Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-31
Women in Party.

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Gil; Publicity Agent Williams; Charles
kruse, president Of the New York
Brotherhood Welfare association; Miss
Florence Margolies Of New York,
president of the Workers Council, her
woman secretary and q woman stem
ographer, from the headquarters of
the National Peoples Council, were
run out Of Hudson last night by a mob
estimated to number 1000.
They were not harmed, owing to
Attorney N. o. Warnum who urged
the mob to let them gosquietly and
not commit violence.
The action of the crowd was pre-
coded by a public mass meeting held
IN front Of the arrnory at which
speeches were made by Major Sam
Campbell, a veteran Of the civil war,
Mayor Condit, and others protesting
against the peace conference.
"Get a Rope"
From this meeting the mob went to
the Chaplin Hall hotel where Charles
Kruss, Miss Margolies and two other
women were sitting in the lobby. Ma
jor Campbell shook q petition beneath
the nose of Mr.. Kruse, protesting
against the conference and demanded
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Get a rope" some n shouted,
Get tar and feathers" said another.
The crowd pressed forward and half
a dozen hands were laid on Kruse.
County Attorney Varnum jumped on
a chair and succeeded in restoring
quiet on the promise Of Kruse and the
women to leave town at once. Five
minutes later they were bundled into
an automobile and rushed to the de-
pot. Secretary Lochner told the
driver of the a that they were
through with Hudson and would not
try to hold their meetings there.
Previous to the mass meeting the
city council held a special meeting
the peace council to hold any meet
ings or convention in this city.
Chose Old Prize Fight Arena.
The old prize fight arena at, Hud-
son, Wis, had been chosen as the
scene Of the national peace conven-
ton of the Peoples Council tonight.
Despite reports that city officials Of
Hudson had telegraphed Governor
Philip that the meeting was not
wanted there, officials of the peace or
,~ganization went ahead with their
plans to open the<convention Sunday.
to continue for a week.
Louis P. Lochner,s executive. secre-
tary of the organization, said Hudson
had been selected as the convention
city after he had made a personal in
|spection of it's facilities for staging the
gathering and received assurance
from leading citizens of the councils
welcome there. When shown Gov
ernor Philips statement that the
council would not be permitted to
hold its conference In Wisconsin If
seditious or traitorous sentiments
were voiced, Mr.. Lochner declared
that speakers would abide by the law,
adding that assertions to the contrary
were absurd.
Heard North Dakota'sl Kicks.
After the convention had been
barred from Minnesota by executive
order from Governor Burnquist and
plans. to meet in Fargo, N. D., on as
surances from Governor Lynn J.. Fra
zier that delegates would be afforded
ample police protection were aban-
doned at the last moment. Hudson
was selected because of its proximity
Ito the Twin Cities and adequate trans
portation facilities.
h change in plans also was due, 1t
was said, to strong protests from cit-
zens of North Dakota, and to the atti-
tude Of members OF the Home Guard
who broke up the peace meeting in
Fargo which was addressed by coun-
Gil speakers.
Delegates from all parts Of the
country. many Of whom already had
started for Fargo, were notified Inn
mediately OF h change and special
trains from the east and west were
ordered routed to Hudson.