The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-03-07
FOUNDATIONS. OF A RUDE.

Falky states in his last weeks is
sue that H. B. A won't stand airing.
Readers Of the Courant know what
an absolute false statement that is.
Z. D. Acheson, one Of the county's
progressive school teachers has chal-
lenged the opposition several times
for q debate on H. B. "A. He has
challenged the leading politicians in
the county for q debate as well as the
leading opposition editor, and, we un-
derstand, he has q standing offer to
debate anyone in the county On HI. B.
A. The falsity Of Falky's statement
is quite plain but then it is in line
with his usual rantings.
Falky states that Matt johnson is
still in the county and may be heard
Of again. What do you mean, Fall
Ky, ! we really going to have some
brains at the head Of the News? It
sounds too good to be true.
The democracy loving people Of the
United States and the democracy low
ing people of the whole. world are in
debted to that most honorable gentle
man Woodrow Wilson for his stand
in favor Of open diplomacy and in OPP
position to secret diplomacy, the mo-
torious war breeding system, by his
following c~lear-cut statement, "Open
covenants Of peace, openly arrived at,
after which there shall be no private
understandings Of any kind, but di-
plomacy shall proceed always frank
" in open view"
According to news dispatches from
authentic sources there was q meet
ing Of the leading fnanciers of both
the Central and Allied Powers in
Berne, Switzerland in September 1917
at which peace terms were discussed.
Altho we believe in peace we want no
capitalistic peace which would, be-
yond q doubt, mean the fighting Of
this terrible war over again in years
to come. No. now that we are in this
war fighting for democracy let us con-
tinue it until we have that democracy
at home and abroad.
According to their report for the
fiscal year ending Nov. 3, 1917, Nor
ris & Co., Of the Big Biz packers
clique made $5,4OO,OOO profits, or 10
per cent on their capital stock. Now,
if some plan could be arranged where
by the farmers could make about half
the percentage on their capital invest
ed wouldn't that be fine?
The tentacles Of old H. C. Of L.
reach out and grasp a hold on prac-
tically every useful article. Even
brooms are no exception. A large
manufacturer of brooms in the east
declares that the householder is at
present paying altogether too much
for brooms.
According to reliable information,
another act of pa(y)triotism Of one
branch Of Big Biz has been unearthed.
The Easteman Kodak Co., the kodak
trust, is reported to have been caught
trying to sell 100000 worth of cam
era supplies to the United States
government that had been rejected
by the British. We admit that the
Big Biz bunch is indeed pa(y)triotic
and anyone who questions that is
most certainly a fanatic.
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While getting that democracy for
which we are fighting let Us not for
get the old age pension clause Of said
democracy. Those who have grown
old working in the interests of their
country and who in the I'VE of life
have not sufficient Of this worlds
goods to support themselves are most
certainly entitled to a pension from
any government which lays claims to
being q democracy.
It has been suggested that polite
ians seeking Offices in the coming cleo
tions be required to sign . question
naire on national issues. That is q
very good plan indeed for under such
. plan such Big Biz ward heelers as
the X. K. K. Konductor Of the Minot
Messenger would never be able to
land that game warden job.
News reports have it That the gov
eminent will build q powder plant
near Nashville, Tenn, at a cost Of
$6O,OOO,OOO, to employ $1,000 men.
My, my, such socialistic tendencies
this government is displaying. Amt
Il awful Mabel-we mean, McCutch-
con. Can't you give us q few words
in the Minot Messenger concerning
this?
You'll notice in this war matter
that the government proves by its
own action that it believes in coop
Grafton and government ownership.
When war was declared did your I'm
Gle Sam say, "Get your gun, John,
and away with you to the b~attlefronts
for we're going to fight this war out
under the individual private owner
ship plant" Oh, no, he said, "Come