The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-23
YOUNG
ISSUES
REPLY

To The Forum: / have seen a fake
message IN The Bismarck Tribune rep.
resented as being a. dispatch from
Washington, D. c. 1t was never writ.
ten here. 1t was written in The Bis.
marck Tribune office. The Tribune's
Washington correspondent, Robert w
McWade, has gone on a strike be-
cause The Tribune has failed to pay
him for more than a year, Sc The Tri-
bupe is writing it's own Washington
news in it's own office at Bismarck
Last week it had a c~ooked-up message
about the Manahan resolution for a
grain probe Of the boards Of trade al
Minneapolis, Chicago and Duluth. the
McCumber grain inspection bill and
the Lever grain inspection bill. 1t said
Congressman Helgesen was doing fine
work for the farmers. That is true
Mr.. Helgesen is serving his second
term and during this congress became
a member of the great committee on
agriculture. AS such he is in a position
to render excellent service to his state
and Is doing 50.
But why this praise by The Tribune
for Helgesen?. All, he has no opposi-
ton for denomination. If a candidate
were opposing him The Tribune would
be knocking him toe.
The Tribune says in the spurious
message with the Washington, D. c.
date line, that I did not give testimony
before the rules committee hearings
on the Manahan resolution, n that
Helgesen is the only North Dakota
congressman who is taking any active
interest in the fight for an open, com
petitiVe grain market.
Mr.. Helgesen did not testify before
the rules committee respecting the
Manahan resolution. His record and
mine are identical upon this subject
We both were and are in favor of the
adoption of the Manahan resolution,
and we both have done and will do ev-
erything we can to assist Manahan In
securing its adoption.
I have been a firm believer In ma
tional inspection of grain ever since I
was a member Of the North Dakota
legislature. The first speech made by
Senator McCumber in the senate con-
tanned a quotation from a minority re-
port which I had signed after visiting
the state capital of Wisconsin and
which report recommended a competi-
tive inspection system at Superior,
wis, ana was adopted by the legisla
ture of North Dakota, although none
of the other members signed the report
with me. Senator LaFollette made
reference to this two years ago In q
speech at Bismarck in these words:
IT have known George Young fol
many years. When l was governor Of
Wisconsin he came to Madison, the
capital Of the state. with a committed
appointed by your legislature to con
suit about a grain inspection bill
There was among others on that com
mittee a party by the name OLA
| Moure, as I recall it. I received then
in the executive Office, sat at my desl
and listened to what they had to say
1 recall distinctly the opinion I ther
formed-that there was just one mar
on that committee who was really in
terested in = grain inspection law, anC
that man was George M. Young"
Two years later I secured the pass
age Of a bill to authorize the installa'
ton Of a plant at the agricultural col
lege to make chemical tests Of whea
and other grains and baking tests o
flour, in order that all the farmer!
might have available the same oppor'
tunities to test their grains which al
the large -four milling. companies have
I have always been and still am in IA
vor of the national inspection of grain
I believe the McCumber bill is a much
better bill than the Lever bill nov
pending in the house agriculture com
mittee. The Lever bill provides only
for national supervision Of grain grad.
ing, whereas the grading of grair
should be done by the government it
SELL. ION61I4llSAAG SUPSA NlSAOL1 ! La
ly q half measure. The Lever bill will
have to be changed radically to make
it satisfactory to the farmers. 1t ha:
no teeth in it.
Impersonating a Washington CORE,
spondent with the idea Of creatint
false beliefs respecting the record Of
a public official is a serious ohenst
against decent journalism. The fake
message is built around a letter sale
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gresham Helgesen addressed to Mr.
Lotus at MINNEAPOLIS and by him SEM
on to a North Dakota representative
There was nothing in the letter about
me. Mr. Helgesen assures me that he
never mentioned the contents of the let
ter to a soul on earth, and the publica-
ton Of its contents must have beer
given out by those who read it ir
North Dakota. The Tribune artists
took 1t. using the lines about MI. Hell
gesen's work, and then added the fake
news about me.
The Tribune could be engaged in a
more honorable occupation than writ.
ing fake dispatches from Washington
misrepreSenting me while I am stay
ing here on the job attending to my
congressional duties. 1t might, for in
anxiety about the probing Of the
boards of trade at Minneapolis. Chi
cago and Duluth, republish some OF
the advertising put out and distributed
by it's own candidate for congress two
years ago. in which he said he was a
member of the Chicago Board OF Trade
and experienced as a grain dealer on
the board of trade. d. r. .
L am not concerned about the opin-
ions of The Tribune respecting the
character of my service, whether ex-
pressed in it's editorial columns or 9TH
erwise, so long as the people regard it
as The TribUne's view, but when it at
tempts to palm off its readers imagin-
ed statements Of a fictitious or myth
ical newspaper correspondent at
Washington, I believe I am warranted
in giving the people the real facts.
! George M, Young.
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