The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-29
pencil pushers will enjoy the hospi-

pencil pushers will enjoy the hospi-
tally of Duluth once more.
The officers elected were: Presi-
dent, H. J. Mitchell, Bemidji Senti-
mel; vice president H. P. Phillips
Mahnomen Pioneer; secretary trea-
surer, A. G. Rutledge, Minneapolis.
The resolutions committees report
was received with enthusiasm, and
was adopted without dissenting
vote. The newspaper men of the
North have taken a decided stand
for the revision of the primary cleo
ton law and for the rigid handling
of Radicals, within our borders
whether residents of other countries
or citizens. The resolutions follow:
TO the Officers and Members. of the NOR
thern Minnesota Editorial Association:
Your committee offers the following
Whereas, The Printers and Publishers
Of st. Cloud, st. Cloud Lodge No. SIG, B.
formatory, qR his assistant Isl F. H. . Whtney
the Members of the State Board of Con-
troll the officers of the Pan Motor Com
city of st. Cloud generally, have providea
proved magnanimous hosts during our
BE it Resolved, that we express our
gratitude and sincere appreciation for
their splendid hospitality.
Resolved, further, That we wish to eX-
press our continued appreciation and con-
fidence in our worthy President, w. 3.
Verify, who has been untiring in his eff
forts to promote the welfare of the Asso-
citation. The year coming to close has
been one of the most successful, in the
history of the Association. Resolutions
in the past years have completely ex-
hausted the supply of superlatives in at
tempting to express the gratitude of the
members to Secretary. A. q. Rutledge for
Suffice to say that nDoc" is still going
Whereas. At the time Of the enact
vast majority of the voters believed II
but actual practice has shown beyond
question that it has utterly failed, both
in theory and in practice and
Whereas, Ours is government by par
ties. and we believe that the best inter-
the peopIs for tReir APPROVAL ppr s and
Whereas. We believe in a representa-.
the majority. and further that the gov,
ernment and it's people are best served
by p1cs parties standing for
Be it Resolved. That we strongly. urge
the amendment of our present primary
law SO far as it applies to party nomina-
to permit of the regularly elected dele
gates of the people to, meet in conven-
ton and to adopt platforms and to selecs
men who will represent such platforms
and ideals, and thereby fix responsibility
upon the men elected to office.
We recommend such stringent imnli-
grafton laws as viii protect our country
from those who would overthrow our
present form of government, and to that
end we urge that our immigration laws
be, amended to provide, legislation which
will enable government officials to keep
in close touch with such aliens during
proba tionary period of at least two years,
and which SHOULD include proper regis
tration system.
Whereas the American Legion and 9TH
er patriotic organizations are asking that
our great eantonments be utilized for UNI
yersal military training; that the boys
from farm and city, rich or poor, be CIV
en- six months service in citizenship and
vocational work, and
Whereas, health officers and medical
men have declared that such training
will add very materially to the develop
ment of the race; and practical business
men have stated this will increase the
average earning capacity Of those trained