The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

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Miners Leaders Yield
A New Irish Plan
Houston's Vest-Pocket
Organization
Cracking Fundamental Law
There is no monkey business
about Governor Frazier of
North Dakota. He has taken
over the Ignite mines of North
Dakota temporarily and possib-
ly permanently. This kind of
coal can not be stored for any
length of time. So the state de-
ponds on the mine operations
from day to day.
Frazier declared that the
mines must not close because
the business and comfort of the
people of the state were at
stake, and that if the miners
and operators could not agree
the state would take over the
mines. During his term of Of
flee President Roosevelt put I,
similar proposition before the
anthracite coal operators, but it
was never carried out.
The Ignite operators may
have thought the governor of
North Dakota was blut,irg, for
they let the time limit pass.
Frazier then declared martial
law throughout the state and
declared that the state had TAX
en- possession of the mines. The
miners can thus return to work
as employees of the state of
North Dakota.
The move is OF great signifi-
canoe and will make North Da-
kota even more of 4 battle
ground between the people and
the special interests than it is
now. Throughout the country
speakers and writer's will COM
pare it with the act of the fed
er;,l government in ordering
free men back to work for pri-
waite employers. Not only will
North Dakota solve it's coal
shortage problem, but the above
comparison will reflect much
credit or the democratic admin
istration in that farnler-ruled
state.
While the stock of titles of
nobility, royal orders, etc., is
falling in Europe, these things
appear to be much sought after
by a good many on this side of
the water. The Guaranty Trust
company of New York, for in
stance, sends a letter to the
press throughout the United
States announcing that it's
president has been honored by
King Albert with the cross of
the Order of Leopold II. Baron
de Cartier is said to have made
the presentation in person.
Insofar as Americanism can
be interpreted from our Consti-
tuition, such a thing is some
thing to be ashamed of here
rather than to be Dragged
about. Article l of that docu-
ment reads:
"No title of nobility shall be
granted by the United States,
and no person holding any office
of profit and trust under them
shall, without the consent of the
congress, accept any present,
emolument, office OF title Of any
kind whatever, from any king,
prince or foreign state"
The trust company president
is only a private citizen and thus
violates only the American
spirit, but a number of our az
my and navy officers have done
precisely what the Constitution
forbids. This article of the Con-
stitution has not been amended,
nor has the spirit of the plain
people Of America changed. The
gewgaws of European royalty
look good only to those who
have nothing more to gain in
the circles of American plutoc-
racy.
Action of Mine Workers off
Gals in calling off the strike in
obedience to the government
injunction may be a mistake OF
a wise move. The rank and file
of the workers are likely to see
it as a surrender of an element
al right to perverted legal tao
tics. On the other hand, the
issue was being forced by the
Wall street intareStS at this