The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-30
Leading Newspapers of
Minnesota Loud in Com
mendation Of Action
NO TIME FOR
THE DISLoYAL
Patriotic Sentiment and
Common Sense Unite in
Support


polls is Spared" and Keep Out OF
Minnesota" are the catch lines OF
editorials in The Duluth Herald, The
Minneapolis Journal. and The st.
Paul Dispatch. commenting upon the
action taken by Governor j. A. A,
Burnauist in denying to the Peoples
Council of America the right TO hold
meetings in Minnesota.
II was Governor Burnquists ac-
ton in defining the organization as
disloyaI, and a menace TO the peace
and safety OF the people Of the state.
that resulted in the move to gain
recognition from North Dakota ON
cials, bringing Governor Lynn Fra
zier's assurance that the council
would be protected, and condemning
Fargo people for breaking up the
Eastman disloyalty meeting.
"The Peoples Council will not
make Minnesota its nest for breed
Ing treason" says The Duluth Her
aid.
"The Peoples Council viii not
meet in Minneapolis, nor in Minne-
sofa. That disgrace is now spared
us. thanks to the advice of Sherin
Langum and the decision Of Cover
nor Burnquist," says The Minneapo-
Patriotic sentiment and common
sense will unite IN support Of the
course Governor Burnquist now has
taken" says The st. Paul Dispatch.
Minnesota is no fermenting ground
for disloyal discussion"
Following are the editorial express
sions of the three papers:
The Duluth Herald says:
Minnesota Redeemed.
The peoples council viii not
make Minnesota its nest for breed
ing treason.
"On the report OF the sheriff OF
Hennepin county the governor, back
ed by the state public safety COM
mission, late yesterday issued orders
forbidding the council 10 hold its
projected meeting in Minneapolis or
elsewhere in Minnesota, and ordering
all peace officers in the state 10 en-
force the order.
"This is right because the peoples
council whatever its pretensionss is
an organization that ia lighting the
nation at war and that Ii working
for the kaiser as truly as though its
members were projecting poison gas
from German trenches instead Of
from American platformat
'It is right because the meeting
would have involved serious trouble,
for IL is unthinkable that the loyal
OF Minnesota would have
permitted II to be held unchallenged.
TT Is right because the meeting
would have Branded Minnesota
the nation as 'congenisl
atmosphere" for treason; and the
event shows that Minnesota is any
thing but that.
'srhe governor, the public safety
and. Sheiiff Langum OF
county have earned the
gratitude of the whole people OF Min
aesota by their just and timely and
patriotic action"
Minneapolis Is Spared.
The Minneapolis Journal says:
The Peoples Council win not meet
IN Minneaposiss nor in Minnesota.
That disgrace is now spared us,
thanks to the advice OF Sheriff Lam
gum and the decision Of Governor
"The governor, who I0ad at first
delegated to the sheriff the respon-
sibility OF deciding whether the pro-
posed conference should be forbidden,
has now himself taken the action
BY his instructions to
hat official.
"He had laid down this clear prin-
,iple by which the sheriff was to test
IFS judgment: II the meeting will In
my way tend to injure the govern
nent in the prosecution OF the war,
,r disturb the peace within the city
II Minneapolis, you are ordered to
prevent the holding thereof
In further elucidation he added: |
Intentional or unintentional arous-
ng OF anti-American sentiment, or |
he dividing OF our forces through |
II advice and futile peace talk at |
his time. win only aid and abet the
snemy.t
Under instructions such as these.
is plain that the meeting muBt /
AVE been fnterdicted by the sheriff. |
IT. Ianwnm, however, advised the |
governor that IL the gathering was |
Sermltked, disturbance and blood
he'd naiEl4 be the result OF the, af-
ronk 10 tho loyal sentiments Of the /
Deopie Of Minneapolis, and the gov
rn0r has therefore acted in his own i
lame with Vigorous decision.
we should prefer 10 have seen his
.ction grounded wholly on the fact
hat the coiinciI's debates would aid
nd abet the enemy, rather than on
he fear Of violence. For there Is no /
question that the vapoFlngs OF the
leace at-any price takers are used
With great effect IA Germany TO COM
'ince the people that America Is
Ieither united nor sincere In her war
inns. Whether the speakers are
merely mistaken zealots, or pro-Ger-
nan marpl0ts. makes little difference
-the result Is the same.
sThat was sufiicient ground on
rhich to forbid such anti American
meetings IN Minneapolis. II was
ot necessary to assume that public
ssorder would be the result, though
he officious promises OF the police
administration 20 furnish protection
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