The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-23

The Daily journal, which in reality should rightly be called "The National
CONSUMPTION law. Under the first call of $50 men only II We're secured, who
passed the physical examination and who stood ready and willing to servet the
Nation. Out of the $50, % failed to pass the physical examination, IL failed
to report, leaving ITO men,, who were physically qualified, and yet there were
tains that this is the best showing of any county in the state. True, many
are Justly entitled TO exemptions. but in many cases n exemptions should
be allowed. We submit to any fair minded person if out of $50 men called
only. II ire secured who are willing to go to the 'front.' if it is lot a rather
local company. Company D has made a splendid showing and it is to the
credit of this county that W are able to turn out such a company Of young
in this and other counties of the state Ramsey county is calling for pract-
cay m man from each township oustde Of what the cities and villages will
furnish, and yet it seems hard to get that number. No doubt the Journal, as
usual, is camonng to get shaddle of another popular hobby horse, IS it can
be depended OF to watch which way the wind blows, and they thought it was
a great opportunity to take The World to task, but the very silly talk they
put up only tends to make that Socialist sheet sound like a joke.
We are at war, and every true American should stand by the adminmtra-
ton SO far a the war is concerned, and we re willing to take it for granted
the President is right so far a war is concerned. But further than that W e
feel that he has made a dismal failure of his administration. Various con
missions have been doing all kinds of investigating, but we have not yet
heard Of any particular good that they have done. One commission. spent
months investigating the high price of print paper, but they did nothing to
lower the price. Another comisson has been investigating the high cost of
living and yet the cost Of living keeps going up. Then there is the investi-
cation Of the sugar trust and the oil trust, and-well it would be a endless
job to nam them all. And now they are busy with a commission fixing the
price OF the North Dakota farmers wheat, and to all appearance about the
only ones to suffer from all these commissions will be the wheat raising
farmer of the Northwest. Well, this administration is about like all Demo
cratic administrations. 10 our notion there va never a Democratic admin
istration since the Nation was born that has made good. We are wondering
how the North Dakota farmer who voted for Wilson "because he kept us out
Of war" is feeling over the condition of things to-day.
Surprising there was a township, the majority of the voters being tenants
and renters. Under Il. B. A they could decide for the township to go into
cry u IN te oownsnap; gel a large amount OF goods rom tn wholesale houses;
sell any way they chose, and then let the bondholders realize by taking judg-
Ment against tn township. The bond hoderscoul force a levy to pay the
judgement which would be a first and prior lien O every. foot Of real estate,
in the township, all without the landowners having a word to say about it.
North Dakota if \. B. "A had passed, when they stood a chance of losing their
security in this way? There are lots Of townships in our state in which the
renters are IN the majority: Even If they lacked few votes, q few l. ". W.
would be willing to come in for ninety days to make up the deficiency.
And still we understand there are men who would uphold B. B. ~.