New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-05-19

expenditure be Investigated, really i'm
|vestigated, and all war grafters ade
qdately punished. Not one resolution
was permitted by the resolution COM
mittee to reach the floor Of the cconvena
ton if the word ssprofteer was found
Incorporated in the resolution.
Free Speech.
Mr.. Barlow was especially emphatic
IN demanding the return of the right Of
free speech. He again and again pointed
out how the people Of free America was
robbed of one of its most dearly cherished
prerogatives and asked his hearers to.
stand together in the fight which is now
being led by, the Veterans to restore this
constituti onal right to the people. Il;
In this connection, Mr.. Barlow said:
The sacrifice of life and limb, Of home
altar of greater Democracy for ourselves
and the rest Of the world, will have been
made in vain, if We permit the rapidly
growing power and arrogance of athe.
! financial and industrial Ioligarchy in.
our midst, to use the machinery Of local,
state and national governments to create
|, a state Of terror by unlawful inyasions
of our constit utional rights. We World
War Veterans hold that our forefathers
laid down their lives to establish free
government, and to perpetuate for all
time to come the blessings of liberty SO
essential to the well-beirg and happiness
of a people. We entered the World War
primarily to defend these principles, and
| to extend their benefits tomore unfortun-
ate peoples, who had not been able by
their own efforts to shake off the tyranny
and oppression of monarchs and auto
Gratis. We, therefore, look with, disdain
! and alarm at the many attempts by
/ agencies of organized wealth, to curtail
and financially abolish the right. Of the
people ito freedom of thought, speech,
press and assembly, to inWolability of
person, and to representative govern
tment. We are amazed at The ease with
which the Department Of Justice, and
other branches of the national govern
ment, the,goyernors ofmany of thestates;
local administrat bodies, and not a
few Of the courts, lend themselves to the
pernicious activities associations and
interests which place their privileges
above constitution rights Of the people. .
Attacks Officials.
Mr.. Barlow in several instances at
tackled government officials. at Washing
ton. He spoke Of them in words Of con
tempt and, collectively, referred to them
as the gang. To characterize Presii-
dent Wilson'S attitude toward the in-
vestigation of the aircraft production
] the speaker read two letters sent by the
executive to John Gutzon Borglum who
had been instrumental in bringing about
this investigation. We leave it to our
readers to draw their own conclusion
from these two letters which read as
follows: q, 3a
Mr.. Bdrglum' s Appointments.
The White House, Washington
January2, 1918.
4 Ny Dear Mr.. Borglum:
I / have your letter of Dec. 25.
4 Knowing the earnest and loyal pur-
pose with which you have written me
/ have conferred with the Secretary ,o1
War, and at his request and with my
hearty concurrence, urge you to come
at once to Washington lay the whole
matter frankly and fully before the
Secretary, and by your own investiga-
i ton discover the facts in this business
The: Secretary of War assures me that
he will be delighted to cIothe you with
], full authority to get at the bottom 81
every situation, and that he will place
at your disposal The services Of Mr.
Stanley King, member of his own
personal staff, ifSyou desire to have his
counsel in your inquiries. the Secretary
/ further says that he will bring you into
personal contact with General Squier;
whom you doubtless already know per-
sonall and will direct that every facility
LOT inquiry be placed at your disposal.
/ When you have thus investigated, if the
other whom you suggest in your letter
OF December Is, still seem desirable to
be appointed, you can say so to the
Secretary; and, in the event of any
difference of judgment between you,