The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-02-04
Pass Strong Resolutions Again
st Release of Kate Richards
O'Hara- Resent Action of
Townley's Governor Asking
For Her Release.

At a recent meeting of the Ameri.
can War Mothers, Chapter No. 1, Of
this city, the members unanimously
passed strong resolutions condemnine
the act of Governor Frazier writing tc
President Wilson asking the release
of Kate Richards O'Hara, that well
known character, who was very active
in denouncing the recent war.
The War Mothers do not propose
to mince matter, and thus they passed
the resolutions which appear below,
and wrote a letter to President Will
son. the same also appearing below.
In this letter they also quoted the adj
dress of Judge Martin Wade, before
he sentenced Mrs. O'Hara. WI would
gladly have published the entire adj
dress of the judge, but it would take
more than a page Of the paper, and
thus we believe that the publishing
of the letter to President Wilson and
the resolutions that were passed will
v the ground very nicely.
The following are the resolutions
and also the letter sent to the Presi-
dent:
RESOLUTIONS:
whereas it has come to the atten-
ton of the members of the investiga-
ting committee of the American War
Mothers Chapter No. /, that certain
residents of Bowman County, N. D.
did sign and address a petition to his
excellency, the Honorable Woodrow
wilson, President of the United Stat
es. asking for the pardon of one Kate
Richards O'Hara, tried, convicted and
sentenced to five years at hard labor
in the federal prison at jefferson CITY
Mo-, for sedition, and
whereas the wording of said peti-
ton was not only an insult to the
United States district attorney who
prosecuted the case, a reflection up-
on the Judge who presided in the fed
eral court in said trial, bu, un-Amsr-
lean, unjustified and in every respect
an insult to and a reflection Upon the
mother Of every American soldier, sa,
flor and marine; and
Whereas the said petition was for
Wartied to the president of the United
States by Lynn ]. Frazier, governor
OF North Dakota, accompanied by a
letter recommending the pardon of
Kate Richards O'Hara and her release
from prison, said letter being couch
ed in insulting terms, like the word
ing of the petition itself being a re-
Election upon the government and ev-
cry person in any way connected with
the case, and
Whereas it is the concensus of op-
lnion among the members Of the Am
erican War Mothers Chapter No. i,
Devils Lake, N. Oak, that such action
upon the part Of the said residents of
Bowman County, N. D., and of Lynn
y. Frazier, should be condemned in
wtiole and in part; therefore be it
Resolved that the American Wa
Mothers Chapter No. / does hereby
condemn the actions of the said resi-.
dents of Bowman County, N. D., anc
- ~ ~sAS
OF Lynn J. Frazier, above referred to;
and be it further -
Resolved that the secretary of the
iAmercan War Mothers CHAPTER No
l, be instructed to prepare a petite,
to the President of the United State.
protesting against the pardon OF re
lease Of the said Kate Richards O.
Hare, and that a copy Of this resolu
ton be sent to the state commando
Of the American Legion of North Da
kota; to the secretary of each won
ems auxiliary in the state, and to tn,
secretary of the American War Moth
ers Of Bismarck, N. Oak"
MRS. F. P. MANN, Pres.
MRS. C. P. BRAINARD,
Vice President
MRS. A. M. POWELL.
Corr. Secretary
MRS. R. C. MADSEN,
Rec. Secretary.
MRS. SIVER SERUMGARI
., Treasurer.