The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03

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influences Some Anu-leagu|
Warrington, D. C-This city, and
apparently the entire nation, has re-
eeived calmly tho news that congress
plans TO cut the 100000 men tor a
standing army, a. asked for by the
war department, to q mere 100000,
and army expenditures from $1,100,.
100000 to 3718.000.0 900. Also it ap.
pears that we are not going out for
the greatest feet In the world. What
has become of that nationwide de-
mand" for compulsory military serv-
Ice which the National Security league
and q dozen other organizations have
been developing with great funds and
great publicity?
The danger is not yet entirely over,
Tor these organizations have not ex-
hausted funds available for militar-
ism, but the change of sentiment is
so great that no amount OF funds may
be able to put their feature bills
across. These bills are still before
congress and some fight for them may
be expected. ri.
Much Of the change Of feeling may
be attributed to the returned soldiers.
They appear to be fed up on war and
military training. The American
Legion, in its national meeting at st.
Louis recently, refused to indorse
compulsory universal service. It even
decided to abolish all titles within the
organization and to know its men,
bers only as plain Mr..
The National Security league in
despair wrote the editor Of the New
York Tribune that in all high school
and college debates the defenders OF
universal military. training were be-
Ing defeated at the ratio Of prac-
tically two to one" The letter also
declared: "The league considers the
results In these debates and the COM
ments thereon most Illuminating az
an exposition Of an enormous senti-
ment against universal military train
ing which will have to be- overcome"
", New Espionage Bill. &c.,.
The Honor" II any such thing can
be found in it, of introducing the new
espionage bill to take the place Of the
one which goes out Of force with the
official close of the war, has fallen
upon Senator King of Utah. This
bill, prepared under the direction of
Senator Overman, who was chairman
OF the committee which investigated
bolshevism, is more drastic in its
terms than the act which it is to dis
place. It is more drastic because the
war camouhage has disappeared and
the new act appears as an out-and'
out device to kill OF progressive and
radical thought.
BIg Wool Steal.
BY q little stroke Of private initfa-
tive the big wool dealers of America
trimmed the farmers and tho govern.
ment Of tho tidy sum Of $4,000. 900
during the year 1913, according to
Milo d. Campbell Of the National
Agricultural Advisory Committee.
"The first mistake by the govern.
ment was when it invited the Boston
wool dealers to advise the war indus.
tries board" says Mr.. Campbell.
This gang IL VIGOROUSLY the great
ost trust on earth In the wool bust.
ness. The war industries board had
much business on hand, and 90 It ore.
ated q division Of the board known a.
the wool division and It was in this
little corner the plans were made "a
fleece not only the sheep but the farm
srs and tho public generally" .
These private wool dealers woEe
made government agents and helped
hx the price which the government
would pay for the entire wool olip
Of 1S1A estimated ~ m,o0o.Ooo
pounds. The wool was bought from
tho tarmeTs IN The crease accord,
Ing To- Campbell. q prices ranging
nom IS to ~ cents . pound It wa
then 1oh 70 the government q
'1ucou1ed woor' aa pfsces ranging tom
@7S0 TO 91.s6 = pound. But not Z
single pound Of II was really soomed
The government pa3d tor grease and
an q
n tho yub1c wanhs 70 1cw how
mncA 4 has been mulehed BY th1s
gang" 0yp Mr.. Campbell, ~juat TT II
multiply 700IOo0,o00 pounds OF wool
By tho nnnahe1 Of esnts ~ pound
that the taImess sAould have pottsn.
Tan cents = pound would mean 47et
e00,00ls
labor cenvsntIen News.
"Dun participation Of labor in polt
1es" was urged by the resolutions
committee IN reporting . resolution
o the American federation Of LAboa
convention ct Atlantic City.
The committee reported: Con
scaous ~ never before Of its power;
labor viii no longer rest content IN
der . system which treats workers
% commodities Of articles Of com
msrce. The workers : - now insist
on the full value and q full compen'
sation for services rendered on Z basis
that will enable all to enjoy the high
Or things Of life rather than merely
exist near the line beyond which we
ind human misery and which. spells
human bankruptcy"
The COMMITTEES. further rOcommAnds