The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-06
TOW NLEY'S men
RAISE HIS PAY
AT VENTION
HELD In St. PAUL
Press Announcement Says
President to Get 81, 400
More a Year
LEAGUE ACCOUNTS
ARE GIVEN o. x.
Efficiently Kept Audit
Committee Reports
Sessions Adjourned
fRv Associated Press.l

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st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 6.-The an
nual convention of the National
Nonpartisan league, which met in
secret session here this week, &ad-
journed today. The official state
ment of the proceedings Of the clos
ing session said the. convention
adopted a resolution increasing the
salary of President A. G. ToWnley
from $4,000 to $4,000 a, year. IL
"a committee, consisting Of one
farmer delegate from each of the Ii
states in which the league is or
ganized, reported on it's examina-
ton of the league books and ac-
counts" the press statement an
nounced. "The report found the
books had been accurately and eff
ciently kept. The audit showed that
Mr.. Townley, during the 43 months
that the league has been in exist
ence drew for salary and expenses
a total of $26.0S1.65."
The statement says that the con-
vention, shortly before adjournment
adopted resolution, thanking Mr.
Townley for his services as leader
Of the league"
The Fighting Program
A peace which would create g
"sJnited States of the World, by con-
sent. and not by conquest" is ia
vored by the National Nonpartlsan
leag1Je. according to its lighting
program adopted at the leagues an
nuaI convention here yesterday.
The program, as given out by the
league last night, follows:
''First--A peace program, enolns
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not substituting one despotism Tor
another. A United States OF the
world. by consent and not by con-
r,,,ae+s 4 .gg
aSecond-A reconstruction pro
gram providing for the employment
of all reduction OF the cost of living,
ending glonopolstic ext0rtton and re-
deeming the state and national gov
ernments from autocratic control OF
monopoiies and in tbs way MAKING
the world safe for democracy
Rail ownership, Etc.
eTIe termination o1 the present
national control Of railways and 9TH
er public utilities and industries tax
en- over as war measures, NOT oy aeo
turn of these properties to private
n1onopoIies, but by national owner
ship. ~.y;.
eFnnlove6. in co-operation with or
ganized labor, through government
works in such enterprises as road
building, Forestry, timber and fuel
production, food protection and land
reclamation. -,
OF women with equal opportunities
with men and equal pay for equal
service. I
U. s. Loans to States
s.Sixth-The national government
should make loans to the state gov
ernments, Hon state bonds, secured by
first mortgages on real estate, in or
der that farmers can get loans from
the state at cost.
"Seyenth.-The immediate reduc-
ton of freight and passenger rates,
especially on food and fuel
Eighth-Immediate abandonment
of all interference with political
rights of employees in the public
service, and abandonment of the ex-
ercise of any further postofdce
censorship.
"Ninth-Liquidatio OF the nation
al debt through reforms in the in-
come and inheritance taxes.
stTenth-Restoration Jof rights OF
labor, surrendered for patriotic rea-
sons, and the repeating Of laws. reg
ulatfng the civil rights OF people as
a war measure.
Against Bucket Shops
"Eleventh-All ;. use OF the mails,
telegraph, telephone and express
companies and banks shall be denied
for making sales of goods, proper
ties. Investments or securities, ex-
cept for direct delivery by the own
er or his authorized agent, and then
of the specified goods, properties,
investments or securities involved,
in order to eliminate gambling, and
speculation in necessities Of life"
"A preamble declares that "Our
soldiers and sailors in the world war
have. paid with the offering of their
lives for a. lasting peace and world
democracy; that without their sac
riflces, the, utter ruin of the proper
ties, the industrieS and the civiliza-
tion Of the world must have. been |
inevitable and their claim for full |
participa alton yin the government, for
equal industrial and educational op- |
portunities, for free access to natur- |
al resources and for protection |
against industrial oppression and |
monopolistic extortion must, be made |
a claim prior to every other possible |
claim on the properties. industries |
and civil powers of the nation"