The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 24, 1921, Page 3

. rages. ‘be bluffed. Moreover, farmers - Galbraith of the American Le- . of General Pershing, is telling ~he will be. IN THE INTEREST OF A SQUARE DEAL FOR THE FARMERS Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Minneapolis, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879, Publication address, 427 Sixth avenue 8., Minneapolis, Minn, Address all remittances_to The Nonpartisan Leader, Box 2075, Minneapolis, Minn. Official Magazine of the National Nonpartisan ‘League—Every Two Weeks ¢ OLIVER 8. MORRIS, Editor. One year, in adyance, 32.50: six months, $1.50. Clas sified rates on classified page; other advertising rai on application, Member "Audit Bureau of Circulations. Tonpartigén Teader Special Agency, advertising represen- , 8t . C. Beckwit! tatives, New York, Chicago, 8t. Louis, Kansas City. VOL. 12, NO. 2 7 one of the bitterest fights that politicians and organized business interests have made against the organized farmers anywhere. In Kansas, within the past year, farmer and labor speakers have been kidnaped, assaulted, tarred and feathered and deported. American Legion posts have held them- &- S THIS is written the Nonpartisan league is facing, in Kansas, g selves above the law, instituting their own %I:ll;l' fimlg-ey “courts” and undertaking to decide whether per- x sons they disliked should have the privilege of of Mobbists living within the state. The victims of these as- saults have appealed for assistance to Governor Allen and other state officials repeatedly—and got as little help_as the farmers .of Minnesota did when they appealed to Governor Burnquist to protect them . against . mob outrages in that state. l ' President A. C. Townley of the National Nonpartisan league recently was invited by farmers and city workers of Saline coun- ty, Kan., to come to their county and help them organize for their own betterment. In spite of the fact that other organizers and speakers had been mobbed and deported, with the tacit approval of Governor Allen, Mr. Townley accepted the invitation. He had no sooner arrived than he was served with a notice to leave by. the Salina post of the American Legion. Between the lines was the intimation that if he did not leave he would be served as were the victims of other Legion out- But Mr. Townley refused to and working people of Saline county, at a rousing massmeet- ing, -declared that the Kansas reign of terror must end. National Commander F. W. -gion sent orders to the Salina post to stop its fight against the League. Captain George H. Mallon, one of the “100 heroes” the people of Kansas that it is .only cowards who resort to mob. rule. As this is written Mr. Town- ley has not been assaulted by any mob, nor do we believe that Bullies generally prove to be cowards when their Dbluff is called. UT the would-be mobsters are making as despicable a fight against the League as if they were resorting to vio- lence. Bluffed out of their campaign of mob rule they are starting a campaign of lies. The Legion posts are, in effect, defying the or- der of their national commander by undertaking to organize so-called “Constitutional Defense” leagues, with the same membership as the Le- gion posts. At the head of the “Constitutional Defense” leagues is Robert J. Burns. Burns was one of a gang of young rowdies masquerading as “Northwest Warriors” who was convicted of a raid on a Minneapo- lis book store. -“Jack’” Bryant, chief “Warrior,” collected thousands of dollars from gullible business men and fled to Canada. And Gov- ernor Allen, as might be expected, has issued a statement to the Legion, encouraging them in their campaign against the League in disregard of the orders of National Commander Galbraith. Campaign of Lies Is Now Being Waged MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, JANUARY 24, 1921 The Fight Against tl;e League in Kansas IT LOOKS DANGEROUS BUT— ////‘ = John M. Baer, during his four years of service in congress, has seen plenty of “attacks” upon the profiteers started by congressmen of the Capper brand for political and self-advertising purposes. What these ‘“attacks” usually amount to Baer pictures quite accurately. RS 5 T AR LT WL L L PR S 0 A LG AN b R X 03 A WHOLE NUMBER 26 made by Senator Arthur Capper. who is the owner of a num- ber of farm papers. Mr. Capper and his publications have both advocated numerous progressive doctrines. They state that ‘they stand for the abolition of gambling in foodstuffs, for forcing profiteers to pay increased taxes, for provid- ing ample credit arrangements for farmers and fair and open markets for all farm prod- ucts—almost identically the program adopted by the Nonpartisan league in North Dakota i nearly six years ago. Through advocating such progressive measures the Capper publications have gained a large circulation among farmers and Mr. Capper has been elected United States senator. It would be reasonable to suppose that Mr. Capper and his publications, standing for the League doctrines, would wel- come the farmers’ organization with open arms. However, when the League started to spread from North Dakota, nearly five years ago, the Capper publica- tions made their first statement in regard to it. Instead of urg- ing that farmers unite to insure the adoption of the principles for which Mr. Capper and his publi- cations declared they stood, the Kansan- and his papers advised the farmers of Kansas to “watch and wait” to see what happen-ad in North Dakota when the farm- ers actually got in full control. Q-NOTHER form of anti-League attack in Kansas is that being Senator Capper and His Program of Legislation 5 hail insurance alone, are savr $6,000,000 a year by getting pa for their dockage, and millic~ more by getting fair grades o. their grain, by keeping low=: railroad rates than other state- and by limiting the profits o grain buyers, the editor of the “Kansas Farmer and Mail and Breeze,” one of the Capper pub- lications, again says in a recent issue: 2 g I have at different times ad- vised Kansas farmers to adopt a policy of watchful waiting in re- gard to the Nonpartisan league. * * * 8o far as Kansas farm- ers are concerned I have not changed my mind. They should watch and wait. ATCH and wait” has - been the doctrine preached by reactiona- ries since the world began when- ever a new movement confronted them. If Columbus had heeded it he would not have discovered a new continent. If our revolutionary forefathers had accepted it we would still be tied to England. If Lincoln had “Let’s Wait” adopted it negro slavery would still disgrace the the Slogan United States. If the farmers of North Dakota of Reaction : And now, when the farmers | . 6 S of North Dakota are saving more IT DOESN'T HURT A BIT l than $5,000,000 a year in sta : 3 _fi“—————i——__- e am—— — 4 ( I / p had followed the “watch and wait” policy they would never have freed themselves from the dom- ination of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerece, the railroads and affiliated big business. few cautious souls might honestly have advised farmers of Kansas, four or five or six years ago, to “watch and wait.” Such advice today is neither reasonable nor honest. It is adopted as a poor subterfuge to oppose indirectly doctrines that Senator Capper does not dare to oppose directly. ’ PAGE THREE b AT D A B A e - SR e