The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1918, Page 5

a Gu THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE al ie Pos! ce, ismarck, N. D., a8 cont e lass Matter GEORGE D. MANN : - - = itor i G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, 2 Special Foreign Representative NEW. YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg.; BOSTON, 3 Winter 8 .; DETROIT, Kresege Bldg.; MINNEAPOLIS, 810_Lumber_ Exchange. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other- Five credited in this paper and also the local news pub- erein. “All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein reserv are also reserved. i eee AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION. ‘SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier per year.... a $6.00 Daily y mail per year... ab 4.00 Daily by mail per year (in state)... 4.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dak 6.00 ota... y SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In North Dakota) One year by mail.. - Six months by, mal Three mont mail sa asease Marne "Outside of North Daicota 33 838 33338 - ‘PHM STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. f (Betablished 1873) : <— “INCURABLE— the fellow who wins battles and takes trenches and runs bayonets’through the Huns! Well, we are prouder of him than we ever were before, and that is saying much! j A very important niche in the eternal hall of fame is reserved for the immortal war mothers of America. Why not rush the boat rockers right over to France, where they’ll get the excitement and dan- ger they so evidently crave? He won’t care whether you call him Sammy or Huskie as long as you keep ammunition and food going to him as per schedule. — Transporting troops across the Atlantic is now being done in half the old time. Gun, ship, airplane production is being speeded up. Soldie are being trained faster. Are we stay-at-homes speeding up in our war efforts? | WITH THE EDITORS | pecoenocacoreeccocccccocweescosscorooet A NONPARTISAN LEAGUER (Editorial in the New York Times.) Former Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh, candidate of Mr. Townley’s Nonpartisan league for governor of: Minnesota, has had a chance to see how popular his notions are in Duluth. He couldn’t find in “the Zenith City of the “It Suggests the Leper’s Cry, ‘Unclean’. ‘By the REV. CHARLES STELZLE If you were sent to a “HOME FOR INCUR- ABLES” wouldn’t it destroy every hope of phy- sical recovery, and crush every mental aspiration —mostly because the NAME of the institution would stamp itself upon you? “INCURABLE!” & It suggests the leper’s cry—“UNCLEAN!” Set apart from mankind, you'd be left to brood over. your affliction—waiting for the universal cure of all ills—DEATH. Not a very cheerful outlook—is it? : But it’s the fate of thousands— Just because, a long time ago when men were making names for things, they forgot all about the-effects of names upon people. pieoroidy Macy behind ht¥of an ainfortunate name, need not wait ‘an endowment ‘of,a million dollars—more or leés—jn.order to change its title. hee ‘frideed;“thanging its‘name may bring’in more money... unsalted seas” anybody who would rent him a hall for his rally. It was, proposed, to let his orotundity be heard at a street meeting, but “the idea was abandoned.” Dulith,is # passionately patriotic town. ~ Mr. Lindbergh’s patriotism: may best. ‘be judged by a few dips into his little book, “Why Is Your Country at War?” which is published in pocket size so as “to be studied at spare moments. He is careful, but he cannot hide his animus: . Trespass upon, our rights upon the high seas makes our cause just, still I do not claim that it was wise to enter the war. I believe the problem could have been settled without war or sacrifice of national honor, the same as we expect to adjust the tres- , Pass upon our rights to the high seas by _ the‘ other np Our“ purpose isjhimane, ‘neverthiele lieve that I have:.proved _. _that'a certain “inner circle,” without official authority and for selfish purposes, adroitly maneuvered to bring about conditions that would make it particularly , certain that ‘In-contrast, aren't these names -more cheer- “Hollywood Inn.” - ee ~ . “Sunshine Home’forn, Wye Blind.” qu : “Door of Hope.” f { ‘Stranger’s: Welfare“ Fellowship.” ui Sisters of the Poor.” . HOME FOR INCURABLES! In the first place how can\such an institution be a REAL home when it destroys so much that makse a home what it should be— And—how dare ANYBODY say that ANY- THING is “incurable” when science is making such wonderful progress in the healing of dis- ease? | HOME FOR INCURABLES? If there’s such a place in your town—or any- thing which approaches it by stiggestion or influ- ence—get busy, and don’t let up until the well intentioned people responsible for it change the * name to something that will LIGHTEN the bur- dens and DOUBLE the joys of those unfortunates who are compelled to live there. ‘ at tig It isn’t when General Leonard Wood wants to serve, it is where he will serve best, that counts. THE REAL SAMMY z Hundreds of orators in the United States gr eloquent lauding “our brave boys across the seas who are laying down their lives to make the world free for democracy.” So many of us here at home have come to picture every soldier “over there” as a hero, strutting around with his shoulders thrown back, head in the clouds, a being who thinks of naught but the glory and gory of war. But that, it seems, is no the true Sammy, the American soldier fighting our battles against the Huns in France. Reporter Lyon paints an alto- gether different picture of him. And Reporter Lyon ought to know, for he’s been living with Sammies over there ever since General Persh- ing’s forces landed on French soil. He has march- ed with them, trained with them, eaten with them, lived with them in first line trenches and watched with them out there in the listening posts of No Man’s Land. “The real Sammy in France,” Reporter Lyon writes to the editor, “is a red-blooded young devil. He smokes cigarets and swears a good deal aud kicks on the ‘slumgullion’ they hand out to him; and he’s got the idea that a German is a pig- headed galoot who lets the kaiser and his crowd wipe their feet on him and likes it. “The real Sammy is afraid of nothing in this world and he’s a ‘hard guy’ when he goes up against the boche. He doesn’t go into battle with any lofty ideas of laying down his life for his country. Rather-he’ goes in with the fixed idea of killing just as many boches as he can without getting his own hide punctured. “Of course, if the:boche gets me, I'll be oyt Of lek, that’s all,”.ig the way. fe puts it.” Ae iad some of the belligerents: would violate our’ international rights and bring us to. war with them. ate Ay : 4 That “inner circle” is “the interests,” the “money trust,” responsible for all our :iniquities, incliding the Federal reserve system. . Evidently My Lindbergh’s opinions have caused him to be classified, asa pro-German: pn a It. is, impossible, according ‘to the big press, to;be a true American unless, you are pro-British.’”'' The. greed of “patriotic speculators” caused us to invite the wolation of our international rights, inspired the campaign for preparedness, and the arming of our merchant ships. The speculators knew upon which side they could make the most money and forced “the American public to pay them many millions of dollars.” “We cannot repeal conscription without in every way taking into consideration” our soldiers abroad, but it should be repealed “as soon as it can be done” with® protection to thém.: He complains that it is considered “traitofous.to suggest. terms of peace.” And “the winning of battles by some nations and their loss by others will be of com- paratively little value to the winners and of loss to the losers—with an economic victory for the masses of the world.” “Peace with universal vic- tory and no defeat” is what we must get out of the war... Not as a logical result of the war, but “as a sequence to the absurdity of war.” A sort of a Gopher Bolshevik. Even the Lib- erty loan was devised by the special interests “in the hope that the plain people would get a little of the loan so that they would believe themselves to be interested in keeping up the system.” But “let us not be prejudiced by any little personal in- terests,” and so refuse to support a true economic system.” “The little dividend is a mere bagatel (sic) compared with our losses under the present system.” : Mr. Lindbergh’s theory of war taxation is sim- ple but filling: ‘ The taking of property or money to pay the costs of the war should begin with the largest of the fortunes, and as these are scaled down to equal the lesser, then co- jointly they should be scaled down to take in the lesser still, and so on the process should run until all the greater fortunes should pay in full the material costs of the \war. Those with comparatively small means should pay nothing unless those with larger means had been reduced to their equal, (sic). That is the only just rule. If that just rule had been law, “there would have been no careless and reckless, and as it was in some cases wanton, traveling upon the high sea in the danger zone by neutrals.” Such is the gospel which Duluth refused to hear. Such is the platform of this candidate of the Nonpartisan league. i More fortunate than many of the. managers and .oratorssef. that ot Mr. Lindbergh, so far as. wi Ww, is not Pi iictment for sedi- \ BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE Just LiKe Swartin TH KAISER! THE NORTH DAKOTA POLITICAL GRIND. Developments in Flickertail Campaign as Viewed by Impartial Observer in Front Line Trenches | bound, I will-not*be governor. 4 ; When A. C. Townley, one year ago, came out of the silence, doffed tne cloak of taciturnity which had shielc- ed hi mup to that point in his meteoric career, and began to, talk, he made the first big mistake of his regime. There followed, beginning at’ Devils Lake one year ago yesterday, a series of speeches in which Townley, with Governor Frazier as’ his accompanist, harped on the fallacies of the govern- ment’s plan of financing the big war He talked of profiteers and of a war made by profiteers for profiteers. He said many things ich were at least indiscreet. sa . That was the beginning. Then came the St. Paul “pro and ”” -conven- tion, where Townley*allowed a name- less United States:senator to speak for him by proxy, giving the people a right to imply that}ToWnley: stood for and believed in the things which this man without a country said. All might have gone well at that, had not the league, in its need for money—actual cash, - not.’ post-dated checks or six-month notes—conceived the Townley chain store scheme, with its 90 per cent “educational fund.” There was a lot of talk about this scheme. Manager Elliott- at Fargo talked more than he should; told too much of the plan, or not enough, and the opposition took it up, and inside of a few weeks had evéry league man- ager and league organ‘busy -explain- ing. Then Mr. Townley felt impelled to do some talkingron‘his ‘own behal’, and the result of*that: talk,-made to stockholders in the chain store scheme and to representatives of the North Dakota Farmers’ union, -in’a room at the Grand: Pacific hotel-in Bismarck ‘ “JOHN STEEN OF RUGBY °° 1 Independent Voters’ Association Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Governor | | ! a mliaqod | “Jf I am the choice of the people as chief executive of this state I pledge you that I will be governor for all the people. I am absolutely free—no promise has been exacted from me and none will be given. If I cannot be governor without being the night of January 28, last, now is a matter of history. Among others, Farmer Ingle, was up from Dawson, to learn what he and his neighbors were to get out of their $100 shares in the Consumers’ Store Co. there. Farmer Ingle is a thrifty. down-east yankee. He was glad to introduce the chain store plan among his neighbors, acecpting $5 tae day for his services, and he invested $100 of his own money in a share of stock, but after his money was in he began to wish it was out, and some of his neighbors‘ felt the same way. So they sent Farmer. Ingle and Pres- ident R. J. J. Montgomery of the state Farmers’ union and one or two others up to the secretary of State’sioffice to find. out_what, the Consumers’. United Stores Co. was, and_ these “ investi- gators were not satisfied. Farmer Ingle came in to talk with | Townley about it, and George W. Sor- ber, a big Farmers’ union man from the Slope, also came in, Then there were W. J. Mozley of Dickinson, J. W. Burch of Bismarck, W. J. Smith of. Hebron, William E. Breen of Bis- marck, Frank Mehring of Melville and D: E. Shipley, state organizer for the Farmers’ union, each“and all of whom are veterans in farmers’ organization work, - and pioneers: in cooperative buying and selling. There were some league members of the house of representatives there, too. One of them. left early in dis- gust. The talk, grew so loud that it geeped’ out- into. the corridors and through double windows into the street, and Townley did a great deal of that‘ talking. Farmer Ingle, much insulted with his treatment, went home and spilled the beans, which had already been partially exposed in tales that leaked out about the capitol the next morning. Then all the big guns of the league were loosed on Ingle, and he Was ridiculed and derided and abused, and President R. J. J. Mont- gomery of the North Dakota Farmers’ junion, a personal, as. well as a politi;, cal friend of Mr. Townley, said Farm- er Ingle was‘a simple, inaptistic lar, and that there happened fft'that room’ the night of January’ 28 mone of the things which Farmer Ingle said did happen. ‘ The Independent Voters’ associa- tion, which _ has in‘the field @ coin- plete ‘state and’ legislative ticket op- posing the league, was not slow ‘to see ‘ political:'advantage . in Farmer Ingle’s charges, if they could’ be proven and the association is submit- ting in’ proof ‘affidavits from George W. Sorber, W. J. Smith and J. W. Burch. “F consider that.J..G. Ingle, who was present at that interview, gave as‘iaccurate a‘version ofsaid inter- view as is possible for:anyone to give ithat was present,” saystiMr. Sorbets! It is also a fact-that’ A. G,. Townley*| hstruck me on the Chest ‘and that he also threw his overcoat on the floor. These acts of violence on the part of A. C. Townley resulted from my in- sisting that he explain why it was necessary to retire the certificate- holders at the end of ‘ten years, in view of the fact that they had fur- nished all the capital to start the stores and furnished all the patronage to build up these stores.” W. J. Smith, under oath, says that Mr, Townley did decline in answer 10 Ingle’s request to divorce the store plan\from the league; that he did decline to “place the stores on a busi- ness basis, like the: Rochdale \plan, so that a man who put $100,jinto it would have stock—something to; show for his money.” When Mr. Ingle asked. what became of the $51,000 balance in a $60,000 store company, in which Mr. Townley had admitted only $9,000 was actually in- vested in the store. Mr. Smith, under oath, states that Mr. Townley did step up to Mr. Ingle, shook his fist under his nose, and said “That's none of your G—— D—— business.” “At said time and place,” continues the: deponent, “Mr..Townley in the course of his remarks, stated emphat- ically: ‘You farmers are like a set of G—— D—— hogs. We have to drive you tq the polls with an elm club to make you vote.’ ” J. W. Burch, under oath, sets forth practically tHe same statements, add- ing that Mr. Townley did strike George W. Sorber. All of which creates a rather inter- esting situation for men who in the Nonpartisan league prints strenuous- ly denied that any of these things took place. As for Mr. Townley, they must furnish him anther source of regret that he ever parted company with his friend, the oyster, which sits THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. wants. They represent wealth, but not liquid assets. . On the other hand, the Independent Voters’ association claims to be get- ting plenty of actual money. From Beach this week came a request for 1,000 Steen buttons for a, “Steen for Governor” .club newly organized. Beach is Mr. Townley’s old. home, where he was best known before he became first a state and then a:na- tional figure.. At Fargo, say reports, a “Steen for Governor” club. with 2500 members has been formed. Each one of these members is a contributor to some extent to the campaign fund. The Independent Voters’ association hasn't the great army of organizers and editors and managers and hang- ers-on which the league must support. No political organization in the his- tory of. the country has ‘had such enormous expenses as the league has labored under. When Townley testi- fies on the stand that he has accumu- lated none of the pelf for, his own benefit there is reason to believe him. ‘A correspondent says of the Steen meeting at Devils Lake this week: “The political rally and loyalty mect- ing held here this, afternoon was without question the, greatest gather- ing of its kind ever held in the state, people coming from all parts of north- eastern North Dakota. If loyalty and enthusiasm win a primary election, then the Independent voters’ ticket will have a. walk-away. It was entire- ly a gathering of farmers—at least 85 per cent of those present being farmers. “John Steen spoke briefly: ‘If I am the choice of the people as chief executive of this state, I pledge you that I will be governor .of all the people. .I am absolutely free—no promise has been exacted from me, and none will be given. If I cannot be governor without. being bound, I will not be governor.” This is Mr. Steen’s first public ut- terance since his speech of acceptance at Minot. There will be no democrats left to vote at the primaries if claims of the rival factions that the democrats are registering as republicans to assist in the selection of a republican ticket are borne out. It is a fact that scores of democrats are changing their party affiliations. How many of these are foreswearing national partisan alleg- iance to vote for Steen and how many are switching to help the league re- mains to be seen. Both the leaguers and the antis are at work among friendly democrats, assisting them to change their minds, Where are the “We Will Stick” buttons of yesterday? A year ago and two years ago they blossomed on many a manly lapel which today owes its Liberty Bond badges or service flags? Has the-leagwéizun out of buttons? O‘rdut of lapels2iicOr is thajieague making a Still fightvof ‘it, jtomeaaning to” reveal. the’ éxtent:: of} itenaytrength to theénemy?'! arsittiA does Frazier will carty the First.congres- sional district handitw! imiapite of op- position’ ‘storm: centers! at Fargo. and Grand Forks; Steen.-will carry the Third district, with as big a propor- tionate lead as Frazier takes from the First, andthe tie, willbe fought off inthe Second. -In-the ‘Second district are.such strong Nonpartisan counties ag Bottineau, McHenry, Bengon, La- Moure and. Dickey.. Burleigh: county probably .will go to Steen. Emmons and' Kidder are clajme@)for the Inde- pendenta; Stutemapyejepted a solid Nonpartisan’ delegation, 40. the legisla- turesitwo /yearg ago, cand, 8 (AL. best | doubtful. territory, for the ania. Barnes is theshome of Gearge M- Young, ‘hom ithe! leaguers have. endorsed,’ is the former, home of N. C. Macdon- ald, a league candidate, and of Miss Minnie J. Nielson, his independent op- ponent. “ Eddy, Foster, Sheridan,’ Rolette, Logan, Mcintosh, Wells and Griggs probably will split fifty-fifty. This is a guess based on the best available dope. The “propheteer” is willing to be corrected, after June 26, Coming to Bismarck Dr.Mellenthin SPECIALIST ae 4 4 For: His Sixth Year in North Da- kota ‘DOES NOT USE SURGERY Will be at M’KENZIE HOTEL Wednesday and Thursday, June 12-13, Office hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. tight and says nothing. The plain truth is said to be that the primary purpose of the Consumers’ United Stores Co. was to furnish sinews of war for the league. The league's big war chest is more or less of a myth. When any organization will hawk $70,000 worth of good col- lateral for $30,000, and will permit the banker who makes the loan to skim off the cream o fthis collateral, re- jecting what he will, a dire need for ready cash must be apparent. And when part of this collateral remains unrealized after a lapse of more than a year, and when the makers of these notes are substantial farmers, the attitude of the banks which are de- clining to buy this paper on any terms may be hetter understood. Farmers are objecting to paying these notes and post-dated checks. To enforce their collection means trouble and more enmity fpr the banks. Rapping the bankers on the one hand, the league on the other must rely upon them for a market for their paper. The league has plenty of. paper, but the banks don’t want it, and the mort- gage and trust and loan companies don't want it, and the league’s own mortgage company. cannot float it, so there you are. The league is in the-position of a diamond king with a cellar full of sparklers which no ane Two Days Only ‘No Charge for Examination Dr. Mellenthin ii I " is. a regular du: ate in Medicine and Sunes Sa is licensed. by. the state of North Da- kota. 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