The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-02-09
SOCIALIST is ONLY MEMBER OF
HOUSE WHO REFUSES TO VOTE
FOR RESOLUTION ENDoRS-
ING PRESIDENT.
Is KISSED BY HIS FELLOW
MEMBERS IN DISAPPROVAL
Insists On Going On Record Against
President Who He Asserts Is Act
ing in Interests of War-Is
Strong Supporter of
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ST. Paul, Feb. 6.-Ernest G. Strand,
| Socialist, from Two Harbors, went on
| record in the Minnesota House of Rep
resentatives as being opposed to any
resolution supporting the President of
the United States in the present crisis.
Representative Strand was the only
member who raised his voice in pro-
test against resolution pledging sup.
port to the President Every other
member of the House voted for the
resolution by rising VOTE Strand
was Kissed by his fellow members.
Yes, want to go on record as be-
ing against the President" said Mr..
Strand. Il believe that the present
action is in the interests of war"
Mr.. Strand has been active in the
labor committees investigation into
industrial conditions in Northern Min
nesOta. He has taken the lead in sup
porting the I. w. w. representatives.
Farmers Have Inning.
The farmers in the House of Repre-
sentatives have had another inning.
They passed, by vote of SO to 2, an
anti-discrimination bill introduced by
Magnus Johnson.
In the course of the debate A. c..
WEIGH said that the bill was opposed
by representatives of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce. On the final
vote, however, the two men named by
Representative Welch, Asher Howard
and w. d. Washburn, voted for the
bill.
The bill would prohibit old line ele-
Vator companies from paying more for
grain at any one point than at others
for the purpose of creating monopo-
lies
Representatives Gleason, Devoid.
Lang and Lennon introduced bill
repeating the present workmen's COM
pensation law.
League Charges Opposition.
Leaders of the Farmers Non-Parti-
san league charged that an attempt is
being made in the legislature to Grip
pie the membership campaign of the
organization in Minnesota.
Two bills identical in text, have
been introduced in the House. If pass
ed, they would materially affect the
leagues methods of obtaining mem
bers and would hit cooperative or
CARNATIONS of all kinds, league leaders
said.
The bills would prevent the taking
or notes in the payment of subscrip-
lions Tor any sort of cooperative en-.
terprise. They make such notes non
transferable"
The authors of the bills say that
they would prevent lightning rod
agents, photograph agents and ped
oilers of all kinds from taking promis-
sorry notes from farmers and then
transferring them.
But here is where the bills hit the
Farmers Non-Partisan league, say the
leaders of that organization.
In getting members, the league takes
the promissory notes of farmers for
SIG each. In return, the league sends
its regular weekly paper and, in ad-
dition, gives political service
Delay for "Dry" Bill.
st. Paul, Feb. 6.-Introduction of the
bill providing statewide prohibition by
statute seems likely to be delayed for
several days in the Minnesota House
OF representatives. Arrangements had
been made to introduce the measure
Feb. ., but an eleventh hour confer,
ence resulted in a change of plans.
The bill, when it is presented, will
carry the names of Representatives A.
V. Anderson, of Goodhue, Magnus
Johnson Of Litchfield, and other mem.
bers Of the Farmers Forum.
A bill to make possible the recovery
OF immense bodies of iron under lakes
In northern Minnesota has been intro
duced in the legislature by Represen
tat1yes A. +. Pratt and Oscar A. Sven.
son. The ore involved, which may be
worth several million of dollars. is the
property of the state.