New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05
MINNEAPOLIS CONGRESSMAN in
STATEMENT REFUTEs FALSE
STORIES.
SAYS BALLOTS GIVE AN OVER
WHELMING MAJORITY oP-
POSING WAR.

has given it to the Review. The cir
cular letter shows the results of ballot
that Mr.. Lundeen gathered from people
| in his district about the time war was
declared, and gives an Overwhelming
majority against war. The circular,
which explains itself, is as follows:
MIR. Lundeen's Statement.
ri believe that the people should have
the right to decide whether or not they
are to die on foreign battlefelds.
CONSUMPTION should be settled at the
ballot box. Those who do the fighting
and foot the bills should have voice in
all matters of such vital concern. In
that belief, submitted a War Ballot
to the voters on March 80, 1917.
This was the first Congressional referen-
dun on war in the history Of our Country.
Thousands of these ballots were de-
layed in the mails until after the vote in
Congress on the War Resolution, April
6. The press published an interview
with the superintendent of mails at
Minneapolis tending to discourage the
voting.
Our time was shortened by two weeks
when the President suddenly advanced
the special session from April is to
April q. These were some of the
difficulties with which we had to contend.
The following is the result:
The Vote On War.
For War. 1923
For CONSUMPTION ........ 8, 1913
Against War :. 1892
Against Consumption. $500. 1881
Elections held in number of cities
and villages throughout the United
States gave an overwhelming majority
against entering the World War.
The press, eager for war, published
! grossly false statements about members
of the House and Senate who voted
against the War Resolution. Most 81
these statements are so manifestly
malicious as to- refute themselves aid
are UNIV orthy Of serious notice. How
ever, I can not at this time refrain from
denouncing as utterly untrue the pub
lished story that was .too busy to
attend the joint session of the two Houses
| when the President addressed the Con.
gress, and had mo time to read the
War Message. Not only did / hear
read and study the Presidents Message
but was the first Congressman tc
analyze it in speech before the House
of Representatives. a6
On Live Committees
while newspapers we're stating that
1 had been assigned to dead" com.
mittees, the Republican Publicity AS.
ISOLATION, of which Ex-senator Jonathan
Bourne is president, had the following
to say; Representative Ernest Lundeer
of Minnesota, although not yet forty
years old, has been placed on two of the
prominent committees of the House
Territories and Irrigation, an honor
seldom extended to man just entering
on his first term in the House.
It was reported that had been ex.
PEELED from Patterson Post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. 1t is, however, a matter
of record that am still member
Twisted and distored statements are
the order of the day, but falsehood and
ridicule cannot endure.
Zone other misstatement, will cor.
rect. An impression has been created
that Congressman's speeches are
printed at the expense of the Govern,
ment. Such is not the case. EacE
member pays for his own speeches OF
the basis of actual cost; circular letter!
are purchased at the prevailing com
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