The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-18

ton or the Polish cabinet and other
indications OF dissatisfaction in Po-
land with the peace agreement be-
tween Ukraine and the central pow
ers, providing for the annexation of
Polish territory to Ukraine, are caus-
ing anger and alarm in section of
the German~press. Many newspapers
are attacking the Poles sharply.
The Cologne Gazette says the cen
trail powers cannot permit the Poles
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which Mr.. Brinton handled the ses-
sion, the dissatisfied farmers engag-
ing the Sons of Norway hall in Minot
for the afternoon of Saturday, Feb.
%, at which time Mr.. Brinton has
been challenged to debate the sub
ject, Resolved, That the Consumers
United Stores Company is Not in
the Interests of the Farmers, with
James s. Milloy. of The Minot
Messenger.
Has Opposed Leaders.
The Minot Messenger, a weekly
newspaper, has for some time been
quite outspoken in it's opposition to
Mr.. Townley and other leaders of the
Nonpartisan league, and several days
before the meeting held here, L. d.
McGahan, owner and publisher of
the paper, received from Mr.. Brinton
by registered mail a letter inviting
him to attend the meeting and learn
all about the stores. Mr. McGahan had
only returned to the city a few
days prior to the receipt of the
invitation, and turned it over to Mr..
Milloy, who guides the editorial
policies of The Messenger. The lat
ter answered Mr.. Brinton's letter,
and presenting to Mr.. Brinton a
group of twenty questions regarding
the stores, and asking that Mr.. Brin-
ton answer them.
Arrangements were made whereby
every man attending the meeting had
a copy Of the questions. Only league
members or store certificate holders
were admitted. When Chairman Bert
Solberg called the meeting to order,
Mr.. Brinton asked for Mr.. McGahan.
Mr.. Milloy responded, informing Mr..
Brinton and the farmers that he was
responsible for the news and edi-
torials of The Messenger, and asked
that Mr.. Brinton answer the ques-
tions propounded in order that the
paper could be properly informed.
Mr.. McGahan Absent.
After Mr.. Milloy had explained
that Mr.. McGahan had just returned
from California, and was not particu-
larry familiar with the store scheme,
Mr.. Brinton asked the meeting, as a
personal favor to himself, to pass a
resolution asking the representative
of The Messenger to withdraw and
have Mr.. McGahan himself appear.
A committee of farmers accom-
panied Mr. Milloy to the office of Mr..
and the latter returned to
the meeting with them. Mr.. Brinton
then demanded that Mr.. Milloy with
draw from the meeting, while Milloy
insisted that inasmuch as he was
responsible for the articles
in The Messenger, he should be
permitted to remain, particularly in
view Of Mr.. McGahan's lack of
knowledge of the situation. The
meeting sustained Mr.. Brinton.
Only Fair Course.
Mr.. McGahan then demanded that
his representative be permitted to
and contended before the
certificate holders that such a move
would be the only fair course, and
would give the farmers a better OPP
portunity to act as a fair jury. Mr..
Muloy, he said, could produce evil
dence to back up articles published
in the paper, and had additional de-
tails anent the situation.
Many farmers agreed with Mr.. Nc
Gahan that such a course would be
the only logical one, and that Milloy
should be permitted to return. On a
vote, Mr.. Brinton was again sustain
ed.
Mr.. McGahan then declared that if
Mr.. Brinton was there in the capacity |
Of hired man. that he, Mr.. Nc |
Gahan, would not meet him, but |
would insist on meeting his employer, |
Mr.. Townley. Mr.. Brinton responded |
that Mr.. Milloy might quit The Mes |
senger and get job with the Cham
Der of Commerce and reveal facts he |
learned at the meeting.
Farmers Follow McGahan. |
Mr.. McGahan at that point with