Morris tribune., 1917-11-09
Everybody invited to Attend Gather
ing g-St. Paul, November 18th,
Minneapolis, November 18th
BIGGEST HELD In STATE
Scheme Involves Amalgamating 10y
atty Units Into One General Or
ganization

Smoke OUT THE DISLOYAL."
Minnesota's response to the general
loyalty call was answered this week
when better than one-half Of the
counties of the state gave notice OF
participation in the big NORTH
WESTERN LOYALTY CONVEN-
TION and Rally to be held in st.
Paul on November 18th and in Min
neapolis on November 18th.
The remaining districts of the
state are expected to fall in line
within the next few days and if as
surances given F. W. Murphy, OF
Wheaton, Robert w. Hargadine, and
others, active in the furtherance or
the movement count of anything,
the scheduled gathering will be the
largest ever held in the history OF
Minnesota. Many speakers of ma
tional and international note have
accepted invitations to speak.
Placing Minnesota in the list OF
Commonwealth pledged to back the
President and the boys somewhere
in France to the limit began less
than week ago and the scheme OF
a permanent loyalty organization
launched then has more than exceed
ed the expectations of those con-
cerned in the movement. At the
present time it might be said more
than $4,000 persons are engaged in
active loyalty work in Minnesota.
AS planned, the eIscheme of organiz-
ing Minnesota into one great loyalty
commonwealth involves the holding
of precinct and county loyalty con-
ventions and the naming of dele
gates to a ceatral organization which
will meet in st. Paul and Mime
apolis on the dates named. This,
however, does not mean that the
meet will be for the benefit Of fav-
ored few. Instead, invitations to be
present are general and the arrange
ments as made by those in charge
provide for the reception and enter
tainment of every person interested
in the big LOYALTY movement and
seats provided for all who attend
outside the Twin Cities.
All county delegations and Socie-
ties and Clubs in the state are ex-
pected to bring their bands and join
in the great st. Paul parade, preced-
ing the afternoon meeting November
18th. 1t is expected there will be
$4,000 in the line.
Minnesota, perhaps, will never in
it's history be host to as great gal
axy of celebrities and noted speakers
as will feature the big loyalty meet
scheduled for November 18th in St.
Paul and November 18th in Mime
apolis. So far the list includes:
David S. Houston, Secretary Tumul-
ty, Archbishop Glennon of st. Louis,
M. Edouard de Billy, representative
of the French Government in the
United States, John P. White, form
er President of the United Mine
Workers Union, Clarence Darrow of
Chicago, John Mitchell of New York,
Nicholas Murray Butler, President of
Columbia University, Franz Siegel,
of New York, son of General Siegel
of Civil War fame, Otto Kahn, Of
New York, United States Senator
Root, who is expected to speak on
the Russian situation, and these may
be added to before the program is
closed.
While the meetings are to be held
under the auspices of the Minnesota
organization, there will be represent
atives present from all of the North
western states. The meetings are to
be known as the American meetings
and are to be in answer to influences
that have been at work to try to ere
ate the impression that the North
west is not awake to tn worlds pur-
poses involved in this war.
The Committee on Arrangements
know that the disloyal element in
Minnesota is comparatively small,
yet there are large number of our
people who have become confused
and bewildered to such an extent
that some of the people have not
fully grasped the situation and 1t is
to this class that the meeting will be
of greatest benefit.
Let us make these patriotic demon
strations the greatest in the history
of AMERICA-that the world will
realize that the great Northwest is
devoted-heart and soul-to the pur-
pose of the nation at this time.