The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
URGE ROAD BONDS
CALLS FOR MOOSE
Resolutions To Come Before
The District Editors
STAND BY FRANCE
Straightout Americanism Should
Be Taught In the Public
Schools

Resolutions pertaining to state
legislative issues, including the res
toration of the statute on capital
punishment; the extending OF
view OF sympathy to the republic of
France in her righteous attempt to
collect reparations from Germany,
the aggressor in the late world war
and a renewal of feaity to the
country, were to be introduced late
today by the resolution committees
at the annual session of the Second
District Editorial association which
convened this afternoon at the Saul
paugh hotel.
The convention Of editorial men
from the southern section of the
state here today is the largest held
for several years. Forty five mem
bers of the association, their wives
and other guests arrived in the city
early today to take part in the mid
winter meeting.
The meeting opened this afternoon
at 2 p. m. at the Saulpaugh hotel
with an address OF welcome by
Mayor w. A. Beach. The response
to the mayors address was given by
A. M. Welles Of The Worthington
Globe, president of the ASSOCIATION.
Secretary H. J. Hayden read the
minutes of the last meeting which
were approved by the association
members. Various committees were
appointed by President Welles to
care for matters during the present
year.
The order Of the program during
the rest of the afternoon meeting
called for a paper to be delivered
by A. o. Moreaux, publisher Of the
Rock County Herald on, How To
Secure and Hold a Subscription
was scheduled to follow the address.
President Welles was also booked u
make an urgent plea for the pay
ment of the yearly dues.
Seth Thornton Is Here.
Seth Thornton, Brookings, S. D.,
was on the program to deliver a
paper on Work of the State School
of Printing of South Dakota
An address on National Adver-
Using" was scheduled to be given
by H.. C. Hotaling, publisher Of the
Blue Earth Cocnty Enterprise. 4
discussion of the subject followed
the secretary and treasurer and the
election of officers and place of the
next summer meeting were to- be
taken up by the association before
the adjournment late this afternoon.
The first resolution which was to
be introduced late this afternoon by
j. q. Reynolds, chairman of the
resolution committee dealt with
renewal of the associations fealty to
the government Of the United
greater teaching of Americanism
and that 1t be made a fundamental
subject in the schools of the coun-
try. 1t also called for a request of
private educational Institutions to
join in the movement so that the
rising generation shall be perme-
ated with patriotic thought.
A second resolution also dealt
with a renewal of faith in the coun-
try, calling for the printing of legal
publications in American language
newspapers only. A third resolution
make no changes in the existing
Minnesota law regulating the rates
for legal publications.
Regarding Bond Issue.
A resolution which was expected
to bring out considerable discussion
was the one urging the state legiSla-
ture to legaliZe the proposed issue
of bonds with which to develop the
Babcock system of good state roads.
Two resolutions were to be presented
dealing with foreign problem. The
first was the recognition of the at
titude of France during the present
conflict in Europe and the other de-
claring the body unalterably appos-
ed to the cancellation of debts due
the United States from foreign coun-
tries.
The last resolution TO be intro
duced which was expected to Gre
ate a food for discussion, with a
great verbal battle of words, was
that dealing with the restoring of
capital punishment to the safe stat
ute books for the commission of the
crime of murder. The resolution
asked that the state legislature take
q firm stand. against sentimentalism
and place its protecting arm about
the people Of Minnesota.
Registered Up To Noon.
The members of the association
who had registered at the asso&a-
ton headquarters in the Saulpaugh
at noon today were:
A. M. Welles. Worthington Globe,
president; W. D. Hinchon, Madelia
Times Messenger, vice president: II.
J. Hayden, Lakefield Standard, sec
rotary: F. H. Griffin. Good Thunder
Herald, treasurer. Members of-the
executive committee here are: . T.
E. Reynolds, Mankato Free Press; r.
B. Stewart. Cevlon Herald: R. B.
Forest. Lake Wilson Pilot.
H. B. Becken, Fanska; John C.
Wise, Mankato; B. G. Ellsworth,
Lake Crystal; Edward r. Sheire,
Mapleton; Mr.. End Mrs. II. G. Hot
aling, Manlet"r; A. O. Morreaux,
Luverne: r. w: Haislet, St. James;
7. w. a. Je1C"". Minnesota Lake;
! V. Weber. Slayton: S. M. Gas,
Madison Lake; J. f. Schofeld,
Wells: Mrs. R. J.. H. Lord. Wells:
Mr. Edward Kenchenmeister. Wells:
Phillip Liesch, New Ulm; l.. c.
Churchill. Window: ]. H. Hubin,
l~Butterfield: A. w. Johnson, Fulda;
William Curtiss. st. James: P. o.
Resell, Worthington; F. o. Day,
Fairmont: Ward P. Pftfner, Fair
mont; Carl r. Young, Good Thun.
der: c. ]. McKenna, Iona: C.. W.
Wicken: Gilmore; Fred B. Sherman,
St. Paul
Visitors here include Carl East
wood LeSueur. Seth Thornton,
RrC0kings. S. D.: John e. Casey.
Jordan: George w. Webster and
wife. st. Paul: G.. H. Stevens, Slav-
, ton Herald and Sam Haislet of the
Wo"tern Newspaper Union.
The affair will close this eveninH
with a banquet at the Saulpaugh
hotel. which is scheduled to start