The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 20, 1919, Page 4

eS FOUR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1919. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Extered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. GEORGE D. MANN, -.- - - <= Béitor Foreign Representatives G, LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, CRIA GO. . , - . DETROIT, Marquette . Woes he oe Kresge Bldg. yng, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORE, we EPS Fifth Avé. Bldg. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS "The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to thé use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local sews published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are slap reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year eee $7.20 Daily te mail, per year (In Bismarck) wees 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (In state outside Bismarck) 5.00 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota...... THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER, (Established 1878) ——— WHO WANTS TO BE A PRINCE? No sir, not if he came on bended knees and} says, says he: “Won’t you please be Prince of | Wales for the rest of the week and give me a chance to go fishing”; no matter how hard he begged we wouldn’t be it. Here’s a lad that ought to be having a good time. He should have a chance to slip out and dance with half the night. A nice healthy chap like him needs to get his feet wet, and his legs tired tramping the hills. He needs a chance to be himself and hunt his own amusements. To get acquainted with the world, close up} without any frills. And here he is going visiting with two thou-; sand hands to shake every time he gets off his special train. Always there are half a dozen old boys roost- ing on the seat with him; old fellows who years ago forgot how it feels to be young. Almost every time he sticks his fork in his royal face some movie camera begins to wind. A puppet, pulled here and pulled yonder; bow- ing here and bending there, and making his little speech over there. What sort of a life is that for a nice, clean, modest chap, who evidently could enjoy himself if ne was left alone for three minutes? Always escorted with a plumed bunch of stiff necks; usually decked out either in a top hat, or else having a blasted sword dangling between his royal legs, It is bad enough to be stuck up on a pin and left to wiggle in the public museum after you really get to be king, but to have to be a prince from babyhood to manhood is rubbing it in. It wasn’t his fault that his great-great-grand- pap happened to be an extra good fighter, or that his great-great-grandmother outlived somebody} else. We wouldn’t be it and we bet if the truth was known, the prince wouldn’t either could he dodge his destiny. RALLYING FOR PEACE We are beginning to rally for peace. We are} using the same democratic methods that brought success in war. The first big step is the calling| autocracy nor dictatorship of gabby leaders in the name of the proletariat. This conference may mark a turn in the indus- trial conflict, and the beginning of a better under- standing. English experience strengthens this hope. Canada looks for light to a similar gather- ing. Many of the largest capitalists who will be in- vited to the American conference are on record in favor of labor representation in industry. If the conference, through the educational publicity of discussion and endorsement, hastens this al- ready swiftly advancing movement, it may be the beginning of that co-operation upon which must be built the accelerated production which alone can rescue us from the present crisis. The conference must be a beginning. It should That is the way democracy has'been tried and found good. + a lea THE STARS When did you last lift up your eyes to the night heavens? Have you forgotten that there are stars? The stars said to Emerson, “Why so hot, Little Man?” Are you stewing and fretting over your small destiny? Maybe there is something wrong with the in- side of your head, and the cool vast Of the sky will calm you and soothe you and put you where you belong in your own estimation. You needn’t know how many million of miles it is to Venus; you needn’t even know the names of the big stars, or the number of the swarms of lesser ones( which may in reality be suns much larger than our own). See yourself as you are, a living speck in the midst of masses of specks, riding ’round and ’round on a rather inferior planet. You have a few breaths of existence, and then you must pass on. Looking up at the stars, do you think it pays to let envy and worry and disappointment and fear gnaw at your heart? Or would it be better to fill your brief hour with joy and service? Don’t sulk and cringe beneath the majesty of the stars! | WITH THE EDITORS | SENATOR M’CUMBER’S STAND . Senator McCumber’s stand on the peace treaty and the league of nations, reflects good judgment, sanity, lack of anything resembling partisan bias, and on the whole a courtesy and dignity befitting his high position, which latter quality has been ‘lacking from too much of the public discussion of this most vital subject. Irony and sarcasm, he says, have been substi- tuted for argument against the leagué, and the great purpose and the real constructive accom- plishments of the peace conferees have been over- looked in the furore that has heen aroused over certain clauses. of a national industrial conference. Here things} can be talked over. And talked over openly—not | in star chamber whispers! Here democracy can develop plans. A meeting of representatives of | organized labor, big, capitalists, the farmers and! such as nearly disinterested professionals as can be found, should make a beginning toward locat- ing a road leading out of immediate difficulties. That is all we have a right to expect. They will not find a panacea. They will not stop all strikes. They will not at once reduce the high cost of living. The society that tries sudden jumps into invisible utopias generally lands in a very} deep, muddy and sometimes bloody, ditch. East- ern Europe will offer several apt illustrations. When peoples went to war they rallied regard- less of old divisions. They joined for fighting and for working, and they accomplished miracles. We are learning that the dangers of peace are little less than those of war. Nations on the verge of bankruptcy and famine, trade in chaos, credit trembling, production declining (which is most ominous of all) and high prices spurring on to revolution, these are the elements of a crisis rival- ing those of Verdun and Chateau Thierry. If we are to meet it successfully the co-opera- tion that “put over” everything from Salvation Army drives to the Hindenburg line must enter industry. No fake co-operation will do. Pater- nalism is but a part of autocracy. We must meet industrial problems as we met other problems— in the spirit of democracy. Events have moved far enough since the war to show that the English speaking world is about to try some form of genu- ine democratic management in industry. France and Belgium are feeling their way along the same road. It is the road upon which unionism, collective bargdining, arbitration, Whit- ley plans and shop committees are milestones. This national industrial council may possibly open a new vista. Nations that never knew democracy are still vibrating between autocragies seeking an equilib- rium. Others, years ago, found a partial equilib- rium in even an imperfect democracy and are past this stage. They find progress in perfecting and extending democracy. America will not tolerate The Forum does not minimize the importance of the weak spots in the league and in the treaty, but it has become a question of expediency now. Had President Wilson taken such men as Senators Knox, and Lodge and even McCumber to Paris with him last December, he might have been saved from many mistakes, and the country would have been spared this bitter campaign. But the harm has been done. The question now before the country is to find the best way out. The alternatives run all the way from unqualified acceptance to complete rejection. Unqualified acceptance is out of the question, and unqualified rejection would be a refusal to bear our share of -|the burdens of reconstructing civilization. Compromises must be made. The league will not spring into full being even with the acceptance of the treaty by America. It must grow through the years, it must be built up little by little, gradually winning the confidence of the world. Like our own national government it must be a steadily changing, growing institu- tion. The covenant is its constitution. The constitution of the United States did not provide for the freedom’ of the slaves. That amendment had to be written into it with the blood of hundreds of thousands of men. But who will say it was unwise to ratify that constitution back in 1787, because it did not provide for equal- ity of the black man, or suffrage for women, or prohibition of the liquor traffic? President Wilson has been thumping the cracked drum of our disillusioned ideals. Perhaps he feels the disillusionment himself. Certainly he could not face the blunt practicalities of European politics without having his enthusiasm dampened. The average man isn’t emitting any cheers for the league covenant these days; nor is he thrilled with the old picture of a world free from wars, a ‘“Par- liament of man, a federation of the world.” But he does figure that the treaty offers the best prac- tical solution of the present problem that is now available, and he wants it ratified with any well considered reservations that’ will not jeopardize the authority of the document or make it neces- sary to reopen negotiations. That seems to be Senator McCumber’s stand, expressed with considerable force and dignity ; and Somebody should be left behind for investiga- ; jtion and a link with future meetings. .{form a nucleus around which many minds may j rally and find a common thought. ORGANIZERS IN NO Remarkable Manual. Tells How to Get Members; Must Keep| “Prospect’s” Mind Off $16 Till He Is Safely Signed Up; Must Side With .Every Man, No| Matter What Views. That selling ~membe hi in the Nonpartisan league has n placed upon ja bi of scientific commercial efficiency is illustrated by a bookiet ooklet, which hears the title Rules) for Organizers— Some Excuses for Not Joining tue Nonpartisan League,” is one of the most complete manuals of salesman- ship ever compiled. Told to Side With All Sides In it the seller of $16 league mem- erships told how to approach al- most every conceivable kind of “prospect’ how to keep the “pros- pect’s” mind off the money part of the transaction until he is safely land- ed, and how always to seem to be siding with the “prospect’s” own views of politics and ‘business, no matter what they are. For instance, the booklet tells the organizer how to answer. the ment of a man who says he can’t join because he is a socialist. And on the same page he is told how to answer another man who says he can not join because the league ds socialistic. Now Used in Montana The organizer is trained to agree with men of all political parties and of all religious creeds. The accom- panying matters is taken bodily from this remarkable salesmanship manu- al, “General Copies of the manual are now. being} sent out to all organizers working in (Montana by State Manager Dewey C. Dorman: . RULES FOR HANDLING MEMBERSHIP MONEY The following rules for hand- ling membership payments are taken from the ‘Nonpartisan league booklet, “General Rules for Organizers,” furnished the league's workers in Montana. 1—Have all checks drawn to your- self, 2—Cash all checks you can and send us money order or draft to cover same, 2—Indorse all checks-on back be- fore mailing them to us, 4—Do not take notes, unless checks cannot be obtained. 5—Where notes are taken, only 10 per cent commission will be al- lowed. own checkbook, when possible. 7—Have all checks drawn for as short a time as possible. 8—Make every eflort to get the cash, 9—Always mail your report with re- mittance in full, Jess commis- sion, on Saturday/r Sunday of each week, 5: 10—Make all reports in triplicate, us- ing two carbons, sending the or- iginal and one copy to this office, of both dafly and weekly reports. 11—Your mail and bundle of Leaders will be sent to the postoffice ad- dress appearing On your last daily report. 12—Cash checks will be checks dated for payment on or before the date they reach thig office. All other checks will be considered as Post it is The Forum’s stand.—Fargo Forum, ‘ dated, HERE ARE THE LESSONS GIVEN NEW 6—Always have the party use his) es TO THE RESCUE Yu Mi Yi Nag NONPARTISAN ORGANIZERS TRAINED TO BE SCIENTIFIC SALESMEN, MUST ADAPT SELVES T0 NPARTISAN LEAGUE the organizer $1.80 for each check sent to us and not paid by the bank. 14—Register all letters containing money ,or checks mailed: to this office. 25—The league will not continue to. furnish a car. to ;organizers;. who fail to put on at least 59 mem- bers per month. 16—We reserve the right to tele- phone, wire or otherwise call on any oganizer, at ‘his expense, that fails to report promptly at the end of each week. 17—Print the names on your daily report if you can, instead of writing them. 18—Report by letter once a week, whether you are working or not. 19—Any organizer not reporting for two or more continuous weeks, forfeits the right to the territory assigned him. The following suggestions for new organizers employed by the Nonpartisan League are taken from the league’s booklet, “Gen- eral (Rules for Organizers—Some Excuses for Not Joining the Non- partisan League,” which is being furnished organizers in Montana by Dewey C. Dorman, state man- ager. “We herewith submit a list of sug- gestions for new organizers: “Never give an opening for tlie one you are organizing an opportunity to refuse to join. Get them to. agree with you “by making statments no one could disagree with, such as we want a’ just marketing system, we want fair prices for our grain, etc. “Then proceed to show how the farmers are being robbed and how we can prevent it through organiza- tion and in no ather way. “Do not argue the point, find out what they want then build your argu- ment around that, stating your side of the question in such a way that it leaves no room for argument. “Make your talk as brief as possible, Size up your man and proceed accord- ingly. Never say, or allow your boost- er to say, we are ‘trying to organize the farmers. We have already done it, and are still doing it.’ Leave no doubt as to that point. That work is a study in psychology, that is, learning to impress others in a way that will cause them to accept your viewpoint. When they do, sign them up and go on to the next. y “Never discuss details or methods, talk issues, measures and principles, stay on the main line, don’t let any- one side-track you. The Nonpartisan league prepares its organizers with ready answers for every argument that “prospects” are likely to raise against joining. These are published in the!league’s booklet, “General Rules for Organizers—Some Excuses for Not Joining the Non- partisan League.” This booklet. is not for general circulation’ among members, but is supplied only to the organizers. ‘Here are the “excuses” and the detailed answers as taken from the booklet. The “excuses” are printed in blackface type in captals, ‘and thé answers in small lightface type. | ie WANT TO THINK IIT OVER— There is really very little to think over. You already know that you want and need the thiugs which the league is trying to get for you. , It is ORGANIZERS TAUGHT TO ANSWER ALL EXCUSES FOR NOT JOINING — Yi PROSPECT'S VIEW Adopt Prospect’s Viewpoint “Find out where they live (so to speak,) then get right down alongside of therh and show them from there. If he is a Democrat, Republican, Social- ist, Catholic or Protestant, always ac- cept his viewpoint. “You have not got time td educate them, your mission is to. enroll them as members; the paper, speakehs and their neighbors will do the rest. “You must at all times be master of the situation. “Self-confidence, backed up by a knowledge of the work ,is your great- est asset. Combine this with energy and determination and you cannot fail to make good. ' . “Tf you feel they are holding out on the cost of membership, appeal to their economic interests, their sense of justice, their patriotism, their emo- tions and their ‘pride. Speak of Money Lost “Never speak of the $16 until you have them with you and then in con- nection with the ‘great profits to be derived. If you learn how to impress them with the insignificance of this item by comparing it to the great amount they are losing each year be- cause of the lack of an organization of this kind, or by any other method or reason, you are over the hardest part of the road. “If you will look up' the Decémber 21 issue of the Leader, you will note on the first page the comparative statement comparing the amount paid for membership in this organization is less than that paid by most of the labor organizations. “The most important factor in the success of any organizer, outside of his own ability, is getting the right men to accompany him. If you can get two or three, it is so much the better, Lining Up Boosters “Never leave a man after you have organized him, without trying to get him to consent to go with you, wheth- er you need him or not, at that time. ‘Keep men lined up as boosters a week or two ahead, if possible. x “Show them what the farmers did in North Dakota. Show them the farmers can do the same thing in Montana. Get them enthused; 90 per cent will join if you present -it right. “Study individuals, study meth- ods, study effects, study economic and social forces, study yourself, build yourself up. \ “This great organization did not just happen to happen. Some of the greatest intellects of the 20th century are at work in this organization and have put into it years of hard work and study; men of brains, vision and determination. You have enlisted to ‘become an important part of that brain power that is destined to revolu- tionize this nation.” ‘ other farmers to get what you want now, or to want these things and do nothing toward getting them now or later on. 2. HAVE NOT GOT THE MONEY TO SPARE AT PRESENT— We have hundreds of members as hard up for money as you are. If we wait for farmers to get well‘enough off to join the league we will be a long time waiting. The farmer who is the poorest is the very one who needs the help of the league most. 3, WANT TO SEE HOW IT IS GOING TO TURN OUT, FIRST— It we all waited for that we would never get started. Just suppose you waited. to see how your crop was going to turn out before you started to sow the seed, or delayed huying a horse to see how-long he was going to simply a case of helping yourself by 1@—We will charge to the account of co-operating with the thousands of live. The league already has turned »out, successfully, = 4. AM AFRAID IT IS SOME SO- CIALIST SCHEME— ‘Suppose ‘you had a valuable horse that had fallen into a well and a. neighbor who happened to have s0- cialist ideas suggested a good way to get the animal out. Would you re- ject his suggestion because you did not agree with all his ideas? Some of them show almost human intelli- gence. Our most radical demands come from Canada. Socialism” is cried ‘by our enemies, only to divide us, s 5. 1 AM SOCIALISTIC, SO CAN- NOT JOIN ANYTHING OF THAT KND— What has the socialist party got for you so far? When will it be able to get you what you want? Is it not better to get what you can now, and more later on, than to be getting nothing now and perhaps nothing . later on? Your party has indorsed the the things we are standing for and we can get these now in our day, If we only conbine to do so, We need your help and you need ours, 6. 1 AM SO CANNOT JOIN THIS MOVE- MENT— We have thousands of Catholics who are members now and very loyal. We are nonpartisan, nonsectarisn and are not concerned with any religious disputes. With the league program enacted into law, you can be a more liberal contributor to your church, be- cause you will be more prosperous, 7: HAVE NOT GOT THE TIME TO TALK IT OVER NOW. My friend, we came here to talk to yow of something that will make you mere prosperous, which will improve your condition as a farmer, (You cannot afford to lose this chance to improve your condition financially. 8. IT, If TOO ONESIDED AND UNFAIR.. IT’S ALL FOR THE FARMERS Did the grain trust or any other corporation ever ask you if you were getting enough for your farm pro- ducts to make’a comfortable living? When you lose a crop one season do you add that loss to the price of your next season’s crop’when you market it? Big business always does that, and until you do the same you are giving Big Business an unfair advant- age. 9. WHEN YOU GET THE REST OF. MY NEIGHBORS ON YOUR LIST | WILL JOIN, Would you wait for your neighbors to come if a fire broke out in your house, before starting to extinguish it Or to do anything else that really needed doing? You and your neighbors (eed the leagua. Join now. 10. DID YOU GET MY NEIGH- BORS BROWN, OLESON AND JOHN- SON ON THIS LIST? | WILL JOIN WHEN THEY ‘DO. Would you wait for them to start harvesting first, if your grain was shelling? This is a chance to harvest something for all the future years. [ am going to get all your neighbors to join before 1 leave the neighborhood. 11. 1AM GOING TO QUIT FARM- ING OR AM ONLY RENTING, IT WON'T DO ME ANY GOOD, SO i WON'T, JOIN. The man who.is renting needs this organization as.‘much as. though he owned a farm, even more so. .By cutting out needless middlemen, tae renter will be able |to accumulate more, apd thus buy lqnd for himself. 12, ITS ONLY-ANOTHER ‘SCHEME TO GET GRAFT OFF THE FARMERS, In North Dakota 50,000 farmers are in this gratfing game and are ‘proud of it. If you take a dollar out of one pocket and put it: into the other you are not the loser. W hen you put your $18 fee into this organization you are preparing to save it many times over each season, and still be in a better position to keep it. 13. ‘THE DUES ARE TOO HIGH WHERE IS ALL THAT MONEY GOING TO? At present you have to help pay the cost of the legislation that large cor- porations get by bribery and fraud. This cost is added to the goods that you buy. The league fee is all used to gain new members and help carry out our program. 14. THEY HAVE BEEN TALK- ING OF ORGANIZING THE*FARM- ERS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER GOT ANY: WHERE WITH IT YET. No. Every effort to help_the farm- er has had some good results. We now have many laws. to protect us, Thousands of co-Operative stores, grain elevators, hundreds of eream- eries, lumber yards, farm implement concerns, newspapers,’ many farmer owned banks, etc. These never came (Continued on Page Seven) When The Day 3 Over as When the household cares and the worries of everyday life have dragged you down, made you un- happy, and there is noth- ing in life but headache, backache and ony, turn to the right prescription, one gotten up by Dr. Pierce fifty years ago, Everything growing out of the ground seems intended for some use in establish- ing natural conditions. Dr, Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., long since found out what, -is naturally best for women’s diseases, Te learned it all through treating thou- sands of esses. 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