The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-12


Retiring National Commander Ed
ward E. Spafford of the American Lee
gion again brought before the organi-
zation the project of providing for
universal draft in time of war, at the
10th annual convention of the Legion
at San Antonio, Texas, this week.
Commander Spafford has the right
idea and the Legion men and women
could do nothing better than to cor
ner the senators and congressman now
up for election all over these United
States and ascertain how they stood
on the measure. The enactment OF
law conscripting every resource of the
nation-both men and material power
would be one of the greatest peace
measures ever devised.
The legislation if enacted would
throw at once every available man,
every available dollar, all labor, raw
materials, factories, machinery and
food into war basis, without profit,
at the disposal of the government.
In the last great war only men were
drafted for oversee and military duty
while those who remained at home
received high wages and the manu-
facturers made themselves immensely
wealthy-that is, those engaged in the
manufacture of war materials.
The universal draft plan should be
put up to senators and congressman
now seeking election. The Legion boys
are men who know what is needed
when they preached such a measure.
Every Legion man and member of
the Legion Auxiliary should receive
assurances from the candidates that
they favor such a measure. Should
this become a law it is safe to say
that we would have no more wars
There would be no profit in war if we
all stood to lose alike. Now is the
time to get this thing through. After
election is is too late.
Several weeks ago an announcement
was made that the Cook NewSboy was
to be sold and moved to Hibbing
where it was to be run as Democra-
tic organ for st. Louis county. Editor
Knapp last week stated in his paper
that the party who had negotiated
sale and paid some money on an OPP
ton, had failed to appear and that
the Newsboy was still owned and oper-
ated by the Knapp family and would
continue to be published for Knapp,
Cook and the people of that enter
prising little city. Editor Knapp how
ever has the distinction unprecedented
of having gotten something out of a
politician.
On the inside pages of this paper
will be found the text and explanation
of the gas tax amendment by which
it is sought to take from the trunk
lines one-third of the gas tax money
and divert it to secondary roads. This
thing is worth looking into and be-
fore you vote, give it the once over.
That one-third is not all that is at
stake. The passage of the amendment
would only give the legislature power
to enact measures to this effect. At
once the big cities of the state-and
by big cities we would say Minneapolis,
st. Paul, Duluth, Mankato, Winona,
st. Cloud, Virginia, Hibbing, Eveleth,
Ely and hundred or more, chance
to apply for their share Then sup
posing it was decided to divide it ac-
cording to the sales in each of these?
What would Winton, Section Thirty,
the Towns of Morse or Fall Lake get
out of it? Look it over and get your
thinker to working Those in favor
OF the amendment have fine story n
this issue in favor of the passage.
1T was our pleasure to attend a BAN
quet and meeting of the Range Week
ly Press Association at the Hotel Dill
luth last Monday. Fifteen of the
twenty-one publishers of weekly pa