The sun., 1919-02-21
OLE HANSON WOULD
BAR ALL AGITATORS
Mayor of Seattle Wires Bank,
ers His Idea of Prevent
ing Unrest Here.
PROPOSES PUBLIC WORK
Says Outlawry Thrives on
Famine and Urges Employ.
ment as Preventive.
PROPOSES PUBLIC WORK

tempts to incite revolution in American
cities by alien agitators and INSCRIPTIONS
labor leaders were suggested by OLE
Hanson, Mayor Of Seattle. in telegram
read last night at the banquet OF tho
trust company section of the American
Bankers Association at the Waldorf
Astoria. The Mayor, in response to an
invitation to attend, wired a reply which
was cheered by the 500 diners.
His plan. he wrote. would be first IA
stop the influx of antagonistic aliens, a
law requiring the registration Of all
aliens. another outlawing the /. W. ".
and kindred organizations. and. lastly.
the encouragement of every possible
public work all over the country.
This should include bridges, railroad,
and powev plants read the Telegram.
land great Government enterprises for
the irrigation OF arid land, diking OF
overlooked land and in some instance,
the clearing of cut over land. 1t should
be taken over by the Government, the
improvement work should be done and
then the land should be sold to the
actual user on the amortization plan. a
homestead at actual cost. Long term
bonds should be issued by the Govern.
ment TO be repaid out OF the subsequen,
sale of the land.
Should BE Work for All.
such great public works should 20 On
continuously and be used as a refuge FOR
the unemployed when times are hard.
am firmly convinced that in the United
States there should be in each State some
MI u-h xuI lie xxyiIIi
able to work could find employment IN.
der decent living conditions. Conditions
and times are rapidly changing. We
must recognize these changes and pre-.
pare for them. We must not refuse to
listen because a thing Is new. We be-
lieve in orderly progress. Another Gle.
ment desires disorder and the overthrow
of our Government. II we do our duty
our plan will be adopted. If We sit idly
by other men. unsafe and unready. will
control.
Nearly 900, 900 900 people in the world
are now living in . state OF anarchy o.
semi anarchy. This was brought about
partly by military defeat. principally by
| famine. When people are hungry, when
children cry for bread, when willing
| workers are unemployed, the field Is a..
| ready pioughed and narrowed and wait.
| ing for the seed OF anarchy. From thess
countries to our shores has come ths
alien agitator. and wherever a crowd o.
| workers congregate his printed propa-
| ganda is distributed, and by word o.
| mouth he spreads In free America tha
| doctrines of disorder and revolution.
| Our attempted revolution in Seattle
was brought about by alien agitator'
| and criminal labor leaders who, drum!
| with power. believed they could start d
| flame here which would sweep over III,
| country. 1t was indeed fortunate tha
| at the time this trouble occurred tn
people of Seattle were prosperous. !
they had been hungry no one know
the end. You gentlemen have In you
custody the wealth of the rank and III
of the people. You are each one
power in your community and oei1i
| powerful you owe a great duty TO Oh
| country and this duty feel that yo
will with courage and patriotism fulAN
| Discounts War Mistakes.
Dwight W. Morrow. the legal mem
Der of the firm OF ]. p. Morgan 4 Co
who was in France and England duriri
much of the lime after America enter.
the war as Il legal advisor to the Allie
hdTllllllb COUNCIL, EdlA VIA
many criticisms would be heard now {
the conduct Of the war.
II think probably all the stories 70
will hear are true, but what Of i,?' y
asked Are tho sober people II '.l
country to judge the work OF the Amer
lean army as n whole or by isolate
instances or course mistakes We
made, but vas never as proud Of BEN
an American as at the end OF the va
The American army was sent abroa
to throw in its force at a critical t30'
ture and / thank God It got there j
time.
"lt every one of the 100000 soldier
we sent over had lost their lives, b
continued. the price We paid would b
much less than that paid by Franz,
We will not have paid the debt We on
to France when pence is finally signs'
but will have added to IT.
| Now ! want to say just one NO
about England. She goes on indHt'-r
to praise or blame and ca rries he ea'
end of the log and does work tina. is
spectacular. Right down t. The md d
the war 1t was the general desire 0ha
there was anything to be done 90 90
George do it and George did DO
! When the arms,ice MAS signed tn,
temptible little army that started
retreat from Mons in 1914 had toGg' e
way back to that same point"
George Wharton Pepper, founder
the Wharton School Of Fiua'
Philadelphia, also spoke.
Among those at the speaker az
were: Gov Edge az New Jcrs''. GO
William Hayward. Seward i'-"-s'
Charles II Sah.n. Jacob II. -. Z. j
;. Franklin. col. Fred l.. FarD'wo