The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
PEACE DEMANDS FRAMED
Farmers Adopt Program Calling fo'
Reforms During Reformation Period
declare for Woman's outrage,
Abolition Of Food Gambling and
Other Progressive Measures.

huge sums OF the armerS money, as
charged by the enemies Of the organ
Eation..
This report is clearly brought out by
q committee of farmers that went over
the books of the organization, dating
back to it's inception. The farmers
examined the books at st. Paul. They
hired an Independent auditing firm OF
st. Paul, to assist them In their work.
Special attention was paid in the in.
v%estigation, to the charges that Town:
ley had Incorporated large sums OF
money for his personal use. The of.
fetal report Of the auditing commit.
tee says:
The Official Report.
"In view of the Misrepresentation
made by the enemies of the Nonparti.
san league that A. c. Townley has
squandered and Incorporated funds
of the Nonpartisan league, the COM.
mittee tabulates all funds received and
disbursed by Mr.. Townley."
The committee then sets forth the
facts as shown by the books, which
are that Mr.. Townley, since the Or
ganization of the League, has person
ally drawn and expended the following
amounts and o other:
TownIey's Expenses.
From the beginning Of the
organization in the spring
of 1915 to December 81,
1915 Z,S63.SS
During the year 1916....... 5,247.27
During the year 1917....... 12,S05.35
January 1, 1918, to October
81, 1918 5,Obb.14
Total during 43 months. .$26, 0S1 IS
Average per month. ...... $606.55
The committee goes on to say that
''this amount includes Mr.. Townley's
salary at $500 per month, also his
travelling expenses. It further in
cludes expenses for automobiles, rail-
road fare, ETC., of organizers and
farmers who at times accompanied Mr..
Townley on his trips and assisted him
in organization work for the League"
Normal Expenses Only.
In the main body of its report the
auditing committee says:
THE committee examined the per-
sonal salary and expense account and
all funds handled by A. G.. Townley,
president of the National Nonpartisan
league. Both his salary and personal
expenses are found to be normal only
and are Insignificant when compared
with big business salaries for services
and responsibility in any way compar-
able. to the work performed by Mr..
Townley in behalf of the League"
The report was made to and adopted
by the recent convention of farmers
which was held at st. Paul. The con-
vention separately voted it's thanks to
Townley and raised the salary Of the
League president. 1t had previously
offered Townley the presidency Of the
organization for another term but he
rejected the offer unless 4 referendum
of all members Of tho League ap-
proved him.
During the convention, q lighting
program" was drawn up by the farm
ers. It deals largely with questions
of reconstruction and represents the
demands of organized farmers In de-
velopments of the next. few months.
A novel plan for ending food gambling
proposed by the farmers is prohibiting
to them, the use of telegraphs, tele-
phones, mails, express and other IA
cilities. The things for which the
farmers declared follow: go
Peace Program.
First, A peace program, ending war
by creating world democracy, not sub
stituting one despotism for another
q United States of the World, by con.
sent and not by conquest.
Second. A reconstruction program
providing for employment OF I'll. reduc-
ton OF the cost Of living, ending
monopolistic extortion and redeeming
the state and national governments
from autocratic control Of monopolies
and in this way making the world safe
for democracy.
Third. The termination Of the pres
ont national control Of the railways
and all other public utilities and In.
dustries taken " as Val measures,
not by return Of these properties to
private monopolies, but by national
ownership.
Fourth. Employment Of the unen1.
ployed, In cooperation OF organized
labor. through government works IN
such enterprises az road building, for.
sstry. timber and fuel production, flood
prevention and land reclamation.
For Moman's Suffrage.
Fifth. Complete acknowledgment OF
women with equal opportunities with
nsn and equal pay for equal service.
sixth. The national government
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