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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
Treadwell TWichell Points Out the
Dangers to Farmers in Reciprocity

market Of all, home market for
American productions. I thought this
spelled the greatest good to the great
perity for Americans. so far as legal
enactment and. governmental policy
could insure such prosperity.
All this time I have paid knowingly
without complaint a higher scale of
wages to those employed, because OF
protection to American laborers and
most of the time have sold my pro-
duct in conpetetion with the pauper
and underpaid laborer Of the world
and still l believed in protection and
waited for the dawning of the day
when I, as a producer. should receive
directly my share Of the nations pros
perity, the result Of protective pol
icy.
American Prices
An examination Of the markets OF
the world for the three years Just
past will prove that we have to
a large extent worked away from the
world. setting their own price on our
agricultural products. The time seems
past when Liverpool could set the
price and make us take It on our grain
without any thought Of what 1t cost
us or what 1t should be reasonably
worth. And now 1t is proposed by a
Republican president to turn back the
hand Of time and progress and force
the American farmer to again pass
through another period Of financial
distress, forced economy, to compete,
II not with pauper labor. at least with
the newer and cheaper lands Of Can
ada which will bring the same result.
We must buy in restricted market
and sell in competition with a coun-
try not our own whose ultimate pro-
duction will be enormous. No one
claims that We do not produce enough
for our own needs. When that time
comes. 1t will be soon enough for our
statesmen to let down the bars. Can
it be that President Taft or anyone
else thinks that under our protective
policy the agricultural interest of the
nation should have to compete with
Canada or any other country of low
land values or low wage scale? Is It
our duty as q nation through legis-
lation to increase land values of our
neighboring country or better the con-
ditions in any country at the expense
of our own? Is there any law of pol
itical economy of common sense or
fairness that warrants or would ex-
cuse such national action?
The advocates of this program have
the virtue Of being bold about it.
Read this suggestion from a railroad
president as to what you and l should
do with our farm land-forced to do it
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22

The following article pointing out
the dangers to North Dakota farm
ers in the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, Is from the pen of Tread
well Twichell Of Cass county, form
er speaker of the house in the state
legislature, and one of the large
farmers of the state.
With President Taft reported as in
sistent on the passage Of Canadian reci-
procity agreement, feeling that he
owes 1t to the two countries" and
that international honor is at stake"
I appreciate the littleness in result Of
what l may say against the merit or
fairness of his proposed program.
That it is a program Of himself or his
counselors and friends is patent. That
it is not a Republican measure is
evidenced by an analysis Of the vote
in the house, which shows Repub-
lican majority against it. That 1t is
not the result of public demand is
proven by the absence of any such de-
mand by any considerable number OF
persons. That 1t is betrayal and
abandonment of that great army of
farmers who have supported the pol
icies of the Republican party Of which
President Taft is the nominal head.
proposing to take from them, by law,
the benefits that are honestly and fair
ly theirs, under a protective policy.
that of their own market, and the ben
lift that comes naturally through the
equalizing of consumptive require
ments and productive supplies. To
me there is no record in our history
of such dishonorable and uncalled for
treatment to any portion Of our cit
izens as this agreement will certainly
bring to every farmer In the United
States without regard to location. ex-
cept in degree. We Of the north must
suffer most, but no matter where 1t
be located the earning power of every
acre of land in the United States will
be reduced.
President Taft seems to fancy that
he has evolved plan by which the in
terest of the country as whole can
be advanced by reducing the earnings
of the farm. He seeks to end the dis
approval that has been voiced and
voted against the Payne-Aldrich tariff
(Which he says is the best ever enact
ed) and the clamor against the high
cost of living by giving to the consum-
er cheaper natural products. the pro-
ducts of the farm. Can 1t be possible
that he so little understands the tenn
per Of our people that he believes their
clamor is against the price paid to
the farmer? That there can be no
question of his purpose and intent let
me quote the word Of his secretary
of state at Chicago. Mr.. Knox said:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
New Plan Gives County Two
Senate and Six House
Members
EDUCATION BILL IS NEARLY
READY N COMMITTEES
viii Make Qualification Of County su.
perfntendents Second Grade Pro.
fessionsl Certificate Of the
Board Of Control Bill a Surprise.

Bismarck, NJ, p. Feb. 22-Under
the plan Of Leg stive reapportion-
ment whereby .Senate would be
made up Of forh members and
the house Of 1o7 M y, which has
been agreed to by IL ~ Joint ap-
portionment COMMITTEES q which
Will be reported to the joA ScSmmit-
tees In time so that the bh ex& be
introduced into the assembly 10
morrow afternoon or Friday, a. %
Der OF radical changes from the pk 4
ent apportionment are made.
One Of the important changes
places Towner and Rolette counties
In one district, thus abolishing one of
the senatorial districts now existing.
Grand Forks, Cavalier, Pembina, Bot
tineau, McHenry, stutsman and
Barnes counties each lose a sena-
torial district while Morton gains
one. with other gains coming in the
northwestern section Of the state be-
cause Of the numerous new counties
there created.
The new apportionment plan will
give counties the following represen-
tation:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22

"The scope of the agreement is
broad in principle and comprehensive
in detail. Recognizing the conditions
which exist in our country and without
undertaking to define the cause which
have lead to the increased cost of liv-
ing, 1t seeks to give our millions of
of drawing upon the surplus food sup
plies nearest at hand. 1t seeks, by
providing for the freest interchange
of commodities across a political
boundry which. when it comes to pro-
duction and commerce, is an artaficial
boundry, to prevent those manipula-
tions and those speculative fluctua-
tions in prices which are harmful
both to the producer and the consum-
er."
No Room For Misunderstanding
The foregoing leaves no room for
misunderstanding. The cost of living
is. to be reduced. Consumers are to
have the benefit of free importation of
Canada's surplus. The saving to be
conflscated entirely by law from the
American farmer. The saving made
to be divided, part going to the con-
suner, part to the Canadian farmer
and the balance. probably the larger
portion, retained by those who change
the raw material into finished pro-
duct or act as a middleman. A nice
solution to be proposed by a Repub-
'lican president.
For twenty-five years I have been a
protectfonist, therefore worker in
the Republican ranks. producer Of
small grain, sometimes a complain
ing Republican but always a protec-
ZIONIST. believing that the principle Of
protection intelligently applied would
ultimately make this country the
greatest country on earth for all
classes of people. When wheat sold
for 10 cents q bushel I understood
that; was selling in an open market
and buying in protective market.
getting no benefit direct for my pro-
duct and paying too. to the protected
manufacturer I understood all this
and was still protectionist. voted
protection to the manufacturer to
build up manufacturing business and
to eliminate unfair competition. I
voted protection tc manufactured ar
ticles so that the makers of those ar
GCloS COu1u pay higher wages 10 Tue
employed. thought l knew that high
wages meant a larger consumption Of
Manufactured and natural products.
That this artificial stimulation of con-
sumption by law would more rapidly
bring together our consumptive re-
quirements and productive ability, in
suring to the farmer more speedily a
market for what he might be able to
produce. thereby creating. that best
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
.LAFOLLET7E FOR :
AN INVESTIGATION
Wants to Know About Giving
Out Naval Secrets to Ar.
gentine.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator La
Toilette wants an investigation Of
the published charges that the gov
ernment naval secrets were being dis
closed to the Argentine Republic
through the construction of two bat
tleships in this country.
Two resolutions we're introduced in
the senate today by Mr.. LaFollette
destined to bring the information
from the depths Of the state depart
ment concerning the contracts which
private ship building concern had
received from the Argentine Republic
for the construction Of the two bat
tleships and whether the administra-
tion officials were responsible for the
procuring of this business by the ship
builders.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22

the time the bill was introduced until
1t came from the. ways and means
committee with q unanimous report
for passage, the bill was given little
thought. but Immediately It came be.
fore the house again on such a report.
u look on interest. In the house the
Dill was given greater consideration
tnan any other measure brought be-
lore that body up to the present time,
nearly four hours being given over
W IT, curing which time 1t was gone
over carefully section by section.
The important amendments that
nave been made In the bill, as COM
pared with the condition in which It
was introduced, are that 1t is made
effective July l instead Of April /, and
that the educational institutions have
been excepted from it's provisions en-
tirely. An annual appropriation of
$4,000 for the boards expense is pro-
yided.
Have Not Been Paid.
North Dakota's grain experts locat-
ed at Minneapolis and Duluth, Messrs.
Brown and Clifford. are continuing at
their posts despite the fact that the
attorney general has ruled that their
positions have been made vacant and
do no longer exist. The January sal
aries OF the two officials, at the recon-
mendatton Of the attorney general.
remain unpaid.
The law that was passed two years
ago provided for the appointment Of
these two men to make an examina-
tton into the conditions at the grain
terminals, reporting back to the
Twelfth legislative assembly, and with
that report being filed 1t is contended
that there Is no further occasion for
the positions being maintained.
Looks Good to Minot.
Result Of the action taken in the
organization Of the senate in the ap-
pointment of members on the appro-
tpriatton committee from counties not
having educational institutions is seen
in the appropriation that has been
agreed to and reported out of the SEN
ate committee. The 100000 that
was voted the Minot normal comes
largely through the fact that the
members Of the appropriation COM
mittee were from western counties
the counties in which no institutions
are located. OF course 1t is not fair
to assume that even If the committee
had been made up of members from
the institutional counties, that the
Minot appropriation bill would not
have Jared equally as we'll. The meet
ing at which this appropriation was
agreed to, was executive, and from
the discussion that has been rife since
that time 1t appears that the western
members were the champions Of the
Minot cause,
The appropriation that has been
granted the Hebron experimental sta
tion, so far as the senate committee
is concerned, is one that will be look
ed upon with favor by the oficials
and those in charge Of the plant. 1t
means. that considerable work will be
done at the station during the next
two years, the appropriation being
large enough to allow immediate re-
sumption Of activities. For some time
now the plant has not been operated
because Of the lack of funds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
Educational Bill Out.

1UOC0t1UU81 VUls
Agreement has been reached by the
joint educational committees of the
assembly on the compilation of school
laws and the report Of the committees
will be made in the two houses this
afternoon. The bill. as reported back,
contained q very large number Of
amendments, these amendments being
proposed to the educational commit
tees by joint sub committee. and
they were adopted In toto.
One Of the important amendments
that has been made relates to the
qualifications Of the county superin-
tendent. Under the bill as It was
originally introduced. It was provided
that county school superintendents
should hold first grade professional
certificates, while under the old law
they were only required to hold first
grade elementary certiflcates. As an
amendment the committees propose to
make the qualification q second grade
professional certificate, thus advanc-
ing the rank one step, whereas the
bill originally proposed an advance Of
what might be termed two steps.
The county treasurer idea of handl-
Ing the funds Of the several school
districts has also been abolished and
the ONCE Of district treasurer retained.
There are, In addition to these
changes, q number Of others Of great
or Or less importance, although none
Of them differ very materially from
the laws at present In force.
Last Game Hearing.
The last public hearing Of the game
and fish board Of control investigat-
Ing committee is scheduled to be held
today, and from now on the efforts
Of that committee will be directed to-
wards getting up the report on the
work that has been done. w. N.
Smith Of Grafton. game warden for
the first game district, 10 to be the
witness on before the committee ct
today's hearing, the Investigators hav-
Ing wired to him early this week that
!hey desired to have him appear and
rive information on certain points
that have arisen during the past few
weeks In connection with the investi-
cation.
Board Bill Unexpected.
1t must be admitted that the action
sf the house In passing the Hoge bill
providing for the control Of charitable
Ind penal institutions Of the state yes
!erday was quite unexpected to those
who have watched the progress of the
measure since its Introduction. From
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22

and declared That the cost Of opera
tion was verysueat. He felt that a
printer, who mekes good money by
reason Of the. .Sleetion notices. would
have good reasonato favor the bill.
Mr.. Streeter of Emmons felt that
the recall feature was too lax, but
had nothing To- say against other fea-
lures.
Mr.. Doyle Of Foster took occasion
to say few caustic remarks with ref
erence to the position taken by Mr..
DISCARD, and went SO far as to say
that the Nelson county gentleman's
remarks on the floor were suflicient
to lead one to believe that his mo-
tives were selfish. A few moments
later Mr.. olagard, arising to the
point Of personal privilege, took oc-
casion to differ with the gentleman
from Foster on that point and stated
that his record on the vote would be
sufficient to disprove such claim.
Mr.. Price made spirited address
for the bill and .dwelt particularly on
point made by Mr.. DISCARD that a
stubborn minority could keep propo-
sitions constantly before the people
and he for one felt that IL 5000 peo-
pie Of the state we're desirous Of hav-
ing some measure enacted, that there
must necessarily be some merit to
such measure. He also referred to
the fact that in the legislature a sim
gle member could initiate a measure
and in his opinion the proposed bill,
fixing eight per cent as the require
ment, quite sufficient.
Mr.. Nestos OF Ward was against the
recall provision under which an Of
ficer could he subjected to a recall
with five days after he had taken Of
fee. He felt that the time was too
short. The speaker also attacked the
system in Oregon. under which bills
are brought up under the Oregon ini-
tiative and referendum, contending
that the organization back of the
movement in that state was a self
constituted legislature and SO power
full that it could pass practically any
bill at the polls.s;
Mr.. Martin declared that the talk
of not trusting the people" was un-
becoming, declaring that they were
sovereign in all things.
Mr.. Frame Of Walsh had the opin-
ion that straw men were being Gre
ated for the purpose of kicking them
and felt that the bill was o. X.
b The other two bills passed were
previously passed by the senate, with
more or less discussion on both.
With q good majority. the Hoge bill
providing for board of control for
penal and charitable institutions was
passed by the house yesterday after
noon after It had failed of passage
at the morning session because of q
shortage Of votes, although it had a
| majority Of those present. At the
morning session the bill lacked only
one Of being passed, and there was an
immediate motion for reconsideration
which carried and the bill made 8
special order for the afternoon.
During the morning session abou,
an hour and half was given over tt
the bill and furthsf amendnents wer.
made. As It nowsSstands It become.
sfenective July !, CONTROLS penal AM
charitable institutions. with q boart
of three members. An annual appro
priation Of $4,000 for the board II
provided.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
All Three Slid Through the
House in Easy Style
Yesterday
GIVES EIGHT THOUSAND
PEOPLE INITIATIVE POWER
Two Of the Measures For Direct Leg.
islation Now Go to the Next Leg.
islatlve Assembly For Action While
One Must Yet Pass Senate.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 22.-Today
being legal holiday, the work of the
legislature sifted down to pushing
committee reports and taking evil
dence in some Of the Investigations.
The principal feature of the day
was the address of President Frank
L. McVey of the University of North
Dakota before the joint assembly this
afternoon.
Initiative Bills In House
Initiative and referendum bills,
three in number, were passed by the
house. The Doyle-Ployhar bill relat-
ing to both constitutional and statu-
tory enactments, the Gibbons bill for
constitutional amendments and the
Bessessen bill for statutory amend
ments. were the bills passed by the
house. The Doyle -Ployhar bill came
from special committee Of the house
with an amendment whereby it is
made a committee bill and does not
bear the names Of the two members
in question. The .Bessessen and Glib
bens bills were passed by the senate
and with the favorable action Of the
house, 60 to the next legislative as
sembly.
When the report from the special
committee came to the house, Mr.
Price of Cass moved that the amend
ments proposed be accepted and that
the bills be placed on their third read
ing and final passage Immediately. He
declared that II uyaa time fha houae
was taking every action possible in
making good the party pledges that
had been made and that there should
be no further delay in SO far as the
initiative and referendum bills were
concerned. ...:-e.... :. .s.s.::' &, 80
When the Doyle Ployhsr bill had
been reported from the committee
Mr.. DISCARD Of Nelson Immediately
moved for indefinite pcstponement
He contended that the bill failed tc
provide any safeguard against bring.
ing up the same question repeatedly
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
MODERN DANGER
Specializing in Education Tends t
Intellectual Narrowness.

Baltimore. Nd. Feb. 22-The dan
gers that lurk in the modern
tendency toward specialization in
education we're pointed out to the
students of John Hopkins university
today by James Bryce, ambassador
from Great Britain to the United
States. Mr.. Bryce was among the
speakers at the universities annual
celebration Of commeration day. He
declared that specialization, WAS In.
evitable because Of the far reaching
nature of modern scientific investi.
cations, but warned his hearers that
narrowness Of views might result
from too close association to special
branch of study.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
GEORGE B. COX
IS INDICTED
Charged With Perjury in Con
nection With Paying Of Ora
tuities by Banks

Cincinnati. Feb. 22.-The Indictment
yesterday Of George B. Cox. prom
inent business man and political lead
er Of Cincinnati. on charges of per-
jury in connection with the paying
Of gratuities to the county treasurer
by the banks. was the chief topic of
conversation today in the business
and political circles. County Prose-
cutor Henry T. Hunt said today that
he would arrange to have the trial
Of Mr.. Cox set for an early date. Mr..
Cox, who furnished 81 900 bond, would
not discuss the indictment today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
THE PAPER MILLS
AGAINST DEAL
/
Those of Maine Were Heard
by Senate Finance Com
mittee Today.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The senate
committee on finance. which Is con-
Quoting the hearings on the Mccall
bill to carry out the provisions Of the
Canadian reciprocity, continued its
work today. The first witness was
Representative Swasey Of Maine who
protested against the passage Of bill.
He spoke on behalf of the eleven
paper mills in his district.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
BIRTHDAY Of THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Tablet May Mark the Place
..W Where First Meeting Was
Held I.

Pittsburg. Feb. 22.-Fifty-hve years
ago today the Republican party was
organized in the old Lafayette hall.
this city, at a meeting attended by 260
delegates. While no formal celebra-
tion was held plan is under way
to erect a tablet on the site to COM
memorate the birth of the political
party.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-22
THE JAPANESE
TREATY REPORTED
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee Recommended
Agreement.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The japan.
ese treaty was ordered reported fav-
orably to the senate by the committee
on foreign relations today after COM
mittee had heard a statement by Mr..
Knox, secretary Of state. The commit
tee adopted resolution Of ratiflca-
tion, the terms Of which satisfied the
members that there IL no danger of
dimculty with Japan over the immi-
grafton Of laborers by reason of the
new treaty having omitted the provis-
ion Of the convention Of 1894 which
recognized the rights Of either coun-
try to make regulations on the SUBJ
ject Of immigration. This resolution
declared that this question will be
left absolutely to diplomatic notes be-
tween the governments Of the United
States and Japan
California Protests.
Sacramento, CAL, Feb. 22.-Japan-
ESQ treaty resolution was introduced
In the state senate today calling upon
President Taft to withdraw the new
japanese treaty. appealing to the
United States senate to refuse it's as
sent and instructing the California
delegates to oppose its ratification.
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