them, even in war time. - \\\\\s \\\\\‘\\\\\\\\\\ N\ Boobid The state and county officials of 2 ‘ B Minnesota have set up a standard of | Saves megfi',:::a&‘;“ oo of b loyalty which outrages every clear- lighter running, superior to all | OS2 3 e thinking and decent citizen. The gov- md‘m ST A0S e T e e, - ; 3 ‘ ernor of Minnesota attempted to pre- vent the organization of labor unions | He caused a decree to be issued making it unnecessary for employers of labor to recognize any union of workers formed since | the United States entered into the war. In other words, he attempted on behalf of big, business.and the employers of Minnesota to prevent the extension and further organization of workers during the war. This was in accordance with the well-financed move of the big interests of America to use the war to block and discredit popular democratic movements. The national war labor board, a commis- sion created by President Wilson, promptly challenged Governor Burn- quist in this policy, as the federal government has taken the position’ that labor organizations are to be fostered and encouraged during the war, rather than hampered. As a re- sult, the governor’s labor policy will not prevail in Minnesota, and the fed- eral government’s policy will govern Minnesota workers and employers. 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