Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-04-23

49, = ~ .z s asS:
conscripted is being strongly opposed
by some who favor the Service system
That 1an Is payment at the rate Of SO much
per mo an6 Tor those who actually got
who went no farther than the training
camps. Later the boys will likely get
bounty OF $500 per month up to $50.
Special Legislation.
l.. While It would not be constitutional
impeachment is got around by describing
8 county as having so many congres-
s sion townships and assessed vaiua-
and minimum in each case A bin to
increase the salary Of certain county
S Sf59a rs Is the title OF any number Of
sumo the time Of committees and Of:
the House and the Senate. Some mem
bers seem to think their main purpose
dolars ncr Is to secure few hundred
IN public Office. But they don't, belong
to the Nonpartisan League.
70 Govern Public UtduH.s.
6oth houses have passed after a hot
Mr Ree1ne ae in fis bin BY
Scherf League? in the House to en-
e Glass o to fix the rate on electric lights
opposition was led by Adams Of FERGUS
Falls who is said to be financiailv in7
terested in a plant up there, He was
3Pay hInPPonte an6 by Go9ael Wilkinson Of
Olmstead. But all to no avail ne hill
went through the House with a safe
m ma n a aided by the solid support of
the debate. Mr.. McGrath stated that Mr..
Adams had said the the Bill could
nnlX pass Sc over his dead body and init
follow: The bill passed and md Mr. ih ASam no
IS still alive at the writing.
How to prevent the organized farmers
ana an working men from getting control
OF the power OF government in Minne-
sofa mas been the chief concern of the
TTSha a ION leaders during the session
t1rely too raw" so a bunch of republi-
can editors came down to help get IN
"a o nna that "a you'd do the business: That
IN future nominations except those Who
voted Tor Burnquist, seems to be the
prevailing idea.
h Next week Will give the names Of
| aDout 1orty members Of the House who
nave nave made records that ought to insure
me dhe1 r. being EN- LETT at home should they
He v 9ne biz biz W two
them and trot out somebody else to foo1
the voters the next time The special
d intereS st. VIII be sure to have a candi-
80 OVCAy u1SCT1CC who Twill ho
| eooo 10 them IT he gets elected.
The House went on record. 1o8 to II.
IN 1aVor of abolishing the Public Safetv
commission, but the Senate refused to
eo nenmi++ me IN measure referring it to
the surprise of many progressives the
senator's from strong League districts sts
RSnta ei R1lani~e aan 513Swin
| Gjerset, Cliff, CUMMINGS Hamnar'
Hegnes, Madigan, Ltndsley, Larson
WRe d1I sageng, Swanson, Didell, and
a Moao: no yGteo TO refer It to committee
| SO the members Of the commission viii
| continue to sign their pay checks and
1hs tax mere than $1,000 per month Of
oy :Burnquist. The kept press says the
action of the House was slap" in the
lace OF every loyal citizen.
Wouldn't, the 100000 or more still
| IN the hands of the Safety Commission
| be put to a better use if distribmted
among needy returning soldiers than
| to be consumed in salaries and expenses
OF this nothing to do commission.
r, What chance can Senator have Of
| I , p0i1t1cal honors, who voted to
unseat wilcox, and then opposed the bill
to abolish the Safety Commission?
To go back to the old party basis in
G enc Gt1 a, Legislature would make it
inp my h easy Tor the lobbyists represent
made they nesd only tx aaat the eh parfy
leaders, who would whip the honest and
reoelllous members into line.
The real honest to goodness, blown in
the bottle, genuine Representatives Of
labor in the House are the two Georges
George Nordlin and George sie sei
ms aniza members co.operated with the
ton and did effective work. Mr.. Miner
also deserves mention although he was
ra 1y many as too radical and
pest to spread the mantle of charity
and leave them to the tender (?) mer-
c1es OF their constituents.
I don't personally know Mr.. Mahoney
or st. Paul, president Of the Trades and
LABOR Council, but want to encourage
nm raa More power to his elbow! Let
City rally under his standard and the
Steel Trust and other big business in
! terests will no longer be able to use the
a!leged representatives of the working
the fire.
The Workmen's Insurance bill simply
meant that organized labor had come
commission could administer the present
law providing for the compensation of
WorK1ng men tor injuries sustained in
than private casualty companies of
which there are some sixty operating in
minnesota. Those companies whose
total profit equals nearly SO percent of
the amount collected naturally objected
to being put out Of business It was
shown that the State could do this work
ooth cheaper and more satisfactorily