Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21


dismiss all game wardens as we'll as
all fire wardens, on the assumption
that you can protect yourselves both as
to the matter of fire and the protection
of the game and fish, will say that a
hearing to consider these things would
not accomplish anything, for the rea-
son that this would be a demand
which our department has no authori-
ty to grant. You know, Mr.. Holler,
our department Goes not make the laws
but we have to abide by them and see
that they are enforced. The law
states that We must have game ward
ems and we must have fire wardens
and that the game laws must be obey
ed. We are pOwerless to change them
and if you demand this hearing with
the thought i'm mind that we are to
make any changes. | am sorry to ad-
wise you that we could not do so.
IL am very much surprised at some
of the resolutions which ! have read
in the paper, which have been passed
by your people. These are plainly
violations of our laws and | am
afraid that you are taking chances of
having charges preferred against you
for such actions and statements as
have appeared in the papers and have
been attributed to your meetings.
81 further feel that should | hold
meeting at AskOv or ClOvertOn that
the hearing would result only in an
unruly gathering and would accom-
plish nothing. have just been
through such a meeting as this at
Brainerd and. to my sorrow, | found
that we accomplished nothing what
ever for the reason that we had to
respect the dictates of the law and
that did not suit some of those as
sembled and | do not think it would
be agreeable to you people. from what
you have advised me you want"
Mr.. Holler's reply to Mr..
Stewart, written from ClOveitOn,
April Is, 1882, follows:
"On my return home last night
after several days absence found
your answer to my letter of Feb 9th
waiting for me, and must confess |
experienced some surprise in receiv-
ing this courtesy after the expiration
of about a months delay. Neverthe-
less | thank you. You clearly state
your inability to make any changes in
the laws. This fact we are fully
aware of but the day we met you and
Mr.. Cox in your office and after a
brief conversation with you people we
requested you to dismiss the five
wardens which we deem necessary for
the protection and best welfare of
Pine county citizens, and believing
you to be men of your word and after
you promised us, hearing would be
given them and that we would be Civ
en- an opportunity to present evidence
against them, we left your office sat
isfied with the assumption of square
deal. But according to your letter
you too have failed us, as you have
presented nothing in the way of relief
for the settlers. If you were willing
to cooperate with us and dismiss
some of those scOundrelS that are rails
ing havoc with the defenseless set
tiers everything might be adjusted
satisfactorily to all, but the people
up here are demanding their rights
and if we cannot get some consider
alton and satisfactory protection
against some of these game wardens
that have bsen operating in this county
it will be the leading issue before the
summer is over.
I'VE are planning for a statewide
campaign as soon as the roads will
permit and from the correspondence
have received from various places |
think we will receive unlimited sup
port. | am sorry and it is no pleas
ure to make this fight to obtain the
rights we are entitled to, but it APP
pears to be the only solution. And
Mr.. Stewart, l wish to advise you that
we are endeavoring to make this fight
in an honest way and are also trying