The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
HEAD OF GOPHER
STATE AS GUEST
ADDRESSES BY GOVERNOR
PREUS AND OTHERS
BUILDINGS INSPECTED
Great Gathering FABRICATED In
Interesting Ceremonies
Last Evening

ClSlSCS DC1OEG q SIONu SoNAL4olCN oS
5000 persons, capacity Of seating
for the new structure. Speaking,
with a list of speakers headed by
Governor ]. A. o. Preus, music IN
der the direction of Mrs. H. A. Pat
terson. a reception by the governor
and Mrs. Preus, an inspection OF
the building and of the soldiers
now on duty there were the out:
standing portions of a we'll balanced
program
The auditorium. built for a large
seating capacity in anticipation OF
the needs of the city for many
night by the monster crowd as
sembled for the first formal gather
ing in the new armory. Long be-
fore eight o'clock, when the exer-
cises were scheduled to begin, there
we're hundreds of people finding
seats and at the time Governor
Preus and his party arrived there
vas not a vacant chair in the room
End several hundred were standing.
Governor Preus and Colonel
Bowen each INDUCED in some re-
1niniscences as the master OF cere-
monies was about to introduce the
states chief executive. Colonel
Bowen recalled that about fifteen
years ago when he was an attache
IF the capitol building at Washing
ton. there was another attache,
Governor Preus. who was there get
ting his first hand information in
the problems of government and
that the same man is now the gov
ernor of a great state risen from
the position of a door keeper at
the senate Of the United States.
The governor in acknowledging
rls nf H0ln-
-lcl Bowen returned in kind and
lose his remarks anent the reg1-
r,lent's second officer with the ex-
I.ossed belief that at some time In
. future the governors chair will
&C., filed by Ivan Bowen Of Mankato.
Thy Governor Came To Mankato
Governor Preus acknowle dyed
at his trip to Mankato for the &C.
sion of opening the armory was
- at the instance of General
i, : II. senator from Blue Earth
..ty and that for a time he felt
nat it would be impossible to leave
Gt. Paul with the problems now
o.. cling the administration since the
:. ginning of the strikes. The gov
-cr recounted the fact that it was
--e to the efforts of Senator Widell
,4Iat the law which made Mankatos
e; -mory possible was passed and
hat as chairman of the committee
# the senate on military affairs. he
-as largely instrumental in getting
he building for this city. Cover
nor Preus also said that so long as
Widell had been connected with
tba state legislature it has been
common knowledge that his efforts
have always been in the interest or
the people and that he has succeed :.
ed in carrying out his programs OF
work.
In behalf OF the state of Mime
sofa. the governor took occasion 10
express a deep appreciation OF the
work that has been done for the
Fifth regiment of Minnesota guards
men by Colonel ". s. Fulton, regu-
lar army officer who has been do
ing special duty here with the
guard
The governor reviewed the glori-
Gus history that has been made in
every war of the United States by
the citizen soldiery. not professional
fighters. but men who after the wars
90 back to their farms and their
,hops. adapting themselves once
more to peaceful pursuits. He said
that so long as there is such glor-
ious history behind the armies OF
the union, there will be no need
for a tanding army which Will
prove top heavy and will eventually
form =, militaristic policy which
will master instead of serve the
government
Commenting upon the national
guard found within the state, the
governor said that he believes that
in proportion to the size of the
states. Minnesota has the finest
equipment and best trained soldiers
of any state. He went on to say
that with the present guard organi-
cations in the country there is no
internal dissension that can not be
ouelled without the use OF the fed
eral troops if none OF these are
easily available and as a foreign
war, the governor said that in his
opinion IL will be for many years
that Europe will have had enough
of struggle and will be glad for
peace on account of a broken eco
homie system if for no other reason
No Chance For Uprising
Governor Preus, commenting or
the torn condition Of Russia anC
other nations where communism has
gained a foothold said that there Is
y no likelihood of a red uprising in the
United States because among the
citizens of this country there is moi
I0dI NiOICuNC ~
dominates in other countries and he
said that the only violent radicals
are those who have come from for
eign lands and have not been fully
able to comprehend the liberal poll
cies of the American government
He said that while at this time
there are more men on strike In the
state of Minnesota than at any time
within the history of the state, there
has been no disturbance worthy o.
the name. He said that such a con
dition speaks we'll for the SOUND
sense of the American working man
Nothing like a Herrin mine disa'
tier and outrage can happen in Min
nesota, said the governor and as he
made that statement there was a
FLINT in his eye. Our first settlers
in America came to this land fol
Cod and these who have one only
recently are here for gold, he SAID
DC he explained the reason for mucf
Of the unrest of today He added
that the citizen of the United State:
has had more security for the las
I5O wears than any citizen of the
world has ever enjoyed in history
Of the thirty eight government!
that are recognized as stable crea
lions none are able to give the
cloak of projections thrown abou
her citizens by the United States
Governor Preus closed his address
with word Of appreciation u