The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 13, 1921, Page 2

PAGE TWO zpos. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE . THEBISMARCKTRIBUN Entered. at. the -Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. ‘ GEORGE D. MANN - ee Editor ‘3 ‘Foreign Representatives ~ s p G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY CHICAGO f DETROIT Marquette Bldg. Kresge Bldg. PAYNE, BURNS AND SMITH NEW YORK - : Fifth Ave. Bldg. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ‘i . All rights’ of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily by carrier, per year.... 0 $7. Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) +e. 7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in state outside Bismarck).. 5.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota........ ee THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) << WHAT IS THE I. V. A. PROGRAM? | In yesterday’s issue, The Tribune reprinted editorials from the Fargo Forum and Linton County Record which challenged The Tribune’s position in the recall election. The Record’s opposition can be easily disposed sees of as The Tribune has repeatedly answered that; charge of inconsistency. Editor Streeter agrees that ‘The Tribune’s attitude on. state industries is sound §nd logical, but is willing to submit to another political upheaval even though the! I. V. A. program promises the state prac- tically a dosé of the same thing. It is hard: -to. combat such a_ stand _ logically. Of course in regard to those who mere- ly want a change without respect to the issues involved, there is absolutely no use in arguing. They fion’t know where*they are going but they simply want to be on their way. The Tribune is willing to allow The Record its pleasant position in limbo, but it refuses to climb on any band- wagon which is traveling along a road that par- allels that of the Nonpartisan League's. What is the I. V. A.program anyway? Does it propose as the Forum states: “Salvage, Not:Sabotage.” The Tribune has failed to sense salvage in the \I. V. A. program. } It proposes to repeal the League bond: issue of $12,000,000 by imposing one. of. $7,750,000. That is, the program declares that a repeal is proposed, but just how far the repeal will become operative depends upon the bonds sold by the league at the time the constitutional amendment proposed be- comes effective, if:it passes at all. If the I. V. A. felt sure of its own ground and were thilitantly confident Yhat Nestos, Johnson * and Kitchen would be elected, why the need of any constitutional amendment? There’ is sufficient power, under the constitution now to salvage or apply sabotage without recourse to another bond issue. f * Provided the I. V. A; idea is to-play. safe and rest in the hope that if its candidates fail and ‘its laws pass, it can hamper and embarrass, why the presence of this constitutional amendment and of a mass of other laws is easily explained. \ But the voters should be told honestly that this is the * * motive. ra Everyone knows that if the candidates ‘on the I. V. A. ticket win, the laws proposed by the I. V. A. are unnecessary, for, under the present laws; the I. V. A: oncd in the saddle can travel the road of state socialism high, wide and handsome’ ‘or the leaders of this organization can put the state out of @he socialistic enterprises in a hurry. * * * To aff honest, dispassionate and logical observer, this double barreled arrangement savors more of sabotage than salvage. The Tribune opposes vigorously the two-faced program. : s Rep If it-is the purpose of the I. V. A. to oust-Fra- zier, Lemke and Hagan and clean house and re- store the state to normalcy and representative government, then why was not that purpose hon- -estly stated to the farmers and city’ dwellers? That would have been a cause wegth fighting for. But no, the I. V. A. program says this in effect: If we can oust Frazier, Lemke. and Hagan, well and good, but failing to do that, we still have our laws to fall back upon. Tails I win and heads you lose. ae Probably the voters of the state will fall for'a program of this kind. It séems beyorid the realm of reason that any fair minded people would chal- lenge é state administration on such a flimsy’ pro- gram. ee _Now a word as to the Forum’s appeal for sal-| vage. The Tribune is ‘for complete salvage. Not| for salvage at Bismarck alone but at Grand Forks and Drake too. «The I. V.-A. program -contem-| plates, not: salvage at Grand Forks but the ex- penditure of millions more to do just. what Fra- zier, Hagan and Lemke advocate: The continu- ation of the state in the’ mill and elevator busi- ness. Xa i ; If the I. V. A. program stood’ for true salvage, | it would sell, at-a receiver’s sale; the mill and ele-| vator as it now stands at Grand Forks and the same kind of an institution that has been losing! money at Drake and turn that money back to as-|’ sist the political Subdivisions whose money has| been tied up in fruzen assets. That would be hon- est salvage and any level headed business man| would say so if his view were not warped by-poli-| tical expediency or private ambition, The. state} —_——-— 6.00 | would be ahead, for if the mill and elevator ever ‘opens its door at Grand Forks, as a money losing jventure it will have the Bank of North Dakota looking like a peanut stand. | * * * | But at Bismarck, how is the program of salvage |to be worked out. ‘The Bank of North Dakota at There is going to be immediate and forced liquida- |tion at Bismarck. Here the program differs from |what is going to be done at Grand Forks. There |scraped in the interests of salvage. Let’s be con- sistent. If we are gaing to wipe out Bismarck’s ;pork and turn back the state money diverted in ‘99|that enterprise, why not apply the same ‘rule to! Dee * |Grand Forks and Drake? * * The Tribune never stood for the Bank of North and still ig of the opinion that the state should get out of the banking business just’as quickly ‘as possible but if Grand Forks is going ‘to have-its mill and elevator pork /as' well as Drake;‘ and Far- go, Mandan or some other point is goirig'té have the rural credit bank, why ‘should Bismarck sit up nights and assist ’the'I. V. A: in moving the | pork barrel from Bismarck to some other vantage | point? * * ‘ It is just as well for the business‘ interests of Bismarck to'study the I. V. A..program before jumping in head over heels into the recall. If the program is going to be salvage at Bismarck and expansion at Grand Forks, or sabotage at -Bis- marek ‘and’ gambling with the public credit at Grand Forks or some other place in the name of “experiment,” it is just as. well for the citizens of the Missouri Slope and more especially of Bis- marck ‘to find out whether the recall after all is not ‘a battle for a redivision and a reapportionment of the political spoils. * * * of state funds, why does not the I. V. A. come to (ney MeCurdy and demand the arrest and removal from office of the offending officials through the courts? , Why resort toa recall a few months ahead of a primary election to place in power another co- and which seeks to gain the reins of power under the disguise of salvage? The I. V. A. program Spells anything but salvage in its aim, however cleverly that intent is camouflaged. The Great State of North Dakota had better wait until the issues are properly joined and in one mass action, repudiate socialism in every form and restore government to its orderly and effec- tive functions. © NO MORE NAUSEATING COMPROMISES! ; ) CIGARS John Doe, 'a‘drowsy mule, lies down on the Jer- |sey City car tracks and ‘can’t be budged. , { A traffic cop had a cigar given him by: an Ital- ian ward heeler. He lit it and blew smoke in the! mule’s face. The mule staggered to its feet and galloped off. OLD AGE After 50 years in public service, 80-year-old Senator Page says he will retire when his term expires next March. ‘ He will round out his life among his old friends in “the old home town” in Vermont. ee After the shoutirig and the*hustle and bustle are over, that’s where we all want to ge—home. No place like it. ae 8 : The impoverished condition of.the so-called in- tellectuals — authors ‘and ‘such — throughout Europe, as one of the war’s results, is challenging | the attention of the governments. They-~realize| that man does not live by bread alone and that the spiritual and intellectual aspects of reconstruction are as important as.the material aspects. The Swiss government has pointed the way by| appropriating $20,000 for the relief of needy Swiss| authors, many of them are barely able to exist on their earnings. It seems that it is the custom of Swiss ‘authors to deal with German publishers. They are paid in German‘marks which when ex- changed for Swiss francs leaves them a mere pitt- ance for their work. | ‘| EDITORIAL REVIEW ” {Gomments’ reproduced in: thie colu c the opinion. of The Tribune. They. are a“ ited Bere !u order that our readers may ve. : le of fi i Sara whegern ore Which are’ bese Oise: ‘ ATTORNEY GENERAL SPEAKS A’ wholesome assertion of the obligation ‘of Obedience to’: law was made by Atterney General Daugherty in his address to the American Bar association. In particular his remarks on the enforcetnent of the legislation under the eigh- teenth: amendment. ic “Men may still debate as to the wisdom of the law,” he said, “but there is only one courge of conduct and that is obedience to the law while it exists.” . That is‘the only possible position to, take. If people were to select what laws they propose to ‘obey confusion and anarchy would follow. It is'a good. thing to have the doctrine laid down by the supreme law officer of the United States —Kan- sas City Star. y |Bismarck is to have its key turned in the door.' |the political pork witl ‘be preserved while Bis- | marck’s pork barrel is going to be cleaned and) Dakota. It opposed it vehemently from the start | If ‘there has been any dishonesty) any stealing! Bismarck and file information with States Attor-; |terie which professes to believe in the same thing} TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 ~ PREPARING tN} ROOMS ano [2] APARTMENTS i RECALL CAULDRON : By the Pot Boiler. The Minneapolis Journal has this! Will decide for; Jo review of. 4 book writien by. A. A.! i Bruce, former. chief jnstice of the| North Dakota supreme court! | | carry Brown county, and I therefore nes,” . U. & Versus Prussivn System. “The danger lies,in the fact that Bron Rocke | the public has been caught to believe rs Nee Dakota's poli:@al phenomensi| that there is nothing improper in‘a te ela with an intimate Knowl" jnage promising’ in advance how he ge by Judge Andrew \A. Bruce of) wit’ decide his. case oc in having a Minneapolis ja a book on ‘The Non-| jack door to his voprt. ¢. partisan League,’ just. published by! .“‘We thank God that the great ma- McMillan & Co., of New York. Judge; jority of our American judges are Bruce. retired. voluntarily from the! Still brave enough to Yegard their § piuntarily:from, tha) oaths of office and to face political de- North Dakota supreme. bench to be- rather than prostitute their high come. professor of law #t the Univer- llings. If, however, (ney ever come sity of. Minnesota... In ‘the last two! to yield to these demands, then and at years of his service 0a th® bench hej that, moment will free government had.a continual, struggle with a Non-| vanish from the face of America.’ | partisan league majojity of the! “The real isue, Judge Eruce says, is judges, and a. good part’ of the book; whether the various economic changes is devoted to the igsues raised before; Proposed by the league or by its op- the court. It is brougit down to date,| ponents ‘are to be effected in a legal however, with an account of the re-| and orderly and ‘constitutional and, cent, legislative se: movement. “Ht disc 6, Tu between the Neh pabtis on | an organized but uninformed ‘and es- ed alliance| Sentially lawless temporary majority. league and| The issue is whether these changes are ‘the old McKenzie stalwart republi-| to be thought out, or re to be forcea cans, the. gro of thé} farmers’ through. It ig.a conivst between the operative: movement and: failure of; American system of a government un- ‘der the law, and the Prussian and the, recent efforts to reach a compr 4 mise and’ piit ‘the state.on a solid fi-! Mexican system of a government by | force and intimidation. 5 aed | Civilization Not, Borw Yesterday, 1% Sees Plospect of Coalition, | ‘It is to be regretted exceedingly,’ “Discussing thé current phase ofi he continued, ‘that the public genral- North Dakota politics; Judge Bruce! ly, including! many college professors nancial basis. °- WELCOME FOR THE DISARMAM CONFERENCE DELEGATES , ion and the recall} American manner, or vy the force of ef its other agricultural products, and finds a:prospect that the old line Alex- and otherwise well educated and thoughtful men, fail to realize that the constitutions were not enacted and the courts entrusted with their entorce- ment in order that American progress might, be defeated, but in order thet there might be an opportunity for a sober second thought. | “«There are too many men who think that civilization was_ born yes- terday morning at 10 c’clock. They have no realization of the centuries of struggle and experience that are rep- resented by our constitutions, and are ander McKenzie republicans will con bine again with the Noapartisan lea-! Bue to-defeat the Independents, { ~ “It f% by mo means inconceivable that Alexander McKenzie may again sit in the throneroom. of North Da- kota,’ Judge Bruce says in this chap-; ter. ‘It is by no means imposible .that the old or so-called McKenzie or standpat: republicans may recognize the republican party of North Dakota and ‘unite with the NOnpartisans| against the Independenis, or what is! ees pe | en { ricultural college, the novmal and the public schools, and even the circu: lating libraries of. the state, and by this means to spread-..broad its prop- aganda of distrust of, govrnment and |- of established institutions. Orgy of Collective Ownership. “It is to be regretted that the pro- Geeds of- the magnificent land grants which were given to the state of North cy Dakota as a guarantv of democr and ‘civilization, and opportunity for4 generations yet unborn, are in danger of being squandered and digsipated in a mad orgy of collect've ownership, | in order that the state owned indus- tries may be financel and_ political hucksters may have ? “«There is nothing w ly wrong with North Bruce ‘says elsewhere in his book. ‘Its conservative citizens have been wonderfully loyal, and the rank and file of the Nonpartisan party have merely heen misled. North Dakota has merely been on a debauch. A state which with only 650,009 people can an- nually produce over 50,090,000 bushels | of the\ choicest wheat, lo, say nothing 11 portion nnot well! wheat is after all but 1 of the state’s production, become insolvent.” “The trouble with North Dakota, he thinks, is that it has heen misled by asclass appeal and by propaganda without regard for truth. asin waa \ End Justfies Means’ Theory. “The theory of the. icague through- out.’ he says, ‘has been that the end justifies the means, and that the free- dom of the press afid of the platform involves the freedom to misrepresent. The trouble with North Dakota is not! that men are di: ng economic questions, nor even to a certain degree they are indulging in state sor cialism. Give them the facts and give them, time to think, and after think- ing they will act wiseiy and well. It is that one-sided propaganda is being spread among them. ‘it is that discon- tent alone is being taught. It is that a class appeal is being made, and that the farmers are being told that all who differ with their *«dical leaders are owned by the ‘Big Interests,’ anu| [ative movement, who works with his hands is alony the toiler.’ “Judge Bruce discusses the co-oper- queting “President Harding's address~ at the. Minnesota state fair, and Governor J, A. O. Preus in his campgign keynoce speech. He sees in thisfmovemen: a great future benefit for the farmer,, out says so far it has all been- accomplished’ ‘without the aid of the Nonpartisan lcague.’ ee League Personalities Discussed. “Some attention ig dcvoted to the personalities of the league leaders. William Lemke, the book says, got ideas while in the University of North Dakota from.reading ‘Soldiers of For- tune’ and similar romances, + “Hoe dreamed of yi landed pos- sessions in Mex JIndge Bri ‘He organized land comnany. Purchased land for a s favorite minister of ! t he hoped to become a i nomig nate. He failed. He then @-eamed of a socialist state in N of himself as one of i if not its dictator” ‘I 2 largely, been™™Tulfilled, he s Lemke has been ‘the 1ea] political boss.’ \ “Governor Lynn J. Frazier is termed ‘a solid, unemotional, tuilblooded anil kindly farmer.’ He owes his adoption by the league, says. Juige Bruce,, to the facts that he was a classmate ot William Lemke, that he was a farmer, and above all, to the fact that he ap- peared to be one who would be will- ing to serve in the traces rather than assume leadership.’ He has acted at all times, Judge Bruce asserts, on the dictation or suggesticu of A. C. Townley and of William Lemke:” The most expensive hunling is chas- ing chickens. These conservator:es of music don't conserve enough. Rumors of a hard a fall. inter go before Do your Christmas hinting early. Boston boasts 200 “drunk” c in one day. Trying to eatice tourist: Disarmament will decrease war- ships but. increase friendships. Some live to a ripe old age a > others talk back’ to’ their wi 2 / Treland seems to be divided by the Atlantic ocean. > > 8} Prosperity seems about to begin to commence to start to return. “Another way to train a footbali squad is to let it tack!e prices. weddings be- needed. Many are invited cause their presents wu The best way to keep a husband is guessing. One thing worse thi wife going home to mother ‘is. bringing mother home to you. > + Don’t twice before you think. speak vépher missing used the The Chicago stenog with $10,000 must have touch system. A new telescope brings Mars with- in two miles of the earth. rents. ot (of the whole stalwart iollowing. They now termed the Indefohdent: Voters! Crystallized in our jnstitutions and in league:’.. There was' such a coalition,! he says, when the reague ‘triumphed; and Senator P. J. McCumber was re- elected: in 1916, and when Senator; A..J. Gtonna was defcated in 192). } Now Stator McCumber is up for an-| other’ term. . s em ow Leaders Never Forgiven. “Much as McKenzie aad McCumber dislike the economic policies of the league,’ says Judge LBruge, ‘much! more do” they petsufia!ly dislike the: leaders of the so-called Independent’ voters? movement, the majority —of|, whom originally were insurgents: and | took a prominent part in the revolu- | tion of 4906. The leadets of this move- ment never have “been forgiven nor; have the politicians teen forgiven | who in 1916 joined witht Governor) Hanna in ins attempt to! senatorship from Senator McCumber. “But even if this coalition is made we cam expect but little extension of state ownership or of state socialism. McCumber.is at hgart a conservative of the.conservatives, and whatis true of McCumber is true of McKenzie and have aided the Nonpartisans, not be- cause:they hate the Nonpartisans and the sqgialists the less, but because they hate their former: progressive repub- lican opponents still moze.” “Attempt to Control Courts, .“ ‘Greatest of all the evils of the movement,’ Judge Bruce says in his final chapter, ‘is the altempt that the jJeaguehas made to conwol the courts and to elect judges who are commit- ted to its policies, and + ho, being de- pendent for their electivn on. the fa- vors gf the new political leaders. wil! to a greater or less extent.he con- trolle@by them. ««T¢ lies iin, the un-American doc- trine that the judge is not a judge bui a representative, and taat his function is not-to administer -the-establishcd law, leaving it.to the iegiglature and the ‘constitutional amiendments to change that law and to keep it re- sponsive to-the growing needs of the age; but that his function is to be a representative merely. “Tt lies in the doctrine that it is his dnty to say to himself, ‘Smith is righi. and Jones is wrong, put the primary elections fre ynear, and: Jones can our common law. “It is to be regretted that not only has a socialist hierachy been @lowed to gain control of the agrarian move ment of North Dakota, but to gain the contro] of the stateuniversity, the ag- | EVERETT TRUE that therefore they must not pay an.'| attention to them, or even listen to! their side of the case. It is that they are being told there i3 a capitalistic conspiracy of the business and pro- fessional classes against the farmei Our idea of fun barber shaving himself and arguing that he doesmt want a shampoo. i See ees ADVENTURE OF THE TWINS By Olive Barton Roberts ? BY CONDO i , IB HRS. TRUE AT PRROR, |E™ TRYING ON NEW HAT, Nancy and Nick did not go up’to the sky again with Mr, Sprinkle-Blow. What was the use? The fairyman told them that after one big celebration in the fall, Howly Thunder and Jumpy Lightning‘and Old Man Flood usually crdwled back into their house and went ta sleep until spring. He also Huds — JUST LIKE A , Put ON THIS ONG. TLC GST THAT OTHER ONS Ano HAVG A LARGER PLUMS said that Sizzly Dry Weather never stuck his nose out of doors until late the next summer. As for Jack Frost, he assured them that Jack was of more help. than they could imaging after a certain time in the fall, and that although he had escaped and was hiding somewhere in the woods, there was no need to worry about him any more. “But,” wondered Nick, “don't yott have to make snow-storms?” "Yes, sir,” riodded Sprinkle-Blow. “But that’s the only job I have. Just enough to keep my mind off my trou- bles. Once every two or three days |) whistle for Old North Wind to nolb | world for-me and give them a goo shake. The Snow Fairies fly down jand make the world beautiful. Then I turn and go to sleep until it’s time |for more snow. Jack Frost looks | after. the rest of it. He’s .a hard worker all winter long. Busiest per- son you ever knew!” “Oh!” said Nick. “That reminds me. A letter came for you from the Fairy Queen. Here it is.” | Sprinkle-Blow unfolded it and read: “Dear Mr. Sprinkle-Blow, |. “Please send Jack Frost at once. He is needed on the earth to sweeten the | grapes and pumpkins, to crack open | nut-burrs, and to paint the leaves on j the trees different colors, Scramble, Squirrel 'and_Chick ‘Chickaree can’t j wait till he Comes. Tell the Twihs, | please, that I wish to see them. ; j “Gratefully yours, eee “THE FAIRY QUEEN.” | | 4 | (To Be Continued) ‘ | (Copyright, 1921, N, E. A. Service) some heavy snow clouds over the —