Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-08
EVENTS OF THE WEEK

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EVENTS OF THE WEEK
War finance has occupied the attention Of congress
during the week. In the senate there has been a strug~
gle over the finance committees report on the war tax
bill, and, after a spirited debate, all amendments to the
fnal draft of the committees report were rejected, with
the prospect of the passing of the bill with its provision
for taxation amounting to s 1886, 900, 900, which is ST.
060,000,000 more than the ordinary appropriations. Fail
ue attended the efforts of the group headed by Senator
LaFollette to increase the taxes on profits in varying
amounts. ranging as high as 80 per cent.
The house has also been dealing in billions. In the
bond bill just passed bonds amounting to 81, 5ss, GAS, 4so
were authorized. These bonds are to provide for the ex-
penses Of our own government for the immediate future
and for loans to our allies. Under the bill as it leaves the
house the bonds to be issued will be taxable in certain
cases. Bond incomes amounting to $4,000 will be ex-1
empt. Incomes of greater amount will be subject to the
surtaxes as levied on other incomes. Speedy action on
this bill by the senate is predicted.
The first detachments of the new national army
nave reached their environments, or are on their way.
Five per cent of the enrolled men were ordered to camp,
and throughout the country there have been farewells.
to this proportion of the men. These will be followed on
September 10 by the next 40 per cent, and later by the
remainder. In Grand Forks the eleven men called from
this county, together with SIS others from the northern
part OF the state were guests of the city on Friday eve
ming, and were hidden God speed by a large concourse
of citizens as they took the train for Des Moines. In all
5000 men have gone forward on this first call.
The federal government has demonstrated that it
has not been Indifferent to the activities of the disloyal
element. and on Wednesday, at 8 p. m. central time.
raids We're made on L W. w. headquarters throughout
the country. A large quantity of documentary material
was seized, and several arrests were made. Among the
men arrested was William D. Haywood. secretary of the
l. W. W.. organization, who recently wired the president
of the United States threatening a general tie-up of pro-
duction in the central states if certain demands of the
society were not compiled with.
aHf On the whole the week has nor bean a pood o,o for
traitors. The Peoples Council, batted about from place
to place in its effort to find a place to meet, in spite of
the invitation of the governor of North Dakota and the
sympathy OF the mayor of Chicago, found a real welcome
nowhere. The city of Fargo served notice in a rather
enectlVe manner. Grand Forks was under considera-
ton, but ( welcome was not forthcoming. The governor
OF Minnesota, acting under the defense law. ordered the
outht to keep away from his state. Milwaukee was not
considered a good place to meet. The governor of ILL
nois ordered out the militia to prevent a meeting in his
state u under the protection Of the mayor of Chicago
a brief meeting was held on Sunday afternoon. and an
executive committee was organized. Former Senator
Works, of California, who was at the meeting and was
made q member Of the committee has resigned and
washed his hands of the whole business. And Mayor
Thompson, of Chicago. was hooted for his pains when
next he showed himself in public.
Concurrently there has been in session in Minneano-
liz q meeting Of the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, a great gathering of laborine people. to which
sentiments of answering loyalty were expressed, and at
winch resolutions denouncing hesitancy in supporting
the government were adopted. Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of Labor, was elected
president.
Patriotic resolutions were adopted at the meeting
or the American Bar association at Saratoga Springs. N.
x. OF special interest In North Dakota was the address
Of Chief Justice Bruce, Of the state supreme court, from
which this paragraph of sturdy loyalty will bear repeat
ing:
speak from the viewpoint of the foreign
born. ], and millions Of others like me, came to
this country alone, without money and without
friends. We sponged on all that America had,
her free lands, her free schools, and above all,
her spirit of open-hearted comradeship. She
owed us nothing, but she gave us all. We
swore allegiance to her flag, her constitution
and her laws. We would be recreants. ingrates.
per5urers and ours II in the hour OF her need we
counseled with her enemies and were disloyal
to- her cause"
Ihe Bar association adopted a resolution approving
the principle Of denying new trials on technical errors
which do not affect the justice Of the decisions a.
jeopardize the rights Of individuals. There has been a
demand for this action for several years, but Il has beer
resisted by the more conservative among the members
but the friends Of simpler and more speedy action at 1asI
have their way. The association also went on record
IN favor Of shorter supreme court decisions. and IN shis
action Justice RobinsonAof the North Dakota supreme
court has e right to- consider himself indicated and
endorsed.
One of the results Of the suffrage agitation Swhicl
nag nauseatsd g good many people BY the methods which
have been employed to keep the subject before the pubic
is the resignation of Dudley Field Malone coIlactor 81
the port or New York. Mr.. Malone has resigned 81.
cause hiss disapproyai of the attitude Of Presidsnt Wiiaor
on woman suffrage: He says that when he campatene6
for Mr. Wilson last fall no gave pledges that the admir-.
iatration would aid IN ths suffrage cause. which pIedre,
ne says have not been kept The resignation Of Mr. Ma,
lone nay sor may not be important. AZ to the attitude
of President Wilson, there seems 70 be NO causs ia charg,
him with incpnsistency on this. subject ne has declared
hilaself a. favor of ~ haa veted FOR woman sunrsg'