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Prominent Priest Approve
Farmers Program.
In M week the program Of the
farmers has received commentator
and praise from three widely different
sources. The first to come was the
endorsement Of Hon. Louis r. Post,
q. 8. Assistant Secretary Of Labor;
the next came in the form Of an
editorial in the Catholic Charities
Review" written by Father Ryan, q
professor In the Catholic University
at Washington, D.. c.; the latest was
a letter written by Henry FL. Klein,
Commissioner OF Accounts Of the City
OF New York, and he showed q sur
prising grasp Of the movement out
here in North Dakota and discussed
1t both capably and forcibly.
The Message From Post
Under the date Of May 16, he wrote
from the q. s. Department Of Labor:
"Much Of the legislation which Is to
come before the voters Of North Da-
kota, appeals SO strongly to me that
I should be glad to promote Its adop-
ton. Il rests upon sound principles
Of Justice, which cannot be assailed
EXCEPT FROM IGNORANCE, OR
IN BEHALF OF PREDATORY IN.
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Washington he came out with an even
stronger endorsement of the measures,
mentioning particularly the Industrial
Commission law, the Bank of North
Dakota and those tax laws which adj
just the load so that the back Of the
poorer man Is not SO heavily burdened.
Seeing how these laws are framed,
Mr.. Post declares Enthusiastically:
"The North Dakota legislation Is a
new and towering landmark in the
economic progress Of the whole ma
ton" Evidently in the eastern states,
men have about given up hope Of the
government doing anything, and
when the understanding breaks upon
them of what North Dakota is trying
~ w LII III SOIullOA uudAs Il1Cy d1C
filled with amazement, and cry out
like the man Paul saw In his dream :
"Come over into Macedonia and help
u.s."
Editorial In Catholic Review
The old gang has not hesitated. to
help spread the rumor that the Catho-
lie church opposes the program Of the
% uyv, 0SeC md khnir =, n n olDok}nn H~0vvn
the plunderers. Like every conscience
less organization, it has used" the
church to further its own political
ends, and it has also tried to get both
priests and preachers to use their po-
sitions to influence the people In favor
Of the old system and the plunderers.
But evidently Father Ryan, professor
in the Catholic University at WASH
Ing, d. c., vas not to be used" He
ID also editor Of the Catholic Chari-
ties Review, and he writes his opin.
ions. After enumerating the new
laws, he says: "As compared with the
customary attitude Of the state gov
ernments in this country, these enact
ments can, without undue straining
Of language, be called revolutionary.
And yet, not Of them can be con
demned as necessarily In conflict with
either good morals or sound economic
practice. . They have within
them the possibilities Of enormous
good to the great majority Of the
people Of the state, or they car be
SO managed IS to cause great losses
financially and to discredit similar ex.
periments elsewhere. TO denounce
them as socialistic will prove nothing
and change nothing. The fair and
prudent course Is to take them for
what they are. namely. very radical
reforms in the interest Of the farm
ing class and to observe carefully
their practical operation and effects"
Than which line Of reasoning the
farmers can ask no nor just or no
more fair.
Henry e. Klein Watohss Us
Henry e. Klein, Commissiones Of Ac,
counts Of New York City. has found
time to keep step with the North Da.
kota farmer and he says the farmers
have 'taken q longer step toward the
restoration Of government 70 the PEG
pie than has been taken By any state.
/ notice." he says, that the financial
interests oppose your legislation and
misrepresent your purpose and aim.
Such Misrepresentation u 70 b q.
1pected. 4 you offered the same hAl
as Misrepresentation 70 their lsCislar
t1on you would be branded On AnAD.
chiah or bolshevik. The AviessnssG
q greed Il largely responsible Tor tn
anarchism Of today. The campaign
FOR q restoration Of government 10 tn
people, FOR . restoration % democracy
must ultimately result IN . restriction
Of greed by limiting private fortunes.
Greed must be automatically rspress-
ed. You are restricting greed In your
state by taking the power Of unlimited
taxation out OF the hands Of the
monopolists. It is only by
restricting the wealth-power Of the few