Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-01-08


fore, be enacted which will pr
the display of. the red flag in ps
or otherwise, on any street or hig}
or in any public place, or from
building or premises, or in any=
maner in public within the Star
Minnesota, and which will more cp =
~ define the law as to illegal ass
blies and prevent the holding of
meetings advocating revolutionary )
struction of our governmental
cies through force.
The recent red flag demonstrat: ;
where threatened destruction of
made it necessary to call out men
of the Home Guard and Motor C
but especially the services of
men at the time Of the Tyler tor
and the forest fires of northern =;
nesota, have taught us the nect
for the permanent maintenance
these organizations. 1t is impossi.
to know when catastrophes of the
kind above named, or of other kinds.
may occur, or when further red flag
demonstrations, riots or disorder NAV.
be attempted. These voluntary Or
CARNATIONS, consisting Of mature.
level-headed and patriotic men, who
have no other purpose in view than to
see order and justice prevail, should
be authorized by the state
DisioyaIty.
AS whole, our people, during the
past two years, have shown remark
able self-sacrifice and patriotism The
loyalty of laboring men, farmers. bust
ness men and of all classes of citizens
cannot be too highly commended The
amount Of patriotic work that they
have done and the enthusiasm Wit.
which it was done have been marrt..
Gus. We have all been amazed at
what our people have shown toy carr
accomplish when they set their minds
to the performance of a particular
task, but the attitude pursued by some
shows that there is need of a law
defining more clearly the meaning OF
sedition and disloyalty and providing a
more adequate punishment therefor
No one disloyal to this government
should be permitted to hold property
or any office within our state The re-
cent decision of our Supreme Court.
holding that the present laws are In
sufficient to permit the removal of a
judicial officer who Is in sympathy
with the warning enemies Of this coun-
try, should at once be corrected by
this Legislature so as to make 1t i'm
possible for such situation to exist
hereafter.
Proper Educational Training.
1t Is to our schools that we must
mostly look for the future planting
and propagation of those ideas which
will result in greater appreciation
of our country and a better under
standing of its ideals. Through them.
all Of our citizens of tomorrow should
be taught to willingly serve the stare
and the nation. They must be made
to realize more fully that they canln
expect the state or the nation to 10
everything for them and that they 90
nothing in return. To secure the best
results, the regular instruction in pub
lie and private schools should be Civ
en- in our own language and in no
other. Foreign languages should be
permitted as cultural studies. but no
otherwise. Section 2796 of Minnesota
Statutes Of 1918, our present law up
on this subject, should be modified and
so extended as to be made to apply
not only to public schools, but also to
all educational institutions within the
state.
School Aid Deficit.
The Legislature should pass laws
granting generous aid to the schools
for the money so appropriated will lie
distributed in proper, fair, and just
manner. because felt that the
school aid was not distributed on a
proper basis. I vetoed the item Of
1910 coo of the more than S6.OoO 900
appropriation for school aid made by
the last legislature. 1t was my belief
at the time OF the veto and as held
by the Attorney General that the
S1.07O,o00 school aid deficit could he
paid out Of the more than S3O"n.oh0
appropriation available in August,
1917, which. not withstandng my veto,
was nearly a million and half more
than was ever before appropriated for
like period. AS a majority Of tie
Supreme Court reversed the Attorney
General, l recommend that this IrIis-
lature make an appropriation for the
payment of the said deficit
Larger Salaries for School Teachers.
One feature to be recognized in the
giving of state aid is the fact that NJ
salaries of school teachers of our
although larger than in many
are entirely too low Men an,
who have spent a large pc.
their lives in order to beech
fcient teachers get proportional,
much smaller pay than those in
other lines of work. Some are paid
such ridiculously low salaries that
they are continually worrying about
their living SO that they are unable to
give to the state the service that they
could otherwise give. The salaries OF
all those in the teaching profession
should be put on such basis that the
teachers can give to the state and ma
ton the best that there is in them.
Conclusion.
Thus let us together cndeavor in
harmony and in good will. to build up
in this state future citizenry that
shall be typically American. May we
so educate our children that all future
shall be heart and soul
for the American Republic; that they
shall ever appreciate and take adj
vantage Of the opportunities under our
state and nation; that they shall al
ways realize the sacredness OF con-
tracts and be made to understand that
me honest accumulation of property is
not crime, but something that shout!
be encouraged in order that every cit
'zel may strive to acquire a home
and make adequate provision for him
self and those dependent upon him
and thus help to strengthen the very
foundation upon which a true civiliza-
ton must be built.
Recognizing the fact that the rights
Of humanity have a greater claim up
On us than the rights of property, but
that the privilege to acquire private
property Is one Of the greatest ince
lives to human development, the o. =
intelligent course for all of us to
sue is to strive through harmonic
and sensible cooperation to secure