The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

property should not be tolerated under
the guise of freedom of speech or lib
erty of the press. A law should, there
fore, be enacted which will prevea.
the display of the red flag in parade
or otherwise, on any street or highway
or in any public place, or from any
building or premises, or in any other
maner in public within the State of
Minnesota, and which will more clear
ly define the law as to illegal assem-
blies and prevent the holding of any
meetings advocating revolutionary de-
struction of our governmental &gen-
cies through force.
The recent red flag demonstrations,
where threatened destruction of life
made it necessary to call out members
of the Home Guard and Motor Corps,
but especially the services of these
men at the time of the Tyler tornado
and the forest fires of northern Min
nesota, have taught us the necessity
for the permanent maintenance of
these organizations. 1t is impossible
to know when catastrophes of the
kind above named, or of other kinds,
may occur, or when further red flag
demonstrations, riots or disorder may
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.
DisloyaIty.
AS a 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 with
which it was done have been marvel
Gus. We have all been amazed at
what our people have shown they can
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 law
defining more clearly the meaning of
sedition and disloyalty and providing
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
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 it 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 a greater appreciation
of our country and better under
standing of it's ideals. Through them,
all of our citizens of tomorrow should
be taught to willingly serve the state
and the nation. They must be made
to realize more fully that they cannot
expect the state or the nation to do
everything for them and that they do
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 not
otherwise. Section 2796 of Minnesota
Statutes of 1913, 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. .r',t
School Aid Deficit.
The Legislature should pass laws
granting generous aid to the schools
for the money so appropriated will be
distributed in proper, fair, and just
manner. Because l felt that the
school aid was not distributed on a
proper basis, vetoed the item Of
$1,070,000 of the more than 100000
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
81 10000 school aid deficit could be
paid out of the more than $5,000,000
appropriation available In August,
1917, which, not withstanding my veto,
was nearly million and half more
than was ever before appropriated for
like period. AS majority OF the
Supreme Court reversed the Attorney
General, recommend that this Legis-
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 the
salaries of school teachers of our state,
although larger than in many states,
are entirely too low. Men and women
who have spent large portion of
their lives in order to become eff
ficient teachers get proportionately
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.
coeclusion.
Thus let us together endeavor, 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
sMinnesotans 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
the honest accumulation of property is
not crime, but something that should
be encouraged in order that every cit
izen may strive to acquire home
and make adequate provision for him.
self and those dependent upon him