The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-05-08
Official County and Village Paper.

That Gov. Burnquist is due to be
again confronted with demands for
the removal of Judge MCGEE and
possibly Tom eastman from the
state safety commission because of
their remarks at Washington is GER
tain, but what action he will take is
problematical. No less than three
petitions are now on file in the exc
cutive department calling for the re-
tirement of Judge MCGEE, but to
each his excellency has given deaf
ear. Among the most insistent was
that of the Nonpartisan League to
whom the Judge is particularly OBJ
noxious. Whatever may be said of
Judge MCGEE he is not coward and
nobody owns him. He says what he
believes and he acts as he feels and
if any one is hurt in the process it
is their own lookout. AS fuel adj
ministrator for Minnesota it can be
said of Judge Niece that it was
through his aggression and insistence
alone that Minnesota and the north
west got what little coal it did last
winter. Prices too were kept down
to the minimum. AS to Mr.. eastman,
his connection with the state safety
commission has been too short to
permit of any comment as to his
worth, though as a state senator he
was regarded as one of the foremost
lawmakers of the state. Mr.. Cash.
man is now on his way from Wash
ington where he went to help out
in desired reform in federal grain
standards and it is possible he may
be able to clear up some of the re-
marks and statements rejecting on
the farmers of the state which have
been chredited to him. At any rate
such is hoped for.
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If not wholly stopped threatened
and future strikes and lockouts in
Minnesota have been minimized by
Order No. 80 just put into effect, by
the Minnesota state safety comms-
sion. This order calls for the sub
nilsson from now on to the state
board Of arbitration of all disputes
between organized labor and it's EN-.
ployes, work to continue while the
grievances in question are under con.
slderation. The commissions order
is regarded as one of the most ad.
vanced war aid steps yet taken and
to have placed Minnesota in the lead
OF those states now endeavoring tc
wipe out industrial strife in their
midst. The new idea is the work of
Gov. Burnquist and has the endorse
ment Of both of the heads of or.
gained labor and the Minnesota EN-.
ployer's Association.
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Echoes of an insistent demand in
stituted last winter by number Of
party leaders for the holding of {
republican state convention are still
heard in some quarters, but if such
are answered it will be without the
sanction of Chairman Eric Thornton
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee. Republican meetings nov
being held in many counties for the
purpose of combating activities Of
the Nonpartisan League are respon
slble in a measure for the revival Of
the call for the state meet. Chair
man Thornton is not as old a hand al
the game as some of his predecessors
but it has to be said of him that
his generalship, shrewdness and wis
dom have exceeded quite few that
have gone before. He put his mar
over, and he saved the state from {
democratic landslide which cannot
be said of some more experienced
leaders. Chairman Thornton make.
no pretentions as a glad hand artist
The serious side is too strongly de-
veloped in him for bunk" but hi
has what is better, sincerity of pur
pose and this has pulled him through
some tight places. Any criticism tt
the contrary Chairman Thoriton'.
handling of the last campaign wa.
mastery. In the face of what looked
like absolute defeat as far as thu
presidential end of the game wa.
concerned he pulled the state out O.
a hole and it was not hand shakine
that did it either. Just commo,
sense and Eric by the way has lot.
OF it. Chairman Thornton's refusa
to lend himself to any movement
looking to the holding of state re
publican conference is based O,
sound judgment. Such action at thi.
time would be dangerous and he a.
we'll as other party leaders know it