Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-02-13
Fargo Citizens
Apologize
Citizens Of Fargo Held Mass Meeting
In Fargo Monday-Resolutions
Passed.

an injury is not of much vaIue-but
when large number of citizens assem-
bic and apologize for wrongful acts
committed by its off;cers-t certainly
discloses the fact that there are some
people within the City of Fargo that
believe in fair play.
This is what the citizens of the CITY
Of Fargo did at mass meeting Mon
day evening. when they adopted res
olutions as publi,hed in The Courier
News last Tuesday. Head lines from
number OF state papers were read
which showed the wide publicity given
to the outrage on the Farmers at the
Auditorium during the Tri-State Grain
Growers Convention. and concluded
the only amend possible would be to
publicly apologize. A committee con-
stating of VIM. Lemke. Geo. L. Nelson
and James E. Hyde was appointed to
draft resolutions. Mr.. Len,ke is
prominent attorney of Fargo and James
E. Hyde is well known here having
served as cashier Of the First National
Bank for a number of years, and the
following resolutions were passed:
RESOLUTIONS.
BE 1T RESOLVED by us, citizens
OF Fargo. here in mass meeting assem-
bled. that we discIaim any and all re-
sponsibility of the insult offered to tho
farmers at the auditorium during tho
Grain Growers convention by few
representatives Of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce. aided and as
sisted by few citizens and Peace Of
f'cers of the City of Fargo. perhaps
under mistaken conception of their
rights and duties. and that we condemn
this disgraceful procedure on the part
of few citizens and of officers as un-
warranted. illegal and highly importer.
"AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED. That we realize that back of the
Auditorium Association, that back of
the Commercial Club. and back of our
growing and prosperous city. lie the
real builders-she farmers of this state.
and that we assure these farmers that
we consider it an honor and privilege
to have their cooperation and friend
ship in the upbuilding of our city in
the future as we have in the past.
"AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED. That we regret the unpleasant in
cident at the Auditorium during the
Grain Growers Convention. and hope
that the farmers will overlook it, az
we can assure them that these were
not the acts of the citizens of Fargo.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY US, Citizen,
of Fargo. here in mass meeting assem-
bled. that we request that the City
Commissioners grant the petition Of
John M. Anderson. and hold a thor
oush investigation Of the disgraceful
procedure that took place at the au-
ditorium during the Grain Growers
convention, when two thousand farm
ers were insulted. That this investiga-
ton to be held publicly. and that Mr..
Anderson be given full opportunity to
prove his charges of misconduct in Of
6ce against the Chief of Police. and
that the Chief Of Police, be given IN
equal opportunity. and every assist
ance to disprove these charges If un-
founded.
I'VE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST.
that the resolutions adopted at .this
meeting will be published in the daily
press of the city in order that they may
go out to and be read by those who
suffered injury while our guests.'
SIGNED:
JAMES E. HYDE.
| GEO. l.. NELSON,
| VIM. LEMKE.