Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-22

Over night a national figure has
sprung up--a man with force and
characteristic sort of man needed
nowadays perhaps more than at any
former time in the countiy's history.
This man is Ole Hanson. mayor of
Seattle-a man all through and OF
more courageous spine than many an
other chief executive. There was a
bad strike in Seattle recently. About
everything was tied up, mostly on a
sympathetic basis. The strike had GER
tain. well marked bolsIl'vi,z charac-
teristcs. Schools were closed: trac-
ton lines had ceased business; shops
could not make deliveries: people were
| beginning to sourry around Tor 1000,
| and daily newspapers even skipped
| whole days The leaders CT he strike
| hoped that it would extend well be-
yond the borders of Seattle.
! Ole Hanson however took hand
| P1tss dispatches are not agreed as to
whether Mr. Hanson Is of Swedish or
Norwegian origin. Whatever the fact,
he was born in the Tn ted States, in
southern Wisconsin AMI either Swe-
| den or Norway may we'll be proud to
claim his ancestors.
Mayor Hanson rightly took the stand
| that he was the head o. the city's at
fairs, and tf2t the seat of government
was at Caty Hall. not il some head
quarters q strikers, or. worse. agita-
tors. Hse.ing taken thai stand, he
acted accordingly He strengthened
his municip3' guard. and federal
troops were sent to protect federal
buildings and supplies.
This determined executive, who pro-
posed to run his own city, or know
the reason why said: We refuse to
ask exemption from anyone. The seat
of government is at City Hall. This
(strike) was an attempted revolution
which they expected to SLread all over
the United States. 1t never got to first
base.
81 take the position" he continued
that orr duty as ciCiZcHc stands
ahead of an organization on the face
of the earth. The union r.'li, the bus
mess men. the church men must, firs1
of all, be citizens. Any nan who owes
a higher allegiance to any organiza,
ton than he does to his government
should be sent to a federal prison. OF
. deported"
This is Mr. Hanson's creed, ant
there is no doubt of its soundness
! That he worked on these simply stat
ed and fewer than fourteen points
is shown: and that he was equipped
to formulate this sound creed and t.
back it uD was due to a career II
which he has always fought for justic
on straightforward lines and with tn
! frilIs eliminated and the red tape cut.
The Seattle situation is far wors
than that which has ootaIred in Law
renee during the past fortnight. Il
} Seattle, the circumstances warrante
, the term revolution rather thai
} strike: and III Lawrence the wheel
3 are still goiTg. the people are bein
S fed, and it is safe to walk abroad. L
= Lawrence, in fact, the "agitators" ar
r at odds with The better men in organ
= ized labor. and at odds even anon
! | themselves.
f There is rluch to be harmed fror
$ he 'aeeon taurht nv Nave" Haneo'
: Bolshevik clamor is heard in othe
g places than Seattle, AMI IS voice
+. not unknown in Lawrenres compare
n lively mild disturbance.
: Therefore the cCrol1ary to Nave
= FFaa&on's creed is q worthy susgestio
: TO al eXe2utIyes-particula to tbos
n IN high places in American affairs
e Let the nG1 !oEal government sto
: DanderinG and conc.lidtin:5 the me
+, who talk against it. Let lis clean Il
y the United states of Anwrica. Let a
: men stand NJ and be counted. If II
majority Of The people Of the countr
are disl0ya1, and owe superior alleg
;: arCe to some other country or son
Is other cause, now is the lire to find
g ont "