The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24
The WEEK
New League of Nations Draft
The Illinois Labor Party
Far Eastern Fat in the Fire
Can Wilson Lick the Steel Trust7

Can Wilson Lick the Steel Trust?
1T will be just as good as the large
nations controlling it want it to be"
that is the least we can say for the
newly drafted league of nations. This
is also the most we can say if we con-
slider the whole situation.
The new draft contains many prin-
ciples dear to the hearts of those
anxious to see the end of wars. Ar
maments are to be limited, disputes
are to be submitted to the league, the
league nations will throw their
strength against oppression. On the
other hand, democratic representa-
tion is still lacking. The plan pro-
vides league Of governments rather
than league Of peoples.
Two political paths are open to the
common people. The one is to divide
themselves into voting groups and
then ask the legislature for handouts
chiefly jobs for labor and farmer
politicians. The order is to organize
for political action and thus secure
the power which makes laws for them
selves. The first has been the general
practice, and the whole farmer and
labor world is complaining about the
insufficiency of the crumb diet.
The North Dakota farmers, the
first to try the latter, are enjoying full
legislative meals for the first time in
American history. Now labor bodies
in over rs Of our cities are out for this
method and they already have num-
ber Of victories such as those in Fort
Madison, Iowa, and in Winona and
Brainerd, MINI. Illinois labor unions
have voted 10 to 1866 to 35, to be
exact,) for Independent politics and
they have just held remarkable con-
vention in Springfield.
Why remarkable? Not because Of
their splendid program for pablo
ownership Of utilities, exemption OF
improvements from taxation, social in
surance, etc., but because they are out
to capture the law-making power.
With that common people can put
into practice any program that ap-
peals to them; without it, any pro-
gram is so much hot air.
For some reason, very hazy as yet,
our big daily press is unit in stirring
up anti-Japenese hate. There is big
fat in the fire somewhere. Perhaps it
is concessions in China or Eastern
Siberia; perhaps it is general Euro
pean fear that Japan may take the
far eastern trade away. Japanese
imperialism in Korea may be bad, but
imperialism is bad anywhere. Eng
land has much more trouble on her
hands in Egypt and India, and she has
100000 soldiers in Ireland and martial
law. France has war in Africa. Yet
these other disturbers are painted
black when they are painted at all
and the Koreans are painted white.
Japan may look like very cocky
nation spelling for fight in our 5lngo
press but the plain fact is that Japan
would regard var with America as
e" n..as e.. . f;rst-class war, and
resources , ~, ,.non, - i Janan had to
ner s.aeesmen ,1 A''o ~ her troons from
wltnalaw na,,as maas ~ ~ nrotest at home.
SIBERIA pea.use e,a ~ Ours have any,
Neltner he. pevpre e,,pn hn . victorious war.
tnlng 70 gan ev. = "
Iney ootn hiom ~ a,,,os n sec,,re re-
Daplomatic nieassa Nasaans y fro,G foreign
l,e1 TOT l: .ne a,,1d m1 he snlendid. but let
domlnatlons .t wo4'a af = Amer;ca,s world
tnem De par. ,;ns+ ~ ;nonarialism and
, Wlae proves. s;nst a ono ;mnerialistis
not merely aganst ~ @ o,,r snecial inter.
sore Wnels ,:,,n SUM - - 80 ~ an ;rternationa
esas Wouio nAe = 80
; war.
1.s+aod of . rest President Wilson