The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-08-14

subscribed to at great sacrifice by the
American people, who have had no
word to say in the disposition OF. their
ships. The price paid for the 100
steamers. approximately 100000, 900,
by the New York concern, Is said to
be greatly below their building cost.
No Money For Farmers.
While hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars have been appropriated for the
army and navy; while indeterminate
amounts are being squandered In ex-
tending material aid" to Kolchak, in
whom the people of the United States,
barring a few Russian investors, have
no interest whatsoever; while war
with Mexico is being openly urged by
a few interested jingoes, and while no
pretense. is being made Of getting cost
value from the private interests to
whom the government merchant ma
rine is being handed-bills Of the most
vital need to the people Of this coun-
try are being shelved 'for lack Of
funds"
A case in point is the bill recently
introduced by Representative Sinclair
Of North Dakota calling for an ap-
preparation Of $5,000,O00 for the relief
Of drouth sufferers in the northwest
ern states. Sinclair has been pointed
~ told by Representative Good, chair
man Of the appropriations committee,
that strict economy has got to be ex-
ercised now in making appropriations.
New Park Pronoaed.
Mr.. Sinclair has plunged into the
complex work of congress with a will
and has already far outdistanced
many Of the new members in getting
under the surface of things and max
ing the wishes Of his constituents felt
in Washington. A bill of his, intro
duced last week, calling for the crea-
ton of a national park in the Killdeer
mountains, has been very favorably
received at the interior department as
a logical step forward in the splendid
policy of national park development.
The park proposed by Mr.. Sinclair
would cover $4,000 acres and include
territory rich in historic memories Of
the Indian var The bill providing
its establishment carries out the re-.
cent decentralization of congress BY
the North Dakota legislature for such
a step.
Eastern Views on Wheat.
The startling ignorance in the East
of farm conditions and problems, was
never more clearly shown than In the
propaganda now springing up for re-
peal of the wheat guarantee, appar-
emily in the belief that $3.50 OF even
1926 wheat is an artifcially stimu-
lated price, and that II this guaran.
tee was removed the price Of wheat
would fall below 81 q bushel and bring
bread back to. S cents tho standard
loaf. In its leading editorial on this
theme on August 2 the New York Sun
indicated the belief that all that is
necessary to reduce the high cost Of
living Is the removal Of the wheat
guarantee.
Farmers representatives in Wash
ington are inclined to agree that re-
moval Of the guarantee has much to
commend It, but they are busily call
Ing to the attention Of congress that
the first result will be to, raise and
not lower the price Of wheat. Mr..
Hoover's estimates Of prices ranging
from 50 to $3.50 a bushel are now
generally accepted. In the meantime
Washington. Is gradually waking up TO
the realization that the menace Of de-
creased production through inability
Of the farmer to make q living out
of present returns is 4 very READ one.
Free Potash Asked.
Farmers q the East and South, who
have suffered severely from the lack
OF proper Fertilizers, during the wAr,
are uniting III ! campaign to lift the
embargo On the shipment of potash
from Germany TO this country. TO
attain .thas end CharlessA Lyman, soc
retary ofsthe iNationAl Board Of Farm
| Organisations, and5T. G. Atkinson Of
the National Grange. have just ssutla
Joint letter to Vance NJ Cormick, chair
man Of the VA trade board, telling
him that removal, Of the potash import
restrictions fsa necessary step In Any
campaign to cut the cost Of living.
ousisy Rsstans.
Following closely. on the heels q
the ex-director Of markets, Charles. J.
Rand, Assistant Secretary CLARENCE
! OuAey has Just resigned from the DC,
partment Of agriculture. It Is 30
ported that he Ii to edit Sea Power,
a periodical devoted to building up q
tremendous navy for the United
States. Just who is back Of Sea Pow
er it is imrfi@4sible to aay.
According TO Doctor Nv. ]. Spillman,
former chief Of farm management "A
the department Of agriculture, a dele
cation Of Texas farmers not long ago
told Mr.. Ousley to his face, at an IN.
terview when Spillman was present
that they considered him (Ousley) Z
traitor to the farmers" This MAJ
account for Mr.. Ousley's failing y
return to his agricultural extension
!. work at the Texas state college, which
!, he left whom he came to the depart
ment.
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