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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-05

PENDING ACTION by Governor
Hart on pardon for George A. Urlin,
convicted OF fraudulent property
uS4ales, Judge Boyd J. Ta1lman post.
poned eentence Wednesday. A. M.
bailey. 4o7s W. Orchard St. alleged
70 have been swindled by Uriin. Is
fighting the pardon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-05

@. u. HOPKINS. builder Of first
telephone line In Northwest. died
after an operation at Mayo hospital,
Rochester, MINI, wednesday.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
ELLSWORTH "Out of Luck. "

Franklin F. Ellsworth Of Mankato,
the present representative of the Second
district in the lower branch of Congress,
and who was stung by the gubernatorial
bee some months since, has gathered in
his political wires and withdrawn from
the race for the Republican nomina-
tion for chief executive of this state.
In his backing up" announcement
MIR. Ellsworth gives as the principal
reason for this action that he was unable
to"corner' the farmer-labor vote, and,
being alert to the signs of the times, at
once recognized the utter folly of ..'going
up against the buzz saw" In this he
has shown clearer insight into present
political conditions in Minnesota than
has the average politician and the many
nlilyun-per-cent plunderbund parrots
. throughout the state, who are still
blowing the one-stringed fiddle" in
opposition to the Nonpartisan League
and the new Working Peoples Non.
Partisan Political League. The latte,
i are too busy denouncing these new
organizations to notice that they. are
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
BEGINNING to See the Light.

It is refreshing to note that the Spring
field Free Press is beginning to see the
light, but such is, apparently, the case,
as witness the following editorial printed
in last weeks issue. 1...
y What kind Of a program have the two
old parties to offer to the farmer and
laborer in the coming campaign? Isn't
it about time for the people to get to-
gether on something constructive instead
of burning up words in simply criticising
the programs of Others? Does anyone
believe that all the reforms have been
accomplished and that the government
has now attained perfection?"
And then ponder over this from the
same source: -> ~ ~. =.
"a prominent Minnesota politician
was recently asked to find some catch
phrase to play up the folly Of the old
Populist movement as a warning against
some of the tendencies in present day
politics. When he looked up the old
Popuhst platform, he found that nearly
the whole program had been enacted into
law. Woman suffrage, gopular election
Of United States senators, election re-
forms, control Of railroads and trusts,
suppression of the liquor traffic and
16 to were the big features Of the pop
ullst program. All but free silver have
become the law of the land, and even
that is an accomplished fact since the
ratio is about 16 to today. There IS
a lesson in this for both old parties" =
Coming from a rock-ribbed, hide
bound enemy Of the Nonpartisan League,
this is, indeed, refreshing. :.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
-. " y. =,
and radical critics Of the Kolchak die.

and radical critics Of the Kolchak die
tatorship. s.. @
But let us remember that it was
this Czarist general and pensioner, that
the United States Government and
the Allies have been supporting with
supplies, money and men, while denying
even food to- the people Of revolutionary
Russia. And The Neao York Tunes
and similar publications have dared to
justify our Governments policy, 1 ior
regaling US with tales Of the superk's
democracy and humanity Of Kolchaofi
regime! Now that the dictator do
Omsk is hopelessly defeated, the news
papers can afford to tell US the truth.
Would they have done as much has
he been marching triumphantly into
Moscow? We do we'll to reflect on this
question because SO long as it is possible
for .financiers and government agents
through their control Of the press to
make us believe that darkness is light
and light darkness, we cannot hope for
peace or for freedom. .:.>.s.. 5.-.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
HoaU Newspapers Deceive.

Now that the Kolchak Government
has passed from state of near collapse
to one Of complete dissolution we are
beginning to hear the truth about the
gallant Admiral . and his colleagues.
Current History, for January IA monthly
published by the New. Y ork Times, has
remarkably candid and informing
article headed "Kolchak's> Methods in
Siberia Terroristic nature of his mill.
tary orders; partial explanation of his
reverses." 1t; is unnecessary to recite
here the evidence Of atrocities and
cruelties committed under this shame
less regime in the name Of democracy,
which Current History adduces. 1t is
enough to- point out that this ultra
conservative magazine fully confirms
the charges previously made by liberal
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

business Of his own, whooped it up for
war activities, and for two years was
buster than one-armed billposter in
a wind storm.
IF Doc and Mac are enemies of the
state, Joe, then we are Chinaman.
"The trouble, old pal, is that you
don't understand the situation at the
Falls. Ed. Backus and his men are
like village quartet. They're always
out, of tune..:n -.
ED and his men are always scrap
ping, but no gore is ever. spilled; and
International Falls knows it. In the
present fuss the city believes the strik-
ers are right, but the situation can be
adjusted without 'buttings in
1sFor, the love of Peter call the SOL
diers of, Joe. You are wasting
laundering lot of the peoples money,
and are giving workmen the impress
sion that the state militia is being used
to intimidate labor
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

playing abadly WORKOUT tune. But it
will be sad awakening after the ballots
are counted.
We are informed that Mr.. Ellsworth
has already sent out "feeler" as to
what he might expect from the voters
of Brown county, should he desire to
again run for Congress. This would
indicate that he seeks the support Of the
people whom he so shamefully maligned
few years ago. 1t must be that Mr..
Ellsworth is afflicted with the malady
which has proved the downfall of many
politicians, namely, loss of memory!
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

|! The fact that the publisher of the
Journal and certain local professional
man, also a milyun-per-cent-loyaiist,
are opposed to the city erecting a new and
adequate municipality owned electric light
plant, is sufficient reason for every good
citizen, who has the best interests of our
beautiful city at heart, to take his coat
off and fight early and late for this pro-
ject. Any kind Of proposition proves
its advisability by the identity of those
who oppose it. .... !;
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
.Ii1l;,zcoln ii; And Labor.

,:Ifam glad that system OF labo
prevails under, which laborers can strik
when they want to; where. they are no
obliged to work under all circumstances
and are not tied down to work whether
You pay them for it or not: l like a sys
tenn which lets man quit when he wants
to, and wish it might prevail leverywhere
n want man to have chance tt
better his. condition; that is the true
system. = = s.s -.
t;''tI am not ashamed to confess thai
twenty-five years ago I was hired
laborer.'
The above are not the words of a
"despicable labor agitator," nor of a
Nonpartisan League organizer, nor yet
of an l: w. W, but the homely expression
of the honest opinion Of Abraham Lin
coin, voiced by none other than himself.
Honest Abe. can consider himself
fortunate, that heShas long since passed
to the Great Beyond. Had he lived to
witness the present administration, he
would have been subject to the intol-
Grant prosecutions Of Attorney General
Palmer and his henchmen for being a
s:"red radical" -
But what else can one expect, when
even those lawyer-editors who claim
to be the only, >simon-pure, milyun-
percent loyalists and who lay special
stress upon their flag-waiving patriotism,
but were afraid to go to war, as this
might have hurt their business and
caused their families to starve, do not
know that the birthday Of one of the
country's greatestzstatesmen and presi-
dents-Abraham Lincoln-occurs on
February IL.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
Sycophantic Hypocrites.

Under the heading: Hknocking Ames.
ica," the Mankate Free Press of last
Wednesday quotes an editorial squih
which appeared in recent issue Of the
Review. anent the. World war and goes on
to say that we have not felt kindly
toward this government since Germany
was defeated ~==.z=z: - =. ;;
In truth, We did not favor; the great
conflict OF nations, even before Germany
was defeated, but the fact that we
entered the war as Germany's. enemy
was not the factor that decided our
course. We were apprehensive of what
entangling European alliances might
bring to US, and subsequent events have
proven, and are daily proving that these
apprehensions were we'll founded.
In passing it might not be amiss to
remind the Free Press editor that he is
not now as ardent supporter of the
administration as he was during the
war. In this, at least, the Review has
always been consistent, while the Free
Press has turned numerous clumsy
somersaults, since the signing of the
armistice.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
SENDS OPEN LETTER.
TO "J0E' B'URNQUIST.
EDITOR OF BEAUDETTE REGION
!. CONDEMNS MARTIAL LAW
J. IN BORDER CITY.
SATlRlZEs STATE EXECUTIVE
!. FOR MAKING NUMEROUS
.a Sf skull sTUMBLEs."

The Beaudette Region has taken up
its cudgel in defense of the railroad
men now on strike in International
Falls. In an open letter to Governor
.Burnquist the editor says:
Dear Joe: Far be it from US to
stick spoon into anything that doesn't
concern us, but that awful dish of spagh-
.etti you. have cooked at International
Falls is so bad that a little more stirring
won't make it any worse.
zzss:.irsttSWe'll tell the world and suburbs,
Joseph, that you made a whale of a
mistake when you loaded the soldiers
fon the choo-choos. and headed them to.
wards Backusville. But we didn't blame
you because we make them ourselves
"But you made a real skull stumble
when your mistake was pointed out tc
YOU. In language as plain as the nose
on the face of the mayor Of Jerusalem
it was. shown that the strike was as
dangerous as a pug dog with a muzzlt
and that the presence of soldiers was
about as useful asa bee in a paper flower
"There was where you should have
zigzagged out of the danger zone, Joe
but did you? Notta chance.
"You took your pen in hand anc
dashed of a telegram calling Docto
Withrow, F. j.. McPartlin and other
enemies of the state. And even a gov
ernor- can't give those kind of kisse
and expect the: receivers to explod
with JOY.
"Now let us take an astigmatic squin
at the facts, Joe.
when the kaiser went crazy AM
tried to make the U. S. a suburb o
Potsdam, Doc Withrow was a mer
kid of,-some so years, but he pointe,
}his bunions towards France, where h
stayed in the front line until the kaise
and the.s crown prince beat it for Hol
land and points north.
Frank McPartlin had already don
his bit in the Spanish-American duet
and by the time the recent war bloom
ed he had accumulated a wife and
whole flock of little McPartlins, bu
mighty little wealth. He had also &C
cumulated varicose veins and fey
other defects and there wasn't re
cruiting officer in the country Graz,
enough to accept him. But Mac go
up on his hind feet, shouted TO. hel
with the kaiser forgot that he had
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
Why the Primary?

What is the primary law for? Why
have state or district or. any othe,
conventions Of the parties? The ob:
ject of the law was to prevent com:
binations through conventions and give
the people a: chance to express Their
preferences at the primary election
Martin County Daily 1ndependent, Fair.
mont. .5tSE 4.+ ,,
Yes, the primary law is the only hand.
hold the common people Of Minnesota
have to prevent their being crushed tc
death by; the fat. boys lin. and out q
politics.. That's why il is in disfavo,
with political nlessbacks and certain
newspaper parrots whose greatest de,
light is to bleed the working people and
farmers and keep them in subjugation. 4
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
1 Setting Things Right.

I, !, What would the organized farmers
gain were. they to allow. Townley to
deliver" their votes instead Of Burn
'quist? Such a line 81 argument is: silly
rot. The farmers are organized as a
protest against such practices, and would
only be jumping from the frying pan
into the fire by the exchange. Townley
does not control the Nonpartisan League
in North Dakota. He is it's servant,
not the master. And; he would last
quick # he eyer got any, other notion
Madelia Rural News. IT.. .
81 Nor does Burnquist control the Re.
publican party in Minnesota much t.
his sorrow. He admits that Ed. Smith
Fred. Carpenter and "a. A. D. Rain
.tsput toYers on him on this score. But the
newspaper parrots keep right on claim,
ing that the farmers are being misled
by roWnley and ; mus t do i his bidding
|poHtically .....> q: ... .5 %l..s
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
/. Standing by the President.

= Robert Lansing has finally resigned
from the: cabinet. His action is not
surprising. He could not do other.
wise and. maintain his self-respect as
a gentleman and as the head Of the
state department. He has been treat
ed shabbily by President Wilson, and
all the while he has shown himself to
be the greater man Of the two.-Mankato
Free Press. :
Wonder if "Joey" calls the above
standing by. the PRESIDENT" Did he
write this criticism of Mr.. Wilson out Of
love for the present administration?
We patiently await "Joey's" reply il. !
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

!: =. Joey Reynolds Of the Mankoto Free
Press isliving in a little worldof his own.
While every intelligent man and woman
around him knows the real reasons for
the outbreak Of the world war he is still
clinging to the scare-tale invented by
the English that Germany was the
damnable culprit that went about to
destroy the civilization of the world.
. If little Joey lives long enough we
still may have hopes to see the day when
his hide-bound cranium loosens up a
little bit and permits him to do some
sound reasoning.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

The farmers and other tax paying
citizens of Minnesota are beginning to
get the truth about North Dakota and
Minnesota taxes. The information now
being spread for the benefit Of the. gen.
eral public is such to make the old line
politicians sick-positively sick. But be-
fore the effects of their tax tale have been
Offset they will have some other piece
Of gross misinformation ready to spring.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
Speaks Volumes.

4 I,amheFten:se electric light 5plant is
'ons the bum again. Shortage of coal
is. given as the reason for a shutdfoYni /
ednesday all day until 5 o'cloek.sin
the afternoon. AS the company also
tries to furnish electric. current to the
people of Lamberton at times, naX,IV Xildfs
Eofs them were caught in the middle 81
work without warning. While. tihs the 60 s..
cuse Of noscdal nosdoubt is q valid one one
the "public- be damned, policy has not
made any friends Of mono dpoliissiitc control
IF the lighting situation in this neck Of
|the woods: The; Northern Light, Lam
berton. 4.
E The above speaks volumes in favor of
a municipality :: owned electric light
plant, all arguments of cranks and
capitalists to: the. contrary notwithstand-
& .t .
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
!. PershinRaA aAa-A Joker.

General Pershing says: !" Militarism is
impossible ii. America, because the peo-
pie are in control. = Since when? OF
course weTall remember when the peo-
pie, being in full control, voted in re-
ferendu1n that AN American army should
go to France -
: The general will have to tell more
plausible one than: that to be. a full
aedgeds spresfide candidate. Mcleod
County Republic, Glencoe, i t:.,
The doughty general is getting to be
quite a jokesmith in his old age.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
! SorraeArgur,1esst.s

A British chaplain proves that the
.Bolshevilki wish ] to destroy religion,
b;y; showing at tahat one Of Their. shells fell
through the roof ST a church in Riga
By. TIE same method of reasoning, when
a German she'll fell into . French. vine
cellar, NE: AT 1kneW that the Teutons had
become bitionists. - cEeod ;Coun.
ty Rephb bican, Glencoe: .;:'. .;;;'.'' ',.; s:
S, Nest ofssthe arguments 9a,seds by the
kept press sin itss5 mad TRADE on the
Nonpartisan League and labor is. Just
about as plausible as the attempt Of che
learned British chaplain who tried to
prove that The Bolsheviki wish to de
tstroy religion ,t.i,;;; s, 81 i
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
Who Wants A Shipyard?

i: Here's bargain fdf1s ssuhn7 one9S TIN.
Hog Island ship yard is to be sold by the
u. s., Government. II Fabricated steel
and engines adequate for the construc-
ton Of 16 ships are also ready for imme--
diate sale. The title to the yard site was
recently perfected by payment of ST.
'757, ,OOO.t Local bidders are urged to get
their Bid in early, and avoid the rush. -
Pipestone Leader. e - =
This is: Just one. soof the many, white
elephant" " which Uncle Sam has on his
hands and doesn't know what to do With;
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
Already Accomplished.

The independent press in North
Dakota is being. shackeled by Town.
:leyism. An attempt will be made te
do. the same thing in Minnesota i
this state: is turned over to the ad.
vance agents Of discomfort and dis:
order Mankato Free Press. ~.
The aindependent press Of Mime.
sofa is at the present time sadly in the
minority, bit is growing in prestige every
day How. Brother Reynolds can re,
ssesoncile The above think tank throb''
with the story given the Twin City
;dailies2 bvs:hiss friend, Cows Burnquist;
al a,ldis which comes: right sout and said,
III plain United States, that three Henne-
pin county Republican leaders virtually
sought to control state politics, is a mus
terys to: hs..s But. then, he often gets
his wires tangled. =. y
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
The Albany Inqatasatio,,. !;

The Albany inquisition directed against
the FIVE socialist members of the New
York legislature has aroused a storm
of protest among liberal and. truly demo-
craticelements in all parts Of the country.
They are bewildered by this latest de-
velopment in the destruction of our
civil liberty. They realize fully that
we have arrived at point where a stop
must be made to the playful chicanry
seemingly enjoyed by those who at
present determine the destinies Of this
country.
7, What America needs is a new and
penetrating realization of the fact that
the preservation of democratic methods
Of social adjustment is the only safe
guard against violent and bloodyattempts
at revolution. This preservation Of
democratic methods means az the right
Of every man to expose his views on
political and, economic subjects and
:(2) the right Of the people to choose, in
orderly fashion, their own representatives.
These simple rights are fatty denied
not only by recent events at Albany,
New York, but by the sustained re-
.fusal to allow Victor Berger. to take his
seat in Congress: They are denied no
less by the deportations, the sedition
bills now before Congress; and the
growing number Of political prisoners
in our iails. It. is hard to understand
why our freedom-loving people counte-
nance this intolerance. - H.. s:$ :. . -; =;
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
They Don't Count.

= If straw voting counts for anything
General Leonard Wood, republican presi-
Dental candidate, so far outclasses his
opponents that the affair cannot be
classed in the line of a contest. Herbert
Hoover heads the list in the straw vote
contest as the democratic candidate,
with William Jennings Bryan second.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press is conduct
ing the straw vote contest. Springfield
Advance: ~ fs:.s siss.
Straw votes nevr yet won an election.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

It is time the two-dollar-a-meal state
officials be given ticket. Not a meal
ticket, but, aswalking ticket. Let them
work for their living!
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

/ Henry Berkner Of Sleepy Eye trans
acted business in New Ulm onesdav
recently: Z q
Chas. T.. Palmer, Hans Mo and sJohn
EGirg of Sleepy Eye were recent business
visitors here. s. s
John Schinnschoock of Sleepy Eye
was "a business caller here one day IIast
week t.f!,s.j. s.. :. q
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
Take Even More.

Three hundred editors Of the state
|in convention assembled. went: on record
for taking the tonnage tax question
out Of politics.: Possibly it: could be
made a popular subject for. intelligent
discussion at pink tea parties. Morgan
Messenger. Is: :s:: \: !.
The tonnage tax is not the only thing
these self-same editors would "take cut
|of politics" y: It would be their greatest
delight to.s.also remove the primary
election and other institutions for the
good Of the common people fro n the
field of politics, if this were in their power
to accomplish.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
No. Question Aho ut 1t.

). Judge Qvale said he hoped Wye and
Cutting had "PRoFITEp" by their
mistake il extorting money from Brown
County farmers. Well say they did,:
Minnesota Leader. .sssj. d: ..,:s,. 1.
{. And no one viii attempt to dispute
you, either. =. .'s..:r.y-..
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10
:: The Public BE Damned.

| AAS = N1AAS ~ A~oAAAAASNs =
During the war : manufacturing en-:
terprises were put on a cost plus ten
per- cent profit basis. Was there any
Legislation to protect the farmers pro:
fth There vsas net. Their: vas i cam
outage Of guaranteeing the .lriee .sol
wheat It was claimed: that legislation
was being enacted to hold tup the; price
! oof wheat: But that claim was made
merely to fool she farmert. Now, the
farmers; have been undecieved They
know now that they would have re-
.eeiyed for their wheat fully twice asmuch
as they did if, there had, been no price
fixing. We, are. not saying that the
government did wrong in attempting
to keep down the. price Of bread. But
We doc object to- deceit and ..insincerity
Why did we not say outright that the
price Of wheat wassbeing, fixed to keep
down the price Of bread? Why should
we make the farmer believe that The
price fixing was intended 70 get q better
price for his grain? . +ts ,}ss .>-.t.. 81 ..; /,
But if We intende to- keep down the
cost Of bread why did we not. fix the
price on flour and leave the price of
wheat alone?. Then there might .possi-
bly, haYe been a. chance that the mil
:lers would bid against one another for
the farmers wheat.-Mankato Union
News. .ss.. ..z..,.. =.,5".' .l,,s {, -
Brother Barnes seems to. have for
gotten that the policy Of the admins
tration since the beginning Of the World
war has been: The public be damned" !"
The only time when the administration
had any use for the common people was
when these were asked to loan the GOV
ernment their hard-earned cash and
supply the necessary fighting material.
As far as favors were concerned, these
were received only by the ). moneyed
interests and :: pro6teers. There were
noteven crumbs for the common people.
New Ulm review., 1920-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. John Wooldrik ofSleepy
Eye were business visitors here last week
Tuesday, 8