Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-30


but it's fate seems sealed. And even
if it should pass the senate, the house
will undoubtedly make short work of
it.
The debate on the Odland bill, which
was fathered by Representatives, Ship
stead of Pope county and 1ndrehus OF
Benton county, in addition to Martin
w. Odland Of Otter Tail, lasted for
several hours and was one of the most
interesting, most spirited debates of
the session. The bill had the support
OF both progressives and conservatives
and was likewise opposed by progress
sives and conservatives.
The bill of Representatives Gleason
Of Minneapolis and Knutson of Swift
county repeating the presidential pref
erence primary law was passed by the
house Friday and is expected to pass
the senate. Some of those who spoke
against the Odland and Harrison pri-
mary bill also opposed this bill, but
this proved such fasco in 1915 that
q majority Of the members felt that it
should be wiped off the statute books.
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1t is apparent that one of the big
fights to be settled during the remain
der of the session will be waged over
the bill dissolving the affliation be-
tween the University of Minnesota and
the Mayo foundation at Rochester. A
Public hearing was held on this bill
before large audience in the senate
chamber Thursday night. Those who
spoke for the bill were prominent ply
- on1 curroono of fho %u,in oif;oo
Duluth and elsewhere, and among
those who spoke in opposition were
President Vincent of the University,
President Fred B. Snyder Of the board
of regents, DR.. w. J. Mayo, one of the
creators Of the Mayo foundation and
a university regent. It was brought
out at the hearing that about ninety
per cent of the physicians of Minnesota
are opposed to the utilization between
the University and the Mayo insti-
tuition, and the physicians present at
the hearing strongly resented the
charge that this hostile feeling among
the doctors is due to professional jea.-
ousy, as was intimated by some of the
speakers on the other side. They stat
ed that they oppose the offliation
solely on the grounds that they
believe it is wrong for the state to
hook up the University with any pri-
vate institution and asserted their be-
lief that such an affiliation cannot be
of any real benefit to the University.
The advocates of the afflation, on the
other hand, hold that the University
is deriving real benefit from the affilia-
ton with the Mayo foundation, in, that
the graduates Of the University medi-
cal college are given at Rochester most
valuable hospital experience under the
observation and guidance of some of
the foremost surgeons Of the nation.
It is impossible to forecast the out
come of the fight in the legislature
over the naturalization bill. Last year
a similar bill passed the senate, but
died in the house.
Members of the legislature, in COM
mon with the other politicians of the
announcement that ]. A. Stoneburg of
Cambridge, G. F. johnson Of Marine
Mills and o. w. Blomquist of Spencer
Brook had fled articles of incorpora>
ton with the secretary of state for a
new Non-Partisan League, which will
apparently operate, or attempt to op-
perate, in this state in opposition to-,
or in competition with, the National
Non-Partisan League formed in North
Dakota year ago. The headquarters
of the older league were recently
transferred. from Fargo to St. Paul,
and President A. G.. Townley and 9th
ers have been in this city for some
time watching the Minnesota lawmak-
ers and PLANNING for the future.
1t is suspected that Mr.. Stoneburg
and associates were prompted to make
their sensational move by clever Min
nesota politicians who look with fear
and misgivings upon the Non-Partisan
league movement launched in North
Dakota-a movement which swept off
the political map in that state the old
politicians, as we'll as the old state
officials and put in their place farm
ers and others comparatively new at
the political game. But if these Min
nesota politicians figured that they will
block the farmers movement started
in North Dakota by any such tactics
as they have resorted to, they will
doubtless be rudely disappointed. The
American people want fair play in
politics and this apparently clever
trick will have just the opposite effect
from that which was intended.
The Non-Partisan League movement
the real movement thrown cold
shivers into some of the politicians in
and around the legislature. They
don't ike the program Of principles
promulgated by the league and yet
they hesitate to declare their opposi-
ton to this program, as they believe
the people will demand the enactment
Of these principles into law. One of
the most interesting and amusing
things to watch in connection with this
legilature is the course pursued by
certain legislators with reference to the
Non-Partisan League.
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Some 2200 bills have now been drop
ped into the hoppers Of the legisla-
ture and more are coming in daily.