The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-01

brings hundreds of young men and
women to our city year in and year
out. This is big thing for this city
in itself, but outside Of this institu-
ton we have fine schools in this city
and when we get that new high school
building built this season Valley City
will be better equipped than ever to
take care of the boys and girls not
only of the city proper but also those
of the surrounding country. Good
schools certainly are great asset to
any community.
THINK IN INTEREsT-sAvE-
Postmaster General A. S. Burle-
son, the autocrat of the Wilson cabi-
net, is probably the most unpopular
man that ever occupied seat in a
presidents cabinet. He is getting it
in the neck from all walks of life, the
business man, the laborer and from
his own democratic friends. His ar
bitrary censorship of the telephone
and telegraph service has gotten him
in bad with the press of the country,
and his attempt to raise the rates out
of all bound has gotten him in bad
with the public generally. With Pres
dent Wilson in France, most of his
cabinet over in Europe, the White
House being overgrown with cobwebs
and the country without any head to
it, the United States is in a mighty
sorry plight. The democratic party
is surely spilling the beans these days
and the postmaster general is sending
the old party on the rocks about as
fast as it can slip.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE--
Senator Borah, Of Idaho, is one of
the few men in the country who burns
his bridges behind him and is not
afraid to let people know where he
stands regardless Of his political fu-
ture. Speaking about the league of
nations the senator says: "If should
ever vote for such a scheme" he de-
clared, II would take my place in my
own conscience, along with Arnold or
Burr" "Others may take what course
they will. Mine is settled. I will not
compromise. We may be defeated,
but shall not look for some miser-
able pretext to cover my retreat, or
some piece of wreckage upon which to
float to Shore" Many people will ap-
prove of Senator Borah's stand ANY,
way he is not afraid to say what he
thinks and there is much logic in what
he does say in our judgment. We
nave never been very strong on this
league of nations stuff.
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At the present time Italy is acting
like peeved schoolboy. That nation
is not entitled to Fiume under any cir
cumstances and Preesident Wilson in
his stand against giving it to Italy
seems to be just, whatever mistakes
our president may or may not have
made in other matters. Orlando has
gone back to Italy to bolster up his
cause and is getting much popular en-
dorsement at the hands Of the people
like all grandstand politicians.
These disturbers of the peace make
a great purge before the people, get
the masses worked up over some
thing they have not investigated and
know very little about and then stand
out as martyr. When this noise and
buster has died down and sober, COM
mon sense prevails, we imagine Mr..
Orlando will sneak back to the confer
ence, go in by the back door and take
his place in meek and lowly fashion
at least we hope he will dosthat, be-
cause of Mr.. Wilson thinks he is right
in this Fiume matter Orlando will find
that he cannot be moved from the set
and beaten path of justice and right,
and looking at the point of issue from
long distance, Italy is not entitled
to Fiume any more than is the United
States-and we do not want it.
THINK IN INTEREsT-sAvE-