Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-05-06
JUDGE LINDSEY GIVES
UP DATE In MORRIS
Number Postponed Until Next Year
Important Legislation Keeps
Judge at Home

After a great deal of negotiation
with the Redpath Vawter Lyceum
management in regard to the date for
Judge Ben B. Lindsey who was to
appear on the Lyceum course this
year it has been definitely decided
to postpone this number until next
year. Due to important legislation
in the state of Colorado it was i'm
possible for Judge Lindsey to leave
the state for sufficient length of time
to fill his speaking engagements. The
committee in charge of the local
course were very inistent upon hav-
ing Judge Lindsey Notwithstanding
the fact that the Lyceum manage
ment endeavored to send one or more
substitutes for this number.
1t was the opinion of the commit
tee in charge of the course that there
would be general dissatisfaction as
we'll as disappointment should any
other speaker fill this number on the
program. The Lyceum management
have now been assured that Judge
Lindsey will appear next year when
sion to interfere with his leaving the
state, and all season ticket holders
this year are asked to retain their
tickets and they will be honored next
winter when Judge Lindsey will ap-
pear on the program.
Judge Lindsey's letter was as fol-
lows:
Denver, Colorado,
March 9, 1921
Mr.. Keith VaWter,
Redpath-Vawter Lyceum Bureau,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
My dear Mr.. Vawter:-
have been holding off to the last
with the hope that things would
shape here so that I might possibly
take dates to help out of the unfor-
tunate situation that we have all
been in. l take the blame myself on
account of my health and the fact that
we have had big fight in the Leg
islature here, and the coming up Of
the contempt case and the writ that
may come back from Washington
any time within the next thirty or
sixty days and the matter comes to
an issue and must be here.
These things are part of mans
public life, and in any event present
some uncertainties that cannot be
avoided and while they have never
interferred with keeping dates be-
fore and I trust never will again,
am sure the committees realize that
a man in public life and public office
actually doing the work he is talking
about and they wish to hear about
is subject to hazard of this kind.
hope that the committees will under
stand this and accept the assurance
that it is not likely ever to happen
again.
AS is we'll known in this country,
have had desperate struggle with
certain evil political elements and
influences: Notwithstanding that,
we were supported by the Governor
himself, who appointed the Commit
tee on Child Welfare legislation, of
which I was made chairman, all of
our legislation was defeated, but the
worst of it is there are several bills
now in the legislature liable to be
trotted out at any time, to abolish
the entire Juvenile Court and all the
work I have done here FOR the last
twenty one years; therefore to make
sure that my court is not abolished
and my entire work wiped out by a
lot of politicians the crookedness OF
whose masters I have fought in the
past, cannot afford to be away this
spring. I simply cannot jeopardize
everything I have fought for and
do not believe the committees would
want me to.
1t is a matter OF the deepest re-
gret to me and involves a very large
financial loss as we'll as the accom-
panying disappointment and the
further loss of opportunity which
had hoped to gain through the lee
ture dates, in explaining many things
to people. However, such are the
fortunes of war. This being the sit
uation, I think it is important to in.
form the committees now that I will
not be able to deliver any lectures
this spring.
With kindest regards, I an
(Signed) Ben. B. Lindsey.