The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
CONGRESSANDNOT
HARDING BLAMED
Preus Gives His View For
J. Political Upheaval
WEEKS LABOR PARTY
Responsible For Kellogg's De,
feat In Minnesota; Gov
+ ernor In Washington
BY EDGAR MARKHAM

i ernor In Washington
BY EDGAR MARKHAM
Washington, Nov. IAN unsym-
pathetic Congress, rather than pres
dent Harding and the Republican ad
ministration, largely is responsible
for the political upheaval in the
West, Governor Preus of Minnesota
said today in formal statement to
Washington newspaper correspond
ents on recent election results.
TOO much Massachusetts, in the
organization of Congress was assail-
ed by Governor Preus, who an
nouneed that Representatives Sgd
ney Anderson of Minnesota is being
urged to become a candidate for the
speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives to succeed Frederick H. Gill
lett. In Congressional circles Mr..
Anderson is regarded as a probable
candidate for the floor leadership OF
the House, which, under the present
rules, is much more important and
effective post than that of speaker
Surface indications here are that
Gillett will be re- elected. Frank w.
Mondell's retirement makes the Sc.
lection of a new floor leader certain
Puts Burden on Weeks ~
Secretary of War Weeks was
credited by Governor Preus' with
having driven thousands of votes
away from Senator Frank B. kellogg
by reversing the decision of Score
tary of War Baker in awarding
several Thousand Twin Cities ma
chinists the difference between the
war labor board and that paid by
logg might have been saved from de-
clned to go into details, but intim-
ated that, except for this high hand
ed action by Weeks, Senator KEEL
logg night have been saved from de-
feat by the socialist, DIR. Henrik
lShipstead
Another Indictment of the East
made by Governor Preus was the
opposition of New England and New
York to the Great Lakes st. Law
renee ship canal project. He predict
ed that unless this opposition soft
ems it will be responsible for as bit
ter sectional feeling as this country
has Witnessed in years. The Presi
Dental boom of Governor elect
Smith Of New York won't get very
far into the lake states if that in
dividual takes the same attitude on
the ship canal as has Governor Mill
er, the Minnesota Governor said. -
east Dominates Vest
Here is the prepared statement
Governor Preus gave OUT
The political upheaval in the West
is due to a great extent to the I'm
popularity and dissatisfaction with
Congress. The West feels that 1t is
controlled by the East in the interest
of the East. With all respect to
splendid men, such as Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge, Speaker Gillett, Sena-
tor Lodge, the majority leader of the
Senate and chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations, and Repre-
sentative Samuel W. Winslow.
chairman of the House committee
on intelsta and foreign commerce.
all come from Massachusetts and
not from the West.
I'm Minnesota. in Darticula- Sec
rotary Weeks cost Senator Kellogg
great many votes because he over
ker, in a labor dispute.
There is strong feeling that
Western men are needed in Wash
ington, men who know Western prob
lens. For this reason. Representa-
tive Sydney Anderson is being
strongly urged to become a candi-
date for speaker to succeed Speaker
Gi1lett.
'The opposition of many in New
England, but especially New. York,
to thef st. Lawrence waterway prof.
ect, Is thoroughly resented at a time
such as this when thousands of
bushels of potatoes are rotting on
the farms because farmers cannot
get: cars to ship them in. at a time
such as this when, for instance, one
day last week 1888 carst full of
wheat were standing on the tracks
at Duluth and could not be unload
ed because the warehouses were full
The Duluth warehouses were full
because the boats would not take
the grain and transport it to Euf
falo, where the elevators and ware
houses there were full. These Buffa,
10 elevators ana warehouses were
full because there were not cars
available to carry the grain to New
York.
I'm the face Of such conditions
New York City, its chamber Of COM
mercer the splendid but nnguided
governor of the state are opposing
the, St Lawrence waterway so that
they may continue to take toll on
the farmers labor. If Governor
elect Smith of New York takes the
same attitude as his pre- ecessor he
will not receive enough votes in the
eighteen Western states interested
in thess Great Lakes for transporta-
ton purposes, to muster corporars
guard for the Presidential nonina-
ton ins1924
s4 Says Harding Is Popular
President Harding, who favors
the waterways treaty with Canada,
is popular But Congress lis not pop
ular because our people feel it is not
organized with due recognition of
the West"
Governor Preus came here with
Attorney General Hilton and As
sistant Attorney General Brown for
a kconference with Attorney General
Daugherty on the swamp land case
which. the Interior Department is
trying to bring against Minnesota
SHOT WHILE HUNTING
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