The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1919, Page 4

FOUR THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN, - - - - - ~ éitor Foreign Representatives cmcaco”” LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, | orport, Marquette Bidg. “sunns AND surat B NEWYORK, - - 1 - _ Fifth Ave, Bldg. “~~ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited im this paper and also the local news published herei: All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are oe BE CIRCULATION [EMBER AUDI BUREAU OF CIRC! SUBSCEIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year... $7.20 Daily by mail, per year (In Bismarck oe 7.20 Daily by mail, hat year (In state outside Bismarck) 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota. -- 6.00 THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER, (Established 1878) Gir ——— BOTH PATHS LEAD TO THE FERRY From the mansion, the castle, marbled halls, the path of humankind leads to the Ferry of Death. From the cottage, the tenement, the hovel the path brings its human load to the Ferry of Death. It doesn’t matter how far one has climbed in life, to what height of fame or fortune he has ascended, nor to what depth of shame or misfor- tune he has fallen finally he finds himself waiting at the Ferry for the Ferryman of Death. A rich man, wealthy beyond the aircastles of other mortals, finds his way down that path. For him it is strewn with flowers; he meets with cheering words and kindly eyes, but all of his millions cannot halt his footsteps trudging on and on to the landing where awaits the Ferryman of Death. Nothing that humankind can do may turn that path in another direction. _ Always, forever, has it led to the Ferry of Death; and always, forever, will it lead to the Ferry of Death. And always, from the minute of your birth, the Ferryman is there waiting for you, waiting to take you over the Sea of the Unknown, into an- other life, into eternity. There is no bribing that Ferryman; there is no escaping him. There is nothing humankind can do but travel that path. And, let us repeat, the path, no matter where it starts, comes, in the end, to the landing down there where awaits the Ferryman. There is a path for every human being, a path, sometimes, through valleys of happiness, sometimes over rocks of sor- row, again where the traveling is pleasant and where one is inclined to delay awhile; and again it winds a weary way through hardships which would speed us on, but always the path runs on and down, coming at last to that landing. And when one comes to the landing, before even one can take passage with the Ferryman one must leave behind him the vast accumulation of gold, the crown of fame, and the sceptre of power, just as others, less worldly, fortunate, are forever past the pangs of want, sorrow and pain. But one can take with him, on that last’ jour- ney, the love of his fellow, the knowledge that in life he lived his life well and harmed no man. The human soul that cannot take that with him when he goes away with the Ferryman has failed in the only real, worth-while, purpose of life, whether he comes from the castle on high, or the hovel below. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? The wisest man in the world knows only a tiny fraction of what there is to be learned, and the mass of human knowledge, painfully acquired and handed on since our far-off ancestors came down out of the trees, is only a faint glimmer in the midst of the dark unknown. Much of the unkonwn is unknowable; a little of it, the human mind laboriously takes possession of as centuries pass. fi Most of us are amazingly’ ignorant. We are like the classic example of the school children, con- ning their boks, who couldn’t tell what kind of wood their desks were made of. Actually, we are afraid of seeming to know much outside of the trodden ways; we dispose the “highbrow.” And at the same time, how contemptuous we are likely to be of someone who seems to be more ignorant than ourselves! The man who has stopped learning is living at a standstill. Make everyone you meet your teach- er, if you would get the most from life. The boy scout, that venerable farmer, that sharp young salesman—each has a bit of special knowledge for you. Bea student, even though your school days are in the remote past, and not a mere book student. And, so long as you keep your mind open, you will always be humble. You never will despise “ignorance,” but arrogance, springing from a trivial wisdom, you will fervently avoid. Let us at least wait until after the next census to adopt labor’s suggestion of a firing squad for profiteers. Can we eliminate private capital from the rail- road companies without eliminating private enter- prise and energy? Great lawyers declare that the kaiser could not be legally tried. Well, poison gas was tried illegally. Morrison says there will be a sort of revolution if the leaders are unable to control the workers, Salaried men, having no organization, are remark- ably successful at controlling themselves, A conservative is one who thinks the Plumb plan plumb idiotic. A list of the causes of social unrest isn’t com- plete without mention of Burleson. ‘ Railroad men can say that they learned this force-to-the-utmost idea from Wilson. | WITH THE EDITORS | ipsam cpr re tte en mentee THE BATTLE IS ON BETWEEN SOCIALISM AND AMERICANISM ~~ Within recent years the affairs of some of the labor organizations of the country have fallen into the hands of men who are politicians before they are labor leaders. This has culminated in the en- dorsement by the heads of the railway brother- hoods of the plan bearing the name of Plumb, a lawyer who admitted that he favored the economic program of the bolsheviki. This amounts to state socialism in railways—the first step in what un- doubtedly would prove to be the plunging of this country into the vortex of state socialism, with its accompanying autocracy of officialism. When this scheme of siate socialism was brought to congress, with the threat of revolution on the lips of its chief proponent in case it were not accepted, the politician element in labor, lead- ership over-stepped the bounds of discretion. The result is the raising of the issue of whether, first, we are to have representative government in this country, or government by class or group terror- ism; second, whether in the light of this develop- ment in politicalized railroading, the people of this country wish to go any further along the pathway of socialism. Of course socialization of railways would be followed by demands for the politicaliza- tion of all other industries, * If the people of the United States want state socialism, or communism, or bolshevism in any zorm, they can get it in orderly American fashion. They are not going to be intimidated in their polit- ical decision on issues like state socialism by the threats of strikes or riots, which Mr. Plumb quoted auditors at some of the meetings to which he made incendiary speeches, as threatening in his testi- mony before congress. The politicalization of railways has resulted in the hoisting of railway rates and fares, the de- terioration of service, and immense deficits in op- eration which are now being paid by the people out of the public treasury. Not only are the peo- ple not prepared for further steps in socialization, but they are heartily anxious to get rid of much foisted upon them by the state socialists in na- tional authority. The employes of the railways themselves confess that under government opera- tion of the roads their condition has not been bet- tered. They profess themselves to be worse.off today than they were five years ago. They admit that while there have been increases in wages, these have only formed part of an endless chain of price boosting which has not only caught up, but gone ahead of them. The suggestion that the railways be politically operated under a system of division of profits is rather amusing, in view of the fact that under government operation we have losses, rather than profits, to divide. Expenses are increasing, reve- nues falling off. It is evident that we will soon be at the point where the railways could not. be profitably operated, even if there was no interest charges on the investment to pay. But with the proposed twenty billion dollar load on these prop- erties, there would be heavy losses to divide, or else the public would be required to pay further increases.in freight and passenger rates, which would amount to the same thing. a fine mouthful, but in practice it would prove to be embarrassing to the operatives charged with the management of a railway under the proposed co-operative plan. The section hand has harder and more disagreeable work than the conductor. Why should he, under democratic management, not be paid more, rather than less, if “democracy,” rather than selection or seniority, is to rule? And who is to determine which work is of greater value, or worthy of higher pay? A majority in a railway soviet? Politics, or business foresight? The time has come when there must be dis- crimination, by political leaders and political par- ties, between real and false leaders of labor; lead- ers who are trying to serve labor and leaders who are trying to force socialism as a political. pro- gram upon the people of this country, and_ not by an appeal to public opinion, but by the deliber- demoralization of existing industry and threats based upon the power to strike or to deliver the votes of organized workers. Day by day the lines are being drawn between those who believe in Americanism and those who advocate socialism; between those who believe in representative gov- ernment and those who favor class government; between those who believe in government by patri- otism and enlightened interest. and those~who stand for government by terrorism. The battle is going to be fought out in 1920 and upon this question the Republican party will stand upon tra- ditional American ground, while the Democratic party, under the leadership of internationalists and socialists, will advocate the policy of Euro- peanizing the United States.—National Republi- can, of that which; under camouflage of war, has been|: “Democratic operation” of the railways makes! BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE“ " SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1919 LET. ‘THE HOUSEWIFE “CAN” HIM | No COLD STORAGE BUSIMESS ABOUT THIS, EX, SISTER ? AUTOCRACY WOULD RESULT FROM NEW RAILROAD CONTROL Former Governor of Ohio Scores Socialistic Plan of Govern- ment, Ownership ' BROTHERHOODS TOO HASTY, Economists Expresses _ Belief That They Have Not Fully - Considered Proposal iy aa Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. | 23.—Myron T. Herrick o9f this city, member of The Executive Committee of the Na- tional Association’s)£ Owners of Rail- road Securities, declared in a state- ment today that “the turning over-of the vast system of railroad lines to the control of the government, and through ‘the government to ‘the con- trol ot organized “labor, would be a long step toward the’ establishment in this country ‘of'' an. autocratic power. that would imperil the liberties of the American people.” ‘ Mr. Herrick. who was formerly gov- ernor of Ohio and American ambas- sador to France, is a ‘banker, director of the Erie Railroad and of the New York Life Insurance ‘company. Mr. Herrick asserted in ‘his’ state- ment that “the experience /of:the last two ‘years with the railroads, as with the telegraph and télephone lines is ample proof that there'fs neither effi- ciency. nor economy. in‘ government control,” ‘He said that ‘such control and operation would: defeat the pur- pose for which the railroad brother. hoods were established and that it would. involve a huge yaddition to the public debt as thewalue: of the rail- roads ‘was estimated: at... $17,000,000,- 000. Seat Referring to Che agitation by rail- road employes through: the officers of their organizations in/favor of gov- ernment ownership of the roads, Mr. ‘Herrick said: c “This propaganda,.will not ‘be fav- orably received by,the people of this country, who, as always"must pay the bill, The deficit incurred.in less. than two years of federal‘ operation is al- ready more than $500,000,000' and is} amounting at the rate:of$2;000,000-a day in spite of sharp increases in freight and passenger rates.’ Direct- ly or indirectly, -in taxes, freight charges and increase inthe’ cost of goods the burden of’ that deficit falls on the people and contributes; in. tre- mendous measure to the oppressively high cost of living. In the ‘face of that showing who “could | .conscien- tiously” wish toperpetuate | govern- mental control of the railroads? “I cannot believe the brotherhoods have thoroughly considered the conse- quences that. would follow. govern. ment ownership or that they are pre- pared to. exercise this great power. Their. present propaganda is wholly at-varlance with the character of their organizations and-: with’ ' their long and honorable history.” To add the cost of the railroads to the government's debt,* Mr.) Hetrick said, “would weaken the government borrowing power, depreciate further government securities and increase the rate at which the government can borrow... He pointed out, thatthe war had added $20,000,000,000 to the public debt in two years atid that the an- nual ‘interest’ charge alone is now almost equal to the whole annual ex- pense of the national government be- fore the. war..:‘‘To,buy the railroads and double the national debt: would be exceedingly unwise,” said Mr. Her- rick. “It would simply: multiply the principal and‘ interest which the peo- ple must pay. “Uncertainty -in business will not cease until ‘the railroad “problem is solved,” asserted .Mr.. Herrick. “Every delay means tremendous loss to the country. All the billions of wealth owned by the people of the United States are to go forward or backward, dependent upon the legislation which is just ahead. A mistake will’tureat- en the whole financial structure.” Mr. Herrick said that he believed the best plan yet presented for solv- ing the railroad question was that presented to congress by. the ‘National Association ‘of Owners of Railroad Securities. . This, plan, he said, pro- vide fora ‘fixed percentage return to the roads . and that. ;where a road makes a profit in excess of 6 percent the excess shall be divided between the government;: the employes anc the railroad, In hig; opinion this plan protected ‘all interests—the’ -public, the shippers, employes, and owners. “The time for experiments has passed,” said Mr. Herrick. “The gov-| ./ernment has followed fads and fanc- ies far ‘enough. ‘Now let us forget Partisan and’ * politics and’ devise a practical plan for the’ business-like management of our great vehicles: of commerce giving men of experience and vision a chance to exercise their abilities. Radical experimentation i3 unthinkable.” YANKS LIKENED TO ROMAN GLADIATORS IN LONDON PAPERS) Press Comment on American Soldiers: Marching ‘Through Metropolis Glowing : BUSINESSLIKE EN! SEMBLE Troops Had “Grim, Indomitable Look,” Says Daily Sketch —Cheers for Flag London, July 2v.—(Correspondencs of The Associated Press)—The pro- visional regiment. of American sol- diers who followed General Pershing in the Peace Day procession was the first sample of American fighting troops to March in London. Other organizations seen here had been on their way to the battlefields, while these meén_wete returning. “Here. were the Americans jn steel helmets, marching in companies eight abreast —witt tayonets ‘fixed,’ said The Daily Express. “They. were as jovial as any when the procession halted, fora time, but while they marched their faces were as serious and as immobile as the gravest of graven images. They made a_pro- found impression on the onlookers. Their marching was Roman in its iron sterness and precision.” ' “A magnificent regiment it was,” said The Daily Telegraph, “young men all of them and the quintessence of: the alert and lithe khaki clad in brown steel helmets they looked most workmanlike.” “How magnificently they marched, swinging past in perfect alignment, with a long, easy stride, heads held high and shoulders squared,” said The Daily News. They were greeted vo- ciferously with as good cheering as I ever remember having heard in Lon- on.” “There was a grim, indomitable look about Pershing’s men,” said The ‘Daily Sketch, “an effect greatly heightened by their shell helmets, and it made all the more wonderful the! ‘burst of clear color which followed as their massed banners camp by. Old Glories, along with the rest, held American fashion so that the fabric flew: freely and no shred of color was lost. The cheering of the crowd turned at the sight to ‘a great ‘Ah,’ of delight. Except for the passing of the massed colors of the guards with their laurelled staffs, it was the most Picturesque moment of the proces- sion.” “Good old Yanks,’ thus are the Americans affectionately if somewhat familiarly greeted,” said The Morn- ing Post in its story of the proces- sion. WANTED Second hand office desk. Phone 267, | PEOPLE’S FORUM | > THE MARMARTH RIOTS The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, N. Dak. To the Editor: We would appreciate it as a fa- vor if you would insert the follow- ing correction on the first page of ‘your excellent paper. We the undersigned deny that at any time during the recent strike of the shopmen of this city that there was any rioting or any. attempt to do damage or any dam- age done to any Company’s prop- crty. We also state that the strik- ers were at all times peaceable and that no unlawful act was done by them at any time during said strike: >” “ 3 A threat to eject striking Japs and Bulgarians from their quart- ers was made and the Federated Crafts officials believed disorder might resit if said threat was Put into execution.. The efficient service of the attorney General's office stopped all possible dis- order. THOMAS G. HINER, City Attorney. GEO. F. GIBEAU, City Commissioner. RAOUL LESSARD WANTED. Grafton, N. D., August 18th, 1919. To the Editor: Would you be so kind and publish in your Columns, the following: “Anyone knowing of the whereabouts of one Rauol Lassard, son of Mrs, Ed- ward Lassard, Grafton, N. D., will do this mother a kind act by letting her know, This young man returned from overseas sometime last spring and came home for a short visit, whence he returned to Minneapolis, giving as his last address No, 500 8th Avenue South, His father died August 14th, 1919. Efforts were made at that time to locate him at the above mentioned address, but without avail, He is 27 years of age, about 5 ft. 8 in, in height, dark compiexion and very manly 1o0k- ing. Any information given in this con- nection will greatly relieve the anxiety of a heart broken mother and will be greatly apreciated.” , Thanking you very kindly for any- tuing you may do, I am, Very sincerely yours, ' W. J. LaMarre, County Auditor. GENTLEMEN OF FORTUNE SEEK NEW GOLD LAND IN NORTH SIBERIAN WASTE ‘Nome, Alaska, July 14—(By Mail, —Twenty-nine weather bronzed ex- plorers hailing from every quarter of the globe and bound for some mys- terious gold country of northern Si- beria, left here tonight aboard the sailing schooner Casco, once the prop- erty of Robert Louis Stevenson, Fears were expresed by Nome res- idents before the boat left that it would not be able to get through into the Arctic ocean as ‘reports received here recently said the Eering straits were still blocked with ice. Members of the ship’s company said they were bound for some point in a vast uninhabited territory lying along the Arctic shore of Siberia be- tween East Cape and the Lena river. They would not divulge the exact lo- cation of their destination. The party is known as the North- ern Mining and Trading company and is led by S. L. McGirk. a mining en- gineer, of Hamilton, Texas, president of the company. A. ‘L. Johnson. an- other ofthe party, is vice president. Captain C. L. Oliver is master of the adventure shin. With the exception of the destina- tion there is little mvstery about the knowledge about the country for which they are heading and are aim- ing to explore the section and find what it contains. ‘No rich gold strikes are expected, he declared. The Casco may be sent back from the north this fall, after landing her passengers at their destination. EXPLORER DRIFTS FOR SIX MONTHS WITH ICE FLOES Scandinavian Who Accompanied Steffansson Completes Wierd Arctic Journey WIND IS: MOTIVE POWER Scientist Establishes Fact There Are No Permanent Cur- rents in Pole Zone cea Edmonton, Alta, Aug. 23.—Six months adrift on an ice floe in the Arctic sea, cut off from all civiliza- tion by miles of deep” water—such was the experience .of Storker T. Storkerson,; who accompanied Vilh- jalmur Stefansson, explorer, on his trip to northern Arctic regions, ‘Stor- kerson has just reached Edmonton from the great northern wastes. Ob- servations of great scientific value were made while his party was on the ice floes. Stefansson: was taken ill and Stor- kerson, second in command, took charge of the party and proceeded without the other explorer. In the spring of 1918, after all preliminary ar- rangements had been made, he set out from. Boder Island on March 5 iwth thirteen men, eighty dogs and eight sleds, The object of the party was to stay .|for one year if possible on the ice floe and drift during this time, to de- termine currents, if any, in Beaufort Sea, to take soundings and discover new land. Four months after the party went adrift on’ the floe Storkerson became ill with asthma and it was decided to return to shore. On October 9, 1918, the party, then being’ at latitude 74, longitude 147 west, started again for the American continent and arrived at Cape Halkett on ‘November 7. From Cape Halkett they proceeded to: Bo- der Island where they fell in with Captain Anderson,. from whom they got supplies for the winter of 1919. The trip was the first of its kind. No other man, it is declared, has de- liberately set himself adrift on an ice floe for scientific purposes. Taking everything into ‘consideration, the journey was most, satisfactory. In the first place, it was found tha‘ there were no permanent currents in the sea. The ice floe drifted with the wind and its course appears to be de- termined by that agent alone. Owing to certain phenomena —ob- served by Storkerson he was inclined to think that there was land to the north of the point reached. The rea- son for this supposition was the fact that in this six months the floe turned completely around. The: huge fioe was several mines-in width. Seals, Polar bears, ducks, gulls and land birds ,abounded on .it, while shrimos and small fish appareutly were the chief food for the seals. Asa result of the strange voyage much’ ‘4mportant. information .was gleaned, . Keenan .Land,. which . was supposed to be:discovered by Captain. Keenan, ‘was found to be non-exist- ant; at least, there was no land on latitude 74 and between longitude 140-152,’ which was where Keenan placed his find, it was declared, In- stead of land there. was water from 50° metres to 4,500 metres deep. ‘Mr. 'Storkerson strongly recommend- ed the government’s plan of commer- elalizing the muskox. He stated that if these beasts had been domesticated and if the raindeer had been intro- duced into Canada no one would ever have heard of any meat shortage. The wool of the muskox could be used extensively for clothing and was of excellent grade. —— —a | POETS’ CORNER | o>-—_______________¢ CROSSING THE BIG MUDDY. Across the river in the storm While waters foam, one Monday,morn, John Henlein and Paul Jaszkowlak Crossed the river to get back And keep right on with drilling wells ; This ie the tale, which one of them tells, One Monday morn at break of day We sped away to our work in clay, hte clouds on high came: tumbling by x ero a very dark and threatening sky. afeared To cross the river as one we cheered, But when on the ferry, which us should carry You may be sure we felt some wary. Twas dark as night on a bright moon- light So dark ’twould kill ye with fright. The thunder crashed, the waves they splashed; And we. stood there, somewhat abashed. The river, the muck, the lightning struck, You see we were somewhat in luck. The streak o’ greased lightning went down the river Smashing the water to a thundering quiver. se Not quite so very far it was ‘Only a quarter mile from us To the bottom of the river it bored a hole : In the shape of an enormous bowl. The river quivered, the waves skim- mered, Once dark, then bright, the waters glimmered. ‘Spraying us afresh as past they flew. While the wind just blew, blew, blew! —and then some! The waves rose up the size of a man: We got across.and back to lan’. Which event, to us, was quite a relief ‘Tho sorry the excitement had been 8o brief. © MARIE. To . increase production, some Con- necticut cotton mills work their ma- chinery 24 hours a.day, employin; three shifts of workers, |e WANTED—Second hand office desk. Phone 267, Not a little bit ‘skeered, but yet ) } 1 : 4 y ( ) Ay t ’ . y, « Ny <6 $