The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

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A new paper, the Steel County Pro.
moter5has been established atSFinley
in Steele county a paper owned and
controlled by Farmers and business
men alike. Some time ago the Finley
Beacon, the pioneer paper Of this town
was bought by the non-partisar
/ league on the threat to Mr.. Mohteith
!, the owner, that if he did not sell an.
other paper would be started in the
town. George sold, and the league op-
Grated the paper but its policy did not
suit either the farmers or business
men of the locality who refuse to stand
for canned editorials and collar rid
den press, so recently this new paper
was started which appears to be indie
pendent in spirit and full Of live mat
ter pertaining to the community it
represents. It also has the backing
of the business men, apparently, be-
cause the pages are filled with ads
representing the various businesses of
the town. The Times Record is pleas
ed to see the spirit of independence as
put forth blythe people of Finley, who
will now have representation in the
way of publicity that is not written
at league headquarters in Minneapo-
lis. canned and colored to suit the die
tators of the socialist bosses and die
tators of the state. Mr.. ID. w. Dick
inson is editor of the new paper, sue
cess to him. There will be more towns
in the state who have 4 subsidized
Townleyized newspapers who will do
just like Finley has done get free
and Independent newspaper to look
after their wants.
~ DrY W. 5, S.
Everywhere Mr.. Wilson goes to
argue a British made pact called the
peace treaty, the mothers Of the coun-
try are asking him the question why
he does not bring their sons home
from Russia and Siberia. instead OF
arguing for something that calls for
keeping them and thousands more
over there, The average mother and
father, too, cannot see why we should
further keep our boys patrolling for
eign lands now that the war is over or
why we should bind ourselves to help
some other nation to fight somebody
else. We have done our part. We
have raised twenty three billion dol
lars in bonds to make the world safe
for democracy. We have loaned Rus
STA millions Of dollars to help them
out in their trouble and the country
has since repudiated that debt and the.
u S. is out. We sent two million Of
our best boys to France many OF
them sleep the eternal sleep there
now, to fight for human freedom. We
had two million more boys ready in
camps to go over and fight it need be
when the war ended. We have done
all that nation, embued with the
spirit of freedom toward distressed
people could or should do and that is
all that is required of US. The war IS
over so far as we have, any interest
and the boys should be brought back
one of them and this country
should resume its old time peace
basis. We do not need to tie ourselves
up for humanity's sake to protect
Great Britain, France or any other
country or to pull the chestnuts out OF
the fire for any Of that bunch. We.
did not have to be tied up before to do
the right thing and we believe i oc.
casion should arise again the United
States would do the right thing at the
right time without having to sign q
bond to do it and to be out voted in the:
doing by vote of 5 to l.. 4.
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