Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-22

Governor Burnquist to Con
duct Investigation--If Sc
dition is Proved Against
any Of Conference Speak
ers They Will be Arrested.
st. Paul Mimi, Sept. 22.-Goyer-
nor Burnquist announced last night
that IL an Official investigation OF the
alleged disloyal statements made by
senator laFOllette at the closing ses-
SION OF the NOnpartisan league high
cost OF living conference, here last
night reveal that his remarks were
seditiouS, the Minnesota public safety
commissions Of which the governor is
chairman. will ask for the senator's
arrest.
Governor Burnquist also stated that
an investigation Of all the speeches
delivered at the conferences, which
be made. Il it is shown that the re-
marks OF h various speakers were
or a sedious nature, warrants will al
so be asked for their arrest.
Should the investigation justify the
issuance OF q warrant for the arrest
OF Senator LaFollette. and the Min
nesota authorities, be unable to re-
turn him to this state,it was announc-
ed h evidence will be laid before the
United States senate asking the dis
missal Of the Wisconsin senator.
The investigation will be thorough
and will be started Immediately"
Governor Burnquist said. IF the
Wisconsin senator invited reaso or
made seditious statements, he will be
forced to answer the charges in this
state, II the commission has its way"
Decision Of the safety commission
to take action in the matter followed
the receipt Of numerous complaints
against the sentiments expressed by
the senator in his speech last night
when he attacked the war policy of
the government.
St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 22.-The st.
Paul Pioneer Press, under the head
ing, why is LaFollette at Larger"
said editorially today:
II any OF the local disloyalists,
any of the scattered antagonists. OF
the government, any of the soap-box
orators advocating interference with
the draft, any of the pro-Germans
lifting his voice in opposition t the
had said in public what Robert M.
LaFollette urged from the platform
of the auditorium Thursday he would
have been. arrested on a sedition
charge and held behind bars or re-
leased only under heavy bonds. And
SO he should have been.
Is there any reason, then. why Rob-
ert M. LaFolIette should escape the
same treatment.
II treason and sedition are crimes
punishable in the ordinary and unof-
ffcial citizen, how much more heinohs
they become when fastened upon the
man in high political position.
If aItagonism to the governments
war plans and interference with the
draft are held by the law to be tTea-
son. In that they. give aid and comfort
to the enemy, how much more trea-
sonable r such antagonism and in
reference II they proceed from a
member of the United States senate.
(By Tom Parker Junlkin.)
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 22.-To-
day North Dakota said the fare
wells to her youths who are go
ing to Camp Dodge to begin training
for the great army Uncle sam liz send
ing to France to fight for liberty and
democracy.
on Monday. I am advised by Assoc
ciated Press dispatches, the North
Dakota regiments Eof the. National
guard, the boys who have been ready
and awaiting the orders to move to
camp, will depart amidst cheers of
patriotism and assurances OF the full
est support the state and nation can
give. There will be heart burning
and tears in these farewells; there
will be God speeds and prayers for
the return Of the sons Of the prairies.
There will be sad partings from loved
ones. But there viii be no voice of
sedition and rdisloyalty to 6shearten
first real step o their preparation for
the great struggle.
Thank God our North Dakota boys
were spared the experience of em-
barking on such enterprise with words
OF disloyalty ringing IN their ears,
such as "a the lot Of the seven hun
dred. and more men who marched
through the streets OF st. Paul yester-
day morning.
I heard the un-American. unpatri-
otic and disloyal screaming Of Bob
LaFol1ette and Townley at the audi
forum Thursday-and I hope I may
never bear such words again without
being able to enter a word Of protest
with some assurance of being heard.
I saw the boys go. marching away
and I hope I may see them
return amidst as much show of patri-
otto fervor as was displayed by the
through which they paraded.
American Heart Is Pure.
It was indeed glorious to realize
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people is not tinged with ~disloyalty as
the cries and shouts of approval as
the auditorium meeting last night
would seem to indicate.
I know that Grand Forks and
North Dakota will give the He to the
sincerity OF the demonstrations oveT
IaFollette's yellow words. I belieVe
the people will properly rebuke the
insult that has been giverrin the name
of the farmers of the state.
Yesterday was a day of taking
stock In the Twin Cities. wherever
one went, the chief topic OF converse
ton was the "LaFollette outburst,s
and / did not hear one maj dare to
commend the sentiments expressed by
the leader Of the Kaiser-bund. In
deed, there was the most hearty APP
prevail OF the unusually Vigorous Ian
guage used in the leading editorials
The st. Paul Dispatch yesterday
afternoon said: b
"Our boys went smiling this morn
ing to give themselves to q national
undertaking which may mean their
death. But before they left, the cause
for which they are going was ma
|1fgned, belittled and misrepresented
BY a high official Of the government
speaking In our midst.