Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

SOMETHING MUST BE DONE WITH THE MAINTAINS
Terrible days ahead this country. Germany
is winning this war; but she is not winning on
land under the sea- but by propaganda which stirs
up labor troubles riots hatred and selfseeking
The democracies of England and France have stood frm
but unless the United States stamp out sedion and
near-sedtion, not worthy to be democracy.
cannot continue to deal lightly with agitators of
the James Manahan type. Something must be done. His
speech to the meeting at st. Paul week Sun
day goes Marc Anthony better in its subtle appeal
to federal government and the Public
Safety Commission put into the role of the noble
Brutus and "envous Cassius. 1t requires stretch
of the imagination Manahan la Anthony impor
ing his kind friends and "sweet friends not to commit
deeds of Violence and then the echoes of the riot
reach his rubbing his hands and excaiming in
donic glee, mischief thou afoot, take thou what
course thou wilt"
Get of the old Shakespeare and read that infam-
matory grafton by which Anthony transformed gath
erng of Roman citizens into bowling mob and then
read this stenographic report of Manahans speech:
'Now, ladies and gentlemen, don't mistake the i'm
portance the you the country, be-
if the industries of this country tied for
any considerable length of time and it is from
border to border it will spread applause and dem
onstration).
Ladies and gentlemen, would to God that the peo-
pie in Washington could hear the way in which you
earnest honest, countryloving responded to that
suggestion.
You nave hled my heart with fear, because COD
only knows the the agony the anguish the distress
that upon beloved country if it to
pass in the days and before great industrial
strife shall spread land from coast to coast
tying and parayzng the of the country and
the forces that supply food clothing and material
"It is unthnkable, my brothers, and don't believe
that the government Washington will permit that,
feeling the determination which toers have in your
hearts. (Applause) don't believe the government in
Washington will drive you of America who toll I
hollow ho6
full determination for the protection liberty
rights toilers to stand straight
in the human beings.
II don't believe that the government in Washington
will permit the pinheads in control of the Safety Com
mission to bring that upon the country applause and
demonstration)
"No, ladies and gentlemen, would make any sacri-
fee of myself in the world could stop the spread
the determination of the toiling hamsring
the government and industries of this country but
into your faces because judge
by the sound of the that you today,
know that might just we'll talk against the resist
as to try stop you toiling
from the assertion of your rights beings this
awful crisis. (Applause)
But boys I going to ask you favor that you
be patient that restrain yourselves that hold
yourselves and organizations in check to the very
degree of human before you anything
to tie to hurt the industries of this country during
the dark days when liberties being nvoved in
world insanity of (Applause.)
will you do it?" (Cries of Yes yes")
Can any intelligent read this speech without
knowing whence the incentive to violence in the
St. Paul street trouble? And because of that violence
and the violent view of the issues in the street
BILE, the business of dozen Minnesota cities have
been called to the state capital to order and
spect for life and property Industry has been in tur
mo while the question sympathetic strike hung in
the balance and the economic strength of Minnesota has
been weakened and it's effectiveness impaired.
The state of Minnesota cannot surrender with
out yielding to the riotous dsorderly element
altogether probable that the sensible labor leaders in the
cities will this before they to tn extreme gen
eral sympathetic strike But if they see it,
Minnesota cannot surrender To yield to the Manahan
Gilbert Van Lear type would but start the country
the fate that overtaken Russia in the
hands of the Bolsheviki
But in the name of common sense why shoudn'
something be done to stop Manahan and all agitator
like him?