The Tomahawk., 1920-01-01
COUNTY ORGANIZATION
FOR LEAGUE FARMERS
National Committee of Monparti-
san League Holds Annual
Meeting.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
Necessity Of Entering Local Politics
In Many Places Seen-Organlza-
ton of Women Voters Planned
FREQ Speech Urged.

st. Paul, Minn.-Strong county
organization is one Of the note
worthy steps decided on by the
annual convention Of the national
| committee Of The Nonpartisan
| league just held in this city.
Township committeeman who
form the present county nominal
ing council, are authorized to ap-
point manager and much Of the
direct organizing work will! be TAX
en- over by the county.
The membership fee is to be
raised to 10 for two years after
January I, 1920, of which 81 Is to
go to the county, 81 to the state
organization, and 81 to the nation
al organization.
Strong resolutions were passed
dealing with current issues and
one expressing appreciation Of the
work Of the executive committee
and of President Town!eys able
leadership.
The decision to create stronger
county organization was dictated in
part by the realization that the far
mers in many counties of North D1
l1ota must enter local politics. Th-
evil of having local government con-
trolled by hostile machine politicians
has been found by experience to be
greater than was anticipated. Many
counties, for instance, are boosting
taxes to the limit to give color to the
pretense that the League farmers have
unduly increased taxes.
Organization by Counties.
The national committee also felt
that with strong county organization
capable of taking up local issues and
with county campaign fund the or
ganization work would go forward
with less expense Any reduction
which the county organization can
make in the expense of soliciting mem
berships, increases the county fund.
The increase of So in the mem
son of the practical doubling of gen.
eral prices since the SIG for two years
membership was set 3 years ago.
The national committee employed
an accounting firm to review the books
of the League and found them in
proper condition. Comprehensive plans
were also made for organizing the
progressive women voters.
Free Speech Asked.
Among the resolutions passed
were the following:
That all rights of free speech and
peaceful assembly withdrawn during
the emergency of the war or interfered
with since the war be Immediately
restored and enforced;
That congress add section to the
pending peace-time sedition act, stat
ing plainly that neither the govern
ment nor courts can use the act to
interfere with advocacy of changes
in laws and constitutions by orderly
means;
Congratulating North Dakota on
the carrying out of the League pro-
gram and recommending the program
to all other states;
Extending the hand of fellowship
to organized labor and affirming be-
lief in the right and necessity of or.
ganization and collective bargaining,
giving labor a voice in the control of
industry and approving cooperation
of farmers and labor in politics;
InjunctioRs Condemned.
Condemning the use by the govern.
ment of injunctiOns against labor
unions, especially in the coal strike,
and pointing out that the government
should have solved the coal shortage
by taking over the mines for govern
ment operation pending an adjust
ment of the dispute between the Ia
Dor unions and mine operators, and
congratulating Governor Frazier Oh
his statesmanlike policy in securing
fuel for North Dakota by this means;
Approving a federal bonus for ex-
soldiers to be paid for out of tax on
war profits or heavier taxes on large
incomes, or both;
For Public Railroads..
Congratulating the farmers of On
tario, who have elected a farmers
government in that Canadian prov
ince;
Favoring government ownership OF
railroads and demanding that the
present government control be con-
tinued two years, in order that con-
gress can work out satisfactory plan
of naturalization, and approving the
general features of the Plumb plan;
Declaring against compulsory mill
tary training in time of peace;
Demanding, the war being over, that
our soldiers be withdrawn from Rus
STA.