The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-07-18
IN NORTH DAKOTA
WORKING ON LABOR VOTE
Only Hope of Retaining Control Lies
in Lining Up the Laboring
Class.

raj districts is on the Wane is belleV-
ed responsible for the determined eff
fort that nonpartisan league leaders
are making in North Dakota to line
up the labor vote.
In this state the labor vote is not
a material factor, under ordinary cir
cumstances, but with the leagues ma
jority trimmed to 5000 on some laws
in the recent referendum election, the
league political leaders are looking
to the labor vote as a factor in boil
steering their cause.
1t is with that determination in view
that the league workers among or
ganized labor forces have fostered the
calling of a state labor convention to
be held in Fargo on Labor Day, at
which time the establishment of a
state labor party is proposed. Ac-
cording to the plan announced, and
the preliminary statement of the plat
form, the North Dakota labor party
will follow the general policies of the
Illinois labor party. In addition it
will endorse the Nonpartisan league,
and will recommend the same step to
labor parties in other states.
Several of the prominent labor lead
ers in this state are on the state pay
roll in appointive capacities, and they
are devoting their whole attention to
the furtherance of Nonpartisan league
propaganda among the workers.
In the meantime the organization of
the state industrial system proceeds.
A. j. Luchre of Leith, N. D., who was
an officer in the recent legislative as
sembly, and who subsequently held the
position of automobile license clerk
for the state, is now secretary Of the
North Dakota Mill and Elevator asso-
citation. He has this week been at
Minot and Drake looking over milling
properties that have been offered to
the state as the foundation of it's sys-
tenn of mills and elevators. MI. Lu-
chre says that nearly every flour mill
in the state is for sale, and that the
state will experience no difficulty in
acquiring mills with which to begin
operations.
There have been new signs of life
around the Bank of North Dakota too.
F. w. Cathro, the director general,
has issued a circular letter appealing
for subscriptions to the state bonds,
proposing to sell them on the INSTALL
ment plan. The bank is not yet in a
position to transact business. The
failure of the bank to obtain admis-
sion to the federal reserve system is
an obstacle that the bank officials have
had to contend with this week, as they
had expected much from such propos-
ed utilization. The government holds
that the state bank isn't a bank, but
that it is merely a department of state,
and hence not entitled to a place in
the reserve system.
R. B. Blakemore of Fargo, has been
rewarded for his support of the Non
partisan league, by being appointed
manager of the home building asso-
cipal Voters League" in the cities,
citation. The Nonpartisan league OPP
Grated under the name of the "Muni-
with Mr.. Blackmore as the ostensible
head. It was maintained that the mu-
nicipal voters league had no connec-
ton with the Nonpartisan league dur
ing the campaign. This "league' was
used to obtain the city labor vote,
in which effort the returns from the
recent referendum election indicate
failed.
Newspaper Law at Work.
While the Nonpartisan league news-
paper law providing for the appoint
ment of n official newspaper in each
county is not yet in effect, it's force
already has become apparent. The
first newspaper in the state to sus-
pend because of the law is "The Brad
dock News" published by E. L,
Streeter, a returned soldier. Mr..
Streeter says that with the operation
of the printing law it will be impos-
sible to maintain the paper, as legal
business heretofore enjoyed has only
been sufficient to maintain the paper
on a fairly profitable basis. He owns
another paper at Linton, which he says
he intends to maintain if possible. He
has no possible chance of getting the
official printing as the Nonpartisan
printing commission is pledged to give
printing to the N~onpartisan league pa.
pers only.
That the N%onpartisan league is moi
discouraged by it's failure to make in.
roads on the opposition vote in the
cities and towns is disclosed by the
fact that in maintaining its city prop.
uganda under the guise of the munich
pal voters league. Since the election
it has imported n speaker, and it i!
expected to bring others to the state
the Nonpartisan league furnishing
the cash.
Main Attack on Miss Nelson.
There has been no letup in the at
, tack that is being made on Miss Min
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