The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
THE WEEK
Tins Far and No Farther
Peace by Easter
The Wolf Has a New Skin
. n. d. State Bank Hustling

Nearly all the press correspond
ents at Paris convey the impression
OF big tension and the likelihood of
break up before lasting peace prin-
clples are arrived at. They also
agree that the difficulties arise over
expansion ideas which run counter to
the professed objects of the war.
Some powers which exist on lingo
promises have to bring home a lot
of bacon or their jingoism will re-
semble spoiled fish.
President Wilson is said to be
standing firm for the Ia points. This
is almost too good to be true, for
many of us feared that the president
had taken too much of his spirit of
compromise to Europe with him.
Americans are born compromisers,
but we also have traditions of "thus
far and no farther" If Wilson is
standing in such fashion on our es-
sential peace principles, America will
have good reason to feel proud. These
principles are the foundation of last
ing peace; whereas the international
grab is preparation for the next war.
peace by Easter" is more likely
sloga for the hungry people of
Europe to chew on than fair prom
ise. A formal signing by four or
five big powers is Of little import
ance if the world has not been recon
structed on a liveable peace basis.
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of sin and desire for fair play has
not appeared ON many Of the troubled
waters.
F4ank Fl. Simonds, the well-known
expert, says in communi-
cation from Paris dated April 1:
when patched-up peace is
signed, we shall have Europe as full
of wrongs and injustices as it was be-
fore 1914"
Like good many well-known sim
ners in every community, the differ
ent nations want to be saved, but
also want the profits of sin. They
would at least like one more crack
at territory, spheres of influence and
trade rights before the new interna-
tional regime goes into effect.
Oh, innocence, thou are a jewel
in children perhaps but certainly not |
in special interest politics. In the
current issue of the Billboard, a the
atrical magazine, an apparently in
nocent and guileless editor describes
how North Dakota is being plastered
with chautauqua shows and lecturers
TO undermine the Nonpartisan league.
Worse yet, like the child who will |
talk about the family skeleton, he
tells how the jobbers of the Twin
Cities and Duluth are paying part |
Of the expense of North Dakota en-
and uplift. How those
jobbers must love the farmers? All
If which means that farmers and
,own business men who want to play
sair with the organized farmers had
better have their weather eyes out
sor the wolf in his new skin.
Before other state legislatures had
gotten down to the big bills, that of
North Dakota had passed into his
ory, and now comes the announce
nent that J. A. Waters, bank exam
ner, is to be the manager of the
lew state bank. Every. other North
Dakota city is disappointed because
he bank is going to be in fine new
building in Bismarck, already built
ind adaptable for the purpose. Be
ere the crops planted this spring
ire harvested, this bank will be in
ull swing, increasing the amount of
money available for crop movement
md at the same time lowering the
ate.
Now that the "fool" farmer idea
las taken shape, lot of politicians
re wondering why they didn't have
'rains enough to think of it years
go and so prevent the Leaguers from
Winning another Croix de Guerre, as
he French would say. And the
North Dakota state bankers are say
ng to themselves that the long,
tanding offensive and defensive al
lance with Twin City bankers was of
,reat service-to the bankers of the
win Cities.