The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-12-09

free wheat, cattle and other farm pro-
ducts into this country at the expense
of the American people and now we
are asked to join hands in league OF
nations to perpetuate these things.
Let US keep out Of it.
NOT A LOCAL SITUATION
The fact that Oklahoma has had
seven bank closings ought to be good
proof, if any is needed, that the lni-
tiated laws have nothing to do with
North Dakota's financial problems.
Oklahoma marketed its crops sew
eral weeks earlier than North Dako-
ia. and Oklahoma wheat growers were
able to sell at higher price than was
offered when the North Dakota crops
were harvested. There was, therefore,
less reason for holding of wheat. This
NAV explain why Oklahoma has had
fewer bank closings than North Da-
kota, but the fundamental reason in
both states is the same - delay IN
liquidation due to holding OF crops, -,
Many other states have reported
scattered bank closings, and the fact
that the situation is general should
bring a widespread demand for llqul-
dation sufficient to carry the banks
over the critical period. Nobody dis
putes the right of wheat growers or
cotton growers or any other producers
to hold for higher prices, as long as
they are not dong it on loans that are
past due and are creating a critical
financial condition.. If even small
percentage of these loans were paid,
it would relieve the situation.-Fargo
Forum.
Gov. Frazier at the bankers meet
ing in Bismarck yesterday said the
time had come when we should forget
political animosities and get together
for the good of the people. That is
the first statesmanlike statement the
governor has made since ne has been
elected And to strengthen his con-
tention if he had worked harmonlously
with majority of the people of the
state in allowing the bank to be prop
erly audited, giving the people a true
insight into it's condition, voted to pay
the board of auditors for their work,
and in other ways demonstrating that
he meant what he said, then the people
would have more faith in him and con-
ditions would not now be at such a
high tension. The governor has used
his Office to thwart the will of the peo-
pie to cover up the work of his politi-
cal associates instead of taking the
people into his confidence. If he will
throw his political stuff into the dis:
card, help the business men as well
as the farmers to put North Dakota
back on the map where it rightfully
belongs, by playing fair and above
board, instead of playing politics and
yelling big business every time the
people want to know the financial con-
dition of the state, there will be no
need for this acrimony and hate pro
paganda that is being practiced at this
time and all the people of the state can
get together. The bankers OF the
state Yesterday at Bismarck demon.
strated that they we're willing to work
for peace and prosperity as against
hate and socialism if the bunch in
power are willing to do so. The time
has now arrived when the state needs
the help of these alleged big business
supporters-theb bankers.
The government of the United
States has failed to enforce the Vol.
stead act in North Dakota; it has ap'
pointed men as federal liquor agents
who "booze, get drunk, steal the evi.
dencc and drink it and in some cases
transport it and sell it; it has failed
to discharge these men; and the pow
ers that be" object to the appoint
ment of man who will enforce the
law" The above charges, prepared
by F. L. Watkins, chief of the North
Dakota Law Enforcement league, were
adopted in the form of a resolution al
a meeting of the executive committee
of the league and the Women's Chris.
tian Temperance union held yesterday
morning at the Fargo Y. NJ. c. A.. -.
These and other astounding charges
have been made by Mr.. Watkins, who
in resolutions adopted, made the state.
ment that officials had been appoint.
ed who were absolutely in league with
the whiskey ring, or words to that
effect. He said they were democrats
but we want to add further that all
of these officials are not democrats, al.
though most Of the federal appointees
are. Whoever they are they seem tt
be ither unable to cope with the stu.
alton or won't, one of the two. It is
getting to be a joke when a country
like this has to surrender to the nefar.
ious traffic of a lot of thugs, whiskey
runners and law breakers, and to tel
the world that we cannot curb this