The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-09
MONTGOMERY STAMPED
WITH NONPARTY'S o. X.
Tappen Man Is Thoroughly in
Sympathy With Economic
Schemes of Chief.

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Schemes of Chief.
An effort to procure the support o.
the Burleigh County Farmers unior
for resolutions condemning state boar(
Of directors Of the North Dakota unicr
and demanding their resignation and
endorsing the Townley chain stores
failed Friday afternoon when the
county union rejected such portions
Of set Of resolutions presented by
the Naughton local.
That, even though we are at wal
and patriotism and unity Of action are
demanded for the period Of the war
the fires OF class prejudice must be
kept brightly burning, lest the farmer
be unprepared to fight the profiteers
and market hogs who will spring into
action at the end OF the war, was the
text OF sermon which Governor Lynn
]. Frazier preached to the Burleigh
County Farmers. union In quarterly
session at the Commercial club rooms
Friday afternoon. The governor ad'
mitted that It Is now every farmer 8
duty to do his utmost to give Uncle
Sam the big. crops which the war de.
matlds. At the same. time he urged
the farmer not to forget that he is
a farmer; not for moment to forget
us grievances, but to nurse them
against that time which the governor
believes Is certain to come with the
close of the war when the interests
which he insists the farmer must ever
regard as his enemy will become
more active than ever before.
q NJ r. Gilmore, curator OF the state
historical society, spoke on the propa.
ganda Of corn in the western county,
tracing the culture back for genera
tons upon generation among the ma
tive American races which have in
habited the Missouri valley for hun
dreds Of years past. The curator's adj
dress was very interesting, and it was
illustrated with many original views
and government charts.
George N. Remission welcomed the
Farmers union men to the city There
was good attendance, and the large
assembly hall was well filled.
~ League Seeks Control.
Az q backf1re to the wave Of opposi-
ton to the Nonpartisan Leagues econ.
omic schemes which is sweeping over
the Farmers union, the Naughton To-
cal, dominated by Frank Johnson, the
president and David Trygg, secretary,
both Of whom are active leaguers, in.
) troduced and sought the adoption of
the following resolutions, signed by
these two officers, and which they de-
ciared were passed at a recent meet
ing Of their local.
1--WE, the members Of Naughton
Local No. Is, F. E. & C. U. of A. in
meeting assembled February %, 1918,
submit by unanimous vote the follow.
ing resolutions:
whereas the state board Of direc-
tors OF the F. E. & c. U. of A. have
taken It upon themselves to Judge,
condemn and otherwise misuse the
Consumers United Stores Co., plan of
selling merchandise through their
chain of stores to be established, and
Whereas these men, Mr.. Mehring,
Mr.. Brenn and Mr.. Smith, openly dis
pute the established facts and regard
less Of Mr.. Townley's explanation de-
clare the plan not workable in face
OF the fact that there are five of these
stores in operation, saving their Gus
toners Is per cent on their purchases,
and operating as yet without a cen
trail buying association: and
Whereas North Dakota pays out
annually millions Of dollars to thous-
al!ds OF unnecessary travelling men,
which amount could just as we'll be
spent in clothing and feeding people,
and -,
Whereas these travelling men are
members Of strong fraternal organ
1zation Of which at least some of the
members of the state board of direc-
tors Of the F. E. & c, U. Of A. are
also members; and
Whereas the Bismarck Tribune, the
Grand Forks Herald and the rest of
the anti-farmer press of the state has
given the store plan the same brand
as has been given 1t by the afore-
mentioned board, and a..
Whereas we believe it is in the
best interests Of the farmers and other
laboring people Of the state to have
the plan carried out, and /
Whereas the state board of the
F. E. & C. U. of A. has instructed its
secretary to answer al correspondence
concerning the store plan in accord
ance with their operation of the same,
therefore be it sE. .u... |
Resolved. az. members of Naughton |
Local No. is, F. e. - C. U. of A., we
strenuously object to the action taken
BY the state board. and we do not
consider the board justified in so judy
ing and condemning this proposition,
and be 1t III.
Resolved that we ask Mr.. Mehring,
Mr.. Breen, Mr.. Smith and Mr.. MAJ
ley to resign their position as direc-
ors, as we believe their action is not
supported by the majority of the mem.
oership, and be it further
Resolved that we ask the board to
,hange its resolution to read as fol-
ows: All out of state inquiries to be
by the state secretary under
Erection OF a committee of rs mem
,ers OF the F. E.; & c. u. of A., to be
InuOintpd nv State prosidonf r ~