The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1918, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE)? intered at ostoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as on Class Matter Gi D.MANN - - - _-___Editor i G, LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative NEW. YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Blg.; BOSTON, 3 Winter St.; DETROIT, Kresege Bldg; MINNEAPOLIS, 810 Lumber Exchange. E MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news pub- herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. "MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION. SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier per year. seveeee -$6.00 Daily by mail per year. . ereee 4.00 Daily. by mail per year (in state). : ae Daily by mail outside of North Dakota... i SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In North Dakota) One year by mail....., $4.00 Six months by, mail ji noe. ry cae Voutside of North Dakota) One year .. $5.00 Six months z Three months . oh me en RS & sses Three mont! One month - THB STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. (Ratablished 1873) i ata ligned 25FR) WILSON IS RIGHT The president is absolutely right in advising congress to take plenty of time for enacting a new war tax law devoid of the inequities of the present legislation, and his plan to take the addi- tional funds out of incomes, war profits and lux- uries will have the solid endorsement of the country. Every patriotic American is with the presi- dent.in his view that the people wil bear any tax burden necessary, provided that the same are justly laid. The first peeling has hardly been taken off the abnormal incomes, war profiteering and luxuries. The willingness of the common folks to serve and sacrifice has been demonstrat- ed in the Liberty loan and Red Cross campaigns. The president makes a bullseye when he declares that “the profiteering that cannot be got at by the restraints of conscience and love of country can be got at by taxation.” Sound, sensible and just’ as ‘to. his general policy’ of war taxation, i Président Wilsdh ‘will undoubtedly do his. mighti- eat to.give the nation revenue legislation equitable and‘just'in its particulars.: Sm glae ns: UNFAIR, UNJUST AND UNWISE This is not the way to win the war: “That employes shall not ask for recognition of, union which ‘has not been recognized before the. war.” : ‘ “Such an ultimatum recently was hurled at. the laboring men of Minnesota by the’ public’safety commission of that state. The commission was appointed by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, and is removable by him at any time. rnor:Byrnquist ‘has now been, asked by 1. labor bgard ito explain why the commission took unto itself authority to make laws forbidding workingmen who now belong to labor organizations or who may become members from asMing recognition of their unions. In other words, why the commission insists that the “open shop” shall continue to exist in Minnesota in all places where it existed before the war began. - Joint Chairmen Taft (Yes, the former presi- dent of the United States!) and Frank P. Walsh of the national war labor board, have announced the board’s decision to investigate the Minnesota commission’s arbitrary anti-labor action. The Minnesota public safety commission has gone farther in setting up laws of its own than any other state council of defense. Indeed, it has practically made itself the state’s legislative body, and the governor has‘acquiesced. The ostensible reason for this attempt to infringe upon the constitutional rights of work- ingmen, the commission announces, is to speed up war work. : The commission’s ruling extends to all work- ingmen and all places of employment, and includes individuals and shops engaged in production of non-war products, even to the making of tin whistles. It is nothing more or less than a des- perate endeavor of interests opposed to the prin- ciple of labor organization to halt the rising tide of union labor. No legislature, duly elected by and responsible to the people could have been coaxed, bribed or threatened into passing such a law, and we do not believe that Governor Burn- quist would have the courage to sign such a leg- islative act if it had been passed by the legisla- ture of his state. _ » From such.a step this same commission might take unto itself the authoriy to forbid all meet- ings of labor unions and the admission of new members. But even though the commission ven- tures no further in its anti-labor warfare, it will long be remembered for this autocratic, anti- American ruling, both unfair and lawless. If it were necessary, as the commission pre- tends to believe, to increase United States war production, that would be ‘excuse enough; for Americans will do anything and sacrifice every- thing to bring final victory in the world war rag- ing “over there.” But it will not do this. Such a commission-made “law” will slow up production. It will sow widely seeds of discontent among the hundreds of thousands of Minnesota citizens who toil with their hands. : Any action which tends to stir up trouble and foment discord in the, ranks of that willing and German and disloyal. It weakens the morale of the nation. How can we ask labor to WORK and FIGHT and GIVE to wring justice and liberty from the autocrats of Potsdam while we allow an appointed commission of home-grown autocrats to deny justice and liberty to our workers here? The national war labor board does well to set itself to the task of investigating the commis- sion’s action. No doubt it will arrive at the truth of the whole matter—and apply the needed rem- edy. DEMOCRACY “Democracy is as the seas,” men sneered, “Unstable as is water.” So it, in truth, appeared, For in democracy, altho’ the tide i Of common consciousness flows deep and wide, Yet every wave and ripple, undertow and eddy, Forever make its purpose seem unsteady And wasteful of its energy and power. So runs it ever, till the trying hour When the world-tempest rises to its height And then that Instability spells Might. “Unstable as the sea?” Aye, but the sea’s wrath!| What power shall stand and stay it in its path? —Edmund Vance Cooke. (Copyright, 1918, N. E. A.) : \ VOICING SOME SENTIMENTS—NOT ALL The republican platform presented at Indian- apolis, which is said to voice the sentiments of national republican leaders, expresses patriotism of: the highest order, and even declares issues. The party reaffirms its faith in its old time protective tariff policy and is going to re-estab- lish the constitution, in order to prevent, amongst other things, “further spread of the socialistic tendency toward federal ownership of all crea- tion, distribution of wealth as a panacea for all the real and fancied ills of society.” While it is likely that, after the war, the dem- ocratic party will also have a number of leaders favoring protective, if not indeed prohibitive, tariff legislation against Germany, Austria and Turkey, an attempt by republicans, or democrats to put up the bars against peoples with whom we are now fighting and dying, as allies, will surely make a hot political issue. It is evident, too, that we shall want British, French and Italian trade to be as prosperous as it possibly can be, for the| simple reason that our: aforesaid allies will be owing us'so’much money. For business:reasons we shall. desire that our/debtors be fat with pros- perity. . : ‘s ¢ But the most interesting feature of this plat- form, prepared’ for the Indiana convention after consultation: with national republican leaders, is the declaration-against further spread of federal ownership and the slap at. distribution of wealth. This declaration is the old time, chronic sop usu- ally. thrown to big business by the party’s man- agers, and there never was a time when the rank and file of the republican party could more clearly recognize it as the sop which it is, i Behind the tendency toward federal ownership are the big corporations themselves.. Our gov- ernment already controls and operates the rail- roads, and the telegraph and express companies have been squealing to be taken in. Uncle Sam is going to have to commandeer a mighty lot more of corporations, before this war ends. Operation and control are the next.step before ownership. Every method of war management in respect of the public utility corporations promotes federal ownership as a national necessity. In order. to preserve our national life, we've already knocked the horns, cloven-hoofs and fiery tongue off that ghost term, “socialism.” Propositions to take any man’s life.or property for the good of all no longer puts any true patriot or wise business man to bed with a horrible nightmare. If our experiments with government operation and control—near-ownership—prove to be “a mighty good thing, it is going to be very, very hard for any political party to get, the people’s consent to a return to the old order of private mismanagement and exploitation of the public. As to distribution of wealth as a remedy for society’s ills, why, the whole world is being edu- cated to a more equitable distribution of wealth. The wealthy of Great Britain are standing an income tax of over 85 per cent, right now. Presi- dent Wilson declares that we've got to provide for enormous increases in running expenses by higher taxes upon big business profits and the luxuries and abnormal incomes of the wealthy. And there will be increases on increases, if the war continues for long. The wage earners of this country are receiving better pay than ever before in their careers. It matters not why this is so—a propo- sition to stop the increasing tendency toward more equitable distribution of wealth is simply a propo- sition that the wage earners vote themselves low- er wages. Such a proposition, we believe, would be a very rotten plank in any party’s platform, now or later. “There’s a shortage of June bridegrooms,” wails a matrimonial statistician. All. because there’s a bumper crop of heroes headed toward France. | Uncle Sam, please read: Great Britain, Can- ada and Australia already are preparing land op- portunities within their borders for returning sol- diers. The surest way of having money five years hence is to spend it for thrift stamps today. Future generations of German school children , superbly able..body. of American union Jabor,:is|will know him as Wilhelm, the Waster of Lives. i i FRIDAY, JU) MORE ‘The Independent voters’ association, opposing the Nonpartisan league for the nomination of a republican state and legislative ticket at the primar- ies June 26, today released~the -fol- lowing interesting addition to the growing volume of literature dealing with the famous: Consumers’ ‘Store Co. meeting held at the Grand Pacific. ho- tel last January: - 4 + “(PROM D. E.. SHIPLEY. STATE OF .NOKTH DAKOTA, Coun- ty of Burleigh,—ss. Hey “D: E. Shipley, being first duly sworn dé@poses and’ says;:upon his oath: ’ || Ihave read: the interview. by J. G. Ingle appedring in‘the March 9,'1918. issue of the’ Fargo Forum; which the sald J.G. Ingle had with A. C. Town- ley, president of the National Non‘ partisan league, { was present at thef conference mentioned” therein had win the said A. C. Townley on the night of January £8, 1918, at the Grand, Pacitic Hote! in Eismarck, N. D., and.I/heard the re- quest made.of Mr.. Townley to take| the ‘store: propdsition’:(meaning’ the ‘Congumers’ United . Store’ Company) away from the league, and Mr. Town- ley..refused to. do'so. 1 also heard at said’ time-and place..the request made of Mr. Townley: that if-he would not take it away from ‘the league to put it on (the ‘Consumers’ United ‘Stores company) on a solid foundation a business basis like the Rochdate plan, so that a man: who put $100 into it would have stock—something ‘to show for his_ money. I heard Mr. Townley refuse to do‘so, stating that would keep him on the witness stand all the time answering questions. At said time and-place I heard the said J. G. Ingle state to Mr. Townley, “Ac- cording to your Statement we only put $9,000 into the store.” Mr. Townley answered “Yes.”’Mr. Ingle then asked, “Then what is to become of the other $51,000 or the balance of the money over and above the §9,0002” Mr. Town- ley stepped up to Mr. Engle, shook his fist under his nose, and said, “That is none of your God damned business.” At said time and place the said Mr. Townley, in the course of his remarks, stated emphatically, “You farmers are like a set of God Damned hogs. We have. got to drive you to the polls with an-elm club to. make you vote.” At this point ‘Mr. Ifgle replied, “Here, Tam a farmer, and I have nevet been driven to the polls., I might be coax- ed, but not driven.” At said time and AFFIDAVITS AS TO THAT _ FAMOUS CONSUMERS’ STORE ROW place the said Mr. Townley stated em- ’ POILUS BATHE BY THE OLD MILL STREAM ae French solMers.on.rest behind the French lincs takiy phatically to me and others, present, “If this store question should go ‘bust today, you-God damned farmers: have got your money's worth.” Affiant further declares that at said time and place the said A. C. Townley struck George Sorber, one of the men present, upon the chest, after which the said Townley stepped back quick- ly, dropping his coat. .At said time und place above mentioned there was oresent this affiant, (D. b.: Shipley) and the folowing named men, and oth- ers, all of. whom: are farmers, witn postoffice’ address set opposite their aame: i “ Mosley, Dickinson. Burch, Bismarck, oye . Smith,‘Hebron... -~ ‘rank Mehring,* Melville, and Wm: E. Breen, Bismarck: ; -1 am a member of the Nonpartisan league, and those present at said meet- ing: with ‘Mr. ‘Townley were thefe: fo:' the purpose of obtaining information relative to the ' plan. of -organization and operation of the Consumers’ Unit- ed Stores company, part of whom hold purchasers’ certificates, and that nothing. was said by, any of those pges- ent which, in’ my judgment, should have . provoked - the..ordinary reasou- able ‘man to a loss /of, temper ‘Or; a show of .violence. All..of the’ ques- tions and information ..requested® ‘oz Mr. Townley at said time atid ‘place were requested in a gentlemanly man- ner, without heat, and for the purpose of obtaining from Mr. Townley posi- tive information relative to the or- ganization and plan of operation of the Consumers’ United .Stores com- pany. i Having read said interview as pub- lished as aforesaid in the Fargo For- um, I find the same is a conservative and truthful statement of what actual- ly occurred at said time and place. D. E. ‘SHIPLEY. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of JJuJne, 1918. E. M. THOMPSON, Notary Public Burleigh Co., N. D. My commission ‘expires Feb. 3, 1923. Seamed 1 FROM W. J. MOZLEY. AFFIDAVIT. STATE’ OF NORTH DAKOTA, Coun- ty of Stark—SS. t W. J. Mozley, director of the North Dakota-division of the Farmers’ Edu- cationa land Cooperative Union of America, being first duly sworn, de- poses and says, upon his oath: I have read the interview of J. G. advantage of their stay neat @ fresh-water stream to wash their cloth The old mil Us in ruins, a result of German shell fire, een ee Ingle appearing in the March’9, 1918, issue of the Fargo Forum, which the state board of directors of the North Dakota division o1 tue Basliv.d ate cational and Cooperative Union o1 America had with A. C. Townley president of the National Nonpartisar league. I was present at the confer ence mentioned on the night of Jan uary 28, 1918, at.a room of the Grane Pacific Hotel in Bismarck, North Da kota. Lam positive that J. G. Ingle, whe ‘was present at that interview gave at correct a statement of*that interview as is possible for anyone to give tha: was present. C. Townley, struck Geo. W. Sorber, or the chest, quite rudely, with the back of his hand, at the same time throw ing his overcoat which he was hold ing in his left arm on the floor. 1 ocnsidered these acts on the part of A. C. Townley, very rude and entire ly uncalled for as all the questions asked A. C. Townley were asked ip a gentlemanly manner and for the pur- pose of. o%taining information” from A. f. Todnley regarding the Consum- ers’. United Stores Company .and which .every farmer in the ‘state of North Dakota is ntitled to. Previous to ‘this interview and from any information that I have beer abel to obtain from all other sources, I had decided that the Consumers’ United Stores company, was the worst wildcat scheme of any business proopsition ‘that I jhdve ever seen pulled off, hence the reason for ’the board of directors of the Farmers’ Union asking A. C. Townley to give the board of directors of the Farm. ers’ Union first hand information re garding the Consumers’ United Stores company. Since the interview with A. C. Townley on the night of January 28, 1918, 1 ame more than ever con- vinced that the - Consumers’ United Stores company is suc ha wide depart. ure from any sone business metho now or ever in operation to my knowl edge within the United States. And I further state that the inter view as.given out by J. G. Ingle and appearing in the March 9, 1918, issue of the Fargo Forum, is only a minor portion of that interview. | If there had been _a stenographic report of the above mentioned interview with A. C. Townley, taken which should have been done, it would have caused the farmers of the state of North Dakota to openly condemn the plans of or- ganization and operation of the Can- sumers’ United Stores company. W. J. MOZLEY, ‘Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of May, A. D. 1918, T. F. MURTHA, ‘Notary Public, Stark, Co. N. Dak. NITED MINERS _ HAVE 1,800 IN THE DAKOTA RANKS Great Progress Made in Organi- zation of the Underground Workers in State The United Mine Workers of Amer- ica, which began its operations in North Dakota last December, when it organized a local with 300 members at Wilton, now has a membership of 1,800 in this state, Samuel Pascoe, dis- trict organizer for North Dakota and Montana announced today. Mr. Pascoe has made, Bismarck district headquar- ters and will locate permanently: here. The United Mine Workers’ chief for this state is a veteran miner, descend- ed from a race of Cornishmen who have been miners for centuries. He has been identified with the United ‘Mine Workers’ movement from its in- It is also a fact that iA} LIBERTY BONIS ACTIVE. ON WAR REPORTS New York, June,, 7Stocks that were heaviest at the outset of today's stock market weré among the first .o recover in suvsequent trading, the cally extending from’ to 2 1-2 points .n general motors, Studebaker, Marine greterred, Atlantic uulf, Sumatra to- yacco, United Cigars and tobacco pro- aucts, Baldwin locomotive and cru- sible steel also strengthened sub- stantially, but United States steel re- gained only a fraction of its loss, with <nother setback at noon. Rails continued listless on nominal sfferings. - Liberty bonds were ac- tive at material advances from recent lo wrecords. The 3 1-2's sold at 99.64 0 99.170; second 4’s at 93.94 td 94.34 and 4 1-4’s at 96.14 to 96.60. No deal- ngs in first 4's. s Selling of equipments and war issues 1s a woolé accompamied tne eariy lealings on the stock exchange today. jteels, Baldwin locomotive, shippings .nd motors bore the brunt of the movement at recessions of 1 to 11-2 points.. Coppers and specialties, par dcularly tobaccos, alcohol and distil- ers, were equally heavy. Among ails Canadian Pacific was under narked pressure, losing 1 1-2 points. foderate improvement set in later. _iberty bonds were steady. ‘CHICAGO PRODUCE. ‘Chicago, June 7.—Butter firm; re- eipts 7,927 tubs, creamery extra +1 -2; firsts 38@40; seconds 34@36 1-2. Cheese unchanged. aie Eggs higher; receipts 14,648 cases, ‘irsts 30@32; ordinary firsts 28@30; it mark, cases included 29@31. Potatoes higher. ‘New receipts 55 ars; Texas and Louisiana sacked riumphs $2.10@2.25. Old, receipts 12 sars; Wisconsin, Michigan and Min- iesota bulk $1.10@1°0; do sacks $1.30 @1.40. Poultry alive unchanged. NEW YORK PRODUCE. New York, June 7.—Butter firm; re- reipts 15,947 tubs. Creamery higher han extras 43 :-2@44 1-4; extra 43@ 3 1-4; firsts 42@43 3-4. Eggs irregular, receipts 32,833 vases. Fresh gathered extras 38@3y; resh gathered storage packed firsts 16@37 1-2; regular packed extra ‘rats 36 @ 37 1-2; firsts 33 1-2@35 1:2. ‘Cheese firm; receipts 2.883 boxe». 3tate whole milk flats, fresh specials 3@23 1-2; go average run 22 1-2@23. WHEAT RECEIPTS. ‘Minneapolis,.Minn., Jupe 7.—Wheat ‘eceipts 111 cars, compared with 219 ‘ars.a year agof Corn, No. 3 yéllow' Oats, No. 3 white'74@75: “Flax. $3,84@3.86, OATS DECLINE. ,. Chicaga, June .7—Qats, sympathized with the decline.in ;corn. After open- ing: 1-4 to 1-2, cent..lower with July i7.1-8 to 67 1-4, the market continued ‘o sag. ee Provisions ascended owing to small- negs of receipts and higher prices at he yards. . Tradg,was, light. of _ CHICAGO. LIVESTOCK. Chicago, June iggs receipts 9,- 300; higher;’. heavy’)"$16.75@16.95; light $17.00@17,25; ne packing 516,50@16.80; mixed 6.70@16.80; olgs, choice’'$16'50@17.25; bulk $16.80 @17.25. ! Cattle receipts 4,000; beef cattle ac- ‘ive;, prime, steady to strong; heavy butchers steady to strong; calves 3téady to strong; stockers and feed- ars steady. . Sheep receipts 7,000; market steady ‘o,.strong;, lambs 18.00; medium to good $17.25@@17.75; wanted ‘at $20.50; native 14.75. DULUTH GRAIN Duluth, Minn. June 7.—Elevator seceipts of domestic grain—wheat 19,- 300 bushels, last year 117,800; barley 3,000 bushels, last year 4,500; flax 750 bushels last year 10,400. Shipments: Oats 5,000 bushels, bar- ley’ 10.900 bushels, last year 2,000; flax 2,100 bushels, last year 28,500. Duluth car inspection: Wheat Nos. land 2 northern 1; total wheat 1; year ago 24; oats 1. Total of all grains 1, year ago 28; on track 8. EASE CORN MARKET. Chicago. June 7—Improved weather conditions tended today to ease the corn market. Liberal arrivals here counted further as a bearish factor. Opening prices, which ranged from 1-8 to 5-8 cents lower with July 134 7-8 to 135 1-4 and August:136 3:8, were foi- ree ‘by a moderate’ additional set- ack. ia eee MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR. Minneapolis, Minn., June 7.—Flour unchanged. Shipments 45,667 barrels. Rye 182@185. ‘Barley 103@135. Bran 28.25@83. SOUTH ST. PAUL. ‘South St. ‘Paul, June 7.—Hogs re- ceipts 4,800; 15 cents higher, range $16.50@16.80; bulk $16.75@16.80. Cattle receipts 2,000;-steady; steers $7.50@@17.50; cows and heifers $8.00 et 550 veal calves steady; $7.0@ 50; stockers. and feeders $6.50@13.50. cee: ‘Sheep receipts 90; 25 cents higher; lambs $10.00@18.00; wethers $1.00 14.00; ewes $5.00@14.00, FLAXSEED — ADVANCES ‘Duluth, Minn., June 7.—Flaxseea prices _were- advanced sharply today after showing weakness a tthe start. Bids to cover contracts found the market bare of offerings and the quo- @1.60. mary ception. He was business manager of the Miners’ Magazine for a number of years, and was one of. the first ex- ecutives of IMnois. John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers and now chairman of the ‘New York state industrial commission, with Pascoe.and other leaders in 1897 undertook the organization of Illinois’ 40,000 mine-workers. Beginning with & local membership of 150, in less than {zation in. Illinois. “We expect to thoroughly orean'~ North Dakota,” said ‘Mr, Pascoe to- day. “We are also working for a contract between employer and em- vloye on a basis approved by repre- a year they had a 100 per cent organ-| - cents on the putting through two trades. 3 oat The new crop futures gained only slightly. July closed 9 cents up and October 1 cent up. BIG TRAVELERS’ _ POW-WOW TO BE HELD. SATURDAY A big meeting of local United Com- mercial‘Travelers and of traveling Salesmen generally has been called for the U. C.,T. hall at 8 o'clock Saturday evening. There will be eats and a sentatives of the United States gov- ernment, the Coal Operators associa- tion and the United Mine Workers.” y smoker; important: matters are to .be discussed, and the council urges every- one to turn out... - tations in’the July future ran up 12- spring lambs’ ' My AM Un ue a rn