New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-07
SPEAKER /; SCORES
one Man POWER
ATTORNEY ALBERT PFAENDER
DELIVERS LABOR DAY
ADDRESS HERE.
MAYOR FRITSCHE ALSO SPOKE
AT PICNIC IN HERMANN
PARK, MONDAY.

One-man power in government was
roundly scored by City Attorney
Albert Pfaender in his Labor Day
address at Hermann Heights, Monday
afternoon, during the picnic held there
under the auspices OF. the New rUlm
Arbeiter- Verein. DR.. L. A. Fritsche,
mayor Of New Ulm, spoke on the
history Of Labor Day. Both adj
dresses were brief.
Parade in Afternoon.
The members Of the Arbeiter-V erein
gathered at Creamery Hall shortly
after the dinner hour, and at about
! o'clock lined up for parade, headed
by Hoftneister's Band After march
ing along Minnesota street for several
blocks, they wendell their way to Her
mann Heights, where a good-sized
crowd had assembled to participate in
the festivities. Refreshments of all
kinds were served on the grou nds and
a very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed.
Address by Mayor Fritsche.
Shortly after 2 o'clock, Secretary
William "A. Lindemann of the ;Arbeiter-
Verein introduced Mayor Fritsche as
the first speaker, who dWelt briefly on
the history Of Labor Day and then
spoke of the conditions prevailing to-
day and of the two forces at work
the socialistic and the individualistic
referring to the conflict going on be:
tween them. He characterized Ameri
ca as the land of greatest opportuni-
ties and cited the number of self-made
men, whom this country has prod uced.
The mayor advised the labor forces to
inform themselves thoroughly on all
public questions, so as to hesable to
vote and act intelligently, to the end
that their objects may be attained in
an orderly, peaceable manner. His
address was very we'll received.
Attorney Pfaender Talks.
Attorney Pfaender spoke of the con
ditions as some public men have de
scribed them, and gave as the reason
flor our present financial stringency the
fact that the countries Of Europe are
indebted to us in the amount OF ST..
900, 100000, so that the present con
ditions are simply the aftermath Of the
great World war. The speaker point
ed to the fact that President Harding
wanted Congress to delegate to the
tsecretary of the treasury the entire
disposition Of the foreign loans; ever
1.-THE question Of whether they were tc
Ipay them at all would practically be
left to him to decide. Mr.. Pfaendel
characterized this as an example Q.
;one-man power even greater than thai
which Woodrow Wilson arrogated t.
himself during the World war, witt
| it's disastrous results.
Praises Congressman Clague.
During his address, Mr.. Pfaende.
lspaid tribute to K Congressman Franz
lClague &of this district for his indie
lSpendence of action in breaking away
from the Republican machine ane
voting against the Fordney bill. 81
|spoke Of the fact that now so many
Ipublic men deplore the spirit Of law
lessness which prevails all over thu
country, and are asking that we com,
hack to the Constitution. The speak
Ter paid a glowing tribute to Unitet
States Senator Robert M. La FolIett
| for his stand in favor Of the people an,
| his fearless attitude during the war
also stating that if it had not been 70
him and Hiram Johnson and w. p
Borah and few others aof their kind
we might now be tied up still closer t
THE countries Of Europe with all til,
Tfar-reaching financial acknowledgements
to the detrime nt 81. the mass Of tn
American people. In closing, MI
Pfaender pleaded for cooperation Q
Eall classes of citizens, so that theseffect
lsof the war might be obiterated AM
the. nation come back o,the condition
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