The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-02-11

.KE WORLD AND INTER-OCE.
North Dakota as organized and man.
aged is asmenacer to the financial wei
fare Of the state. Past experience
has proven that banks organized
upon such principles have, uniformly
become failures.
It is therefore recommended that
the present banking law be 50 modi-
fed as to become a. real ruralrcrtdits
bank, so assto furnish loans at a mini
mum interest rate to the farmer Of
the state and that same to be placed
under strict regulation and examina-
tion by at least two elective depart
ments Of the state and, that school dis
tricts, townships, villages, cities and
counties shall be restored to the
right of administering their own funds
Radical Laws
We believe that the laws creating
a one man tax commission, the Off
cial newspaper law, the law creating
a state sheriff, the special investig-
ating committee law and all laws af-
fe:ting adversely the rights Of citiz-
erAs with reference to their persons
or property should be repealed.
We are unalterably opposed to the
principles Of /. w. W.'ism, red So
cialism and the red flag and believe
in supporting. and UNFOLDING the Am
erican flag . the symbol standing
for the perpetuation of our American
institutions equal opportunity to all
classes, and the full protection of life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
Of all our people granted by the con-
stitution. Va
Homebuilders' Law
The homebuilders' law as carried
out at present is unnecessary and UNI
called for in this state. During for
ty years Of pioneer life the farmers
and people generally of this state
have built their own homes. There
are no large industrial centers in this
agricultural region that cannot and
do not take SIRE Of themselves. It is
unfair to burden the people Of this
state with complex and expensive
machinery for Selling land and levy
ing taxes toTtake care of people who
may not even be residents of our
commonwealth. Such a principle
carried out would result in, a help.
less and undesirable, class flocking in.
Accordingly Ye condemn this law and
recommend the enactment Of a meas
ure that will wind, up it's affairs and
relieve the state from the tyranny
threatened by the present homebuild-
ers law in the hands Of unscrupulous
political selfseekers.
y State Library
We deplore the prostitution of the
morals. and intellect of the youth of
the state by the insidious ulcrica
the state by the insidious circulation
Of debasing and demoralizing litera7
ture through the state circulating lib
raries and also the employment Of
non-residents and radicals, in any Off
cial capacity.
W0rkmen's CONDENSATION
We recommend that the workmen's
compensation law be so amended as
to. give employers a rational rate
and the employees prompt and ade-
quate compensation for injuries and
that it be extended so as to cover all
labor in the state.
Property Rights
We are ~unalterably opposed : to
granting the right to seize private
property without due process Of law
in times Of peace as violating the
constitutional rights Of the people
and contrary to the principles of
good government.
We favor tie prudent investigation
Of. the undeveloped natural resources
Of the state and conserving them for
the benefit Of all the people. .
Taxation
We believe in just and uniform tax
and assessment laws so that all prop
erty will bear its just and equal share
Of the ~expenses in conducting the af-
fairs Of the state.
ss35t Education
We favor good and wholesome laws
for the promotion of educational
system Of the state. the upbuilding
LOT rural and consolidated schools of