The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-29
PUBLIC SAFETY
COM MISSIONER
VISITS BEMIDJI
ON INSPECTION
G. w. Henke Here to Confer With
Officials of Beltrami County
Safety Commission.
SAYS LOYALTY Is RESENTING
VENOM OF ANTI.AMERICANS
State Protective Body Eradicating
Traitorous Propaganda and Its
Malodorous Carcass. :,


"The mighty wave Of patriotism
that is now sweeping over all Sec
tions Of the state will soon engulf
and disperse any evidence Of disloy-
atty that has, until recently, been
given too much opportunity to make
itself felt and heard" said c. w.
Henke, special representative of the
State Commission of Public Safety,
to the Pioneer this morning. Mr..
lienke is here for the purpose Of
officers OF the commission and will
be in the city for several days.
Patience Exhausted.
"FOr long time the good, loyal
American citizen had accepted philo-
war, there no longer being a re-
spectacle or honorable way of keep
ing out Of it, and was preparing to
the traitorous hiss of the copperhead
began to be heard" continued Mr..
Henke. 1T was endured patiently
tor some time until it grew to such
proportions as to arouse he vigorous
resentment of every patriotic citizen
who had any feeling Of pride and
all. That resentment has resulted
in many tremendous and wildly en-
thusiastic loyalty meetings every
where in the state, one of which,
am glad to hear, was held in this
city. 1t was felt that extraordinary
efforts were needed to set our great
state right with the nation and to
wipe it's slate clean of every atom
ff tn hn lnv ~ ri
otism of her people.
"Thc great work is still going on
and everywhere we see the Sinking
cur of a traitOrOus propaganda hiding
his malOdOrOus carcass from the
sight of decent citizenship until once
more a loyal public will be able to
breathe the pure air of a beloved lib
erty, unsullied by the vitiating pres
and anarchy"
Mr. Henke told the Pioneer that
the object Of his visit here was to
assist, if possible, the officers of the
county unit in the work of the COM
mission and to make an effort to es-
tablish a closer line of communica-
tion and bond of sympathy with
the work Of the state commission,
which has had tremendous task on
its hands.
A Patriotic DUTY.
"The OFFICERS of the Beitrami coun-
ty unit have done some splendid
work in a thoroughly patriotic and
unselfish manner" continued Mr..
Henke, land the state commission
makes an effort to lend helping
hand whenever possible. An oppoint-
ment to the work of making the
county and state efficient and ready
for their part in the war against the
enemies Of liberty is a call to a
serious duty of citizenship, duty
which no man can discharge with
credit and justice to himself unless
he forgets every personal or political
interest of consideration. I believe
that Beltrami county has been fortu-
nate in this respect and that your
county director has had, and will
have in the future the fullest Coop
GRAFTON Of every one who may be
asked to give him their assistance
in his work. One and all will join
whole heartedly in the patriotic work
realizing that the service to country
is the one paramount issue and OBJ
literates every other petty or selfish
interest or prejudice.
Doing Good Work.
'The general public has but
slight conception of the amount of
work that has been placed before the
State Commission of Public Safety"
continued Mr.. Henke, but great
deal has been accomplished in
short time The COM
mission has been freely criticised,
|some Of which has been we'll meant,
and a great deal of it offered with
the intention, perhaps, of hindering,
rather than assisting, but the COM
mission has endeavored to keep
|steadily to its purpose and has never