JN fERNATIONAL FALLS PKEbS PAGE FOUR MORE LETTERS SHOWING LE THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS acquire sufficient courage to come out solidly on behalf of a clean town. We offer as alslogah to the people the words of the minister CONNECTION WITH THE W. W. GANG of Knox church, ^ho^e sermon we quoted last week—"Make AND BORDER BUDGET Fort Frances Safe!"—Fort Frances Times. The above which is true of Fort Frances is also true of International INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY Falls and these suggestions of the Times should be followed to GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager Secretary of Nonpartisan League Answers Haywood's Request here. Defend Accused I. W. W.—Charges Government Entered at the Post Office at International Falls. Minn., a» Seoond-cla»» Matter With Making War on "Workers." WHY THE PUBLIC MUST DO ITS SHARE SUBSCRIPTION RATfeS: U. S.. $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR The letters printed below are a second installment of the If the "home papers" are to be sent to all our soldiers and sailor Although President Wilson shies at the wholesouled American correspondence which passed between Arthur LeSueur and and others, men and women, engaged in war work abroad, this term "Unconditional Surrender" yet he no doubt means it when he Wm. D. Haywood, convicted leader of the I. W. W. must be done by the public generally or by interested parties in ea?h says "No peace with a German government controlled by a Military Haywood, with 95 fellow officers of the I. W. W., was found community. Autrocracy." The Ruling of the War Industries Board in reference to country guilty of interfering with the prosecution of the war and violation HI weeklies, published August 23, provides: of the espionage act. He was sentenced to twenty years "Loyal American citizens cannot afford to support or give aid "No publisher may give free copies of his paper except for in prison in the Federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth and and comfort or to be politically associated with the Non-partisan actual service rendered and except to camp libraries and hospital: fined $20,0001 rf League and I. W. W. while they are under the present leadership." or canteens of organizations recognized by the Government etc. Arthur LeSueur is secretary of the Non-Partisan League. —Theodore Roosevelt. "No publisher shall send his publication to any one below the These letters are part of the exhibits introduced in evidence) public" subscription price." by the Government during the I. W. W. trial. They were identified If the voters had followed the advise of the Press and elect It will thus be seen that all newspapers which heretofore by Haywood. Fred U. Day as County Auditor eight years ago instead of L. H. have been sending free copies to the soldiers abroad and all newspapers This correspondence is published for the information of Slocum there would have been no cause for an investigation the that have been contributing a portion of their subscription the people and explains the stand taken by the Public Safety character of which has given Koochiching county a very black eye. price in order that the public might be encouraged to send thenewspapers Commission, pertaining to certain dangerous and unpatriotio to soldiers, will have to discontinue those practices." activities within the State of Minnesota. Np one can read of the heroic self sacrificing work being done In other words, if the soldiers are to have their "home papers" these days and night by the organized effort of the Home Guards of which they stand so much in need and which give them so much in the extensive fire zone without realizirig the deplorable condition (Note the Date.) delight and comfort, the people will have to supply the money for June 13,1917. the state department would be in without such a patriotic organization the full paid subscriptions. Arthur LeSueur* The newspaper lias option in the matter, in view of the to call upon as such a time as this. no Peoples College, very business like ruling of the War Industries Board, which is Ft. 6cott, Kansas. seeking, to prevent any consumption of print paper without an adequate "I am sure there are many thousands of men in the Non-partisan Dear LeSueuf* On June 5th between forty and fifty members return therefor. League and the I. W. W. who are honest* who believe that they of the I. W. W with Socialists, numbering in all 135, refused If the public will respond with prompt donations for sending have suffered wrong, who are loyal citizens, but the present leadership to register at Rockford, Illinois. the papers, eyery boy from Koochiching County will in time receive These menma^ched in a body to the jail and gave themselves of the two organizations is such that no loyal American his "home paper." up to-the'sheriff, saying they declined to register should at this tim£ support either."—Col. Roosevelt. had come tojp to j&il for the offense. They were locked up. Later I understand a number were COUNTY AUDITOR Since our last issue this office has been literally stormed with badly beateh bjf deputy sheriffs and jail guards. questions relative to the fitness of various candidates for office, especially I learned this morning from a Scandinavian Socialist here The County Auditor holds the most important office ini the for that of Auditor. The people have evidently got both in Chicago that the cases are coming up on June the 19th. The county, and under his direction warrants to the amount of several tired and disgusted with the lack of time given to that office by Socialists have asked us to co-operate with them giving the hundred thousand dollars are paid, which all comes from the taxpayers. the onel either elected or appointed. Then too they feel as though men a defense, to which of course they are fully entitled to. The man who telephoned me mentioned Stodman of Chicago it has been manipulated by those who backed him for the office either On account of the misconduct in this office by our former Auditor, as a possible lawyer. I told him that if we were going in on the elected or appointed for their personal advantage or spite, rather L. H. Slocum, the taxpayers have been forced to pay several case, I much preferred you to represent the interest of our boys, than for the public good. Hence the determination at this time to safe thousand dollars for 'the.* investigation of county affairs. and I would write you to see if you would handle the case. gmard it from any candidate or who is backed by any element for The Auditor should give at least eight hours a day of his time Will it be possible for you to look after the interests of selfish purposes. these members, and what would be your fee? to this office (which the law requires) and the County business demands As the case now stands, it is, I believe, merely a misdemeanor, it and the taxpayers are paying for his personal services at Thousandsof people who last Saturday morning were in a reasonably though they have one man, George Cully, under arrest a good salary. prosperous condition are now in a condition of the direst charged with conspiracy, and of course there is no telling how Many complaints are made that our present Auditor, R. *J. serious the other cases may develop. necessity. No clothes, no shoes, no homes, no food, they are absolutely Fraser does not give over one hour per day of his time to this office, Let me hear from you soon. dependent on the kindness of those who have not been and this is probably, tnue as Mr. Fraser is a very busy man in With best wishes, I am, thus afflicted for all these things. The Red Cross of this city has many other lines. Yours for Industrial Freedom, appointed a committee of several ladies who are working hard He receives over $2,000.00 a year as County Auditor, he has WM. D. HAYWOOD, to gather up any of these things to be sent to these very needy been Clerk of the MuiticipSfl Court at- International Falls for over WDH:OEB Gen. Sec'y-Treas^ and suffering people. Everybody here will go to the limit of their three years which pays hittr over $1,000.00 a year, he is at present possibility to assist. We cannot tell how soon the same kind of a and has been for the past six years Treasurer or Clerk of Independent, (Note the Date.) calamity will come sweeping through the cut-over lands of Koochiching School District No. 4 which pays him (several hundred June 20th, 1917. county and lay all our farms, towns and cities desolate. dollars a year) but the general public do not know much about this 2282 Commonwealth Ave* St Paul, Minn. school district as no financial statement has been published in any W. D. Haywood, M. The liquor interests have engaged the services of O. Hans- of the papers for the past six years (although the law requires 164 West Washington St., com at a good big salary to get all the votes he can for Ray Landgraf, this to be done annually). Chicago, I1L who is their candidate for Register of Deeds. Mr. Hanscom Mr. Fraser has a large, insurance business which he conducts Dear Fellowworker: Your letter written on the 13th of has admitted that Lang is one of the Best Register of Deeds in the from his office over Carr's store and this takes considerable of his line caught me this minute at St. Paul. It was delayed in Fort time, he is Secretary of the Rainy River Farm Land Company state, and has repeatedly said that he and the Socialist party had Scott. 1 sure would have enjoyed taking a stick in those cases no time for the liquor interests, and it is a big surprise to learn which has many thousand dollars of mortage loans in this county hope I have not thru failure to receive your letter, prevented I Mid that Hanscom would sell his influence with the voters to that old and this job takes some of his time he is also Secretary of another the toys from having real counsel in the cases. Of course, other arrangements have been made by this gang of the First Ward. The Socialists have always supported company called the Rainy River Land Company which needs some time. I will be at the address given above. I have resigned Mr. Hanscom, but we do not think they are in favor of him selling of his time and he is also opening up his farm on the Rainy river from the school and will get mail addressed here more promptly. out and working for the old liquor gang and using his influence as a few miles from International Falls and this takes considerable I hope tjiings are moving along well wilLi you. I look for a socialist to elect whiskey candidates. of his time and attention as all the farmers know. trouble on the Minnesota Range when they begin prosecutions On account of Mr. Fraser not being able to give the required cf the "Slackers" as they call them, for there is a bunch of real time to the Auditors office it is necessary to hire extra STILL IN POLITICS scrappers there. Many of them left their native land to escape clerks to do his work which costs the taxpayers about $2,000.00 a irilitary conscription and will not lightly forego their personal The old Liquonnen's Association^ of International Falls, which year, in addition to his salary. liberty here. has so successfully run the political affairs of this county to its It is very important to all taxpayers that we» elect an Auditor Being interested in iron as much as it is interested in men, liking for so long, certainly slipped a cog when it allowed its exPresident,W. the Government will be put up against a hard game to play in who will give his time and attention to this office. A case cf a strike, and there is no telling what would develop. C. Hasselbarth, to come out in the open at the primaries RESIDENT AND TAXPAYER. 1 hops that the Department of JiiLtice will realize that having and run for representative. Thtj small vote which that gentleman enough regis* cerad for all purposes it had better quit and aid received shows what the voters think of the liquor business compelled to go before the people to COMMUNITION ON the government ra t!is prosecution of the war, rather than to get their permission to retain this in politics, when they really know where they are. COUNTY( AUDITOR make war at hoae o.i t'-.ese workers, but they may decide to go office he was defeated, then he turned But, Mr. Voter, if you think liquor interests are out of politics thru. There is no po cu earth so prone to blunder as ignor­ International Falls, Minn. his attention to the city for an v/.: at this election because Mr. Hasselbarth was beaten at the primaries ance in authority. October 12tth, 1918. office and by support of the saloon you are making the mistake of your life. They have merely gone Fraternally, and baser elements he was elected Dear Mr. Watson: back to their old game of giving certain candidates their support ARTHUR LESUE J2. cjerk of International Falls, an 1 I read in the last issue of your paper, and electing them. Then, after election, have said official do their served these elements so well that Mr. Fraser's political statement bidding, or be foreyet doomed, he continued in that office until a FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER PACKING PLANTS and I am going to give you my views vacancy in the auditor's office- when, A man who wi|||^0.op. for such support is not worthy of any on that important office and I hope Many of the breweries are finding by the influence of that same element 3rd District office, as Has be§ja||^^'en by Slocum and other "Gang" products. you will publish them. profitable employment in packing he was appointed again to the auditorship, tru.£ indicator ojf who the "Gang" is for is the primary election I would like, to see the county auditor's houses. On the site of the old Acme Having been nominated by the office filled by someone that rettri-n^df tfte^iVs^^ard of International Falls. If you would Brewing Co. in Macon, Ga., is' being largest plurality at the~ primaries, I During this period he has also been comes to it free from any gang rule have pure, uncontaminated politics in Koothichirig coiiiity,' vote placed a million dollar packing plan£ flow ask your Vote and influence for Clerk of the Municipal court which or political affiliation that will hamper which will have a capacity of 1,000 election on November 5th for no man who receives a big voice in that ward and a small vote ii» has certainly been worth over $1,000 him or make him servile to any hogs a day ,and will be the largest tin Being quite heavy* taxpayer in the Third, whjch is the residence ward of the same city. per year in perquisites. set of njen, and also by a man who the south.| The Huntington/ W. Va., this district I fim vitiily interested Keep that system up for a few years, Mr. Farmer, and your During the past six or seven years has little or nothing else to do but brewery is engaged in packing meat. in its affairs being managed both ef In in addition to these offices he has also franchise will ble worth something. the past you have been attend to the duties of that important The Spokane brewery ha« been turned ficiently and 'economically. The 'been Clerk Or Treasurer of the merely .wasting your time when you went to the polls, for the large office. into a canning factory. The Reyfflann greatest need oi tfeis^distrlct is good School district .at good compensation. In viewing Mr. Fraser's: record Brewing Co. of Wheeling, Liquor Interest vote, going as. a unit, always tipped the scales its roads, not only the completion of All ,6f which indicates that since coming to our city I fear he is which formerly employed 75 men, has way.—Northome. Record. these already started, but the btiildr Mr Fraser has had pretty'easy picking not the kind of a man I haye described. been changed into a packing plant ingof others so that every farmer R. G. Fraset-lias always received his big vote for city clerk dr and has fared well,, so well that employing many more than the brewery can get his products to market at school treasurer in this same First Ward so it is easy to see that he Koochiching county does not owe ever employed. .v- He does riot seem to me that this the least expense. is the candidate $he liquor interests support for Auditor. They him any more, at this time. county owes Mr. Fraser anything. As I have resided continuously in are still with him and Landgraf for Register of Deeds. Then too.I, like many others I have History shows that soon after he this district for the past eighteen came to this town he was appointed talked with resent the spirit. of his years and am travelling in all parts auditor, at the organization of this of it every season7 of the year I am TOWN MORALS announcement which infers that he county, and that he had to make a in a position to know where improvements The MuuMftpoBs Dollar-Hold county is the only .man in the *t)f reaponsibility special trip to Crookston to get out are needed and am personally Not a little excitement of late has been stirred up in regard to 260 MODERN ROOMS enough to hold this important his papers in order to be able to interested in seeing the work done H««t of Bo^bhiDhtrict the morals of our town. It is to be hoped that the people will n.)t office. qualify for office, nt withstanding as soon and as cheaply as possibe. become quiescent in the matter in the days^ to come. The recent the fact that he had been in, the *t is important to throw out corn And you all know me well enough trials only revealed to, a little extent the conditions that preva United States fr a number of yekr to realize that if elected everyone to the chickens but it is not important complcti"safety previous but evidently did not care The Times would suggest that some sort of organization be formed—a will get a square deal that one rooster should gobble enough about becoming a citizen until sort of social service body—to look into, correct, warn, and Yours truly, it all. this fat office loomed up before Rom Slack. prosecute habitual offenders of the law. Moreover, let those who /, Respectfully Yours, him. *"V Prepared and inserted and paid MHT°|L*rcTlf0lD "U""IN8AND have to do with the education of the people morally and spirituallv, WATCH, STUN tKLKPHQWK «KWV|CC* CTIIC UttHT ^At the first election when he was Another Taxpayer. for $10.00. by Ross Slack.~ .w, ir -.S-Jif*