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The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
Farmers Union Praises League
South Dakota Farmers Pass Resolutions After
Thorough Investigation

CoME time ago 60 a committee of
/ in South Dakota was appointed
by that organization to make an
Investigation and report on the Non
partisan league. The committee went
to Sioux Falls, headquarters of the
South Dakota branch of the League,
and there went thoroughly into the
workings of the League The COM
mittee had access to the Leagues
books and all other data which could
be supplied.
AS result of the investigation and
report of this committee, the last reg
ular meeting of the Dodd local of the
South Dakota Farmers union adopted
unanimously the following set of res
olutions, which, besides whole-hearted-
ly indorsing the League, called upon
the farmers of the state to give their
support only to such newspapers as
are demonstrating their devotion to
the welfare of the farmers by actively
and openly supporting the League and
it's program:
Whereas, we believe that our pres
ent economic system is fundamentally
wrong, inasmuch as it is burdensome
and unjust to both producer and con-
sumer, and
Whereas, the National Nonpartisan
league has worked out and is support
ing constructive program that will
correct number of these wrongs, and
Whereas, the purposes and principles
of the National Nonpartisan league are
in harmony with those of the Farmers
union, and .@t..-
Whereas, the League will not, in
carrying out its reforms, encroach up
on the field occupied by the Farmers
union, therefore,
"Be it resolved, that we heartily in
dorse the Nonpartisan league, and
Whereas, certain persons have been
circulating statements derogatory to
the League, thereby causing dissension
among Union members, and
Whereas, this local of the Farm
ers' union, desiring to know the truth,
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28

this fact and his loyalty and intense
desire to win this war are making
themselves felt, and the parties con-
trolled by the special interests must
be put out if they will not listen to the
voice of the people. These special in
terests are trying to whip the farmer
into silence, but if they do, :.the stones
shall cry"
We ask of our government that it
change this course of procedure quick
ly. There is no time to lose. We must
get back to the soil quick, and the
price of steel, iron, copper, timber, ETC.,
must come down to price so low that
it will a5eoe the people back to the soil.
FIGURlhu PROFITS
FOR THE MILLERS
To prove this, I refer you to Web
ster's history of ancient Rome. Com
mence at about SO, B. c., and see how
precisely we are following in the steps
of that empire-our social and polit-
ical problems to a T the same. Shall
we also go down never to arise again?
We can not afford to lose this war and
be made slaves by militarism again.
Who can bear the shame in the face
of the fact that our forefathers gave
their blood and life to deliver us
from it?
Just a little example to show how
blind business is. can not believe it
willingly shuts its eyes. will call
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
Palermo, N. D.

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Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
There is force somewhere that Is
everlastingly pounding the farmer 1t
is now attacking North Dakota as a
state. The reason is easy to see. He
who commits a crime must everlast-
ingly be at work covering up his
tracks.
The farmer is awakening, especially
so in North Dakota. There is also
reason for it. We are, so to say, ex--
clusively producing the staff of life,
the bread product. The world is in
turmoil, it is in birth pain, bringing
another offspring into life. The new
light shall reign, and the world shall
have everlasting peace. Those who
started the war did not start it for the
purposes that will result from it.
The government will see that to win
this war, the products of the earth,
steel, iron, copper, ETC., now in the
hands of Big Business, must be con-
trolled by the government and the
price be put where it will put stimulus
into the tilling of the soil, that we may
produce the bread and win the war.
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
FARMS DWlNDLlNG
WHILE CITIES SWELL

The farmers sons of draft age go
to war, and their sons over the draft
age go to the city because Of better
wages, and the result will be a lost
lost war. The farmer is waking up to-
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
Country Must Face About

Overlooking the Farmer Beast of Burden Is
=. ...~ Perilous in This Crisis "
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
Loss in Death of Mrs. Sarah A. Champion

organized Colorado and huanitar
sincere advocate friend
Wednesday of Mrs Sarah A. Champion
Champion. Her death resulted from
back Ludlow April
Champion of her lift upft
greatly Colorado miners families
operators association Being of means and much
visited homes of such
within her Immediately following the Ludlow massacre
children slaughtered by mine guards and
clothed state militia uniforms she went to the scene Of
investigation deyng threats and
Then she Washington chair
where she told the awful the White
This received wide publicity thuout
federal being Colorado
militia and guards maintain
in further resulted John D. Rookie
Colorado the first time twelve
investigation Rockefeller
naugurted reforms for the betterment
of employed by Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company.
Champion organized president of the Colorado
legislative justice for the working people of the
and steel works. This league held
public meetings Denver and other industrial OF the
the public the truth about industrial conditions
obtained in the mining districts.
Champion much force of character,
untring worker for human upft with breadth of vision which
gave efforts of She has left in Colo
of her construction that will long live
the working their
sincere, unselfsh friend and advocate.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
Wilson'S Rejection of German Intrigue

suffered crushing defeat
which follows closely General
proposals by the Hungarian govern
Berlin rejected
international diplomatic relations
thirty after the official proposals were
Washington
going toward Vienna 1t didn't take
cable send the Presidents message
of tho containing declaration which
central realize before that once
declared ITSELF
o a victorious conclusion.
before the history of has matter
of great Importance been promptness The
discussion the
condition lead the have the impress
considerable the United States
willing consider negotiated The Presidents
the lengthy document submitted by the
minister follows:
GoyERNMENT OF THE % UNITED STATES m TGEIs THAT M
GEsTfoN OF THE IMPERIAL AUsTRo
AND WITH ENTIRE GAND0R STATED @ THE
PEACE AND WILL I ENTERTAIN NO Proposal % FOR
MADE IT'S POSITION AND PURPOSE PLAIN"
and Italy have concurred in the Presi
President Wilson's
their The terms referred to in Pres
Wilson's which oeen frequently
adopted by the allied powers are:
The arbitrary I answhers @ that can
presently at
The settlement of every question whether Of territory OF % sGvea
interest advantage of other
exterior influence or mastery - , . -, H.. -,
a Of h siTiysd G dhs os sas
slsh injuries $ wrought
The establishment Of which shall make it
right and
which submit and which
peoples directly concerned shall be sanctioned
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
AMERICAN LABOR HAS ITS HEART,
BRAIN AND MUSCLE IN THIS WAR
By CHESTER M. WRIGHT,
OF the American Alliance for Labor and

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adoption important any
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hons have been stand by the war to a victorious finish
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peoples cuouy alleged councils American labor
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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
GONIPERS PRESENTS AMERICAN LABOR
PRINCIPLES OF PEACE TO CONFERENCE

Samuel Gonpers, president of Federation Of
Labor presenting that organization the inter-
Wednesday, said the American
delegation unprejudiced it
bound by the principles expressed in the proposals
following essential fundamental principles
for peace treaty:
POLITICAL discriminatory
restrictions ndenes reprsas for vndctve injurious
right manifest recognition the rights of
people affected
following o conference:
unqualihedly determined
Thus oppose long
ndorses President Wilson's that workers should
officially belgeren delegation
and that world labor conference held
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
Intern the German Breluers as Traitors

wealthy off working
the United States being shown their real
resolution
unanimously adopted this week by the United States Senate
insuctng the Senate judiciary committee make toro invest
CATION Brewers
Dr. Denbeg chief for the kaiser this
try who deported in 1916
Investigations already made by Mitchell Palmer alien
that brewing
buying subsdng prohibition
ment spread sedious propaganda
can people
Among startling disclosures of the week that German
Arthur Brisbane editor of
string of newspapers with which purchase Washington
Times from Munsy champion
and for the
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
HAS MOVED SIXTY THOUSAND.

During the last month the United
States employment service moved co.
900 unskilled workers to plants en-
gagged in war work. None of these
workers were taken from the farms
or other necessary work and the move
ment was made with an entire abb
sence of friction, as the employment
service depends on voluntary action
after it has impressed upon workers
the necessity to engage in war muni-
tions production.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
DEATH OF MRS. E. v. HOLLAND.

Mrs. E. v. Holland, Al years old,
the wife Of Councilman E. v. Holland
of the First ward, died Wednesday
morning in the home Of her mother,
Mrs. ]. W. Van Brunt, 1856 Adams
street. Mrs. Holland had been iii for
the last year and nervous breakdown
caused her death at 5 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. The Hollands have been
residents Of Denver for sixteen years.
Mrs. Holland is survived by her hus
band, her mother, a son at Fort
Dodge, Iowa, and her sister, Mrs. G..
e. Lunney Of Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
WHY GUNTER WAS DEFEATED

Red" Saunders Of the Brush Re-
publican explains it thus: at looks
as tho every decent citizen who was
stopped by the state constabulnry and
searched on the Colorado border
nomination"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
NATIONAL WEALTH AND DEBT OF BELL1cERENTs

Mrs. Baker is director of the league
in the District of Columbia. She was
probably the one person who could
have prevented these two Democratic
senators from killing the measure. As
it was, Reed of Missouri filibustered
desperately against it, denouncing It
as "bolshevik legislation" while
Smoot, Lodge, Penrose, King, Pom
creme and others evaded the roll call.
Thomas Of Colorado voted against the
bill.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21

thousands of Americans who
his editorial preachments their guide and
Now forward and conesses that he accepted
the buy the Times and mold public
opinion for this aorous most of whom came from Ger
German citizenship least adherence the
kaiser's scheme for mitarist world dominion
Nothing of the former German ambassadors
evidence of perhdy
the of Germans have accumulated wealth and
had their liberty the United States.
Every German brewer and the brewing interests
the United States should be nterned the land of
their adoption.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21

Tell 'em you saw it in The Bulletin.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
BIG PROFITS IN PETROLEUM.

Clear profits of s3,762,491 for the
year ended June 80 is reported by the
General Petroleum corporation and the
General Pipe Line Company of Cali
fornia. These profits are an increase
of $2,343,6 over the previous year.
Before announcing this years profits
most substantial sums were set aside
for depreciation and exhaustion of oil
lands.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

is the foreign advertising representative
or this paper. All requests. for foreign
advertising rates should be addressed To
NATIONAL LABOR PREss.
ABsOCIATION.
Eastern once. Candlsr Bidg.. New York.
y. T.. ffs West lfd %.
western Once, Murray BlAg.,
Grand Rapids. Mich.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-15
Test Your Seed Corn

The seed corn situation in the North
ern States and reaching far down into
most Of the principal corn growing
states, is exceedingly serious. The
greatest losses likely to result will come
from the planting of INFESTED seed in
the principal corn growing states.
Such paintings will be made by farmers
who have always obtained good stands
by planting INFESTED seed, many of
whom believe they can determine
whether seed corn will terminate. SIM
ply by the aid of the knife and the eye.
Such inspections have proved entirely
untrustworthy this year. The greatest
alienation now possible rests with the
individual corn producers and must be
had by now making termination tests.
The Department of Agriculture has
just issued Farmers Bulletin 94S, 1.-THE
Rag Doll Seed Tester: It's Use in Deter
mining Which Ears of Corn are Fit for
Seed" 1t is desired that every farmer
make at least preliminary termination
test of his seed corn. If such test
shows a termination below 80 per cent,
there can be no doubt about the advisa-
bility of testing individually all of the
soundest ears and thus culling out the
weak and dead ears. The above men,
toned bulletin should be welcomed by
those who are alive to the necessity of
making termination tests, but there
remains the need of convincing all 9TH
ers of the serious losses quite certain to
result this year from planting INFESTED
seed corn.
A postal card addressed to Congress-
man Patrick H. Kelley, at Washington,
D. c., will bring this bulletin by return
mail.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-15
For You and Me

The last letter written by Captain V.
G. Upper, of the Canadian Scottish
Sixteenth Battalion, just before his
death at the battle Of Vimy Ridge.
my DEAR FATHER:
II am writing one of these Sin case"
letters for the third time, and, of
course. l hope you will never have to
read it. If you are reading it now, you
will know that your youngest son "went
under" as proud as Punch in the most
glorious day of his life l am taking
my company lover the top" for mile
in the greatest push that has ever been
launchedin the work, and trust that it
is going to be the greatest factor toward
peace.
dad, you can't imagine the wonder
full feeling; a man thinks some thing
like this: well. if am going to die.
this is worth it thousand times.
81 have been over two or three
times before, but never with a compa-
ny of my own.
Il don't want any of you dear people
to be sorry for me, although of course,
you will, in way. You will miss me,
but you will be proud of me.
$50 much for that. want to thank
you from the bottom of my heart for
all your loving kindness to me. This
war has done wonders to me and makes
me realize lots of things | would not
have done otherwise.
Goodbye, dear father and mother,
and all of you. Again l say that am
proud to be where am. !" Gordie.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-15

Mrs. Chas. Dyball went to Flint
Wednesday. where she attended q
meeting of the Flint Hive, l.. o. T. M 4,
and was a guest Of Mrs. VIM. Hubbard.
Everybody plan to attend the last
entertainment of the Lyceum Course,
which will be given by The Wassers.
Friday evening, March 22.
Vienna Grange will hold its next
meeting at the home of II c. Newton,
Friday, March 20.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-15

The law of worthy life is fundamen-
tally the law of strife. 1t is only
through labor and painful effort. by.
grim energy and resolute courage, that
we move on to better things.
Theodore Roosevelt.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-15

The Township Board of Vienna Town
ship will meet for its annual settlement
on Saturday. March %, at the Office of
the clerk.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-15
Unsiohtly Weeds.

Obnoxious weeds may be itilled by
covering the stalks with salt. Salt
may be used TO keep down weeds by
sprinkling it over tie ground.
Evening star., 1918-04-02
.sS.ExPERTS PLANNING
USE or IGNORANCE GUNS
1O5-Mile Limit Reported-Secretary
Daniels Will Not Discuss Mat
ter Submitted.

Plans for a great gun Of exceptional
range, somewhat similar to the one
with which the Germans have been
Paris. have been submitted
to Secretary Daniels by naval ordnance
experts after months of experiment,
It is understood. however. that the
report includes a statement that the
ordnance officers do not believe the
military value of such a weapon would
compensate for the time and money
spent in perfecting and developing it.
American ordnance officers have been
interested In the possibilities of long
range guns for the past ten years. The
belief that the game was not worth
the candle" as one officer expressed 1t,
prevented rapid progress. Experiments
were not dropped. however. and since
the entrance of the United States into
the war added interest has been evi-
denced in the Navy Department.
Reports are heard in some quarters
that range Of los miles was expected
of the gun now under consideration.
Secretary Daniels would not discuss the
matter in any way. but other officials
declared that no definite data were at
hand on which to make any such esti-
mate.
Evening star., 1918-04-02
NAMED EXECUTIVE HEAD
OF W. R. AND E. COMPANY
W. r. Ham Is Appointed to Serve
Until Former Presidents Sue
cessor Is Chosen.

Milton E. Allies has been elected chair
man of the board of directors Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany and Vice President w. r. Ham
has been authorized to act as the exc
cutive head Of the Organization pend
ing the selection of a successor to
former President Clarence P. King.
This action was taken yesterday at
a meeting of the board of directors. It
was decided not to I'LL the Vacancy
caused by Mr.. Kings resignation at
this time.
A preliminary conference between
Mr.. Allies and President George E.
Hamilton of the Capital Traction Com
pany. scheduled for today, is expected
to result in the selection of date for
the first meeting of the Joint commit
tee appointed by the two companies to
devise plan for cooperative manage
ment and possible unification Of the
systems. 1t is expected that the com
mittee will organize by the middle or
latter part of the week.
None of the officials of the two com,
panies would discuss today the prob.
able outcome Of the meetings to be held
by the COMMITTEES. 1t Is expected, how
ever. that plan for improving the
service BOW rendered the public
through cooperation in the manage.
ment of the companies will be ready
for submission to the Public Utilities
Commission before summer.
Evening star., 1918-04-02
MERGING Of EXPRESS
COMPANIES CONSIDERED

Merging of the express companies
under a new corporation, to operate
them as a unit and work out a basis
for distribution Of profits. is under con-
sideration between the railroad admin
istration and representatives Of the
companies. Some announcement is ex-
pected within a week.
Conclusion of an agreement has been
held up, it was learned today. by diffi-
culties in developing a plan for ap-
portioning the stock of the new COM
pany, which would have virtua1lys a
monopoly of express business in the
United States. The railroad admfnis-
tration would make q contract with the
single company for hauling express
matter, taking approximately half of
the transportation receipts.
The capitalization of the new COM
pany also is the subject of consider
able difference of opinion. The four
leading companies-Adams, American,
Wells-Fargo and Southern-claim a
physical valuation of their transporta-
ton property Of approximately $780,
100000. In addition several million
dollars cash for operating would be
required. The express companies and
some railroad administration advisers
advocate higher capitalization, with
allowance for good will and other in
tangible assets.
Evening star., 1918-04-02
POPE PROTESTS SHELL
FIRE ON PARIS Church
Three Americans Among Those Who
We're Killed While Worshiping
on Good Friday.

OTTAWA, April 2.-"Pope Benedict
has lodged a protest with Berlin against
the bombardment OF Paris. and espe-
cially against the destruction of churches
and the wholesale massacre of people.
says a Reuter- dispatch received here
from London.
PARIS, April 1.-Cardinai Annette.
Archbishop Of Paris. yesterday received
the following telegram from Rome:
The holy father. deploring the fact
that the bloody. conflict, which already
has caused everywhere SO much surfer
ing, has again, on the very day Of the
Saviors passion, found more innocent
victims, who are still deared to his heart
owing to their faith and piety, expresses
his deepest sympathy. He sends the
apostolic blessing to all the faithful in
Paris and desires to know IL it Is neces-
sary to send material aid to the families
in mourning"
The cardinal has received the following
letter from Grand Rabbi Israel Levi:
Your eminence, I am the interpreter
of the feelings of all my French CO.
religionists in saying that I share in
the mourning which has come to so
many families devastated by sacri-
legious barbarism. We are one in pious
Indignation at the crime which seems
to have been intended as an insult
to what humanity holds most sacred"
Evening star., 1918-04-02
TRUCK LINE SUGGESTED
TO BRING PRODUCE HERE

Plans for the establishment of a ru-
raj motor express route between WASH
ington and nearby Maryland and vir-
ginia counties and the Immediate i'm
provement of country roads leading
into Washington will be discussed to-
morrow at luncheon to be given bS
District Food Administrator Wilson, to
which he has invited a number of rem
resentative business men, presidents OF
trade and civic bodies. the president Of
the Board Of District Commissioners
and others.
1t is feared that unless motor truck
line IL established within q short time
and unless Improvement is made in
many Of the rural highways Washing
ton will inevitably run short of garden
produce. Administrator Wilson and r.
c. Hargreaves Of the Council of Ma
tional Defense Of the District of Colum-
bia have been aware for some time Of
this condition and 1t was with the
view to getting the cooperation OF the
various local organizations and indfvid-
uais that Mr.. Wilson arranged the
meeting.
He said today that quick action In
the matter IL essential to prevent what
suggests strongly possible shortage
in garden truck.
tend this meeting. which will be held
at the Willard Hotel tomorrow, are r.
G. Hargreaves. Commissioner Brown.
low. John sNewbeid. William @. Carter.
the Chamber Of Commerce.. the Mar
chautR and Mafufacfurerg Association,
the War Gardens Association Ind the
District Aufomobiis Associaticn, and
the road conasntssioners of EairHex
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