Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-24
Wanted Macdonald Kept In
Office To Socialize The
Schools; Had Many
Schemes To Give Social
lists Work; Passed Home
Building Act To Provide
Them Homes.

Bismarck, N. D., June 24.-The
following statement was given out to-
day BY Assistant Attorney General F.
e. Packard:
I'm previous articles I have shown
that the Nonpartisan league is Of
ficered by Socialists and that it's
agents and organizers are Socialists.
1t has placed many Socialists in high
positions in the state government.
and during the past six months prac-
tically ell the appointments to state
positions have been Socialists. The
only inference from this is that the
Socialists are trying to put into effect
their peculiar notions of government
in North Dakota.
I'm confederation with this. as
have pointed out, they came into the
state with prepared program which
vest ownership in the state. This is
strong corroborative evidence.
But if there should yet remain
those who are skeptical, a survey of
the entire legislative program as
manufactured in st. Paul by the So
cialistic coterie headed by Walter
Thomas Mills, will furnish conclusive
evidence.
Experience has taught Socialistic
leaders that pure Socialism does not
flourish among farmers. The farmer
is capitalist. In proportion to net
return he must have more capital
than almost any other line of busi-
ness, He also employs labor and is
no more taken with high wages and
short hours than any other employer
of labor. Socialism has made its
greatest progress the world over
among wage workers. There is a
natural antagonism between the wage
Garner and the employer of labor
between the wage Garner and the
farmer. The natural conclusion then
is that Socialistic state cannot be
built. entirely upon the farmers sup
port. Sooner or later the Socialist
will lose the vote of the farmer.
What then? There are only two
ways in which votes can be had to
take the place of the deserting
farmer. One is. by education, more
especially by seducattnga1:7the' young.
The other is by bringing in Socialists
from other states and countries Mills,
who is really the guiding genius of the
attempt of Townley to establish here
Socialist state, is the father Of this
scheme.
This accounts for the desperate
struggle to keep N. c. Macdonald in
office as state superintendent OF. pub
lie instruction. Mr.. Macdonald has
uade considerable progress in intro
ducing the Socialistic propaganda. in
the schools when he met his disaster
last November. A determined struggle
was made to keep him in office, but
failing in this, it was decided to make
the schools safe for Socialism by
taking their control completely away
from Miss Nelson.
This was done by passing the
measure known as Senate Bill. No.
134. This measure provides that the
courses of study, hiring of teachers,
and the general management of the
schools shall be determined by a
board of five, three of whom shall be
appointed by the governor Through
the governor, Townley can secure the
appointment of three men who will
carry out the purpose of the law
teaching Socialism in the public
schools and making Socialists of the
rising generation. This would per.
petuate their rule.
1.-The other method is to bring So
cialists from beyond the state. The
first step in this progress, which is
the one Immediately relied upon, is to
~ AAAo " IAAS oIICill4Ou VI OOCldllSlS
throughout the world the advantage
which they will have among their own
kind in North Dakota. For this pur-
pose 100000 was appropriated
known as the immigration fund. II
has been admitted by Townley in his
pamphlet, Facts About North Da-
kota's New Laws that the purpose of
this appropriation was to carry the
good news of North Dakota's ad-
" N q m he l.,,
failed to say, however. that it was
the advantages to the Socialists :
ITO take care of them after they
we're located in the state presented a
problem. This has been met in sew.
eral ways The industrial program
will furnish work for thousands OF
men. The building and operating OF
the industries contemplated will al.
low the bringing to the state thou.
sands of Socialistic voters.
Another evidence is seen of thei,
determination to make plenty OF
work for the newcomers in the at.
tempt to divert six or seven millions
OF revenue from taxation from The
railroads and other public service
corporations to the state treasury fol
the purpose of spending million:
upon highways and in other projects
II this had gone through, it would
AAh AAoAA SAApAOy1ASuI LUZ luOUSAuQS o.
men.
I'm order that they might retain a.
many Socialists as possible among the
farmers and to offer homes to wage
earners on easy terms the home
building act was put into effect. Here
men coming into the state are Of.
fered chance to secure a farm upon
the payment of one fifth down and
the balance in monthly installment,
Of $25 or more. This would be q
valuable asset The farms for them
can be secured by the use Of the
power Of eminent domain--anybody'e
farm can be taken under condemns
ton proceedings in order 10 furnish
| the incoming Socialist with home.
II The Bank OF North Dakota is q
part OF this scheme,s 1t does not loan
directly to private persons or coz
|, ,poratons except on unencumbered
real estate or warehouse receipts, Its
funds are to be used In backing this