The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-03-25
DAKOTA MAN WILL
SPEAK ON LEAGUE
Arthur t. Foster of Clyde, North Da-
kOta Has Facts and Figures Bear
ing on Operations of Non-Partisans
In Middle West-Farmers Are Es-
peciaily Invited to Attend.

The farmers of North Dakota are
finding that industrial democracy is
a costly experiment. First hand in
formation concerning the results of
Non-Partisan rule in that state will
be given to the people of Morrow
county, and more especially the farm
er. when Arthur T. Foster of Clyde,
North Dakota will appear in Heppner
on Friday evening of April 2.
Mr.. Foster is said to be an enter
tanning speaker and a man who has
seen the rise of the Nom Partisan Lea
que sun in North Dakota, watched it
shine forth its costly rays of taxation
and left the state Just as that sun was
about to settle behind the western
hills. But the Nom Partisan League
is spreading its theories and the farm
ers of Oregon are going to be asked
to contribute to "the rainbow paint
ers." 1t is announced by the Land
and Labor League at Portland that
the Non-Partisan League will enter
Oregon in June.
1t is not likely that Morrow county
farmers will want any of the league
stun after hearing the message from
Mr.. Foster. North Dakota is strug-
Cling under load OF bonded indebt-
edness that Is forcing taxes to the
breaking point. Among the many en-
terprises which the league is foster
ing, here are some of the new laws
which are causing much tax dissatis-
faction.
A 100000 bond issue as capital
stock for a state bank to finance in
dustrial democracy.
100000 appropriated for current
expenses OF an Industrial Commits
sion to administer bank and various
state-owned enterprises.
A s5,000,000 bond issue for state
grain elevators and mills.
A Sl0,000,000 bond issue to be US
ed by the state bank in loaning money
on real estate.
A $4,000 appropriation for ad-
ministering compulsory state hail in
surance.
A 100000 appropriation for ad-
minstering a sort Of state building
and loan to handle farm and city pro-
perty.
Poviding state indemnity bonds for
officials and state fire insurance for
all public buildings.
Levying a half-mll tax to pay bo-
muses. to North Dakota soldiers and
sailors in the Great War.
Adoption of single tax.
Raising of assessments to 100 per
cent.
Exempting farm improvements and
portion of city dwellings from tax
alton.
High taxes have been followed by
higher taxes in the original home of
the Non-P Partisan League, if we are
to accept figuses presented by John
f. Pickett in the Country Gentleman
as facts. Mr.. Pickett points out that
tax valuation in Grand Forks county
raised from 16,640,0SS in 1918 to
s70,747,435 in 1919. Ransom coun-
ty jumped from s6,406,516 to $685.
$4,000. Fifteen Of the ffty-three
counties of the state had their valu-
alton raised more than 800 per cent.
The Non-Partisan League is coming
west. It's organizations are already
busy in the states of Washington and
Idaho. 1t is their plan to take over
the political leadership, create as
wide a breech as possible between
farmer and business man, try to get
the farmer to believe that every other
interest is his deadly enemy, and to
convince him that his salvation is
through the Non Partisan League;
which takes SIS of his perfectly good
money, less than A per cent Of which
is returned to him. All Of these high
points of the leagues operations will
be brought out clearly by Mr.. Foster.
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