The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21

test to Governor Burnquist because
OF the treatment he received.
I'm going to speak against the
British Wilson League of Nations"
said former Representative Ernest
Lundeen of Minneapolis as he mount
ed the platform of the opera house at
Oretonville, Mimi: last night, ac-
cording to dispatches from that city,
says The st. Paul Pioneer ress. -
Like He'll you WILL" came the
voice of a former doughBoy from the
audience, and without any delay the,
antiwar representative from the
Fifth Minnesota district began an in
voluntary and hurried exit from Or
tonville.
Escorted from the opera house by
Sheriff John Gowan of Big Stone
county, and body of former service
men, Lundeen was lifted into an
empty refrigerator. car of a st. Paul
read train which was just pulling out
The freight car door slammed shut.
and the men from -Ortonvlie shouted
a rousing farewelk to their unwel-
come visit. The whole affair was
conducted quietly and without vio-
lence 49,,
Released Near Appleton.
After being imprisoned in the re-
frigerator car for twenty miles, Lun-
deem was released near Appleton
when his shouts attracted the atten-
tion of the train crew. He was per-
mitted TO ride in the caboose to APP
pleton, where he arrived at 10:30 p. II.
At 1880 a. nj. today he left Apple
ton, and was believed to be return
ing to Minneapolis, although he re-
fused to disclose his destination.
Owing TO severe criticism which
followed Lundeen's speech at Odessa
few days ago. HIS appearance in
oStcnville was not announced until
a short time before he was to speak.
When the former representative,
who was among those, who voted
against the declaration of war with
Germany, reached Ortonville, he was
warned not TO speak, but persisted in
the attempt, t...
Speech Nipped in Bud. -
When Lundeen appeared on the
platform, the hall was crowded. He
was allowed to proceed no farther
than the opening Tcnteaes,' sLaaies,
and Gentlemen" when a number of
men who are said TO have been head
ed by Sheriff Gowan, Earl Cliff, COM
mander of the local post of the
american Legion; Joseph King,
Richard Weed and the other former
service men, marched across the,
stage and. taking hold of Lundeen,
quietly but forciably marched him out
of the hall . r.
: Followed by hundreds Of persons,
Lundeen was marched to the rail-
road station and put into the refrig-
orator car, which then was locked.
When he, arrived at Appleton, Lun-
deem was furious at his treatment
Apparently he was unlfurt, although
his clothes were wrinkled and dusty.
He asserted that the constable at Or
tonyille had struck him severe
blow, but there were no marks to in
dictate he had suffered violence.
When informed by the sheriff at
Ortonville that he was under arrest,
Lundeen is said to have remarked
that he knew order and would obey.
Lundeen inquired of a bystander in
the depot at Appleton what the name
of the sheriff was and, on being told,
wrote 1t down. He would not say
if he intended TO proceed against the
officer for deporting him. ~. q ~r
sa VIII Give Up Fight.
At Appleton last night Lundeen told
the following story! liz
when I arrived at tile opera house
the sheriff met me and told me
could not speak l. told him he
couldn't bluff me, and that was go
ing to talk. / went forward to the
stage and said: Ladies and Gentle
men: / have come to speak to you
against the League of Nations
1.-The sheriff stepped up and placed
me under arrest. told him | had
been in the army for more than ten
years, including service in the Span
ish- American war, and l know how
to obey orders. | always obey Of
ficers.
'yThe constable and the sheriff took,
me TO the station. Then they told me