The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
s. O.S. CALL WAS Sent
| WILSON BY LEACUERS
Protest Against Treatment
Received In Kato
COMMENT IN new ULM
Review of That City Made State
ments; No Word From
Washington

That those who participated in the
Nonpartisan parade from Brown and
Nicollet counties failed to appreciate
the reception they met in Mankato
when they attempted to pass through
this city on their way to st. Peter
seems probable from the resolutions
which were adopted and sent to
President Wilson as soon as the
leaguers reached haven of shelter
and safety in New Ulm. The>New
Ulm Review deals at length with
the shameful manner in which the
leaguers were treated on peaceable
tour through the city and goes so
far as to state "It is reported that
Mankato city officials have word from
Washington to the effect that they
must see to it that in the future
any one attending to his own bust
ness be allowed to pass through their
city without being molested.'
Sheriff Anton Osten stated that to
his knowledge no special instructions
or order from Washington has been
received at the sheriff's office He
said that it was always the duty of
the officials, when possible to pro-
test the property of anyone in the
city or county.
News to Police Chief.
Chief of Police Ed Ario said this
whole matter was news to him. NO
order or reprimand from Washington
or anywhere else has been received
at police headquarters. Mayor l.. l..
Champlin was out of the city but as
| far as is known he also has failed
! to hear anything of the mythical
"word from Washington" regarding
the treatment of leaguers in the city.
The New Ulm Review failed to state
from what source the report of the
''word from Washington" came and
T, the whole story is a mystery to the
officers of the law in Mankato.
Below is a copy of the resolutions
sent to President Wilson by the
leaguers and the comment from The
New Ulm Review
| Upon their arrival in the city of
New Ulm the boosters gave an open
air concert on Minnesota street and
later on repaired to Turner hall park.
A committee consisting of Samuel
lGieseke, chairman, Herman Albrecht,
Math Meurer, J. H. Meurer, Nicholas
Reinhart, Alb. Sievert, Hy j. Braun,
/ j. H. Dorm, Herm Fitzke and R. ID.
| Wagner presented the following reso-
Iutions which were unanimously
adopted:
"To His Excellency, President Wood
row Wilson:
"'We, the undersigned, farmers of
Nicollet county, Minnesota, while on
a booster tour through Nicollet cOun-
ty on June II, 1918, in the interests
of the candidacy of Charles
A. Lindbergh, republican can
didate for governor of the state
of Minnesota, were most shamefully
assaulted by lot of hoodlums while
crossing the bridge from Nicollet coun-
ty to Mankato in Blue Earth county,
and several United States flags were.
torn from tn autos. thrown on the
ground and trampled under foot. The
farmers, numbering about six hundred
with their families had done nothing
to provoke this assault.
GIVE most respectfully call your
attention to this desecration of the
flag, for the purpose of having the
government take such action as may
be necessary to prevent any such
further flag dissertations and to pun
ish the guilty parties. The under
signed committee will cheerfully as
sist the federal authorities in prose-
cutting these parties by furnishing all
the information in their possession.
"(Signed by above named commit
. teemen.
"These resolution were wired to
Washington, D. c., from ST. Peter,
the county seat of Nicollet county and
it is reported that the Mankato city
officials have word from Washington
, to the effect that in the future they
must see to it that anyone attend
ing to his own business be allowed
to pass through their city without
being molested."
The Review refers to Mankato peo-
pie as ''rowdies"
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