The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-05-15
ONE KIND OF SUCCESS AND ANOTHER.

Duluth Minn1 Tribune: The program of the Nonpartisan
3sa sSep ssi IT Is D e far t sSb jtste iid ths di aess 5 whether the state wants
+,I But M EtI, more impfrt an s is the question tic W whether x sHfn ! gr ra7a1a:
partisan league is qualified to handle it: ,.-
the leader Of this leadership, if not in fact the whole of it, A. c.
1o Te hays BUSINESS extf sagsd5ts SSe9 sneees 8 faif i issue Inducing farmers to
pay sixteen dollars each forthe privilege Of being led by him; but
plans he has devised.
Now here is what opponents say about his record as a farmer
They say that he first lost seventy thousand dollars Of other peo
p't they so say that It h 1 next t to become &c, "a a flax king in North
Dakota {ss Ssa and that 4%a his e9ts d + resulted ff t cs in = net th 3ess t ef li %9Es than h;m.
in SRnkruptcy proceedings, which are 70 before, the court court:
wh rhfy fl say; too 90 t5 that 6e one f6d treason hf for %n Mr. n m9wq t6yn b fs' dd a6 5e I
seeding. "Out of his colossal self-conceit," says an opponent The
know what they were about, 50 he plugged up every other hole in
the seeder, thus making the wheat rows twelve inches instead Of
8 VII 'afSss apart The result was " crop Of weeds instead Of
This is what is said of the farming and business record Of the
upside down, and who not only proposes to lead Minnesota into a
to organize and conduct a vast chain Of retail stores. That he is
able | tor to induce ds;,;,d farmers e to to pay y hin 4Ras a t h1adred dds; dollars 4%s i apjssS for
that only a part Of this money goes into capita4lzing the stores and
I'll that abi hi p1 in a mot %s aeeSout feg fes rSstf s seftinx t9 the ne money nas one ea anS
isn't spending it wisely, which calls for another kind Of talent en-
The showing as to Mr.. Townleys business capacity made by his
opponents is certainly aaay far ar from hssfaa ssss sSra2sn, If there thsefv were y IN his
think that by this time his supporters would have made it public.
VIAL DOE IL VXx14N ~ " " AASO' 49,
AMERICAN RED CROSS:
Is supporting $4,000 French children? Sends supplies to 3,425
French military hospitals?
Provides 1000 French hospitals with surgical dressings? Is OPP
Grating thirty canteens at the front line?
Is operating six other canteens at French railway functions,
serving 10000 French soldiers daily? Operates a movable hos
pital in four units, accommodating 1000 men? :.
Is operating a children's refuge in one part OF the war zone, ana
in another a medical center and travelling despensary, both capa-
bic of handling more than 1000 children?
Has opened a long chain of warehouses stocked with hospltal
supplies, food, soldiers comforts, tobacco, blankets, etc, all the
way from the seaboard to the Swiss border?
Has warehouse capacity for 100000 tons? Has 400 motor cars
and operates seven garages, making all repairs!
Has shipped 46 freight carloads of supplies to Italy from France
within two weeks after it began operating in Italy!
Had a battery Of motor ambulances at the P!aye front tour days
after the United States declared war on Austria?
Started a thousand different activities in Italy at the time that
nation W. in a most critical condition?
Has est bished five hospitals in England and operates a work
shop for hospital supplies employing 1000 women?
And that 10000 cases Of supplies have been received at the
Paris HEADQUARTERS from the United States?
r. Thta's Where Your Money Is Going. Think 1t Over.
We can readily see how it is easy for the pro-Gernan element in
this country to still stick and follow Townley and his bunch O.
demagoeues who are at the head of the Nonpartisan League, but
after what has transpired during the past few weeks, we can hard
II see how it is possible for any true, loyal, American citizen tx
have anything further to do with the fellows who are at the heat
of the league. Several league organizers have been convicted fN
sedition. and if one will only get a record Of the hearing which
Townley aslai for and got at Washington a few days ago, it ough
p.sette it with any man who is a believer in his country, and i
willing to stand by the administration during this great war. TIL
testimony which Townley was compelled to give, while under ex
animation before a senate committee is truly startling and con
vinces us beyond a doubt that Townley is just as we have beel