The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1934, Page 1

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Se North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BIS ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Nye Asks Langer Indictment Roose _ PRESIDENT WOULD GET MORE SPEED IN NEGOTIATING PACTS Seeks Means of Modifying Re- strictions to Benefit Agri- culture, Industry POINTS TO TRADE DECLINE Says Other Governments Are Aiding Business by Simi- lar M res Washington, March 2.—(#)—Presi- dent Roosevelt Friday asked congress for authority to modify the tariff rates in negotiating commercial agreements with other nations. “I am requesting the congress to authorize the. executive,” said the ~» President, “to enter into executive commercial agreements with foreign nations; and in pursuance thereof, | ed’ within carefully guarded limits, to modify existing duties and import re- ~ Structions in such a way as will bene- fit American agriculture and indus- The president discussed at length the reasons for asking such power. - First, he said, world trade has de- clined approximately 70 per cent its 1929 volume. Second, other gov- ernments to an increasing extent are “winning their share of international trade by negotiating reciprocal trade agreements.” “If American agricultural and in- dustrial interests are to retain their deserved place in this trade,” he as- serted, “the American government must be in a position to bargain for that place with other governments by tepid and decisive negotiations, based upon a carefully considered program, » &nd to grant with discernment corre- sponding opportunities in the Amer- ican market for foreign products.sup- plementary to our own.” The tariff-bargaining experiment ‘was proposed to congress with assur- ance from the Democratic leaders of support but with a Republican fight in prospect on the ancient political issue. Embattled Republicans apparently were ready to carry the issue into the fall campaigns. Republican forces did not await its arrival to open fire. The G. O. P. minorities in senate and house were rallied against the proposal. The house Republican leader—Snell of New York—predicted those of his Political faith would be “solidly * before even a Democratic congress will give such powers to one man.” Under the proposal, Roosevelt for three years could negotiate tradé treaties with any country, without senate confirmation, raising or low- ering tariffs 50 per cent without re- i oa) to the tariff commission. velt sway over congress. Adminis- tration leaders have finally chosen v March 14 as the date for a vote on the St. Lawrence seaway treaty rati- iication. ‘The showdown agreement the was interpreted as meaning managers see enough strength for passage. They shied away from defi- nite predictions, however. Equally uncertain was the final fate of the independent offices bill. Bootlegger Accused By U. S. Grand Jury | Bounces Tanger {|EXPECT ROOSEVELT j | 10 RECOGNIZE NRA AS LONG-TIME PLAN Address Next Monday to Be In- vested With Panoply of State Occasion BUSINESS MEN TO HEAR HIM Weaknesses in Recovery Plan Admitted as Result of Washington Hearings (Copyright, 1994, by The Associated Press) Washington, March 2.—() — Presi- dent Roosevelt will recognise NRA as HARRY L. HOPKINS Acting on evidence obtained by fed- in Relief Director and CWA setups in North Dakota. He held Langer guilty of making politi- cal assessments on persons on the DOLLFUSS INORES CONSTITUTION 10 ssare ses DOMINATE AUSTRIA Casts Document Into Waste-|Friday for late basket and Says He Will Rule by ‘Natural Law’ (Copyright, 1934, by the Associated Press) Vienna, March 2.—For the first time since Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss shelved parliament one year ago, the government Friday frankly cast the constitution into the political waste- basket and let it be known it is ruling by “natural law which stands above the constitution.” The new basis of government was explained in the official gazette by Robert Hecht, an expert in constitu- tional law. He has advised Dollfuss on the legal aspect of each step taken since rule by emergency decrees be- gan. Whether the destruction of Vienna’s Coalist Municipal government (elect- ed by more than 60 per cent of the vot- ers in 1982) is strictly legal or illegal Bey of decisive »” Hecht me: adequate, One of the cabinet’s first steps after | ror raises the recent civil war was to declare aH z E od HH [i i i E i Official i i Af; 3 i i i F H i 8 ‘ s i Ee 4 ce dd vi | 53 lad ie HLH BEES i : : Fal i | z E ie i uli A Hi i! [ F | | E i H | i i | i E | f E E i g il Ee: i £ 3 [ ‘Honest Bill’ Langer ‘ (An Editorial) In several radio speeches recently, Governor William Langer has made an obvious effort to give himself the sobriquet of “Honest Bill.” His voice quivering with emotion, he has assured the electorate of his honesty and efficiency. At the same time he has accused all who do not agree with him, or who have exposed the shoddiness of his actions in office, with being paid hirelings of mysterious powers. His political opponents have been accused of truckling to big business. In a very obvious way he has attempted to cloak himself with the mantle of virtue and righteousness. Despite his obvious attempts to deceive the people and his flagrant dishonesty in office, he has tried to make: people think of him as “Honest Bill.” That dream received shattering blows Thursday from two different sources. One was disclosure that the state mill and elevator, controlled by the governor, had made a questionable payment of $2,000 to The Leader, the gov- ernor’s personal newspaper. To all intents and purposes it represented a transfer of $2,000 from the people to the pocket, political or personal, of “Honest Bill” Langer. ‘With the mill’s general advertising policy this newspaper has no quarrel, even though it feels it might spend its money to better advantage than by constantly beseeching The Leader's limited circulation to buy state flour. Readers of other newspapers also buy flour, and the mill management might Tecognize this were it not for the fact that the whole thing is on a political rather than a business basis. The other blow, and the severest, was the action of Relief Director Harry ‘Hopkins in removing Governor Langer from all connection with federal re- Nef and CWA activities in North Dakota. More particularly, the reasons for this action are bound to handicap the governor's effort to establish himself as “Honest Bill.” : In effect, Mr. Hopkins finds the governor proved guilty of levying a per- sonal tax upon the federal government's efforts to help the poor. It was such a thing as to cause any honest man’s stomach to retch. In view of this fact, the severity of Mr. Hopkins’ action was not surprising. In the clearest and most direct way, Governor Langer and his henchmen attempted to collect blood money. There is no less severe term which can fairly be used when dealing with an attempt to profit by the miseries of the poor. . When he attempted «o*claim credit for CWA work in North Dakota, the governor was accused of playing politics with public need. Some doubted the accuracy of these charges. They were inclined to believe that the Governor's natural exuberance might have caused him to indulge in mis-statement. In fact, his political henchmen, talking day and night in their efforts to make the governor popular, induced some persons to believe that such was the case. Now, however, a much worse charge is made with the weight of official authority behind it. Mr. Hopkins would not voice such a serious accusation 4 its truth had not been proved. There is no question but that he has sworn information of such character as to substantiate his allegation that “It is opparent that these contributions were used for your political purposes.” ‘The charge by Mr. Hopkins and the governor's answering retort that the whole thing-was inspired by politics, pits the honesty and good faith of Presi- dent Roosevelt against whatever honesty and good faith Governor Langer can for the president. ‘The governor accuses the president of taking time off from his multitud- inous duties for the people to plot for his destruction. Let those who wish to do 80 believe it. There is only one proper answer to Governor Langer’s request that the federal government “proceed with the production of the evidence” and that Js to give him his wish. A good place to do it would be before the federal grand Jury which meets March 7 at Fargo. Tt may be that no federal law has been technically violated, in which case there would be no indictment, but that the laws of honesty, decency and com- mon humanity have been flagrantly trampled in the dust there can be no 33 TEAMS 10 PLAT IN DSTRICT MEETS Finalists in Consolidated High School League to Be Se- ers will battle for district champion- ships at Berthold, Rugby, Lakota, Cooperstown, Nome, Steele, Beulah and New Leipzig with the winners go- ing to Arthur, N. D., for the state tournament March 16 and 17. Drawings for the district seven meet matched Fryberg with Beulah Friday night, the winner playing Dunn Center on Saturday night. Dunn Center is favored to win but Beulah favored games with lected Saturday Soap i Drawings for cathe, ent Saint Stanton, N. D., March 2—(p—|Were Thain vs Solen, the winner Names of 33 teams which will parti- |PIa” Amidon. bg in eight cept seemonmense Jeeean iat snd Saisins Say Ao District Independent league secretary-treasurer. ‘| Leaders Play Monday Fifteen teams enter district tourna- ments without competition because Hans- |district 1¢ winners, will meet here at 8 p. m. Monday at the World War Wing, Grandin, night, and was to have been Dunn Center, ‘Thain, Steele, Kulm, |played in the State Training school Beulah, Van Hamlet in Ren-|gymnasium at Mandan. However, the Shanty: Wer Ores Madina” Bohn | Dunn Genter players, Arthur 3 Olah, earan Jeould not be in Mandan at that time. ‘Names of winners in Benson, Bot- is coach at the Dunn Center Russia’s Sanitary Zealot Thrown Into Bastile for Raid on Beards Leningrad, U. 8. 8. R., March 1 “alty if they resisted the on- 2.—()—Comrade Ivan Vosko, | Saughts of the razor. ane sanitary inspector of one of | oi Dyornik. “I am 70. I have Leningrad’s downtown districts, | hed this beard 47 years. Children met with signal failure Fridey Sy. Oe ee in his one-man campaign to ex- a sealot Vosko answered: terminate beards from proletarian | mut the sealot Vouko answered: ‘workingmen. * housefronts of the Nevsky pros- - Emulating Peter the Great, pect. That signifies you now who, more than 200 years ago, live-in a world of culture. But forced his nobles and boyards to still you wear a dirty beard. “Off shave off their facial adornments it comes or out you go! Get rid as a mark of their civilization, of this disorder immediately.” Vosko spread consternation One old man, who lost a brush throughout the city and caused aged 20 years, complained that his much distress laying violent neighbors no longer recognised hands on beards of the him and that the dogs barked at Dvorniki — the house! of porters— Be meee Siem De. Tee in his § home. : During the last week he literal- ‘When the news of Vosko’s reign ly dragged scores of protesting of terror reached high quarters, @lderiy men to barber shops where | howeven, he was summarily dis- Se Prepay ueerees, Ot Ft: See ee oe eeone Sie threatened tier with the Once again, as for two cen- ee oe turies past, Leningrad is safe for frogs thelr ares as pena | beords. : ia velt Asks tor Tariff Authority 1 Asks Indictment { {_Asks Indictment _ SENATOR GERALD P. NYE Speaking in the United States senate Thursday, Senator Gerald P. Nye asked the indictment and prosecution of Governor William Langer on charges that he levied political trib- ute on CWA funds in North Dakota. False, Ridiculous’ Is Democrat Reply Fargo, N. D., March 2.—(P)— ‘Three Democratic leaders Friday branded as ridiculous and false the statement made Thursday by Gov. William Langer that he had been approached to run for re- election as governor on the Demo- cratic ticket. “Unthought of and false” said Fred McLean, Democratic state chairman, adding he had not seen Langer for a year and a half. “Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous,” said 8. J. Doyle, former treasurer for the state organization, who in- dicated he was highly amused. H. H. Perry, national committee- man, denied any overtures had been made to Langer. He added he, “never heard of any move to persuade Langer to run on a Dem- ocratic ticket.” IRS. RAY R. BREEN, FARM WOMAN, DIES Dies Early Friday Following’ Operation; Was Ill Only Short Time Mrs. Ray R. Breen, 47, resident of Bismarck for 28 years died at 12:40 @ m. Friday following an operation for appendicitis, after an illness of about a week. Mrs. Breen was born in Gracefield, Province of Quebec, Canada, June 20, 1886, her maiden name being Emma Foley. She came to Bismarck when 19 years of age to live with her sis- ter Mrs. Thomas Flannigan,’ who lives 12 miles northwest of Bismarck. Prior to her marriage she was em- ployed in Webb Brothers store here. She was married to Mr. Breen Nov. 20, 1911 and lived in Bismarck for two years. In 1913 the family moved to Opheim, Mont., where they lived for 10 years, returning to Bismarck in 1923 and locating on the farm one- half mile east of Bismarck where they have since made their home. Mrs. Breen was clerk of Hay Creek township school board and was serv- ing her second term. She leaves her husband and four daughters, Ardith, Helen, Gladys and Frances, and her sister Mrs. ‘Thomas Fiannigan. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock from 8t. ial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. ‘| Morris Will Run for Seat on High Court Blames ‘Itch For Money)’ in _ CWA Scandal ‘Let Axe Fall Where It Will, Even Though It Shall Involve Indict- ment and Trial’ Says Junior Senator in Brief ; Address at Washington STATEMENT FOLLOWED ACTION BY RELIEF CHIEF i Declaration Lends New Impetus to Fight Against Corruption State; Christianson Takes Over Organization ced Which Has Paid Out $3,612,520 Senator Gerald P. Nye Thursday demanded prosecution of Governor William Langer on charges that he extorted money from workers in the federal CWA offices here through five- per-cent solicitations for “The Leader”, the governor’s political newspaper, Addressing the senate briefly in Washington, the junior senator said he regretted “the itch for political funds has gone so far that it finds men allegedly demanding toll of even those who accomplish employment through funds afforded by the federal government. “Let the axe fall where it will, even though it shall involve the indictment and trial of one rewarded by election to so high an office as that of governor of the state I love and happily call home.” The Nye statement followed news that Federal Relief Director Harry L. Hopkins had removed Langer from all connection with federal relief and CWA activities in this state, holding him guilty of collecting tribute from federal employes and using the money for his own political purposes. At his conference with newspapermen Friday in Washington, Hopkins sald any additional moves, such as further investigation or a report to the department: of justice, would have to be made by Secretary of the Interior Ickes as public works administrator. @ statement outlining more specifically the charges against the governor. Nye, who in 1932 received the largest Dipcly DAITIALL) maby re aren ssa DURELY POLITICAL erally credited with having supplied mately 80,000 in excess of that given the governor. i} Senator Lynn J. Frazier, prospective | 10 HOPKINS candidate for re-election this year Senator Nye said he understood Secretary Ickes was planning to issue majority ever given a state candidate the impetus which resulted in Lang- er’s election, despite the Roosevelt landslide. His majority was approxi- | said there should be a “thorough in- vestigation and then a full determina- tion of the guilt or innocence of those involved.” Text of Statement } The text of Senator Nye's statement! follows: i “I approach with more than a little} embarrassment a subject upon which! I feel called to speak. | “Why is it that men with high Purpose, given power, sometimes grow drunk under it—grow blind to principles they once expounded as be- ing fundamentsl? In North Dakota we have had reason to grow proud of years of divorcement from the influ- ence of money in the conduct of elec- tion campaigns. Under the leader- ship of the Nonpartisan League my state has demonstrated that election campaigns can be conducted and won without resort to bags of money. Time and again there has been dem- onstrated ability to carry on most intelligent campaigns without the necessity of access to large campaign funds. Yet under that same politi- cal banner today, men thought to have been uncompromising in their belief in a clean, unbridled election system are in some evidences lean- ing strongly to practices which all too clearly mark a wouldbe return to campaign corruption—corruption now not so serious perhaps, but corrup- tion nevertheless and bound to grow unless checked. Cites Langer Support “Two years ago I gladly gave my support to one I believe would con- tribute much of good to my state as its governor. Under his administra- tion things have been done in co-operation with farm or- ganizations which had perhaps in- tended to save the families their homes. But with this courage there has developed, seemingly, a spirit which has found money and the ac- cumulation of large campaign funds to accomplish re-election a very posi- tive consideration. As is usually the case, this urge has nét been confined within bounds which seem to be at all reasonable. I am very sorry to have to say that in my state the itc! for political funds has gone far Democrats Deny Charge They Asked Governor to Run on Their Ticket Barney, N. D., March 2.—(#)—Deng- ing he was guilty of any wrongdoing in connection with administration of federal relief funds in North Dakota, Gov. William Langer Thursday night issued a statement here charging he is the victim of a political maneuver. (State Democratic leaders denied charges made by the executive that they had tried to get the governor to run for office as a Democrat and had stooped to trickery when he refused.) His statement, made in this Rich- land county village where he spoke Thursday, follows: “The action of the federal gov- ernment is purely political and I believe no one knows it better than the men in charge of relief work. “Months ago I was to run for re-election on the Democratic ticket, the argument being that the federal adminis- tration wanted the nortnwest solidly Democratic and that the Nonpartisan League adherents in other states would follow the lead in North Dakota. “I replied then, as I reply to the federal government now, that I am a 100 per cent Republican governor and will run as such if I am indorsed at the convention in Valley City next Tuesday. “The Democrats know that the common people are overwhelm- ingly supporting me, as was evi- denced last Tuesday when I car- r 5 Be ployment through funds afforded by he fede government pe agen eteaadous eters ca. tae off my c those of emergency relief a1 “As for the emergency public works. comuien, the personn: pt “If there were absence of law to) ointment was so high that they state for 17 years, except for the time/is room for something more than con- ; Rk. M. . Tie are ‘ur ees ze tion that the federal % oP ecaraneaen far. tat government . states attorney of Foster county and/ will proceed with action. Roe eee ee to four years as attorney general of Urges Speedy Probe Lee Nichols, for 18 years county North Dakota. “On the face of the record written! auditor of Morton count “I have always administered by pub-|as a result of investigation by fed- “Every shade Uc trusts without political favor. Ileral authorities, I cannot do other thought is represented thereon, enjoy public service when it is free/than urge that the departments con-| as every North Dakotan knows. from political influence. The supreme | cerned proceed with speed in actions “I challenge the federal gov- court offers an opportunity for such | against those alleged to be guilty of] ernmeiit to proceed with the service and 1 seek the nomination! wrongdoing as a result of their urge duction of the evidence strictly upon @ nonpolitical and non-|for money to maintain newspapers! shows their group party basis, ‘and.prepare for future election cam-; had been gathering “This announcement is mace at this/paigns. Let the ax fall where it will,| weeks at Bismarck, time to dispose of various rumors toleven though it shall involve indict-| other points. the effect that I might seek nomina-/ment and trial of one rewarded by] “If anyone tion for state office on a politicallelection to so high an office as that| taking a single ticket.” of governor of the state I love and| that person happily call home. but I believe BUY WARD COUNTY BONDS “In fairness it should here be said] charge of this Purchase of $100,000 bonds from/that the findings reported to have}. full well that ‘Ward county has been approved by been submitted by federal investi- place in North Dakota, ithe board of univessity and school to their departments here in action is lands, H. B. Hanson, state land com- | Ws do not in any way reflect} day's convention; ar Gieteediog secieeres. Sete ik Geena eae in| when programs . ‘il be avalahe co the county wats [ray wale alone the governor} Mayor oS ‘@ week, Hanson said om Page 3), 8 lew weeks oa