The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-21
Hobo King Complains About
Treatment by Neev Ulm Cops
LAZAROWITZ CARRIES
ISSUE TO GOVERNOR
ELMER BENSON

Breezing into st. Paul in his
private 'side door pullman" ].
Leon Lazarowitz, known through
out the country as king of Amer
lean hoboeS, registered a COM
plant with Governor Elmer Ben
son as to the manner in which
some Minnesota communities
among them New Ulm, have been
treating his subjects. He deman-
ded relief from the status which
had been ranking him.
The 81 year old monarch was
enroute to Winnipeg to visit the
girl he loves, but was performing
his kingly duties by stopping in
st. Paul to register the complaint.
A formal written notice was
presented to the governor re-
Questing an investigation of alleg-
ed harsh treatments of knights of
the Road by the police chiefs of
KasSon, New Ulm and Wadena.
King LazoroWitz has slept in
1879 towns in North and Central
America in the 18 years he has
been on the road and at present is
writing a book on his experiences.
He acceded to the throne in 1927
by his lection at convention in
Minneapolis.
Text of King Lazorowitz' pro-
test to the governor follows:
LAS the official hobo king of the
U. S. A, 1 approach your most
gracious eXcellency in the inter-
ests of common decency and self
respect for the great sovereign
state of Minnesota, in order to
right wrong within its sovereign
boundary.
1T has come to my attention
and official notice that the police
chiefs of Kasson, New Ulm and
Wadena, have with deliberate
malice and forethought embarked
On a dangerous course, namely
and to-wit: Refusing American
citizens who are transients, police
protection in the very cold nights.
These police chiefs positively re-
fuse said transients a nights LODI
sing in police stations when said
ransients apply for same. They
are ordered to move on and told
to do it in a hurry and promised
brutal force is not done quick. Is
that permissible?
Minnesota has a state lodging
book. What do these officials do
with these books?
Under the sixth and fourteenth
amendments to the United States
constitution, these practices are
illegal.
These police officials are sup
posed to uphold the law. They
are sworn to defend the citizens,
but are trampling on their rights.
Cali we ask is police protection,
not brutal answers. The Unwrit-
ten Law and code of ethics of hui
mainly forbid such indecent prac-
tees
Il now ask you, most gracious
excellency, to investigate these
atrocities and remedy this situa-
ton by such means as are by law
at your command.
THE Hobo Union and I per-
sonally rejoice to have you as
governor of Minnesota. Long may
you serve your people. With best
wishes for your health, I remain
very sincerely yours,
81. Leon Lazarowitz,
His Imperial American Hobo
Majesty of the Hobo Union of the
U. S. A.
Care general delivery, Fergus
Falls, Mimi.
When asked concerning the
statements made by the hobo
king, Chief Groebner of the New
Uln police force, said that should
Lazarowitz come to New Ulm he
will be given the lowdown on
how New Ulm hospitality works.
The chief said that the king ap-
parently does not know that there
is a transient camp at New Ulm
and that several score of his sub
jects are enjoying it's accommo-
datiOns.