The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-10-07
REFUTING HON. JOHN BURKE.

Nh. John H. Rich's statement of the case for the Ninth Regional
Burke, Treasurer of the United States, with not a leg to stand on.
because ilconceived, Indictment which the former governor no of of
N North Psd;on sought Tht to- to- brjmg g, sgsinSt If the ahser msnaG gepee that q Mr. He
Burke had gone off half-cocked, is completely substantiated by an
exa Psinsts hot Of thief the facts sa;;o as Nh c6a Rich v R6SsSn Tre tnen; Burke made
against the regional hank was that it had so interpreted the orders
s s5 The the 5s{1imsn fs ef tSs BSs5S ss t. 5s fa $ 5as o $o S:s sRi% Hss'f f5iz
notion was made plain from the reply, Of Mr.. Rich. The directors &c or
% n fas s5f4 from neB borrov hiSV via " the Federal 7sSa i bank k had t5ey chosen
to put R q nal'0M 5ns denstr ~ dsins on }h tas t %sgG @ent Il behind fhs 1f the orders kss
Of the borad and decided to rediscount elevator receipts as 1t las as
by the Federal Reserve Board. 49,.
Have the producers and member banks taken advaHtag gt Of si this
Mr.. Rich asserts that not a dollars worth of paper has been pre-
i ffn sppa for Efd' 5s2 mot "o o5ea, 5eii t to NJ: B 1s5 '9 that R' tss PSs s5Sss1
are not quite so hard up as one might conclude iron, ms letter. or
not eager to avail themselves Of the rediscount privileges accorded
them: II In the naa latter +s sve pta his Indictment he1% would lie against 'nen
Mr.: Rich regards Mr.: Burke's structures as unfortunate. They
politics into financial affairs. The former governor Of North Da-
kota is old enough to know better: And his wild fantasy about ut
the Chicago bank reveals him in a most unpleasant light Surely
he he does neo not b 6fli N0et that 6a q o3nk as as v fF away as 9n as l SeafaGo IN mG the S Twie
ctieassNst. Paul Dispatch.
The "dope" which John Burke has been handing out to the ,peo-
pie Of North Dakota, is acting as a boomerang: AS the true f facts
able light: People Who have been reading this rot should not get
confused over %gt II the T1 fact that M Mr.: : Burke 3 mstt is not o} f ef IS Se sim1lT a G bo tle
keeper, eyer a set Of experts IS who keep track ok Of ! the money NJ e. IN nh fnf
United States treasury. he has nOthlng Whatever 10 Say dDooI
where the money shall go, or how much of it will be placed in the
Federal reserve banks, no more than you have. It's evident that
Mr.. Burke intends to return to North Dakota in time to run for
some Office next year, and it is predicted that he will be a candil-
date for the U. S. Senate, and as has been his custom in the past,
he is beginning to spread the "salve" But this tine inn, as the is+ true Y
and is not only being criticised by the department down at Wash
ington, but also by the farmers of North Dakota, who ne seems to
have endeavored to fool into believing that he is seeking to furnish
them unlimited gobs of money with which to hold their grain. 1t
looks as though Mr.. Burke had slipped, and that before ne gets
off the %toboggan he will have taken quite a long ride.
John Burke has his press bureau busy now explaining all about
himself in trying to make the North Dakota farmer think that he
some rich, brown roasts by the various members of the banking
board and the administration in general and it is evident that he
be kept busy for come time trying to explain away some things
looks as though Mr.sBurke had put his foot in il, leg and all.