The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1935, Page 4

3 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1935 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Ne Daily by mail outside of Ni am Weekly by mailin state, per yesr 1.00 ‘Weekly 0 mail outside of North jada, per origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Legislative Jam North Dakotans who fret about the prospect of a legislative jam as the current session nears its close next Friday need not worry overmuch about it. It is just another demon- stration that our lawmakers are as subject to human frailty as the rest of us. From the public standpoint there is the serious objection that such con- gestions are conducive to bad legis- lation. No matter how tireless they may be in their efforts to save the state from destruction, our legislators grow wearied under such circum- stances and mistakes do creep in. More dangerous still is the fact that such conditions are peculiarly condu- cive to log-rolling. When everything is in a kaleidoscopic whirl is the time that lobbyists and others have op- portunity to do their nefarious work. Under such circumstances the aver- age legislator has little time for any particular measure. This accounts for some of the fearful and wonder- ful laws which have been enacted at Past sessions. From time to time there has been agitation for a longer session of the legislature on the ground that it would give the lawmakers more time to study the matters presented to them and avoid last-minute conges- tion ‘The argument might be sound on the first count but not on the second, for the situation would be much the same if the length of the session were doubled. This is proved by experi- ence in other legislatures where the sessions run as long as six months and where the last week is always a hectic period. The national congress serves as an- other example, The length of its session is not limited, yet, when a closing date has been tentatively se- lected by the leaders, there is always much sound and fury before the two houses come under the wire. ‘There is good reason for the last- minute rush other than that of pro- crastination. What should be done with one piece of legislation very fre- quently depends upon what is done with another bill which may be pend- ing in the opposite branch of the leg- islature. Thus final decision often is left to the last minute. This natural situation in the legis- lature, by the way, is one of the rea- sons for giving the executive veto power over the actions of the legis- lature or of congress. If conflicting bills are passed, as frequently is the case, he can take his choice between them or veto both as he sees fit, thus keeping the government in some sort of adjustment despite errors by the legislature. Permanent Record During a recent discussion, the house state affairs committee touched briefly upon the desirability of fin- gerprinting, its members agreeing that maintenance of the state bureau of criminal identification, which is a clearing house for these records, is a modern necessity. As far as they went these gentle- ency on the part of many persons to thus make sure of their identifica- tion. Professional and business peo- be taken and filed in the archives of the national bureau of identification tlie ite aT lee fll With at + i f i 1 ly i I af Ht #4 HaLegEyEtet ai [thal . Ute i od i Printing have been and may be put. For example, a large percentage of men who applied for police jobs in many parts of the country were found to have criminal records when most large cities adopted the practice of taking fingerprints of all applicants and submitting them to Washington for reports. Thus fingerprinting has not only aided the police in catching criminals, it has aided the public in getting good policemen. That Williston-Road Proposal by the people of Willis- ton for @ more direct route between that city and Bismarck deserves the full support of the Capital City. In the very nature of things all roads in North Dakota must eventually lead to Bismarck and the more direct the better. The arguments advanced by our northern neighbors are sound. By constructing 60 miles of highway be- tween Sanish and Williston some 50 miles will be saved in the mileage traveled. This is a considerable item in view of the present travel between these sections and more particularly 80 because of the potential traffic. This road would be the most direct Toute to the great Fort Peck dam which is bound to attract thousands of tourists during the next few years. To many Bismarck residents, how- ever, the proposal does not seem to go far enough. To reach its great- est benefit this proposed route should be designated as the Lewis and Clark trail and should more closely follow the route of the Missouri river, thus making it one of the few tree-lined roads in North Dakota. A modest start on such a highway has been made northward from the There are other uses to which finger-| Memorial bridge here. For approxi- mately eight miles this road now is the most beautiful drive in North Dakota. Clinging to the bluffs on the eastern bank of the river and oc- casionally rising to their heights, it offers @ change from the monotony of the prairie scenery which would be welcome to visitors, just as it is appreciated by local folk. Such a road, carried northward to Washburn, would not interfere with the established and more practical route already in use but it would Give us @ road which would be a real attraction and of which the entire state could be proud. If public money is to be spent that men may support their families it could be used in far less laudable efforts, for such a highway would give pleasure to North Dakota and its visitors for generations to come. Editorial Comment _ Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies, What Is the Plan? (New York Herald-Tribune) First returns on the wave of public Pressure which is to sweep the relief bill through the senate are conflict- ing, but the result so far seems to be the curious one that the senators are getting about as many letters de- manding the prevailing wage as sup- Porting the president. If so, this only confirms our view that the country at large hasn't the least idea of what it is all about and that the president will have to tell it before he has the slightest chance of getting a func- tioning work relief system going upon the firm public support which is es- sential. Why the president should not do so it is impossible to understand. It is quite clear that the adminis- tration has not got as yet either the organization, the detailed system or the actual projects to put 3,500,000 bersons on work relief at the moment. It is clear that if the senate votes the $4,880,000.000 what will actual- ly happen will be that the president will continue the present relief meth- od until such time as he has finally been able to hammer out (perhaps in snother Johnsonian chaos of bally- hoo) something that will look like a workerelief system. Why not, then, vote him the money necessary to con- tinue the present methods and vote the additional billions only as the has been The president's proposals raise a whole string of vital questions which, s0 far as the country knows, the pres- igent has not even answered to him- self. Some of them are: competitive, fulfill the other presi- dential conditions? How long will they take for completion? 2. Relief, Are the jobs to be filled by drafting individuals now on relief rolls, or are they to be open to any If the former, what will be the g . BiH 45 g en a —BY RODNEY DUTCHE (Tribune Washington Correspondent) It’s Ghastly to Think What Politi- cians May Do With Four Billion Work-Relief Fund . . . Tennessee Case Is Awful Example . . . Spoils- men Have Their Way. Washington, March 4.—Who will keep the politicians and grafters from sinking their hooks into the $4,000,- 000 to be appropriated for work- relief? This question is being whispered all over Washington. If anyone knows the answer, he isn’t telling. Emphatic point is given to the query when you check up on what's been happening under the federal relfief administration of Harry Hop- kins. Remember that Harry Hopkins is a non-political idealist and one of the very few big shots here who could be depended on to fight off the per- vading influence of partisan politics in the handling of federal funds, Hopkins has won his battles in some states. He has failed dismally in others. Typical of what has happened in the latter is what happened in Ten- nessee—one of various stories which gives some of us non-politicos the jitters, now that all those ‘billions are to be spent just before and dur- ing a national election year. REFUSES TO PLAY POLITICS Col Walter L. Simpson was made director of relief in Tennessee at a time when relief affairs there needed reorganizing. No one says he didn’t do an excellent job. Last fall politicians besieged him to put his relief crews and the un- employed to work in the campaign. He was asked to follow the good old Tennessee custom by pouring relief funds into certain key counties to help the machine. Simpson refused to aid either the Democratic ticket of Senator Ken- neth McKellar, Senator Nathan Bachman, and Gov. Hill McAlester of ibe fusion ticket of their oppon- ents. Instead, he repeatedly threatened to fire any of his people who engaged in politics. That refusal sealed his doom. TARGET OF BOTH SIDES While fusionists were shouting that they had been defeated by Simpson's efforts, McKellar and Bachman— victorious — came here to complain tay Simpson had worked against, em. Hopkins told them Simpson was @ gubernatorial appointee and could be fired only by McAlester. McAlester passed the buck back to Washington and demanded for- mal confirmation of his authority to fire Simpson and appoint Judge Barton Brown, a political-minded follower, He got it and Brown was, Ponies calgon facil insisting re! quit, he had been appointed by FERA of- ficials in Washington and would have to be relieved by them. Hopkins i Embarrassing Moment thought his resignation would be “to the interest of relief work in Ten- nessee.” The politicians wiped the blood from their ax, happy to have made Hopkins share the onus of the execu- tion. INSULTED BY TRADE TALE Meanwhile, McKellar—famous here as a spoilsman—had been junketing in the Philippines and arrived back in New York to tell reporters that the four billion dollar work-relief bill shouldn’t be passed without some new taxation, The senate committee considering the bills was almost evenly divided on various amendments strongly op- posed by the administration. Mc Kel- Jar swung in behind the administra | 4, tion at just about the time Simpson was being eased out by Hopkins and McAlester. Both the FERA and McKellar be- came furiously indignant at reports that McKellar agreed to support the bill in exchange for Simpson's dis- Stop calling me “Your Royal High- ness” — I’m just mortal like you. Prince of Wales to Budapest cloak- room attendant. ** * If married women were allowed to work, there wouid be fewer marriages. —Agnes Allen Harris, dean of Ala- bama University. xe ee, T am terribly glad I did not have to serve on the Hauptmann jury. While I don’t believe in capital punishment, where it is the law it must be applied. —Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt. xk * Faces are at least as important as stockings, and every woman knows a, that silk will get her a job when cot- ton won't.—Dr. Vilray P. Blair, St. Louis plastic surgeon, advocating “new faces pind Lae 0 * strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast Thou sub- dued under me.—II Samuel, 22:40. ee & Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amidst —Felicia Hemans, “Beauties are considered knock- outs because so many are un conscious. “ HORIZONTAL _Answer to Previous Puzzle * 10 Fagerness. 4,7 Who is the links star in the picture? 12 Smell. 13-Fragrant odor. 16 Form of “be.” 17'To carry. 18 Pertaining to the nose. 19 Chatty part of fh grain. 20 Otherwise. 21 Knot in wood. 22 Indian plant. , 23 Masculine pronoun. 24 Senior. 50 Tree. 51 Common verb, 26 Era. 52 Musical note, 28 Winged. 54To split. 22. 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