The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-25

tack Provoked by Criticism
of Local Newspaper.
HOME GUARD BILL IS HIT
Council of Defense Bill Up and
senate's Quick Action Meas
ure Passed.
High lights Of the second day Of the
Fifteenth legislative assembly's spec
ial session in the house were the rat
ifcatiOn of the prohibition amend
ment to the constitution by a vote OF
90 to 10; the adoption of Governor
Frazier's militia bill, which, If 1t pass
es the senate, sounds the doom OF
North Dakota's 317 home guard COM
panies; unanimous affirmative action
on amendments to the county seed
bonding act, which will enable cOun-
ties to extend aid in the purchase of
seed and feed for needy farmers up
to- the limit OF the counties legal in
debtedness; and the passage, with
only seven negative votes, OF a bill
amending the grain grading act Of
1917 so as to deprive the state rail-
way commission Of all its present jur-
isdictlon over elevators and grain
warehouses. and to concentrate all Of
<64n4' Gum tNrn\h0r JySth tho CHI ~.
ervision Of the grain grading and in.
spection, In q chief inspector, to be
named by the governor from the fac
ulty OF the agricultural college.
Towner's Attack
The one sensation of the day a
an attack made by Rep. Peterson O!
Towner,. league loor.leader in the
house, on The Tribune which
treated his resolution declaring Ger
tain unnamed workers in the Red
Cross and army Y. M. c. A. az "nt
better than prd:Germans." because
he alleged. they had taken advantage
Of their connection with these organ
izattons to- bring charges Of lack OF
patriotism against certain member;
OF The state administration
i.ep. Peterson declared the pres
cree on the floor of the house Of q
representative OF The Tribune a.
injustice to the speaker and an insult
to every member of the legislature.
Resolution Misleading
Peterson declared the article refer
ring to his resolution misleading. He
asserted that he did not attack the.
Red Cross nor the Y. M. C. A. Il have
done as much for the Red Cross and,
the Y. NJ. C. A. as any man in this
state. The writer of this article falslI
fled. ] did not attack the Red Cross
or the Y. M. C. A. l did attack men
who are going out under the cloak
Of these orders and talking politics
and attacking u governor and our
at orney general and the whole league,
which includes almost the entire
population Of North Dakota. l dont
believe the house should allow men
Of this type, to sit among us and mis-
represent US. 1t is not only an injus
tice to me, but an insult to every
member of this house"
Received in Silence
Rep. Pe%terson's remarks were re-
ceived in silence, and they provoked
no applause or other recognition from
fellow .house-members. The resolu-
ton referred to still rests in COM
mittee, being the only bill not report
ed out for passage Thursday, and a
member of this committee states It
will die there.
THE league had nothing to do with
the introduction of MI. Peterson'E
resolution" said William Lemke OF
Fargo, one Of the board OF three
which rules the league in North Da-
kota and a member of the national
committee Of five. "The resolution
was not discussed in caucus, and was
introduced on Mr.. Peterson's " in
itiative. l think, however, that he has
been misunderstood"
Red Cross and Y. N. C.. A.
1.-THE introduction Of any measure
attacking in such general terms the
Red Cross and the army Y. NJ. c. A.
at a time when so many false and
malicious ISLANDERS are being circulat-
ed in connection with these organic
atoms is ill-advised," said Rep. Diyet
oftFargo. one Of the Independent floor
leaders in the house. t.H
Pinned down to name his man"
Rep. Peterson declared his resolution
was aimed at Tracy Bangs of Grand
Forks, prominent North Dakota at
torney who has made q number OF
patriotic speeches since the declara-
ton OF war On Germany, and who Is
said to have subjected the league and
its state administration to some crit
icism for alleged lack of aggressive
patriotism.
Council Of Defense. Il
The administration bill creating a
North Dakota council Of defense, In
troduceds in the house by Rep. An
thony Walton, Of Ward, provides for a
defense board OF several members to
be named ny the governor and to be.
dissolved at his pleasure, and de-
crees that Attorney General William
z. LANCER, Commissioner Of Agricul.
ture aid Labor John N. Hagan and
state Examiner J. R. Waters shall be
ex-oficio members of the board. A per
diem OF S. q day Is provided for the
chairman and secretary, who will be
elected by the board.
The board is given power to co-or-
dinate the work of the Red Cross,
army Y. M. C.. A., Liberty Loan cam
paigns, schools, colleges, fraternities,
commercial clubs and other organiza-