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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-08-19
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9'oitou, Yioii.. Is. 9tua
Gin &ou3bCiiter in @oiton Ytoii..
mmena y,ro Shapiro, Der um0
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berobicbc. Gr ertIdrt. ieoer @nlt9bc.
iiber fonnte oiea icbt tbinr; ncr cS
md,t thuc, lei cin ,,Rilbcr"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-08-19

>toBiel,i}er ciaer 3lnl GeifcH:
.,wsGi8e8 mo len GH0c' ,>eoen
g16cl,o eisre aH6ere (3cie1ih1't. Dlan
f0ntmt idof aornid]t nc5r ais 6cu
Z IiQmantcu beraus. "a
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-08-19
@er0cn lnu6eru.
NlcIiQo. W}oroffn. 1G. Q[un

WlcIllIo, Wf0roffo, TO NuG.
Die ouiit0uoiihen @nQeborenen in
N}orof.o benutcn in ibren &d1itpfen
0cQen oic 'Sponier iett init GrioIg @e.
liogropherL ole lie ienen abgenomnter
hoben. ,Serrer bcoiencn iie iib iponi.
ider llniiorillcn, 0ie ijt Gefallenen
all9ac5oqen habcn.
Sponier. oie in oie 3eiangenid)oit
Der ginaeborenen 0cio!lcn ii1l6, be.
rid)tcn in 9rieien iie milroen gut be-
han0eit.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-08-19
SOffnungeH Der SOwjet= @eg=
llfr.
Sbre itdrfite Organization beiinbCt iidl
inter &ran9el's Scitnna in
Spuitnutinupcl.

@re9orie 9IIerin9tp, eiu ebemali.
ger, iett in Ynri@ weiIcnocr 9lbQcoro.
meter Der ruiiiIdrn 0lrmu, idlreibt
cinem ouqeielpnen 9tem Yorfcr, oo5
in &onltautinopcl in grmnrtng oc@
Shlr3cs Der &enin (roBfp-McrrId)ait
cine iturfc 8ulihclpiti ieinolihe Or
aaniiotion aeidnfien miro Gr be
5eid)net Den Shtr5 iencr. S,crrltnit
ols bcporitebcno lmo lmpermeiolid1.
&on beion0crcr 2E0eittung lcicn Nuci
grciguiIic, Die Wciltcrei IN arrnit1ot
ont %. iSebruar umA 0ic Ntrbtiiilh
rllt9 frelunoIitpr Wc5iehunQeu iu oct
9Intibolihcuiti- -9teaieruna in Y2ll0i,
poItof 0nrd) Die 0creiniQlmg IN 2on
Itontinppel. Die g8olfen iibcr Som-
ietrilblnto, Iagt 9llcrin@fu, lino lett
ST. eineln idlpcren Shtrnc Qelporocu
@ile WtittbeiltnQen olla RuBI1n0, ioqt
9lGeriuafp, 5eiacn onB Die aPodt scr
'Sopicta nonft llno Die RcNier,na Don
2enin lid ihrcln @noc ndbcrt. ,Sn-
3miid)elr thatcn mir @iIid)eplfiQcQner
oiel 5ur Giniailng imicrcr Sr0ite
ltnicrc lt0rfite organization beitnoet
iid) in &oritontiuopcl, utter Dem @or.
fit 0cS Generals Geter @rotqel Ia@
Trograum ojeier NerciniqluN ii1ht
Dor. oo3 nudl Dem StlirSc oc9 }Foi.
idFclpiamu8 nIlen 9lulielL obne liner
ihie0 non Sloiic, 9ieIiqion ooer 9tn-
tionnIitdt ooa Red)t 3uItcbt, ibre@at1l
iiber RIilnno9 ReQierltitq into Ser
foiinua 8ll treffcn iln6 Die 9oucrn
ner0en ols @igentbitmer 0cS BON
ibnen bebulttcn 2on0e3 onerf0nnt.
Screusfp ans Der 8ericufhus.
8nri$, IS. 2tuq,
Nad} einem 0cridlt BON &borlu
noff, DitQIic6 ser ruiiiihcn rcoolll.
tion1reu, conititllircroen Nerinmnt.
luuq. pcreinigen iid) oie Goiafcn bon
Sii0ruBlnuo pom nelcm qeqeu Die
NoIitRlpifi. aoiafcnreitcr Der Con,
iul0 Qercf @e0cnocn Der
6cr Heitcritdmme, ariln0r
ten unI0ndIt cineu ioQenontcn PEREZ
nidicn 6otb mo erridtcteu cine 2cu
traIperlpnItina ooer 9lcaierluQ Ger
9ioth hat cine (1eidMdftsitelle IN 0o1l
itontinopcl. per0iiGntlift 5um Nciteu
Der 6ortjQcn ruiiiidpn 6li6tlinQe
zine 2ejtlruQ lno bat iid1 Der rcnoIlt
tcndren ucrioiiItnasqebenbcn g'er
inrnIltnq nrpeidlIoiIen Iics I'll
6eebaIb bc0clftljup9poa, neil Die Sol
iofpn iriiber Ienifiuc. Nrangcl mo
nn0erc ioncn1rutc redftioudre ,filh
rer, fir neldle Die repohtion0re Ger
'Hnn'lmq periq ilbria hot, uuter
it;iHt h1ben. IS mejit oics ouf cine
"ai1uno lurter @olidlclDit. Gein6cn
it'd m'e9er GcrcuaGn mo ner Gejt,na
aer Observation-Disclosures R1rtei lDel-
die Sic 8cnnlulion bonn Y}0r} 1917
3emod)t bat, }u3uuctt0cn
Suloatcn i'm 6lcnO.
abarlamoii mcl0et mudl lmQe
faurc Getodn inter 0cn ,Reitcn oon
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-08-19

HlIlillilltS QSQpICU Tupr0eH, tlupQH nan
Dem Smn iSein Setter 5nci 95rrtbil.
.ner. Is gdbe fcin Srlano, iouocrn
5iuei Scrbrod,eue Shide, iagte cr. 81.
NIT mluoe SSrIono riht Der gleite
Redt25litnl0 neboten tpie ben anoe.
rem britiiden TpminillnlS.
9lnsiuGrtigc &crmittluna.
gSir iino aelpiut. oen Streit 5pi
id)en 8roBbritanIicn lnloS5rlan0 oats
pGrtjQcr &ernjttIuug 81 ilberipeiIer.
erfl0rtc &c &aIero. Do8 iriid,e &olf
miro nidlt 5widinredelt, neil lpeiterc
@offen nod) oieicfl 2auoe beoroert
lino gSir beQen feline 6einoi6oit &c
Gen 9ritamnicn. 28ir iprehen bcll.
tc ais cine aeionoerte 3ation. PTS ioi-
dc ntiliien mir in oieie ooer irgen0-
lpeld}c &crbauolun0cn eintretcn.
gclfait. II. Mug.
2alrt 9(ntijnoiglma lit ser llrImrb
oIler fon9Iih iriIden Gonitabler
BON bcute nb mi0erritfeu.
&0n0or, | {. Wing.
9iah }lnQabe in autti,drn &reiien
lit Die 3uritdber1fltng britiid)er Sol
Ont1n, Die bon ihrcn GruppelItleilen
in \<rIon0 bnrlrltbt iiito, leoiQiid5 ei.
ne norbeuQeu0c M1Bnobme. G5 miro
aeIten0 aemod)t. ooB oo5 Gorgcben
cfine agareiiiuc &oriiht$moBnohme
lei, ocnn Die britiId,e Reaierltnq neroe
nidlts ltnternehmen, nm ihren iriid)en
MoiIcnitillltaro 81 bretheu. 9feeie-
rln0sfrciie miiien. oaB Der criteSduB
pon elmer Ser bciocn Scitcn luabr.
iheinlih Die @rnHPrurq Der &inlpfe
i'm Qon5en iiioIid)en ,5rIau0 beoelttcn
mer0e.
dublin, II. 9luQ.
Gie 0iientIihc GogunQ oes Gail
@ireonn mroe 9tadirittag5 oltf lm-
beitintnutc ,3eit parid)oben. 2<n Scr
3niidIen3eit iino prinote Situngen.
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,freiaa6e Be- (9rnnbbriibcs

Die Sopiet Nadridtena1eltur In
3Pofmt tbeit ie71er nit. Die Heaie-
ring babe ourdl GrlaB ste 9}otiouaG-
FIRING 0es guulobejisa5 auiqebobcn
IND geitntt2, SER irithereu @eijgcrn
ODER oroaren 0crioneu, geb1uoc un0
Grltroititde BON Der 1egierla1 3u
faiiien.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-08-19
Suloatcn i'm (slcuO

Abarl0nlo'i mel0et ouh lmge
haurc @eiodn inter ocn gGeitcn opn
4iranacl5 (ruee. Gin qrorer 16ejl
oon0n lest in NoHitantjnopel in tjc'
item Client. T0s outerifon'idlc 9ioihe
rar h'Dahrte ourtsgertbeiIuH1 bon
1atcHa ttclH r80 0efleinun (m
it1ae rcr 6cm llrterGora g. aab
aHdl Observation-Disclosures t5ej6
BIS tr Ea0he UoH bier oocr 'liHi 2irr
gi.c 0ieienr ~S}op.tnl4 unierg0hmeu
ore @sitte e,HCn tieiuca NnH0el un0
7ea'aHeu ciHcu 0ilrft1en &eb2U5m
tgraclt
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Ippea an Ss0lfcrbnuo.


meltfllltft 5u elmer Qelneinianten 9(uis
for0erimq an oen Nolfcrblno bebui5
elmer Id1lelurigen Hegellnq ser Ihle-
fiidlen SSroge filbrcl. 7pm Gernch-
nten nodl niir6cn oie GCtPnten auh
Elm lrtqetheiltes SfleIien pcrlonocu
entlpe6er gIlcS fitr 8olcn o0er Niles
tilr 0elttid}lnno. 9tah ser 3ItIont=
mcnfitnit begob iidl 1Sohanncs <fn-
d1ef, P'1rNr ser einflllfreid1Iten 0altt-
iden aSiihrPr in Shlciiet, nod Sp-
peln. mo er @rnerol 6rnlifrr. nem
brltildlen @Pfeblsbnber. @cricht critnt-
tctP @dhrenh Ser Gonfercni fam
oltdh eien &eriohnltnQ nrr Snrnhe
Inn hcihe Seiten nor oentNcrhit ihrer
SSnterriIpn All iddiben. Iollte Shleiicn
ilnnptheilt 0elttIdlau0 obcr 8ole1 5u-
geipielen meroen.
Taris. tS. Nud.
Sic SiBlrnen he8 Hnt6S pom G6(.
ferbltrro a1lr @ripGQunQ ser oheridllc=
fiidlen SSrnnc fms nnm G5rafen Gihii,
Dem %oriiber oes 9ioths. oorfGltfiq
oiif % 9Iltolft nnQeiett. Die Sit'm-
oen iperhe1 in 8enf ohneholtrn. Ser
3eithunft mlrhe nod @cinredNnuen
5niiden Hrenricr 8rinno. Qenn @our.
qeoiS '1rh 'SIbii beitimntt. 7cr offi-
sieIlc 9ltiruf miro ohcr crit crGoiicn,
menr nrbere Wfitolic6er bes 9iothS
Den 3eitpltnft qebiligt 6abcn.
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Stride admpfe in Sberidle=
lien.
Nppell aIt Die Si1n. Scioc &eu1lfc=
rmngStbeilc fOroertc idJnelle
Gntidlciouug.
Q9erlill. t9 9Illd.


Sci einem &anpfe 5piidlen Geut-
fhen lmo regilIdren polniihen 5rip-
pen ilnmeit oen @rcn3o0rfcrnStcrn1-
lib un6 &oiteIlib in Gberihleiieu
pltr6en "a 4Eolen Qct00tct lrno picle
Dertplnoet. Die Gelttihel narfen 0.e
Tolen iiber Die @ren'e.
&att6fuib. SberId)leiicu. IS. 9luQ.
Gin glbfnmmen 3miifcn belItihen
politiidlen lil0 inouItrieuen 6ilbrern
1no &ertretern bon alien polniideu
9arteien IN ShIeiien nerIprid)t Elm
3uianunenhpirfen inl 25ntcreIie ibreS
gemeinianen WfutterlanQe5 Die
&ereinbarlmo fam mad elmer Qebe-
men @eratblng BON 5lpolf Stlnoen
All Ston0e
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lie sHOrOitcrn" Seitnnseu
ba'len Die 6eidDidlte bon Ga
GrOiie nidlt nnr mitiGreiben,
ionSern aud mitmadlen belfen.
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9telifi s. s::.:: ME Swii6eu 9cuti0cn
.ltn0 polnii0fm Wtilit6r,
Sn Sberidlciicn wurbrm lit eincn Sampfc ;wiiden
polniideu Soloateu nu0 0cntidtn Trci=
wiligcn "a YOltn gctObtrt,
Scr 3uiammenba Der Gnente ano bel Der ebten 3uammen
unt bcs Oberien 9iatbs an Oem Spiel. Sic Spanier
beginner eint S1eniipe. alein&rieg in
Albauitn Gcrensfn andt aus
Der Sercnfung mieOtr anf.

ten. 95n Dem itrittigen @ebict, Ell
mem 9roBen lSnouitrie Greief, iogte
er, ieien Die Stdote 0elt.id), Die 2olto'
bebolferlng polniih; on5 gepiet ais
@all3es babe ieootj cine betrddtlide
oelttide 0febrbeit.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-08-26
own horn and folks won't listen "a
him swhat can ! fellow dol
THEN AND NOW.

"A party Of 100 people in automo-
biles are on their way from Brook
lyn, New York, enroute for Idaho,
where they have purchased land.
They are camping On the way and
enjoy all the luxury person would
want. This is the way the 49's
crossed the continent to the Pacific
coast, only they had not the con-
venience Of the modern way 1t tra-
vel overland. Oxen hitched to q
prairie schooner" that followed
trails and barren deserts, with hun
dreds Of miles travelled without
trail or seeing a white man, was
what these adventurers experien-
ced. AS late as 1868 the writer,
then q mere boy, left his native
home in Columbia county, Wiscon-
sin, with the rest Of the family and
Joined an immigrant train of thir-
teen prairie schooners, with about
seventy-6ve head of cattle and ab-
out that many children in the party,
struck West for the Eldorado on
the prairies Of southern Minnesota.
The distance travelled was three
hundred miles and it took an even
three weeks to make the Journey.
AS we recollect it, it was pleasure
to the youngsters and labor to those
who had the responsibility Of the
journey. We believe it will be much
the same with the New Workers. in
the party referred to.
But there is a different spirit
that has overtaken, the people of
this age. The average person is
more migratory now than then, and
some of these hardships are only
g rift on the journey of life.
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THE U. S. GRAINGROWERs
ASSOCIATION.

The United States Graingrowers
Association are negotiating for the
purchase of one of the largest ter
minal elevators in Minneapolis and
they are taking the same steps in
Chicago and other wheat centers.
1t seems to us that it is one of the
wisest moves the farmers have ta-
ken to further their own interests.
1t is a big undertaking which re-
quires good judgment and fore
sight. But we believe that the or
ganization is on the right track to
obtain relief from the combinations
that operate the so-called Chamber
of Commerce in the larger wheat
centers.
The Pioneer Express has always
said that there is no reason why the
marketing of the product of the
farm, be it grain or live stock,
could not be handled the same as
other big concerns conduct their
business. Take for instance the
Standard Oil Company and the diff
ferent branches of the mercantile
business. Pick up any catalog you
enay and the prices and discounts
are the sameA to the middleman.
And with the oil business it is a
cvertain price per gallon to all.
If the farmers will do the same
as the other associations referred
to above, we believe they will sue
ceed. But the trouble has been in
tn past, some Moses will press him
self forward and take charge of the
organization and when he gets
things going to suit himself he
wrecks it on political shoals for per-
sonal gains. Like the Townley ad-
ministration, that is now on it's last
legs, they tried to destroy every
thing else that has no bearing on
the marketing of the product of the
farm. They should have encour-
aged these different lines of indus
tries. It does not help one neigh
Dor to destroy the intents of his
neighbors any more than it helps
the man on. the farm to destroy the
business Of the merchant, or the
miller, or the banker, in local
community.
We think that the lesson that has
been taught by the recent political
upheaval in this state will be las
ting one to those who were mislead
by business hatred and Socialistic
ideas. The Pioneer Express looks
to see good results come from the
new universal farmers movement.
But keep it out of the unscrupulous
politicians hands, for he has an axe
to grind.
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The Pioneer Express.

"A live newspaper devotetkfo the best IN,
terest Of Pembina county and the State OF
North Dakota. e ;ss s. ~ ss.
Issued every FRIDAY morning and enter.
ed a. second cla6A mail nantter at petnbi.
ma. North Dakota, undee Act sof Congress
of March 3rd, l67e, ~ 3 \
OhRcial paper Of tho Cityof Pembina.,
subscription price. In adynnce.. ~. S10o
To Canada aid foreign connt tries. .....,. 26l
# ADVERTISING RATES.
Display. yearly cOntfact, per inch, 70 cts
Display Spaemodic pef inch =. -. 70 cts
Reading notices weekly. per line. 40 cts
Il. WARDWELI. q THOMPSON Pubs,
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TREAsURER.s REPORT

n.,a. a.,..., n,.1.,.4 NJ a.,
= ...Sss s. y :.
Report Of treasurer school district No. 96
county of Pembina, State of North Dako-
"a, Tor the year beginning July /, 1910, and
ending June 30. 1921.
[ca.,, -. 80 s...s... .x
,eta,ol scnool year. July \: IVY. ;....:;.. W "
H year from fi,n ornortinn,ne,t ~
the state Tuition Ennd. Aq1 4,
Total amount received during the
year from the apportionmento of
the county Tuition fund........ 2M 81
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Blacksnithing and Woodwork.
! am prepared 10 do all kinds Of
b,acksmithing and woodwork, such
as repairing wagons, buggies, horse
shoeing, ETC., on my farm at Near.
thur. JOHN DIETRICH,
46H Macarthur; N. OAK.
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Grand total receipts for the
wear. including cash on
hahulY la2a s! $2,s59 s!'9 !, OF 2
EXPENDITURES ss-ss:
Amount paid during year
for Apparatus -. ...... ITS 20
Amount paid during year
for Teachers salaries, less
Teachers Retire. Fund ..2281. 20
Amount paid during year
to Co. Treas. on account
of Teachers Retire. Fund 81 80
Amount paid during year
for salaries and expenses
Of School Officers -. -. 10 90
Amount paid during year
for Int. on Bonds, $121.20;
on Warrants, $35.73; Total 156 SO
Amount. paid during year
for transport. of pupils. 95 90
Other expenses
Incidental .... 80. 80. TIL IA
Total . expenditures during
year ...... ...... ..... 1857 96
Cash on hand, including the
sinking fund, at the end Of
the year, June 80, 1921 .2271 O6
Grand total expenditures and
cash on hand to balance
above total receipts -. $3.50 OF
RELATING TO SINKING FUND
Amount of Sinking Fund in
Treasury July 1. 1920 -. .2154 80
Amount transferred to Sink
ing Fund from General
Fund during year ......: 10 Sc
Total ...... 80. .$2174 IS
Balance in Sinking Fund.
June 80, 1921 80. .$2174 IS
Approved July 18th, 1921.
By. Order of the District School
Attest H. A. WOOD, Clerk.
CLERKS STATEMENT OF IN
DEBTEDNESS OF DISTRICT.
Total amount of Warrants
outstanding June 80, 1921 $3.50 90
Total amount Of Bonds out
standing June 80, 1921. 5000 90
Total Indebtedness Of Dis
trict June 80, 1921 80. :.$3,150 0Q
Approved July 18th, 1921.
By Order Of the District School
Board:
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TREAsuRER's REPORT

Report of Treasurer of Toilette
School District No. 83, County of
Pembina, State of North Dakota,
for year beginning July 1, 1920, and
ending June 80, 1921.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand, including
| sinking fund, at beginning
of school year, July LIST,
1920 -. $50. ....... .$2357 30
Total amount received dur
ing the year from appor-
tionment of State Tuition
Fund ...... $50. ..... 1876 %
Total amount received dur
ing the year from appor-
tionment of County Tui-
tion Fund 80. go. 500. 34S 26
Amount reed. during year
from taxes levied by Dis
trict Sshool Board .... .2510 al
Amount reed. during year
into the Sinking Fund
from interest thereon 80. 202 33
Amount reed. during year
from State Aid -. 800. 245 a.
Total receipts for year .3501 72
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senator Ladd's Dill providing for
a referendum before declaration
Of war has not yet forced his name
into that group of statesmen now
being considered as possible repre-
sentatives of the United States at
the international disarmament con-
ference. Lodge and Hughes have
already been chosen and other can
didates mentioned range between
such diverse and conflicting person.
alities as Senator Borah and Wood
row Wilson but no one yet has ta-
~ the floor to suggest the name
e the money-saving doctor from
North Dakota. It is even possible
that the Senator'S bill will gather
dust on the committee shelves
where it now is resting.
From a layman's point of view
the bill would be an interesting ex-
pertinent. Like the Drake mill. It
would seem impractical on the face
of things, like a man with his pock-
cts stuffed full of money having his
hands tied behind him before going
down a dark ALLEY. He might get
away with it and he might not.
Some people might like to try it. A
lot of them followed the Doctors
advice and held their wheat.
More than likely, however, Ladd
does not take the proposal serious
~ himself. Some people introduce
bills for propaganda purposes. Any
old thing is usually good for few
followers and followers mean mon
ey-to Townley. Take John Baer's
soldiers bonus bill as an example.
Twenty congressman had introdu-
ced soldiers bonus bills. Then
John drew up one and put it in the
slot. When the committee met to
consider all Of the bills their auth
ors were asked to attend and de-
fend their proposals. Raer was
probably busy drawing pictures
that day for he didn't show up.
Still he was for bonus. He ad-
mitted it. And the Townley press
shouted it. So John sat back and
waited for the plaudits Of the mob.
OF course the June primaries spoil
led everything but that doesn't prove
anything about Johns publicity pol
icies. He got some votes. And a
man can't expect to cling to the
mountain top If people persist in
smiling at him. II a man toots his
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country. Ihe feductlonS PROVIDED,
while not as large Is had been hop
ed, are very substantial. Elimina-
tion Of all transportatio taxes will
possibly give the most immediate
and direct benefit % the people 81
our state. Everyone will welcome
the. repeal Of the nuisance taxes.
increasing exemptions for depend
ent children to $400 per child gives
relief just where it is needed the
most and increasing the exemption
for married men to $2,50O where
incomes are less than $4,000 also
helps many Of the vast middle
classes Of the country"
'The bill was much improved in
conference. Regardless Of possible
valid arguments for repeating the
excess profits tax and the higher
brackets Of surtaxes, an attempt
to make the repeal retroactive to
January 1st last was indefensible.
The possible objections to such
taxes is not that Of the inability of
the taxpayer to pay but rather
that the excess profits taxes are
passed on to the consumer in a py-
ramided form and that the very
high surtaxes up to more than 60
per cent force large incomes into
tax exempt securities with a disas-
ferrous effect upon productive en-
terprises and the country generally.
Assuming such arguments to be
sound they constitute, to my mind,
special reasons why. the repeal
should not be retroactive for the
profits tax for this year will have
been collected from the consumers
before the bill becomes law and
cutting down the large surtaxes
cannot possibly help the situation
in the investing market this year.
"Most pernicious, however, was
the PROPOSAL to shift most of the
loss from these retroactive repeals
to all corporations large and small
by increasing their normal tax for
this year from ten to fifteen per
cent. That would have increased
by fifty per cent the tax of every
ordinary corporation in my district
making profit of about ten per
cent or less on it's investment and
at their expense relieved profteer-
ing corporations making enormous
profits at the expense of the public.
GAS ! stated the Republican mem
bership of the House in conference
improved the bill; it is not exactly
to my liking but its enactment into
law will be a vast improvement
over the present laws and I there
fore voted for it."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-23
NEW CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE.

In the brief days between Nov. II and
Nov. 24 the nation has suddenly been
given something very much worth being
thankful for. That is the suspicious
opening of the arms conference at Wash
ington and the attitude of peoples the
world over which, it implies
The amazement at the directness of
Mr.. Hughes's program was followed al
most Immediately by amazement at the
fact that the other powers acquiesced in
it so readily in principle and appear so
hopeful as to the working out of details.
Before the opening of the conference
there was a good deal of talk of interna-
tional suspicion. This country was sup
posed to be confident of its own good
faith but rather dubious about that of its
world neighbors. They, in turn, were all
supposed to be mutually distrustful. Yet
here we see them meeting frankness with
frankness and good win with good will
For the time being, at least, suspicion has
melted away
There is only one explanation of this
the overwhelming feeling of the people
back home in all the lands represented
Thanksgiving for the unity of that feeling
and for its strength is in the hearts of
all the world today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-23
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 10.
APOSTLES OF BAD FAITH.

In the first enthusiasm at the assem-
bling of the arms conference the voices
of the doubters and disturbers outside
were overwhelmed. As the conference
settles down to discussion and the inevi-
table differences of opinion develop, the
pack begins to yelp with more hope of
being heard. An evil hint appears here
as to the animus of some nation or indi-
vidual; a caviler appears there to scoff
by word of mouth or on the printed page
at the honesty of the purpose of the en-
tire body or to show with cunning sneers
or pessfmistic theories that its announced
purpose is impossible.
When these apostles of bad faith and
disbelief begin to disseminate their doc
trines it is time for all people who want
to live at peace with their neighbors- and
who believe it can be done to hold fast
to the faith that is in them"
The conference was called in good faith
The delegates of the great nations have
assembled with the honest intention of
making world peace practical. The ma
iority of the people of the world want
peace. These are the facts. If the peo-
pie hold to them, their representatives
will hold to them, and the falsities of the
cynic and the mischief-maker will be
voiced in vain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-23
Greene Opposes Paternalism.
(Rutland Herald.O

Congressman Frank l.. Greene made
a reasonable and convincing argu.
ment against the SheppardTOwner ma
ternity bill, the latest piece of federal
paternalism to be crowded down the
throats of congress by combination OF
yellow magazines. observation-disclosures
birth-cOntrol advocates, spinster-uplifters
and deluded women who did not realize
what they were passing resolutions about
The bill passed the house by a huge ma.
jOrity, one strange factor in the situa-
ton being that President Harding in
cautiously endorsed the measure in his
inaugural message. 1t would have been
a good thing if the President had had
"a little more inkling of just what such
a measure will mean if it becomes law.