The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-20

the food administration. That should not
have depressing effect on other Americans
Several hundred thousand dealers in 1000
stuffs all over the country have obeyed both
letter and spirit Of the laws, and millions
Of housewives have done more than Hoover
has asked Of them That little band of 500
first aids to- the-ka Is mere drop in the
bucket, but at that 1t Is a fine thing to swat
'em good and hard as fast as we catch them.
I'VE must keep digging" is the keynote Of the
following editorial from The Mandan Pioneer:
The next u months Of the war IS going
to cost about double what the last II months
cost.
THE American people have paid the ex-
penses Of the last IL months without a muir
muir Likewise they will pay the cost OF the
next ~ months in the same way.
1T doesn't matter so much now that we are !
in the war Just what 1t is going to require
in money expenditure so long as we feel ao-
solutely certain that the very best use is be-
ing made Of the money expended
The house ways and means committee 10
now wrestling with the treasury depart
rnents recommendations for an increase In
taxes-an increase that will hit many Of our
accustomed luxuries and some necessities as
1T is going to be a pretty stiff tax, too:
1T is going to hit the rich and poor alike
and in about the same ratio, according to the
means of each individual.
Congress will probably make some
changes from the treasury outline, but in
the main the recommendations will stand.
LAS the days go by going to have
to exert ourselves just a little more that
this war may be carried on as Americans
want it carried We are going to feel the
increased taxes, but we are going to meet
them cheerfully and just as Yankee soldiers
are meeting the enemy over there" We
are prepared to go the limit and each one Of
US wants to play part.
The jamestown Alert discusses the farm labor
problem follows:
The state council of defense has been
asked by the national council Of defense to
suggest that North Dakota, townspeople and
IA J1So 0OnGi SaT m and nrOO iSc
in the treatment Of migratory farm labor
that may come into the state this fall. There
is plenty Of work in sight and the matter Of
wages has not yet been fixed. The national
council requests people Of the towns and
farm communities not to adopt attitude
of suspicion or put into effect measures CAL
culated to alarm migratory laborers who
might come into this state for farm work this
summer and fall. Overzealous or misguided
persons imbued with a fervor of the
spirit, might do more harm than good IN
less sound judgment is exercised in dealing
with the transient farm labor problem this
fall.
1T has been suggested that to protect
farmers from exorbitant demands for wages
the state council of defense fix a reasonable
scale Of wages for this season, which will
be fair to both the farmer and the laborer.
The state council Of defense has not yet done
So and the matter is a disputed point as to
whether it would be advisable. But the state
council has approved Of the suggestion Of
Datus c. Smith of Blanchard, Trail county,
owner Of large farm, who suggested that
Dakota and that postmasters be given au-
thority, by Director General McAdoo to re-
bate two cents a mile presentation Of
vouchers, showing that the laborer has actu-
ally worked 26 days on a farm in this state.
This would give rate Of cent mile
for real farm labor and would bring from
many neighboring states men from towns
and small farmers to help in the harvest and
threshing in this state.
The Ward County Independent calls attention
to the need Of raising more horses, as follows:
Northwestern farmers are urged to raise
more horses. The North Dakota farmer who
makes every effort to keep the usual num-
Der Of draft horses on his farm, will be the
winner. In the last three years, the Allies
have taken 100000 horses from the United
States and the United States Army has in
creased its animal strength from 66145 to
$4,000 In Scotland, England, Belgium and
France, draft horses are selling from $500 to
$1,000 apiece. While there is no immediate
danger Of a horse shortage, conditions for
marketing horses have never been more
favorable and North Dakota farmers would
do we'll to raise good sound draft horses,
weighing from 1900 to 1900 pounds and
clean, we'll set-up farm horses weighing from
dab