The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-15

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Let the people rule seems to be a
misnomer. We now are confronted
with gang rule and absolute bosslsm
in North Dakota.
-TH1SK IN 1NTEREsT-SAvE-
There seems to be great demand
for Gen. Leonard Wood all over the
country to become the presidential
candidate on the republican ticket.
The boom comes spontaneously from
all over the country and Mr.. Wood
seems to be a favorite with the SOL
der boys. Gen. Pershing, suggested
long ago, seems to have lost prestige
as a presidential candidate. In addi-
ton to Gen. Wood, Senator Johnson,
of California, has been suggested:
Both he and Wood are progresslves OF
the Roosevelt type. Then there is
Borah, Harding, Whitman, of New
York, and oh shucks, the woods are
full of 'em. Next year promises to be
a real interesting one on account of
the presidential election.
THINK IN lNTEREST-SAvE-
Italy's bluff worked all right. Pre-
mier Orlando practically got all ne
asked for when he said Italy must
have Fiume and which President Will
son said he could not have. Orlando
left the conference in huff a few
DAYS ago because Mr.. Wilson said he
couldn't have Fiume. He goes back
to Italy, gets a vote of confidence,
sneaks back to the conference yester-
day and is handed Fiume on plat
ter, the only conditions being that
Italy is to build a harbor down the
coast for the Juvo-Slavs, and Fiume
is to be under a mandatory for four
years in the meantime under the sup
ervision of the league of nations-but
Italy got what she wanted just the
same and Mr.. Wilson evidently re-
ceded from his original position.
THINK IN INTEREsT-sAvE-
Congressman John NJ. Baer arrived
in Fargo yesterday and the first thing
he said when interviewed was that the
league program of bills which are to
be referended at special election in
July would be sustained by the people.
Coming fresh from the seat of gov
eminent at Washington and not hav-
ing had any chance to size up condl-
lions in the state it is evident that
Mr.. Baer is just talking for the sake
of saying something. There is grave
question as to whether the people will
uphold this legislation that is so OBJ
jectionable to thousands of people in
North Dakota and there is no question
that there is decided change in sem
timent-not on the league - but on
some of the measures passed by the
late legislature. Mr.. Baer is certainly
optimistic as we'll as a real good fell
low.
THINK TX 1s7EREsT-sAvE-
President Wilson has called spe-
cial session Of congress to convene
on May 49, This has been made nee
essary in order to pass approprla-
lions for government departments
which the last congress failed to pass.
The new congress will be republican
in both branches and the country is
looking askance at this new party
or rather old party that will have the
legislation of the country in its hands
for the next two years. No congress
in the history of the country will have
such important legislation to trans
act as this new congress which meets
on the 10Th. All the reconstruction
work of the country will be in it's
hands, the senate will have the rati-
fcation or rejection of the peace
treaty with Germany, and the con-
gress will have to meet the many eco
nomic problems that have gotten
largely out of tune by the big war.
The republican party has large job
on it's hands and great opportunity.
Can it get away satisfactorily with
the job. 1t has a great record be-
hind it let US hope it will make great
record in this congress.
-THINK IL IHTEREsT-sAvE--
While rambling around town this
morning we were told by fellow
whom we believe knows what he is
talking about that considerable whis-
key of the rot-gut variety is being
brought back to town and peddled out
at the moderate cost of $12 for what
is termed a short quart. We are not
authority on either long or short
quarts, but two thoughts came into
our mind at this time. One of them
was that any man who would pay
s12 for a quart Of that whiskey or
any other kind of booze had a head
that was bordering on solid ivory. The
other thought that came to our mind
was-if this statement is true, how
many Liberty or Victory bonds did
some of these men buy who can afford
to pay such price for rot-gut whis-
key? It is safe gamble that per-
haps most Of these men when ap-
preached to buy bonds put up an argu-
ment that they couldn't afford it.
This is great old world we live in,
isn't it? This is neither one of Walt
Mason's verses or one Of his alleged
"sonnets"-it is cold facts.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE-
Gov. Frazier has seen fit to deny the
initiative of the four measures that