The nonpartisan leader. [volume], September 16, 1918, Image 5

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numbers of copies to send to friends or acquaint
ances dr others they may hope to influence against
the Nonpartisan league.
The first issue of the new magazine, for Sep
tember, is dated at Chicago, 111., and Gordon ap
pears as editor. In reality, however, the magazine,
was set up and published at St. Paul. The Chicago
date line is camouflage, apparently indulged in to
prevent discovery of the fact that the institution
named as the publisher does not exist. The maga
zine purports to be published by the "Pan-Amer
ican Anti-Socialist union." There is no such
"union" or organization. "Van Hoesen is the "Pan
American Anti-Socialist union." You will note in
the letter that Gordon Suggests to Van Hoesen this
camouflage for the new magazine. Furthermore,
inquiry at Chicago reveals the-fact that mail for
the "Anti-Socialist" is delivered by the Chicago
postmaster to the Chicago office of the Van Hoesen
& Collins Advertising agency, and that the ele
vator man in the Chicago building where this
agency has its office refers inquirer^ who ask about
the "Anti-Socialist" to this office. Why this camou
flage, if not to prevent Minnesota people from
finding out the fact that there is no such organi
zation as the "Pan-American Anti
Socialist union," supposed to be "pub
lisher" of the new magazine?
The contents of the first issue of
the new magazine, which the promot
ers so frankly discuss in'the accom
panying letter, can be summarized as
follows, giving a good idea of the
stuff the promoters expect to feed
business men on in order to get their
money:
AGAINST EVERY
PROGRESSIVE MEASURE
Articles against public ownership,
attacking the League.
Several articles showing that farm
ing is immensely profitable.
Articles defending the packing
trust and attacking the federal trade
commission for exposing it.
Article advocating:, higher street
car fares.
Reproduction of an article against
Socialists that originally was written
for and appeared in the New York
Mail, a paper whose stock is owned by
the German government, according to
charges made by the United States
government.
Article' attempting to show that a
Nonpartisan leaguer and a Socialist
are one and the same thing.
Articles attacking th^ League and
organized labor for advocating state
ownership or control of elevators,
warehouses and otter terminal mar
keting machinery.
Article opposing the tonnage tax
on iron ore in Minnesota.
Article attacking government own
ership of the postoffice.
Now, as to the letter itself, read it
and find put the class of men and in
terests that are "seen" when anti
League propositions of this kind are..
floated. Note that Gordon says that,,
at one time he received $100 a month
from a big corporation simply to give:^
this corporation "first call" -on his. ',
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"OU can not afford to miss a word of the sensational exposure of anti-League methods on this and on the
preceding page. Read first the remarkable letter of Gordon to Van Hoesen. Then read who these men
are and what the magazine they refer to in the letter is. This is one of the most remarkable exposes the
Leader has published. It is almost equal to the famous Quigley exposure and is as interesting as the
exploit of the renegade Maxwell, whose story has been postponed. The Leader has new and sensational evidence
concerning Maxwell and his selling out to the enemy. It will be given in due time. We have new documents in the
Maxwell case that will surprise you. Maxwell is still in hiding in Chicago. While* awaiting the Maxwell story,
digest the significant facts on this and the'preceding page. You,may think you know alt about anti-League
methods, but, even so, the "My dear Van" letter given here and its explanation will interest You.
tainly astonishing." Gordon has a wide acquaint
ance as an "industrial expert."
Notice the suggestion for a camouflage organi
zation to pose as publisher of the new magazine,
a suggestion afterwards carried out by Van Hoesen,
who. invented the imaginary "Anti-Socialist union"
for the purpose.
VICTIMIZE THE BIGGEST
PLUTOCRATS OF THE NORTHWEST
Notice that while in St. Paul helping with "On
the Square" and writing and speaking against the
League, that Gordon met "Dick" O'Connor, "the
big Democratic boss," who has close connections in
financial circles, he says! Isn't that good? Then
Gordon met Prince of the Merchants National
baqk, a "fine fellow" who will doubtless be "inter
ested," says Gordon. In Minneapolis he met Car
penter, he says—Carpenter, the millionaire Re
publican boss and lumberman! Gordon is cer
tainly "nonpartisan." Leader readers are already
familiar with Carpenter's activities against the
farmers.
And who is this Horace Lowry that Gordon
met? He tells us himself—president of the street
Oar Plan to Protect theTax-payen
nM-u.iAit.ofr
U.M a Yts* SEPTEMBER, 1918
Han the Hour Struck for Public Ownership?
He W. W. Convicted
A Socialist on Wealth Distribution.
The Canse'and the Cure of the Farmer"*
Why the Pan-American Anti-Socialist^
The Cue of the Packers
Poiittcaiized Industry
Conditions of the Fa
The Nations to the
The Nickel I
The
Socialist Tadiea
Leading
Seattle's Hallway
and the Trade Union Movement
To a ax I on O re
8odallst Victor L. Better Says We May Have Individualism
Sane Beasone Why the SoriaHst Movement to Hostile to Religion
Socialism and the Tnunt Ftarmer
Socialism ad Christianity—The Case of Dr. Huron
services, and that when he actually-V -The above is a photographic reproduction of the front page and a part of
did any work for them he got ?25 a|f|^age 4 of the magazine referred to in the remarkable letter on the opposite
day besides! The "M. O." books re-?V" page. Read the Gordon-Van Hoesen letter and the accompanying- article on
ferred to in the letter are. "municipal "v-these two pages for the interesting account of how these two promoters sought
ownership" books—that ja, books support of the "Jig fellows" in their promotion. It will, make plain to you
against cities owning their own street: .the. methods used to fight the League.. The magazine shown above is called
carS, water, light and telephone sys-£. the "Pan-American Anti-Socialist" as a camouflage. It is anti-farmer, anti
'-terns. The list of big co^porations^llabor, particularly designed to feed the hate of prejudiced business men against
and big business associations' that'---the fceagife, and to prejudice other business men. The insert says that it is
published at Chicago. This is a Be. It is published at St. Paul. The insert
shows that it is published by tfie "Pan-American Anti-Socialist union." That
/. Gordon thinks will be "interested" in
this anti-League irifcgazine and in the
anti-manicipal ownership book is cer- s^ls a fraud. There is no such union except in the mind of the promoters.^ 7
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railroad. This eminent gentlemen will need no in
troduction to Minnesota readers.
Taken all in all, we'll say that the Gordon letter
to Van Hoesen is a "peach." When this letter fell
into the Leader's hands, it was some find, wasn't
it? If these agitators were successful in milking
all the big interests named by Gordon, even at $1
apiece, it would furnish quite a fund to fight the
League, wouldn't it?
A Live Wire From Kansas
EORGE E. MARTIN of Attica, Kan.,
a rtian who heard of the League and
could not wait until an organizer called
on him, recently sent in $16 for mem
bership and has written the follow
ing letter to the Kansas state office:
"You want to know what I think of the move
ment and the organization. I think it is the great
est move for democracy at this time, and the most
efficient organization for the benefit of the farmer
and the common people that has ever been start
ed. I am more enthusiastic about it than any other
movemejjt with which I have been connected. Since
becoming a member I have read con
siderable in the Leader and other pa- r"
pers regarding the League and I am
anxious for the time when I can get
out and help to boost it along. It seems I.
to me the time is ripe for just such an
organization, and I believe if it is
rightly presented the farmer will
take to it like a dudk to water. I am
talking and working for the League
and its program and I am handing
out the League papers to others and
am asking them to pass them along
to their neighbors, never losing an
opportunity to show to others that
the League is a loyal organization
and is backing the president to a
larger extent than many members in
his own political party."
A MONTANA STICKER
Saco, Mont.
Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
We farmers out here in the West
are reading with a gdod deal of
amusement the attacks made on Presi
dent Townley and what they term
his autocratic management of the
League.
Townley's management is most
certainly cutting the mustard, and
proving very effective in its fight to
put the profiteer out of the running.
That is evidenced by the howl put up
by the watchdogs of t^e Big Biz in
terests all over, the country. Mr.,
Townley need not fear that we farm
ers will go back on him as long as
he can show us the same results as
he has in the past.
MARTIN 0. MALMIN,-
A )VOMAN BOOSTER & 5
Bovina, Col.
Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
Inclosed you will' find some clip
pings from a country paper, the
Arriba Record. The short article was
published one week, and two of our
members quit the paper, and the fol
lowing article was published the next
week. A number of our members
have had their papers stopped, and I
think they intend to do more than that
about it. But as there is a threshing
machine in this neighborhood right
now we are very busy. I shall write
of future results. I am also sending
you a copy of a reply I have written
the editor of the Lincoln .Democrat.
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