Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-29
NORTH DAKOTA MUST
PREPARE FOR LONG WAR
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authorized to organize and arm units
of the home guard. was important
suggestion made by Dorr Carroll Of
Minot. Home guard units are anxious
to organize and erm for protection in
many sections Of the state, said Car
roll, but under the present laws they
have no legal right to. The sheriff. as
principal peace officer Of the county,
has h right to mobilize and arm
guards when he regards such step
necessary, and Carroll urged hat he
is the proper officer upon whom to
confer this duty.
Some mar Of mature military ex-
p%erience, but beyond the age for &C.
tive military service, should be found
in each county, said Mr.. Carroll. to
take the leadership and drill these
home guard units. The time may
come. stated MI. Carroll. when these
home guards will be needed. The
National Guard soon will be taken
away and protection will be needed.
Patriotic Committees.
IL The. committee on. patriotism sug-
.gested that a patriotic committee be
named In each county to consist Of
county auditor, sheriff and superin-
tendent. Of schools, as a means Of
procuring the direct cooperation with
state council from individual counties.
This county executive committee
should undertake in each county the
organization Of a committee Of eleven
members, one member representa- tive
of each Of eleven genera divisions in
to which state council is divided.
f. o. Hellstrom, secretary Of COM
mtttee on finance. reported after a
morning that q hasty session of the
emergency commission had been call
ed and that all necessary expenses OF
the council would be forthcoming. 1t
ts planned to establish secretary's Of
1ce in Bismarck and he will be pro-
vided with stenographer and clerical
assistance required.
Want Publicity Now.
Committee on publicity recommend
ed that all possible information be
furnished press correspondents for
daily papers and that special news let
tors be prepared for weeklies.
DR.. e. p. 'Quain OF Bismarck told
what Red Cross chapters Of North
veteran Of the Civil War, spoke Of va
cant chairs in many North Dakota
homes and Of the fine spirit which he
has found prevailing among those
who have given loved ones to the COL
ors.
The council organized by naming ar
executive committee consisting of C.,
b. Waldron. E. ]. Babcock, Dorr Car
roll. v. r. stickney, A. W. Bowman,
n: NJ: Wheeler, F. o. He1strom, c. F
Dupuis and Mrs. Mary barrow Webb
lie, and approving. the report OF the
committee on organization recon.
mending appointment Of onlcers and
committees.
Dorr Carroll of Minot this mornine
was named vice chairman and vii:
liam @. Owens OF Williston' assistan,
secretary.
Protect Producer From Loss.
The producer should be assured
FAIR price for his products as means
OF stimulating production and that in
the national emergency in. which
America now finds itself the consum-
er should be protected from extortion
are opinions expressed in resolutions
adopted by North Dakota eficienc,
commission and the state. national de.
Tense council. 4.
The resolutions read: Whereas in
the great emergency which now con.
fronts the nation, the food of the ma.
ton ts the. great vital problem; there.
fore. be 1t resolved that the Nationa,
Defense Council and the efficiency
commission Of North Dakota in Join,
session assembled do recommend tina,
the federal government take cogniz.
ance of the fact that in order to slim.
ulate the production of food products
1t ts necessary to guarantee to the
consumer an adequate price 70. -,
products based on the price of pro.
duction.
We further urge that every o
ernmental agency be used to also pre-.
vent manipulation of the price OF An.
tshed products and that the cOnsum.
err be protected in every possible wa,
from gexorbitant prices for necessitie.
Of life."
The resolutions are signed by 6
joint committee consistihg of Dor
Carroll j. N. Still. F. o. Hellstrom
H. r. Wood and w. r.. Kellogg.
The committee on education named
DR.. II. Acher, Valley City, chairman
Fannie Dunn Quain of Bismarck; r
j. y. Montgomery of Tappen; W. M
Smart Of Minot, and Horace BAgleys'o
ToWnef.
Observation-Disclosures G. B. wal
dron, chairman, Fargo; T.. T. Nelson
Hoopls: RI. y. Montgomery, Happen
q. H. Upland, Mott.
Coal and Mining-E. II. Babcocl
chairman Grand Forks;SSW. J. MOI
ley. Dickinson; VIM. b. Owens, VIII
liston; ORA a. sMcCannei,sM inot; r
A. B0wmAn; Kuhn!
Legal ARairN-DorrI H. Carol
lchair1nan,,s Minot; j. HssWiihek.:SAsh
li.y; Lout. MSoltinaisar, ysllsy cry; 81 y