The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 28, 1919, Page 12

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The Nation of New York says of the Levine case: “The work of making the universi- ties safe proceeds apace. The Daily Missoulian of February 8 carried a telegram from Chancellor Edward C. Elliott, head of Montana’s educational system, suspending Louis Levine, pro- fessor of economics in the state uni- versity, ‘for insubordination and for unprofessional conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the university.’ “Among the younger economists of the country, few are more favorably known for scholarship, sobriety, hon- esty and modesty than is Professor Levine. In September, 1916, he was invited to the University of Montana as one specially qualified to combine state work with teaching, and was en- couraged to study the problems of taxation. Last year the chancellor ac- cepted his suggestion for the publica- . tion of a series of bulletins on the state tax situation, and his teaching schedule was lightened to give him time for his investigations. In March, by invitation, he spoke on mine taxa- tion at a state conference of farmers at Lewistown, the university paying his expenses. unfavorable attention of the Anaconda Copper Mining company, and an at- tack on Professor Levine in June last followed. In November he completed his study of mine taxation and laid i before the chancellor. On December 28 the latter informed him that the university would not publish it, and requested Professor Levine himself to postpone publication indefinitely. ONLY OFFENSE IS AGAINST COPPER MEN “Professor Levine, like an honest man, proceeded to find a commercial publisher, and issued his book through B. W. Huebsch. We have examined the book. It advocates no new or startling theories of taxation; it is a sober examination of facts, and its offense consists in stating the facts concerning the Anaconda Copper Min- ing company. The university that dares not publish such a book is no univer- sity, but a private possession. Read- ers of the Nation may expect shortly a full account of this important case. The New Republic says: “Montana state university appears to be dominated by that wretched kind of sycophant of big business that any far-sighted corporation = manager would be glad to throw to the wolves. For years it has been a notorious fact that in Montana taxes are levied in inverse proportion to ability to pay. On this principle the Anaconda Copper Mining company has got off with an assessed valuation of about one-quar- ter of its true valuation, while other property has been assessed at valua- tions ranging all the way from 35 per cent up®to 60 per cent. We doubt that there was any well-informed citizen of the state who was not aware of this discrimination. Most persons believed that it was greater, but nobody seem- ed inclined to do anything about’it. “But now, because Doctor Louis'Le- close attention to the, This address attracted the- vine, a scholar of unimpeachable repu- tation, has published a monograph on the ‘Taxation of Mines in Montana,’ exhibiting the facts in the case, he is suspended from the professorship of economics in the state university for ‘insubordination.” He had made the study under the auspices of the uni- versity, with the intent of publishing it as a university bulletin. Apparent- ly because they feared that the Ana- conda company would be displeased, the president of the university and the state board of education decided that the study should not be “published by the university. Doctor Levine then announced that he would publish it himself. “The president forbade him to do so, but since as a self-respecting scholar he could not consent to being muzzled, Doctor Levine published the monograph, with the result already noted. The Anaconda company would be wise to insist on his reinstatement. Doctor Levine can not possibly injure them so much by telling the truth about their tax dodging as the univer- sity has injured them by trying to suppress it.” ADVISES U. S. SENATOR \ Milnor, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Please find inclosed a letter to Sen- ator McCumber, representing this state at Washington. J. R. PRANTE. Senator McCumber: Believing that you are responsive to the will of your constituents, I wish to express a few of my sentiments relative to some of the reforms and laws which.are now before our congress. e First—I am' opposed to the geheral staff efforts in trying to fasten a Prussian military law, or compulsory training law of any desecription, on the people of the United States, and why appropriate $600,000,000 for the pur- pose of building a large navy and ad- vocate building and creating a great standing army at this time. Since we have made such a sacrifice in life and property for a world peace, why not advance to a higher state of civiliza- tion and pound our swords into plow- shares and spears into pruning hooks that nations shall know wars no more. In my judgment, we should adhere to the 14 principles which our country has stood for, otherwise we shail make ourselves the most conspiguous and deserved failures in the history of the world. 3 Second—We are faced with a golden opportunity to have- government own- ership of all railroads and wire lines. That would be advancing toward true democracy. Third—The cost- of government should be raised largely from taxes “on incomes and inheritances, our rev- enue bill should provide for at least $8,000,000,000 annually—luxuries not to escape taxation. : : Fourth—The vast land grants still held by the railroads should be opened to settlement. Fifth—No nation, great or small, should be permitted to declare war without a majority vote of its people. United States (in fact, the world) to legislate its millionaires out of ex- istence. J. R. PRANTE. ALFALFA Alfalfa is one of the most promis- ing hay crops for North Dakota. The production of seed is also proving very profitable. 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