The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-13
PAID ADVERTISEMENT.
where KNUTSON
STANDS ON WAR
CALLS TT WAR OF THE RICH IN
STEAD OF FOR BLEEDING
HUMANITY

HUMANITY
If there ever was any doubt as to
where Knutson stands on the war or
why he voted and used whatever in
f1uence he had against President Viii
son in carrying out his war program,
the following letter, written by Knut-
son to a radical I. w. w. and Socialist
of the Sixth district, should be self
explanatory. Read this letter and the
comment following
House of Representatives u. s..
Washington, ID. G.
June Bird, 1917
Mr.. w. j. Peregrine,
Akeley, MINI.
My dear Mr.. Peregrine:-The Pc
tition which you sent me asking for
the repeal of the CONSUMPTION act has
been received and in reply thereto will
frankly say that it would be impos-
sible to secure the repeal of that mea-
sure at this time. AS you know /
voted against war and did everything
in my power to prevent war being de-
clared. even delivered speech
against it, copy of which l am send
ing you under separate cover. I am
not in any sense of the word mill
tarist but I do feel that now that we
are in this thing we have got to put
forth our best efforts and bend every
energy to secure speedy and sue
cessful peace. Let us make it the
last war in the history of the world.
This we can only do by making the
necessary sacrifices at this time. No
man abhors war any more than do
and I would use every honorable means
to keep out of war. l am going to do
what / can to make the rich pay for
this war SO that the next time THEY
WILL NOT BE so KEEN FOR
TROUBLE.
Thanking you for having written
, me, am, with kind personal regards,
Your very truly,
HAROLD KNUTSON.
Harold Knutson has made the awful
mistake of his life in trifling with
American ideals as a barter for polit-
ical patronage at the hands of pro-
Germans and all the damnable element
of whatever name that follow in their
wake lin fact he has forfeited as an
American citizen further consideration
at the hands of the loyal American
voters of the Sixth district of Minnie
sofa.
To re-elect Harold Knutson to con-
gress would mean to repudiate all that
America stands for, it would mean
that this district repudiates President
Wilson, the man who kept America out
of war despite the sneers and jeers of
Justly indignant and outraged peo-
pie, until he and his official associates
were convinced beyond a question of
doubt by conclusive official proof that
Prussianism and all its known horrors
would soon encompass the home of the
brave and the land of the free, unles
war was at once declared and the SUI
preme sacrifice made.
The condition today of the allied
countries, including Russia, brings
home the stern fact that Prussianism
would have ultimately brought those
countries to their knees, and should
convince all honest though misguided
pacifists and others opposed to the war
that had it not been for Uncle Sans
forced entry into the worlds war a
year ago that even now the ocean
might have been merely tobaggan
slide for Prussianism into America.
Harold Knutson, as member of
congress, was familiar with the con-
ditions and despite this fact voted
against our country and in the interest
of the Hun. That vote was doubtless
cast for political gain, but Harold
Knutson misjudged the true sentiment
of the Americans Of his district,
whether German or Swedish or other
descent or birth.
Two months later he wrote the Pere-
CRIME letter revealing him as a tricky
politician in the letter writing game,
but nevertheless showing up his true
stand. The letter stripped of all CAM
outage contains Congressman Knut-
sons attitude on the war.
Gas you know I voted against the
war and did everything in my power
to prevent war being declared. I even
delivered speech against it. ] am
going to do what ] can to make the
rich pay for this war SO that next
time they will not be SO keen Tor
trouble"
Isn't that fine bait for every Hun,
/. w. w. and anarchist? then again,
is that a patriotic or loyal statement
for U. s. congressman to make near
ly two months after war had been
declared? Is such man worthy OF
reelection to represent people whom
he misrepresented at the most critical
stage of American history or the his
tory Of all ages ?-Akeley Herald
Tribune.