The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 6, 1917, Page 10

1T LOOKS THAT WAY FROM HERE 1 FoolLED HMN ALL RIGHT When Norman Black left the defunct Good Government league and took charge of the Fargo Forum, some people may have thought he was doing it to make a paper for the farmers. But not many. Biz didn’t worry. Governor Fair -and Firm Governor Frazier is to be commended on his letter to' the public officials of the state urging every precaution against lawlessness. After telling of the reports of burn- ing of crops and other violations of law and order, the governor urges the of- ficials to remember that lawlessness will not be tolerated either from the harvest hands or so-called citizens posse or public officials. Governor Frazier has had the cour- age to come out firmly for a square deal for the intinerant harvest hand, who, without friends and vote, has al- ways been made a football in the industrial world. Many of the crimes that these men have been charged with committing have been the act of others who follow along, rob, steal and murder and then throw the blame upon earnest men Beeking work. Fair treatment pays. Bismarck learned this last year. Every other city in the state was having trouble, but the capital city because of the fair at- titude taken by the police and county officers had no trouble. In fact, these harvest hands furnished valuable infor- mation which led to the capture of some real criminals who were taking advantage of the perverted public opin- fon that lays all crime committed dur- ing the harvest season up to the work- ers—PUBLIC OPINION, Bismarck. LANGER GETS THEM ALL Attorney General Langer is giving the nation a new type of law-enforc- ing. He doesn’t arrest flunkies of higher-ups and then ith a self-satis- fied air lean back in his chair and ex- pound on the virtues of law-enforce- ment. Strength, politically or financially, didn't give imi.u ‘ty to any in his spectacular raid in Minot and in his recent drive at Grand Forks he went after the brewery whi h he charges is back of the law-violating. - Tt takes nerve to do wlat Mr, Lang- er is doing, and it takes ability. North Dakota’s agressive attorney general has shown that he-has both.—PUBLIC OPINION, Bismarck, N. D. FRAzlER QUITE CCRRECT Governor Frazier has sent a letter to law enforcing officials urging thorough action but warning against acts of violence. His letter is quite correct. Criminals are to be sternly dealt with—but always within the law.—CASSELTON (N. D.) RE- PORTER, THANK FRAZIER FOR PEACE IN NORTH DAKOTA Quite a number of people have been led astray as to the posi- tion taken by Governor Frazier of North Dakota regarding the I. W. W,, probably from reading garbled accounts in the Minne- apolis Journal or the Aberdeen News, neither of which have any regard for veracity when politics are concerned. After facts are all sifted out it appears the governor was not nearly so rabid as these papers try to make out. ‘What he really did was to instruct the officers to OBEY THE LAW. Any persons burning or attempting to burn crops, destroy harvesting machinery or commit disorderly acts of any kind against employers of labor are to be handled without gloves and severely punished. On the other hand peace officers shall not take the law into their own hands and begin clubbing them before they commit any depredation. If they do, they ean not blame the laborer, who thinks he has a grievance, when he takes the law into his hands. This looks like a square deal all around. And one thing quite noticeable in contrast to many other localities—peace has reign- ed in North Dakota.—CLAREMONT (N. D.) NEW ERA. PROTEST TO GOVERNOR The following is one of the many new protests of North Dakota farmers against the admitted intention of the board of regents to cripple the North Dakota Agricultural college by dis- charging President E, F. Ladd: Watford City, N. D. ‘We, the undersigned members of the Successful .Farmers’ club, petition our honorable Governor, Lynn J. Frazier, to use all authority in his power to oust the board of regents so we may be able to keep Dr. Ladd, if it is at all possible. . . JAMES G. DOYLE S. B. TAYLOR C. O. NIPSTAD M. E. JOHNSON C. O. ENGEBRETSON J. HINLEY GUST A. JOHNSON EMIL NORGARD A. HINLEY CHRIST BERG E. SKARPSNO OLE O. HAAVELSRUD H. H. JOHNSON 0. KAMBUSTOD T, M. THOMPSON JOSEPH GILL (AND OTHERS). ABOUT 100,000 The Minot Messeniger enumerates several men connected with the Non- partisan league who are not bona-fide farmers. The Messenger will perhaps acknowledge, however, that there are some members of the League who are honest-to-goodness farmers. — BOT- TINEAU (N. D.) COURANT. CONSERVE FARM HELP A petition signed by more than 100 farmers of Page and vicinity was sent to Governor Frazier last week calling upon him to use his influence to pre- vent the removal of the young men who are employed on the farms, from agri- cultural work on account of the draft until after harvest. The petition wag as follows: ‘“We, the undersigned farmers of Page and vicinity, believe that it is for the best, interests of this state and the People in general that this present crop be taken care of promptly, and none wasted, and in order to do this we feel that the young men who are now em- ployed on the farms and who have been recently drafted should be left on the farms till November 1, for the reason that these young men who are familiar with this work can not be replaced at this time of year with other men from the city. 'Teamsters are very im- portant at this time of the year in the work that is to be done on the farms. “Now therefore, we petition you to use your best efforts to have above re- quest granted as far as possible.”— PAGE (N. D.) RECORD. HARMONY IN HARVESTING A joint meeting of harvest hands and farmers was held at Leeds for the purpose of getting together on a wage agreement, the result being that the farmers proposed to pay the harvesters 36 cents an hour during the harvest season and 40 cents ‘on hour for threshing. The laborers agreed to .the terms—NEW ROCKFORD (N. D.) STATE CLNTER. PAGE TEN ''lieved the Nonpartisan When the Fargo Forum started to tell the farmers it meant to be fair, some may have believed it. But not many. Big But since the Forum has been using its columns to attack the farmers’ organization and the farmers' governor, all the farmers have gotten wise. Big Biz is worrying now. He sees that the game of playing both ends against the middle doesn't fool the farmer after all. By North Dakota Editors and Farmers Opposition is Unfair Aneta, N. D.,, August, 1917 Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Of ]late there has been some comment by the opposition in regard to our gov= ernor’s proclamation for the enforce< ment of law and order. It seems as though the Pharisees can never quit their heckling. I fail to note one in« stance yet where the opposition has credifed the Farmers’ Nonpartisan league, its leaders or any of the men it elected for anything they have done, intend doing or attempted to do. Every fair minded man knows this is true. There is no one who ever be= league, its leaders or the men elected through its influence were spotless or immune to mistakes, because they are common clay, like the rest of us. As far as I have been able to see, all attempts of the League have been in the best in« terest of the state and I honestly be« _lieve that all fair-fiinded men look ag it in the same way. But the opposi« tion has openly or otherwise ‘assailed every move, right or wrong. Can any, man call thig fair? The Nonpartisan league has discuss< ed openly and fairly what it stands fory Every man who wished to know thé truth could know the truth by this time. Why not come ‘into the light and be fair on the issues? The very stand the opposition has taken should be sufficient guarantee that the League is all right. 3 For many years we have been diss satisfied with conditions; we have de« sired down deep in our hearts som@® remedy. We have that remedy todayy thanks to the League and its officera: The hard work and money’ spent to build this organization on our part is well worth the sacrifice. The time is coming—it is close at hand—when we will look back with great pride at the accomplishments performed. The re« sults will be wonders—better condi« tions for all the people. Other states haye taken up this work of organization and the rest. are anxious for the League to come and help. The League is blazing the way, to freedom. ‘Why should we not be proud? Is it worth our while? It 1s up ta you, L. L. SHAW. BLAME THE LEAGUE The denizens of North Dakota are excited by the appearance of an airs ship in the state. Blame it on the Nonpartisan league.— CLAREMONT (S. D.) NEW ERA. ; TS 3 ) 5