The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1919, Page 1

ITHE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION THE WEATHER Generally Fair. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY; DECEMBER 2, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS WILSON'S MESSAGE T0 CONGRESS COVERS RADICALISM, COSTS OF | LIVING AND LABOR CONDITIONS Also Recommends That Country zation of Taxation System, Soldiers, and Urges Adoption of Peace Treaty as Unrest Adont Budget System, Reorgani- Readjustment of Tariff, Aid for cure for Washington, Dec. 2.—General recommendation on legislation to combat the cost of living, labor unrest, radicalism and a read- justment of the nation to a peace time basis were the features of President Wilson’s annual message to.congress delivered today. The peace treaty, the President told congress, will be discussed in a separate message later as will the railroad question. For the second time only since the President established the practice of addressing congress today by the clerk. \ Extend Food Control Law Several recommendations some re- newals of previous ones were made by the president to bring down the cost of living. Among them were ex- tension of the food control law to peace times for the emergency; regu- lation for transportation of food in interstate commerce; a cold storage law modelled after the law in New Jersey; a law requiring marks to show the length of time foods are kept in storage and a taw to “secure competitive selling and prevent un- onscionable profits’ ‘by federal. li- cense of corporations selling food in interstate commerce.” Rights of ‘Labor A long portion of the message was devoted to a discussion of the condi- tions and rights of labor. “A definite program to bring about an improve- ment in the conditions of labor” and bring about a genuine democratization of industry was recommended, “The only way to keep men from agitating against grievances is to re: move the grievances” said the pres- ident’s message. At another point it declared “the speed of revolution is repression.” “Tho establishment of the princi pals regarding labor laid down in the venant of the league of nations,” said the message “offers us the way to. industrial peace and conciliation. ‘No other road lies open to us.” Refers to Federal Injunction “The right of individuals {a strike is inviolent” continued the message, “and ought not to be interferred. with by any process of government but there is a predominant right and that is the right of the ggvernment to pro- tect all ofits people and to assert its power and majetsy against the chal- lenge of any class.” The president was referring to the government's recent injunction against the coal strike. Russia is Object Lesson The message closed with a pointed reference tO radicalism and red doc- trines and referred to “Russia today with its blood. and terror” as a “pain: ful object lesson of the power of mi- norities.” Orderly processes the message de- clared were the only ones by which relief and reforms could be obtainea. Hints at Townleyism “Those who would propose any oth- er methods of reform are enemies of this country,” the message said. “Let vhose beware who take the shorter road of disorder and revolution.” PRINCIPLE RECOMMENDATIONS. The president’s principle recommeu- dations were; Establishment of a budget for the national finances. Reorganization of the taxation s: tem with simplification of the income and excess profits tax laws, Readjustment of the tariff system if necessary to meet the changed world condition and make the system con- form with the fact that the Unite States is “the greatest capitalist in the world.” AID FOR SOLDIERS Recognition and relief for veterau soldiers of the world war partici in the way of government farms & proposed by Secretary Lane. Proper, measures to foster the dye stuff_industry built up during the war to keep the United States independent of foreign supply. s An enlarged program for world de- velopment. in recognition of the farm- ers’ part in the war. Measures which, “will remove the causes” of “politital restlessness 1 our. body politic.” PEACE TREATY IS CURE At this point the president made his} most extensive reference to the peace tréaty by saying the-cansing for the unrest are “superficial rather than deep-seated” and thatthey “arise from or are connected with the failure on the part of our government to arrive speedily aft a just and permantnt peace permitting return to normal con- ditions, from the transfusion’ of radi- eal theories from resting Europear centers, pending such delay from heartless profiteering pesnlalng fror the increase of the cost of livin, lastly from the machinations of pas: sionate and malevolent agitators With the return to normal condition this unrest will rapidly disappear.” The president renewed his recom- mendation for legislation to deal effec: tively with ‘those persons who by vio Jent methods would abrogate our time- tested institutions,” WILSON NOMINATES HILDRETH Washington, Dec. 2.—Melvin A. Hil- dreth, Fargo, N. D.. was nominated today by President Wilson as federal district attorney for North Dakota, peli a / Navy Defeats Army. ‘New York, Dec, 2.—The navy won the .annial game between Annap- olis and West Point here Saturday defeating the army by the score of 6 to’ 0. Altho the, midshipmen’ encount- tered strong defenses all during the game they managed to push the batt naar enough«to ihe army’s goal in the first half to make © field kick and re- ted again the Second half. } ie ancy] in person his message was read PASTOR UPHOLDS FREE LOVE BOOK Rey. John Flint Approves of Ellen Key’s Works | “Particularly Ellen Key!” This was the reply of Rev. John Flint, pastor cf Trinity Lutheran church of Bismarck today, when asked by a reporter if it were true that he went before the league caducus last night to de- fend the presence of treatises on socialism, anarchism and free love in the North Dakota public library, which. is controlled by Governor Frazier's state board of regents. “Il told the league caucus that these books should be in the state library,” said Mr. Flint this morn- | ing, “but that they should not be sent out promiscuously—only as} called for.” “And do you think that Ellen | Key’s works should be in the North Dakota public library?” he was asked. i “Decidedly Ellen Key—particu- ftarly, Ellen Key!” emphatically replied ‘Mr. Flint, who was inter- viewed in the presence of Rev. E. F. Alfsen of the Swedish Luther- an church, Flint appeared before the league { caucus last night in voluntary de- fense of volumes. which Rep. O. B. Burtnss of Grand Forks during the afternoon session of the house had branded as un-American, un- Christian, immoral. and indecent, and not fit reading for the youth of North Dakota or for any loyal American, }Flint told. the leag- uers in-secret caucus-that he had these books in his own libraty; that he approved of them, and that he believed they should be in- public as well as private libraries. AMERICAN PEACE DELEGATION MAY REMAIN IN PARIS Postpone Sailing to This Country | Because of Germany’s | Refusal ae | - Paris, Dee. 2.-The American dete- gation to the peace conference which was to have sailed from Brest for the United States on December 6 has post: poned its departure-for home it was learned, today. A considerable part of the personnel of the delegatien, however, will leave Paris for Brest on the eevning of De- cember 5 as previously arranged. It is learned that from a high av- thority that the change in the plans of the delegation is due to the failure of the Germags to sign the protocol rati- fying the peace treaty. Norway Suffering From Competition . With Hun Articles Reports State That German In- dustries Are Growing Rapidly Christina, Dec, 2.—(By the Asso- ciated Press.)—Norway is_ beginning to suffer from German competition, say leading Norwegian business men. Prices for machinery and steel con- struction are said to be 60 per cent cheaper in Germany than in Norway. The finished product imported from Germany costs only about as much as the raw or unfinished producct would cost in Norway. ‘Reports from Germany say that industry there is growing rapidly. The low rate of German exchange, itis pointed out, makes Germany's competition in foreign markets much Keener. ‘Norwegian electrical power plants now under construction are ‘buying their turbines in Germany — because they are so much cheaper there that they cannot afford \to buy them at home. © It is claimed that at present Ger- many is able to beat! any competition here on the products for which she, herself, can furnish raw ‘materials. Lack of ‘shipping facilities is said to be the only thing that prevents Ger- many from dumping her products on Scandinavian countries at prices so low as to, kill all competition, Leading Norwegian businessmen {downed his FRICK, FAMOUS FINANCIER, IS POISON VICTIM Man Whose Fortune Is Esti- mated at $200,000,000 Dies at New York PTOMAINE POISONING Was Power int Steel Corporation and Continually Fought Carnegie New York, Dee. 2-——Henry Clay Frick died here today, Mr. Frick suffered an attack of ptomaine poisoning early in Novem- ber, He had nearly recovered from this when complications developed. He was 69 years old. BORN ON FARM The career of Henry Clay Frick ha formed one of the most» .fascinati! chapters in the romance of industry in the United States. At ten, a boy on a farm in a family | of only, ordinary means, he was, a ty, a man of so many miltio his. fortune, like those of Carnegie and Rockefeller, was largely a matter of gness-work even to himself. Tt has been said he was worth more than $100,000,000, perhays as much as $200,000,000, Mr. Frick built up the greatest coke busin in the world, .and acquireit such yast interests -in steel that he was also one of the principal mganates in that irtdustry, and in rounding out his ‘eer he became known as one of the world's greatest collectors of master paintings. ALMOST ASSASSINATED Through the Homestead strike of 1992, Mr. Frick came into national prominence, Differences shad arisen between the Carnegie Steet Company s employes over a wage scaie, inating in a strike involving sands of men; the calling out ¢ the National Guard and the proclams- ton of martial law. It was at this period, July, 22, 1892 that Alexander Berkman, a ‘New York anarchist, tried to ass: ate Mr. Frick, Berkman warked into Frick's oflice, drew a. re- volver and fired, the bullet lodging in tr. Frick’s neck, Mr. Frick was shot a Barkman, During the enconnted Mr. Berkman. During the encounter iMr. Frick was’ stanbed three times, but be assailant and held him un- il the police’ arrived. Berkman was jlried and sent to the Western peniten- finry in Pittsburgh years, a Thirteen days after the attack Mr Prick walked to his. office unattended and resumed the direction of the grear strike which continued until November 21 of that year. Mr, Frick was un- moved hy the violence, the protests of fhe public or the distress of the famt- lies of the strikers. He won and never hegrudged the price of victory. RIVAL OF CARNEGIE In 1903 times became hard and United States Steel dropped to a low level. Mr. Frick then bonght ever.:- thing he could in the way of steal stock and when the excitement wax over tt was found he had acquired enough to he a powér in that concern. His first move was to dethrone Mr. Schwab as President, but W, E. Corey. another Carnegie man, — sueceeded Schwab. Then Mr. Fri attacked Corey and succeeded in haying him re- moved, a& Mr. Farrelt, Frick’s friend, was finally made President of the great corporation. The breach between Mr. Frick and Mr. ‘Carnegie never fully healed. small instance of it was seen in Pitt: burgh, where Mr. Carnegie \puilt a large office building, naming -it after himself, next door to which Mr. Frick built another, building twice as large and nameéd it after himself, Mr, Frics, incidentally, became one of the largest holders of real estate in Pittsburgh In New York Mr. Carniege built a magnificent home and some time later Mr. Frick built an even more palatia residence. on the site of the old Lenox Library between 70th and 71st streets on Fifth avenue. It was here that he provided for a.picture gallery which is one of the largest if not the largest, private gallery in the world. It con- tains some of the most valuable and famous paintings by Velasquez, Ram- brandt, Gainsberough and other mas- ters. Many. of these canvasses are said to have cost Mr. Frick several hundred thousand dollars each. On. December 15. 1881, Mr. Frick was married to Miss Ada Woward Childs of Pittsburgh, Tour children were born to them; two hoys and two girls, Mrs. Trick, one son and one daughter sur a i for twenty-one JAMESTOWN COLLEGE GETS FINE DONATION Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 2.—Since going east’ ten days ago President Kroeze has secured over thirty three thousand dollars in cash gifts for Jamestown College. This money. is to be applied on the usual deficit in current expenses and for the com- pletion of improvements in the dor mitorias and the construction of a new faculty house on the campus which is nearing completion, and also additonal equipment in the Biological and ‘Physical Laboratories. The announcement of this hand- some gift on Thanksgiving Day add- ed to the joy of that happy occasion. It happened also that the students had sent President Kroeze a Thanks- giving telegram reporting a very en- thusiastic meeting which was held Thursday morning to launch a stu- dent movement for a “‘greater James- town.” PRESSMEN MEET Hy The regular monthly meeting of the have been made rather pessimistic by this ‘condition, printing pressmen’s-union will be held tonight at labor hall, HIRAM JOHNSON TO MAKE REPLY TO PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE IN BISMARCK Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali- fornia will reply: to President Wil- son's comments on the treaty of Versailles in his message to the 66th cong! in Bismarck either Friday or Saturday of this week. This an- nouncement was made hy a repre- sentative of the Californian yester- day. Senator Johnson some time ago was extended an invitation to speak on the treaty in Bismarck, Minot and other ‘kota points.’ He was under the impression then that he could not visit the state until January, but he has charged plans, probably because of the fact that the assembl) now in session here, which aflord him a representa- tive audience. | Ao li zed presidential campaign for Senator Johnson already is in progr in North Dakota, and he is| said to be gaining ground daily The result of the recent labor party con-} vention in Chicago wag to practical- ly eliminate Governor Frazier as a farmer-labor candidate, it is.said, and much of Frazier's support in this state is reported to be swinging to his | Johnson. VILLISTAS WIPE: |BiG SHUT DOWN QUT COMMAND OF BOASTING CHIEF Only Two Escape Out of 673 When Bandit Avenges the Death of Angeles WAS A SURPRISE ATTACK! AMUSEMENTS " INPROSPECT70 CONSERVE COAL Federal Fuel Administration Ex- tends Order Closing Industries HARD HIT) El Paso, Tex.. 1) to Sanchez corm der of the soth| regiment of Mexican federal troops | Heads Report Conditions today Was still reported. m ane] i was believed to have been killed with | Unchanged i 673 men of his command of 675 with a2 whom he had boasted that he would; ‘ wre Chieago, ; Dec. 2.—Restrictions _ on “get” Francisco Villa when that bandit chieftain with 1000 followers in re- yenge for the execution of General Ful | lipe Angeles swooped down on the fe.l- erals at Rancho Espojo and massacre? them. © Only two officers escape! Villa's vengeance according to the ve port brought here hy Dr. M. lL. Gomez of El Paso and I ngeles former American army aviatoi He said he overheard. the two oflicers relate ths story of the annihilation of the federst command to a mutual friend in Santo; i Rosalio, | Clubs, rifles and “knives account) for most of the command according to the story after 150 federals fell at the first surprise volley. Many others were shot down as they fled. The Vil- listas fought with the fury of madness the officers who escaped said, Tha at-) tack began at 6 in the morning about 24 hours Angeles was excuted. | HOUSE TURNS DOWN BILL TO LOOK INTO! LEAGUE BANK HERE) Opposition Wants to Know If Affairs Are Too Bad to Be Investigated w od “There must be something | rotten in Denmark,” is: the way the opposition voiced its sentiments this afternoon when the house by the usual league majority killed the bill providing for the inspection | of the Bank of North Dako- | ta under the direction of the | state banking board. The anti-leaguers were anxious to know if the affairs of the | state owned bank were so | badly conducted that the bank officials feared an im- | partial; and open investiga- tion. the use of coal wready put into effect by regional coal committees where the) pinch of necessity had been felt. today} were extended thruout the nation un der order of the federal fuel ad- ni . The most exte. down of industry in history prospect and domestic consumers preparing to endure privation and dis- jcomfort as the st of bituminous coal miners entered its second month. Only in Kan where volunteers ce:l in th strip pits under protec- state and federal troops and in the New river fields of West Virginii. was therp prospects tela of incre production. ‘The former ven pits were worked and in West Virginia op- erators said normal production was in sight by the end of the week. MINERS REMAIN OUT Thruout the remainder of the coun- try. however, miners apparently _re- mained steadfast in their, determina- jtion not to return to work. Under the sweeping order of Fuel) Administrator Garficld limiting deliv ery, of fuel for power only to essentia’ | consumers in the first five clas of} the war priority list curtailment of} production was in prospect in factories turning ont non-essentt: CLOSE SCHOOLS ‘D CHURCHES} Theatres, motion picture shows and} ally other places of amusement facet} complete shut downs. Churches and) schools also were included in that cate- postpone the closing of schools as long} as possible. Bakeries except those producing only} bread also fell under the ban as did) confectioners and certain’ .packing| plants. In some of those industries, how-! ever, an immediate shut down might; be forestalle’ if the regional coal com-| mittee permitted them to operate un- til their present supply of fuel was es- hausted. John L. Lewis. acting president ot the United Mine Workers of America declared the situation was unchanged as far as the miners were concerned He would not predict the next move to end the tie-up. AMERICAN BOAT HITS MINT London. Dec, 2.—The Americar |freight steamship Kerwood, New York \for Hamburg, has struek a mine off Terschelling an island in the North °/ being sent out to the schools.” COMMITTEE FINDS CHARGES MADE ‘BY BURTNESS SUBSTANTIATED BY CONTENTS OF STATE’S LIBRARIES | New Librarian Admits Having Ordered Works on Socialism, An- archism and Free Love—Displayed Them Prominently Because She Thought Legislators Would Be Interested—Recent Invoice Shows Trend of Literary Taste in: Board of Administration GALLERIES CROWDED TOMORROW | The house “free love” investigation committee which was named to inspect the books in the state library and determine their fitness for public consumption will report Wednesday af- : ternoon at 5 o’clock. Inasmuch as the books under surveil- lance are reputed to be full of weird philosophy on the desir- ability and advantages of free love and it is expected that the house galleries will be thronged with spectators interested in the subject to hear the committee’s report. CANNOT DEFEND FREE LOVE Declaring that he could not go to the people of North Dakota and defend the action of the state board of administration in mak- ing available to the youth of the state Ellen Key’s glorification of free love and similar works which are now in the public library, Governor Frazier is said to have served notice on the state board of administration last night that the library situation must be cleared up at once. George A. Totten, formerly a Congregational preacher, is said to ha re promptly umed responsibility for the anarchistic, so- cialistic, free loving complexion of the state library, and to have | declared that the books were ordered with his consent and sanc- tion and that they would remain in the state library so long as he was chairman of the state board of administration. ___ This afternoon the state board is to meet with the legislative invesigating committee to explain the preserce of the books on socialism, free love and anarchy in the public librafy. An effort will be made to have this joint meeting public. Miss Minnie J. Nielson, although a member of the state board of administration by virtue of her position as state superintendent of public instruc- tion, has at no time been called into consultatiow upon this mat- ter, it is said, and it is not known whether she will be allowed to ae afternoon upon the question upon which tne board has aivided, Incensed over the revelations made in the house by Represen- tative Burtness on Monday afternoon, Governor Frazier is said to have demanded from the state board of administration last night the resignation of Dr. C. E. Stangeland, in charge of the state li- brary and held responsible for the presence there of volumes advo- cating socialism, anarchy and ‘free love. Chairman Totten and Robert Muir are said to be standing for Stangeland, Totten being reported to have said that if his appoin- tee goes he will go also. Patrick M. Casey,and Commissioner John N. Hagen are said to be siding with the governor in his demand that Stangeland must go. Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state superin- tendent of public instruction and the fifth member of the board.of. administration, has not yet been called into the conference. The house committee investigating Representative O. B. Burt- ness’ charges that the public library commission, dominated by the state board of administration, has prepared for distribution through circulating libraries destined for the use of country schools treatises advocating free Jove, socialism and anarchism, met following a visit to the public library commission’s office and an interview with the deputy librarian last evening and agreed upon the following points: 1. That all the books whose titles were read in the house by Rep. Burtness were actually in the library. 2. That practically all of the books known were found to be in the traveling libraries, designed for use in the rural schools. 3. That the deputy librarian defended the presence of these : jvolumes in the library, declaring them to be by reputable authors —General S’n-| Miners Remain Out and Union! ‘the rural school children of.the state with their reference works. and to be good material for the traveling libraries which furnish On point four, submitted for agreemnt by Rep. J. F. O’Connor of Grand Forks, a former member of the committee, there was a warm argument. Mr. O’Connor submitted the fact that the books |found in the list read by Rep. Burtness were found in the traveling library box No. 107, or on top of the same. In this juncture the majority | -— members of the committee blew up. They insisted that this pro- WR reading matter which is being furn- ished by the board of administration iposition created an inference ;for the country schools created a sen- sation, For the most part the league members sat silent when he had clos- & . ed, but there was liberal applause Rep. O’Connor replied: ‘What jtrom the independents and thesepeetne we're interested in, gentlemen, is tors’ gallery. There was a spontan- facts, not inferences. Here are eous outburst when Walter Maddock i 5 * of Mountrail, 2 young leaguer who has the facts: Traveling Library|jeon a leader in the house for four Box No. 107, the books in that! sessions, declared “there was enough box and on top of the box; youjreal red-blood Americanism and that these books “were actually gory altho efforts were being made to}> can read the titles for your- selves. These are the facts, gen- tlemen; and that is all the house of representatives asks of this committee.” : The committee met early this afternoon to decide upon its full report to the house. It is not be- ieved there will be any neces- sity for a division as to the facts, which minority members declare} clear and incontrovertible. Representatives. Walker, Burkhardt and Johnson of Steele, leaguers, asd O'Connor of Grand Forks and Mc- Laughlin, independents, will inyestl- gate Representative Burtness' charg which created a sensation in the house yesterday, that the state board of ad ministration, which has control of the} public schools, is teaching free love} and: socialism in the rural schoors through the medium of circulating 1 braries which Burtness declared were stocked by ©. F. Stangeland, a former attache of the American consular sety- ice, with fvorks of uotorious writers} on socialism and anarchy. This com- mittee was named by the speaker of the house upon motion of Represente- tive O'Connor, and it began its investi- gation last night. In the meantime the house has deferred action upon the report of the judiciary committee rec- ommending that House Bill 28, repeat- ing the board of administration act restoring control of the common schools to the state superintending, and creating a board of supervisors to manage the higher institutions of learning and charitable and educa- tional institutions be indefinitely post- poned. Burtness spoke for half an hour in Christian manhood in the house to protect the schools and the homes from this sort of socialist rubbish and free love rot if we have to repeal the board of administration act and every other law on our statute-books.” OTHER WORKS PURCHASED. In addition to the works quoted by Burtness, which were exclusively of a - socialistic nature, and which he declar. ed made up the entire contents of cir: culating library boxes which he had inspected in the state library, there were placed on the members’ desks during the afternoon copies of an in- Liessman of the state board of admin. istration. This list, ordered from Kerr & Co., included Anarch‘sm and Socialism, Ancient Lowly, | Capital, Class Struggles in America, Economic Causes of War, Economic Determin- ism, Labriola’s Essays, Kautsky's Bt: hics, Evolution of Property, History of Supreme Court, Introduction to —So- ciology. Marx Versus Tolstoy, News from Nowhere, Origin of the Family, Positive School of Criminology, So- cialism and Modern Science, Social- ism vergus the State, Stories of Great Railroad’, Universal Kinship, Puritan: ism, Science and Revolution, Political (Continued on Page Four.) CANVASS VOTE j The state canvassing board today after investigation declared 1. J. Bei- sel duly elected to the legislature as senator from Towner county. The board decided that Senator Reisel had won the recent Towner county elac- tion ‘by 74 votes. Senator Beisel as- sumed his sat in the senate this after. opposition to the:committee report and ———————— sea. Tugs went: to her ‘assistance. his disclosures relating to the alleged noon having been awaiting this action since Moriay, voice made last week by Secretary -