The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-06-19
THURsDA n uNE u, 1919

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This unbiased condensed summary
OF arguments advanced against the
laws to be voted on on June Y q h
has been compiled and is presented
for. the benefit Of those Of our read ld'
ers who may not have had time to
follow closely this whole campaign,
or to read carefully the state publicity
pamphlet which has been mailed to
every voter by the secretary of state.
INDUSTRIAL e MMI ssloN. \.
House Bill No. ~ .ss "
4 BY this. law there is delegated to- II. Q
commission Of three men almost as
much power as the legislature has
heretofore had. Under interlocking
laws already enacted by our legisla-
ture, this commission has power over
81, 548, OOO.OO in bonds, and direct APP
preparations and over public funds
ranging at from $50 600, 10000 to ;$ lOO *
OOO, 10000. also to some extent over
the returned soldiers fund. Officers
Of this commission can arrange to loan
public or private money in their Y hands al 'l
To-. themselves almost without restric-
ton and with scarcely any Of the GUS GUS
tomary safeguards against graft, ri q OF
mismanagement. VI n "a 59s
Il The commission has power to buy,
lease, build. sell and operate elevators,
-four mills, factories, plants, machl 10
cry, real estate, homes and cities. It
may establish and operate exchanges,
bureaus, markets and agencies, within within
or without the state, including foreign
countries, and do anything that any
individual or corporation might do,
subject only to rules and regulations
OF the commits sion, which makes 1t
possible to buy and operate milk sta
tions, farms, grocery stores, and any
other activity that might seem neces-
sary in its, Judgment. Tread the mill NIL
and elevator law, which becomes eff
fective If the Industrial commission
law lis approved.) s.S$
Should you be unwilling to sell your
farm or home or other property In
case some one close to the state
officials, whoever they might be,
should get a notion that 1t should be
used in different way or for the
good Of other people, then this COM
mission can take It BY the right Of
eminent domain. (Read the home
builders law which becomes defective
If. this law, House Bill IL, is app
proved.) 5s ri. las II. ~
4 The industrial commissio on has under
this law power to hire and fire with
out regard to civil service require
ments or fitness for the positions hun
,dreds Of managers, contractors, archi-
tects, attorneys, clerks, agents, ser
wants, etc, and use them for political
wire-pullers while drawing pay from
the state. The commission provided
for Is composed Of the governor, at
torney general, and commissioner Of
agriculture and labor. In reality, how
ever, the governor is the commissioners
because no orders, rules, regulati tons,
bylaws or written contracts shall tbe
in force q otherwise effective unless
approved and signed by him. Us in
fact one man commis sion and that
one man is the governor, whoever he
may be. siss
Add to the power that the governor
has under the industrial commission
law, the additional powers that he will
have over the schools under s. B. 134,
over taxation under s. b. 81 and over
the kind Of people that, shall lnhabit
our state under III. B. 1913, the $780,
10000 immigration bill and then ask
yourself If you believe it is wise to
vote for the approval Of such law
as this. gSts 4, ...EsS-S N, & I, IL 5.s5:
MILL AND ELEVATOR LAW
It is no longer necessary to. vote for
the Industrial commission law in order
to have a fair trial of the idea Of a
state-owned mill and elevator system,
or az rural credits law, or home
builders law, because II any court
should hold that the petitions initial
ing these laws, which are now on file
with the secretary Of state, can not
be voted on at the next primary cleo
ton, the same laws, with whatever
Improvement, can be made on them,
will be re-initiated BY the Independent
Voters Association In time to be voted
on at the primary election next spring.
The executive committee of the Inde-
pendent Voters Association has made
a public promise to that effect. Z The
laws that we are now asked to. APP
prove have dangerous political handles
on them. 55S5 asa# /. II Isl 4. n. 5ss
Neither is the Bank of 4 North Da-
kota needed for the purpose Of financ-
ing these because it is proposed that
the bulk Of the money shall come from
the sale Of bonds. There is no reason
why the banks now In existence in our
state can not finance almost any thing
that could be financed in any other
way and since an overwhelming ma
jority Of the banks II North Oak ota
are now owned and controlled by
farmers, it would be absurd to suggest
that they would not finance industries
and utilities that would be of benefit
to themselves. ", #. Il s IN ~.
Get your pencil and paper and fig
5ure out just how much you will be
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