The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-10
NO PEACE until
GERMAN THREAT
AGAINST WORLD
is OBLIBERATED
Congressman Norton, Far
go Visitor, Brings Off
cial Washington View
EXPECT TOO MUCH
OF FOOD CONTROL
Thinks Hoover Will Ac-
complish Much = Coal
to Get Attention

Not as long as a government such
as Germany maintains, not as long
as a monarchial, benevolent form of
government exists as a constant
threat to democracies that they shall
be denied the right to live in peace,
will be war be concluded.
Not until Germany, beaten, forced
into the abandonment of her present
form of government, sues for peace
will be in position to dictate, will the
war dogs be called off, and the great
world struggle concluded.
That is the word brought direct
from Washington to Fargo by Con-
gressman P. ID. Norton, of the Third
North Dakota district, a visitor in
this city Thursday night while bound
for Devils Dake, N. :, to visit a brief
time, at his old home.
"It's war to the finish. 1t is war
between autocracy. as represented
by the monarchial government of
Germany, and democracy, as repre-
sented by the leading units in the
entente. Not as long as a govern
ment such as Germany exists upon
the face of the earth, piling up, in
times of peace, arms and munitions,
threatening the safety, the peace, of
the whole world said Congressman
Norton to The Forum, will the war
be concluded" r..... ...s
That is the impression of official
Washington.
Adjourn in September.
Congressman Norton expects con-
gress will adjourn about the middle
of September to recenvene in Decem-
ber. Disposition of the revenue bill,
final passage by the senate being ex-
pected within three weeks, is the big
task still confronting congress, and
it will bring hard fight in the low
er branch of congress when it re-
turns for conference. .....
so Per Cent Profit Tax.
PERSONALLY, favor the greater
taxation of war profits, said Con-
gressman Norton. The senate bill,
as now framed, contemplates a tax
OF only about. 25 per cent on war
profits, while there are a great many
members of the house who believe
that ii should be at least so per cent.
In England, it is so per cent.
WAR profits would be determined
on the basis of pre-war profits. That
is, profits of corporations and
individuals for the three years prior
to 1914, would be made the basis
for determining the excess profits
caused by the war.
Kitchen For Lenroot Provision.
THE majority leader in the house,
Mr.. Kitchen, informed me just a few
days ago, that he expected to make a
hard fight for the re-esta blishment
in the bill of the so-called Lenroot
amendment. FL
..The senate seems disposed to levy
the tax upon commodities - upon
foodstuffs, and so on, that are al
ready high in price. The house. l
believe favors placing the tax, so far
as possible, upon those most able to
bear the burden.
The sentiment, l believe. also
favors raising about $4,000,000, 900 by
taxation, as against $4,000, 100000. All
told, the years expenditure bids fair
to be about twelve to fourteen bill
lions of dollars"
Expect Too Much of Hoover.
Mr.. Norton declares himself an
admirer of Herbert E. Hoover, food
director. though he believes the Am
erican public has grown to expect
too much of him in the handling of
the situation, particularly as relates
to prices, though he feels confident
much good will be accomplished.
Undoubtedly there will be fore
ed reduction of coal prices, under
the food bill'. said Mr.. Norton. Il
also feel sure the wheat business
will be so regulated as to eliminate
unnecessary middle men,"
Congressman Norton, after a brief
visit at Devils Lake, will go to his
home at Hettinger for a short time,
the length of his stay depending up
ON the progress of the revenue bill in
congress.