The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-01

broken and the meeting made i'm.
possible.
At Cloquet, the German Weyer-
haeuser-owned town put enough
obstacles in the way to prevent a
formal meeting and speech. The
same thing happened at Two Har-
bors Wednesday afternoon. The
hall was unlocked and private in
formation given that no arrests
would be made, but so many D. &
[. R. spies were around that many
of the dock and railway men
feared to attend. Some came any
way and, after short informal re-
marks, Mr.. Lindbergh said that he
would not speak at length under
the circumstances.
Great Eastern Hall at West Du-
luth was hired for Wednesday
night. Kaiser McKercher sent
word to the hall owner not to open
the doors. A policeman carried a
second warning at 6 p. m. that
evening. No meeting was held. !,
Many who have not been
avowed Lindbergh men have
wished to hear his story and,
above all, his reply to the terrible
charges made by the daily papers
and mudslingers of Minnesota.
His crazed, hysterical opponents
apparently dare not let him tell
the people of Duluth and st. Louis
county his side of the story.
Many native-born Americans,
their ancestry dating back for.
generations, have been heard to
say that it now seems to be their
duty, as matter Of fair play, to
support Lindbergh.
In the meantime, democrats,
like Greeks, are bearing false gifts
to Burnquist. They are practicing
sabotage by cleverly. throwing
monkeywrenches into the Burn
quist machine. They expect to
get their benefits next November.
As fair specimen of the fear,
frenzy and hatred shown bv Lind
bergh's political enemies, the fol-
lowing communication to the
Herald by a local agent Of the
meek and lowly Jesus Christ, Rev.
FIR. Iciek, is reprinted, viz:
1T is gratifying to know that the
doors of our large halls we're
slammed shut in the face of dis
loyal candidate. The various organ
izations are to be congratulated on
their action. May it remind all
traitors that Duluth is loyal in word
and action. -
I'm history l only know of one
| case of such brazen perfdy, when,
1000 years ago, in the Roman
senate, Cicero delivered his wonder
full orations, Contra Catilinam.'
How long, Catilina, will you abuse
our patience?' And I may ask how
long are the disloyal elements in
this country and in this great state
to abuse our patience?
"Were the people of this city more
quick-tempered and less law-abiding,
| acommittee might have been in wait
ing at the depot with rope, and the
candidate for high office in the
state would certainly hold high
position on our aerial bridge with
red lamp tied to his feet and sign
written across his dangling body, so
shall it be to all traitors
Remember that the mothers Of
Duluth gave their sons to the great
cause, that Duluth oversub described
the Red Cross fund, which is to take
care of those boys on the battlefield,
by nearly 100 per cent, and we don't
propose to have anyone to come here
to disseminate a doctrine OF dis
loyalty and sedition-in other words,
10 stab those boys in the back. So
take heed, Lindbergh, for the air OF
Duluth is too pure for traitors to
breathe. and you, instead OF being
/ candidate for governor, should be
candidate for hospital"
Many native-born Americans
are wondering why a man so
blood-thirsty as all that is not
over in Europe trying to free
! Poland.