The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-08-19

er in his woe! And, over all, loom.
ing like giant tree-top among .
sea Of willows, the benignant face
Of John Miller Baer almost stern
with emotion pointing an accusing
finger down at these scoffers Of the
soil! A picture for the ages! a
condemnation Of "Big Big! A
work Of art that would have made
the Courier-News squeal with CHOU
lish glee!.
But:
Representative johnson glanced
about the legislative chamber and
then exclaimed in indignation:
Il call attention to the fact that
today, while there are two Nonpar-
tisan League representatives in
this House from North Dakota, Mr..
Baer and Mr.. Sinclair, neither of
them, nor any person connected
with the Nonpartisan League seems
anxious to give this bill any assist
ance, or is willing to answer any
questions, but the fight for this bill
devolves upon the gentleman from
North Dakota, Mr.. Young, and the
gentleman from Montana, Mr.. Rid
dick, both of whom have been advo-
eating sound legislation for years.
"And the question should be ask
ed by the people Of North Dakota:
Where were their Representatives
of the Nonpartisan League when
this question came before the
House of Representatives for action
upon this particular day."
Johnson waited for moment in
silence but no one answered. John
M. Baer was not to be seen. Not
that day nor for many days there
after. He answered to but two roll
calls out Of the 1856 in the last ses-
sion Of the sixty-sixth Congress.
Mr. Sinclair, however, did take
the floor little later and spoke and
voted for the bill.
And yet some Townley editors
consider it a crime to call attention
to such things as this. Refusing to
admit, with those of us who choose
to be charitable, that as a Congress-
man, Baer was a fair cartoonist.
Perhaps it is equally out Of order
to compare Baer, present one day,
with Gronna, present every day, of
the last session of the Sixty-Sxith
Congress, adding that one was a
Nonpartisan, the other a Republi-
can.
With a recess of both Houses
probable on or about August .26th,
it is now considered likely that the
enactment of the permanent tariff
bill will be delayed for some time.
10 meet this emergency Congress
man George M. Young has introdu-
ced bill to extend the application
of the present Young bill, now in
effect, for period of two months
beyond November 9th, the time
limit set in the original bill. AL
most simultaneous with this action
came the move upon the part of
Western Republicans in the Senate
in organizing themselves into a
Western tariff "bloc." This bloc is
from within the recently organized
unofficial agriculture group and in
cludes only Republican members. It
is understood, however, that several
Western Democrats will lend their
votes to an extension like that pro-
posed by Mr.. Young.
"The West has not been treated
fairly in the past" said Senator
Gooding of idaho, chairman of the
new organization. eve plan to
stand together to obtain fair treat
ment for Western interests in the
new bill. This applies principally
to agriculture products and live
stock"
AS working committee of the
bloc Senator Gooding has appointed
Senator's Johnson of California.
Capper of Kansas, McNary of Ore
gon, and Nicholson Of Colorado.
AS the Finance committee is the
official body that will report the
tariff bill to the Senate none of the
members Of that committee have
been asked to join the tariff "bloc. {"
Senator McCumber is member of
the Finance Committee.
In the House, Western members.
particularly those from the North
west, are already we'll organized.
On matters of mutual concern the
Minnesota, Montana and North and
South Dakota delegations work al
most as a unit. The Minnesota
congressman form an active and ex-
ceedingly able delegation, composed