New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-26

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Nicouet Counties who had Been forced
to pay money to the Red Cross by
Yidian Wye. The meetings were held
at the Commercial Club rooms in New
Uim.
COMMITTEES Appointed.
The committee which consisted Of
H. L. Reecher, F. W.. Johnson, George
Berkner, ". H. Dempsey and Alfred J..
Vogel was appointed by Food Admins
traitor Wilson last Tuesday, following a
telephone conversation which be had
with Mr.. Dempsey. Mr.. Beeeher was
appointed because he was the chairman
of the previous liberty loan drives and
is also to be at the head of the next one
which will open April 21st. Alfred J..
Vogel was appointed because Of his
activity as city chairman in all previous
liberty loan drives; F. w. johnson be-
cause he had been the head of the Red
Cross when the moneys were turned
over; George Berkner because he is at
the head of the Farm Bureau and w. H.
Dempsey because he had been repre-
senting large number of farmers who
had been mulcted and had otherwise
represented farmers who had refused to
disgorge.
Conference Days.
This committee had conference
Thursday afternoon with a few repre-
sentative farmers and it was decided to
so after this matter in earnest and get
it cleaned up as soon as possible and
Saturday and Monday were set apart
as the days when the committee would
be in session in the Commercial Club
rooms, New Ulm for the purpose sof
hearing the claims Of those who had been
nulcted. The greater number of those
who called were farmers living near
New Ulm, but there We're some from
Springfield and some from near Judson
and also Gibbon. More than 200 filed
their claims with the committee on the
dates mentioned and there are quite
Number more from Nicollet County
who did not come in on account of the
high water, but the fact that they did
not file their claims Saturday and Mon
day, will not jeopardize their rights in
the least. The Committee will receive
them at any time, but desire that this
be done at an early date, because until
all the claims are filed, the whole matter
will be hung up. and nothing definite
can be done
Question: aires.
To be able to prove that there was
no actual wheat boarding going on
among the men who had been fined by
WYE, the committee prepared a blank
which those who filed their claims had
to fill out and swear to- In this blank
the farmer was asked to give name, post
office address, the size of farm, the
number of acres in wheat, amount Of
wheat raised in 1917, the amount
marketed under orders Of WYE, when
and where it was marketed, how long
before that time they had marketed the
rest of their wheat, the amount required
for seeding purposes for 1919, reasons
why they kept more than this amount,
the total value of the wheat marketed
under orders of wye, the portion paid to
the Red Cross, portion paid to claimant,
If any, portion paid to cover expenses
of WYE, portion claimant was forced to
invest in Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps, any additional penalty pay
ments and to what person or organiza-
ton this money went.
Even if it should appear that some Of
the farmers had retained more wheat
than was actually required for seeding
purposes, there will, according to Mr.
Wilson, be no distinction made in the
matter of payment. II the Red Cross
Chapters can be prevailed upon to turn
back the money, it will be turned back
in the full amount without any de-
auctions for attorneys fees or any other
expense. Just how the matter will be
handled is not definitely known at this
time, but it is believed that the amounts
will be mailed out direct to the parties
who are entitled to it and will not go
thru attorneys hands. At any rate
there will be no attorneys fees, because
as Mr.. Dempsey stated to the Review,
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