The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-07-31
l. w. WIS HAVE NIFTY PROGRAM
The LaMoure Chronicle last week

correct--and it comes from source
which cannot we'll be Qlesticned--the
farmers and threshermen Of LAMoure
county and of the state in general will
soon be face to face with the most
serious labor difficulty that ever con-
fronted them. Threshing rigs are to
be tied up permanently by striking
crews, the owners and the farmers
to be left helpless and the strikers
protected under the provision OF an
anti-injunction law passed by the
last legislature.
"Details Of this delightful scheme
came to hight in LaMoure the first Of
the week. A nonresident employe
of the N. P. railroad, whose identity
it is thought best not to disclose at
this time, CHANGED to overhesr CON
versation which was being carried on
by crew Of itinerant harvest hands
in the city park, The trend Of the
confab Interested the railroad man.,
and he Joined the group, passing
himself off as a iaborer in search q
work. The spokesman Of the group,
who proved to be a sort Of walk
inc delegate" for the I, ". VS. then
explained the program He said
that as soon as the threshing season
opened as many "'red card" men rs
possible would Join threshing crews.
After a day or two strike for am-
possible wages and fantastic condi-
tons as to hours Of labor, etc, would
be ordered and this, would immedi-
ately result in stopping the opera
ton of the RIG and in tying the hands
Of the owner, who is rendered help
less BY the provisions Of House Bau
No. 81, Limiting Pepper Of Courts to
Grant 1niunctsons.'
For the benefit ofthe readers who
may not have access to the Popular
Edition Of the Session Laws Of 1919
we quote the body Of this remarkable
act in full
Here follows a reprint Of the law
IN ouestion, with this comment add
ed:
at could not be shown, of course
that the tying up Of threshlng rig
would result in irreparable injury TO
the rig; and IN general It IS 70 oe
noted that the act affords complete
protection NOS only 70 strikers but 70
those who incite others TO strike. Inc
purpose and effect Of the act would
seem to be to encourage strikes, !
anato render the employers Of labor
entirely helpless so Tar as the COURTS
are cencerned.s
The Times Record was told Of this
alleged plot several weeks ago but
Maid very little attention to 1t, but
fhsre Is some truth in the story we
think, at that. While the plot may
not be carried out to the extent men
Toned n the above article It Is certain
that many men. presumably who are
Identified with the I. W W. organlza-
ton. are working to that end. Nales
CITY is full of Idle men, the Jungies
heinr full of them and we snould
iudga that not less than two hundred
are IN what is called the pot gangs
along the river banks. Yesterday some
of o11r uroulinent farmers, men VINO
have been and probably are strong
non-partissns, came to town TO nirs
men. They offered them good wages
and were refused. These men wanted
from SIX to ten dollars DAY. 1hey
should get 1.-THE ax-ln the NECK.
BUT It shows the trend among Lnis
class of laborers Calonel Won't clea1
the vision IN cases like thas-1t taxes
something more drastic.
-xyY w E. H-
At Washington they have rather
lost sight Of the slogan "how to make
She United States safe for democ-
racy." and lot OF the leaders are ng-
uring lust now how to make the oia
II. S. safe for the democrats. Inc
presidential election is drawing nigh
The republicans VIII be unanimous IN
Imposing anything -that wall make
things safe for the democrats, we
cpine-
The Stursman County Democrat al
,udes to the presidents veto OF the
daylight saving bill as the president
moral courage. We would cal ~ ms
damphoohshness.
The chickens are coming home TO
rnnst IN this socialistic state regime OF
eurs. The Courier News to offset the
| conditions that exist in regard to the
high wages demanded OF the men TOT
! harvest work and the threatened
strike during harvesting and thresh-
mo is now irving to put the blame
over onto the Independent Voters AS
ISOLATION wha have nothing TO DO with
/ the matter at aIl-the TACT OF the mat
ter is the people Of the state have been
warned that they would drift INTO
+h.so conditions If they upheld the pol