Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-22
A NATIONAL FIGURE OVER NIGHT OLE HANSON

Now is thu time to find It out" or
TAX ng the QUILL by tilG llorns'---that !
is the way ct Mayor Hanson of Seat |
tle-a way simple and direct and pro-
ductive of results.
A writer n a western paner has said |
that the ''e2fete east" is beginning to
find out ai7out OleHan.o. ae~haD~
this writer had the Lawrence affair in
mind; but whether he had or not the
east is glad tc learn of {, MAYOR with
the determination whic, this one has
shown, and it is presumed that other
sections of the country are similarly
glad. Certainly they should be.
The ''effetc east has had reports,
from time to time. thai the Pacific
coast and tho northwest, Icing more
handy to Russia. were likely places for
| bolshevik ortcroppings, but with Ole
1 Hanson in that neighboth hood. and
with the influence which his action is
bound to have it would seem that for
a considerable radius the situation is
we'll in hand.
Mr.. Hanson's position in the Seattle
strike was anomalous for the reason
| that his SUPPORT always had come
from labor circles and from he radi-
Gals. Put he always had declared that
the ballot should be the orly basis of
settlement Of issues, and ne stood bv
| this declaration when he said: Call
| 'ng off the general strike will not re-
place union labor in the high position
it held in Seattle. Without reason
without "ar"e orr e'tv y nrnetrate.
The I. W. W. element, noisy and active,
| talked the loudest and promised the
most and secured partial control of
the Central labor union and active
control of a great many unions in Sc
attic. The soviet government of Rus
: STA duplicated here, WIS their plan,
The sympathetic revolution was called
in the exact manner as was the revo-
luton in Pctrograd. Labor tried to
run everything. Union labor must
clean house. Seattle may forgive, but
, it cannot forget'
The mayor declared also that he ia
| vored raeSa~ Of n law if th"f should
be found constitutional, forcing en-
ployes of essential industries to swear
allegiance to the United States gov
. eminent in preference to any union
and to make Il illegal for them to qui
! their positions or strike unless there
were others TO replace hem.
Whether 1nis suggest on Of Navol
), Henson is constitutional or not. hi
! plan worked we'll in his home city
= Conservative labor leaders helped Il
, | end the strike, and the aEen ana 1. w
q W. clements lost their grip. 1t /
a nofnted out. therefore-and the hope j
that it is true-that thu first attemp
. of organized holshevislo in Anaerjct
seems to have been complete fai'S e
p Toe much must not be taken 70
4 granted however and 1T is sincerel
n urged that Americans. in their easy
g go ng fashion. will not overlook tn
9 excellent lesson taught by Mayor Han
4 son.
q Ole Hanson'S photograph shows hir
= TO he first Of al man of intelligence
. His action at Seattle shows him to b
a man of power. His eyes are keeT
and his month is firm hut MS face in
:, dina tns that Re can he generous a
:, well as iust In dress. he i describe
~ as a Poau Brummel. bus nat may b
e exaro2ration. To the "cTrte" east
- ernor at least. his clothing seems Sc
date as4 prnner But clothing is onl
W superficial - ctions speaf louder thu
=, words" and louder cve1 than mo:
70 clothiug-anl his actions are all
:. the good"
n This is Ole Hanson, q man who, 8
n has been said has come into nation
Il prominence over night Jie will
Re heard OF further, and it nay be thu
y Lis special york in tha country wi
i core to be tl1at of adviser on quellir
lie revolutions q the sort ~hich he s
il ably nut down in his own communit
N. c. Metcalf in Boston Transcript