The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-28


tor quiet-that was his only explana-
ton.
He told what the Consumers Unit
ed Stores company was going to do
for the farmer. One OF the things
Is to sell soup at cents a can in
stead of Is. He first thought he'd
call the soup "Townley SOUP" but he
realized that when "the prune ped
der and others opposed to the
league saw that name. 1T would turn
their stomachs." so he had a special
Consumers United Stores company
label made in vivid red, white and
blue colors. He displayed the label
Mr.. Brinton, then, gave little
blackboard talk. He drew two lines
down the middle of the board to
represent a wall; on one side stood
the consumers and on the other the
producers. A. r. Bowens story about
the bridge and the man guarding 1t
was used again. This bridge tender,
1t seems, always gets half of what
has to go across to the consumer.
Forum Still In Ring.
Came The Forum again:
Il saw Paulson on the street this
morning, and he asked me why /
didn't give him some of this educa-
tional and propaganda advertising. II
told him that / wouldn't get any free
advertising If / did and l wanted the
free advertising"
He told how the stores were going
to lower the price of foodstuffs to
the farmer-how stuff that they now
buy for 20 cents and have to sell for
% cents, because of the contract,
soon will be purchased for 10 cents
and sold for IL cents.
"Rut The Forum doesn't yUavF tb.F
They want you to buy from Armour
81 Co."
He read the stores company con-
tract, which every member signs. The
cannot use the money, he
said, for any other purpose than the
contract calls for. All the money
above the $4,000 surplus he said was
going into the educational and propa-
ganda fund, which Townley is going |
south with" This fund, he said, |
would be used for building wholesale |
houses or warehouses. for establish I
ing buying agencies and for educa- |
tional purposes.
We need the fund to protect the |
company from the lying Sheets" he |
*
That completed Mr.. Brinton's |
explanation of the Consumers United |
Stores company.
Following Mr.. Brintons talk
George Totten, Jr, sang a solo, and |
Dell Patterson, Donnybrook, N. d.,
Nonpartisan state representative. |
and M. Irwin, a Montana organizer.
made a few remarks from the plat
form. A. G. Townley, president of
the National Nonpartisan league, and /
J. r. Waters, state bank examiner,
were on the program, but neither
spoke.
Judson King is Speaker.
Judson King, Washington, d. c.,
secretary Of the Popular Govern
nent league, was the first speaker
n the evening, urging greater eff
tort in the fight for popular govern
nent, the elimination Of the useless
senate, the simplification Of direct
government and for the power Of the
people to stop anything in the way
IF legislation that they did not want
by the referendum.
What you North Dakota farmers
have started" said Mr.. King, lis /.
going to raise the devil with the
eastern system of privileged politics,
md when / get back they will be Il
asking me a lot OF questions. The
hing that will interest them most,
Ind the thing that they will want to
Know is what kind of stun the rank
Ind file Of the Nonpartisan league is
made of and whether or not its
will stick"
Mr.. King also urged for the public
OF public utilities as we'll n
Is for the public ownership of the !
government, declaring that the use |
f undertake power had forced us
"a rp fa# /
StahI Boosts Lashkowitz.
Q. n. Stahl, one of Fargo's labor
saders, was the next speaker on the
rogran-, and spoke briefly on ques-
ions concerning organized labor.
Ir. Stahl declared that labor had |
ever been very well represented in {
legislative bodies, and that the Nom
artisan league stood for the same
Kings as did organized labor.
Mr.. Stahl took occasion to boost
he candidacy of Harry Lashkowitz, I
argo attorney, who has been in
orsed by the Fargo Trades g. Labor :
ssembly for states attorney Of Cass
0unty. A. near sensation was !
rompted, when at the mention Of
In. Lashkowitz's name, man in
lie rear of the auditorium yelled, /
Yes, he is registered as a conscien-
Gus objector in the draft"
Can't Defeat The League.
The Nonpartisan league can not
3 crushed until the causes for it are
This was the message Of r. B.
.artin, Montana organizer, who was
lie last speaker on the program. /.
Il bring a message from Montana" =
lid Mr.. Martin. Montana is in the |.
Tine fight, and there is every indica- !;
on that the Nonpartisan league will s
weep the state this fall, and the z
sopie of Montana will for the first :
me be represented in the state. s
THE opposition talks Of beating 0
lie league The league can not be Ii
eaten until the causes for it are
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The singing of the girls glee club {
the Dakota Conservatory Of Music I
as a feature Of the evening. They &
ere forced to respond to many F
lcores. v
The evening crowd was the largest &
the day, numbering approximately o
% of which large number were
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