The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-03-16

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fifteen years, and our interest has been more in farming than in
good goo for the &e1 farmers m ai is good GOO. for the business IS man. and the country
ct large. We are strictly a farming community, and If the
successful. 1t is our aim at all times to advocate and boost for
everything and ANYTHING which tends to make Ct the ia farmer 9an. more @
every within and scheme that is set forth by a few smooth, oily,
ey. We are one of the oldest members Of the Society of Equity in
the county, and have always believed that if the proper methods
to the farmers. but the trouble seems to be with these organiza-
t tsSns t Ss's{ }4st a as h SSSn l1 oh ffe yr sfers a anS s1iSta wsyk 'f fSe po@%iss
into the head OF the organization and by their grating methods
Take the Non..partisan League, for instance. We do not dispute
that this organization contains many honest and honorable men.
would be Of some material benefit in shaping legislation and bring.
sfq psn sss" tt t Sei %h %s~ !ta Sstte Bd farm this conditions fSins xa and t tesrstG'e o Sf
wrong lint in the & i1 + II ace. The The s SSat e.; farmer arss9i has had some f f9 per-
! fsa%e ~!' Of N North :! " Da %t a9 snd Ts sew ' %se ef SaTe Sesn s %sas here 20 and and
i lee 3 against rains the members of that n 4sfaa o. So 9rga a nj IT 81 work. york..
season Sc on # # harvest 6s'safa and t h : ing IN IN this St state in the 4 i fsr l. but ut what Sssf
R %say td 5ss %sn Are from ma ge;ns jn nSo4 45e the 5s, stssft se tsy nd to ed induce to- be- sn d
"; VS.. Now in the then head organizers 81 the Non-Partisa9 9 League
". WIS, and heretofore have been going over the state and lectur-
ing and keeping their members from going into the harvest fields
who have been the most tireless enemy Of the farmers of North Da-
fe5a; sa n sd t asfhe s5s ef ig 3&s s. t tnS f s. msmb intG = political aad t Sse
balance Of the leaders are well known and recognized Socialists.
NOW. W e want 10 ASK, WHAT IA II farmers eApecC ron all OIgdn-
q t11: a1d s eont4o j q BY y t &s9as TSs " are as.1 1ss farmers a : ss nor 1 p1e5s55!y
To sum the whole thing up we believe it is a very, smooth
one purpose in view and that is to get all the money out of it that
they can before seeking Fields anew and pastures greener" As
s sae legitimate esifas xs Propositions pae %;sien't that n viii 1aaG Rep b pea r the s' farme 70 ' eon.
ditions. but we do not propose to be stung by the fellows who are
are members of this organization should demand an accounting and
believe that if they could is secure such a reportSwhich they can't
that they would see that they have been stung to the extent OF 80,
what this organization had done with the farmers money which
they had collected for memberships They were making their
that they had collected about $4,000 from the farmers Of the
minai elevators and have money left. But Of course as we ex-
Hgeeted, the Leader evaded the question entirely, but came back in
.7b. G INF PEy11 Esl LAKE WORLDS y QUESTION: q,
Nlonpartsan League has done with the farmers money which it
the Leader Leader Am and , knox something net in Of the work the League is doing
ar: sB Bsst fgr T tel satit E E5h Of th he wy Wo tSfi th %f Gssds has se sss9 to sg ststt
that e. wi" ssEh;t tins mo- syt there es.i has been built up the most powerful +!
.tt "a; tho te f %Sr slt ss9g5e sn5 5s st fs,{ " f;a asy $ the as: % " I'D & ss Ss5t f s93s
ers in this state can tell it just exactly what has been done with
Now here is a question for the World; President J. T; Worst
Of Sfd the A Az Sf y lit 1essf fe seS 9o states ene THAT that the he farmers far nscsa in 1913 nat5o wea r
doekage, grading and milling: win the Devils Lake World please
tel a% II 1t ths Wo Map a S5 teii it's %o rssd sd x s7S M II Sas they neye did as Xit9 tt It,
grain gamblers and spectators to explain what they did with that
$50,O00,O00?"
For the sake of argument, suppose the farmers of the state have
lost money in the dockage. grading and milling of grain, which il
many cases we have no doubt they have. but in many instances il
is the fault of the farmer himself in handling his grain. But sup
pose they have, what remedy does the Non-partisan Leader offer
None at all. They simply say to the farmers. join our organiza
ton and pay us Sc for the privilege. Yes, what have they dom
with this barrel Of money which they have taken in for member
ship? Is it not a fact that they have taken nearly a hundred thou
s ssS t Se41 fne Of f, it and put msd in a 1 first t class +. n sng PAT IT. plant fam in E1 1g,
contributed do not own one cent Of interest in this paper? # tn
farmers paid for this plant and newspaper, why should they no
own it, and if til is to be an organ for the good of the farmers VIII!
should they not have something to say about how it is to be con
Quoted? 1t is our opinion that as soon as these organizers get al
the money they can out of this membership business and hv