The Glenwood post., 1921-03-26


funds in it, likely to be tied up for tel
years or more at least, and utterly los
unless the working Of the guarantee o.
deposits by the state can pay it back
Investigation and sworn testimon,
also show that 100000 of bad pape
found in the Scandinavian America,
Bank at the time of its first closing il
now the property of the Bank of Nortl
Dakota, which charitably took thi
overdue and uncollectible paper off it
hands and stung the state bank will
lit. Why not? The Scandinavian wa
the best friend that the N. P. L. hat
in North Dakota, and the Townley
forces needed money for their campaigl
to capture states like Colorado, Mon
tana, ct al. The self-designatei
friends of the farmer" calling eacl
other comrade and fellow-worker
when they meet in the Socialist lodges
were playing ducks and brakes witt
the finances of great state, embarked
on vast scheme to bring the entir,
northwest under the rule of A. c. Town
ley. They needed the money and the,
took it for whatever purposes seemed
likely to further their ends.
Government Has Ceased to Function
The Nonpartisan League forces con
troll the state senate, the opposition
controls the house Of representatives
while the principal administration off
cials are Nonpartisans. There is dead
lock with the senate and the house
each carrying on an examination of the
bank and of the state industries. The
Nonpartisan League officials of the
state are "sitting tight" knowing that
their opponents, called the Independent
Voters Association can put through nc
legislation corrective of the great
abuses that have been exposed. The
state government thus ceases to func.
ton, and apparently there is no way
out except by holding another election
which is likely to be brought about
by the Independents through the insti-
tuition of recall proceedings.
The Independents propose to take to
the people the result Of the examina,
ton made of the state industries. Ten
sion is already high, and partisan feel
ing is bitter. The election now being
discussed, and which it is now almost
certain the Independents will soon pre-
cipitate, will determine the question
whether the people have enough of
state socialism or not.
The Flour Mill Situation.
Colorado voters will remember the
boasts published in the Nonpartisan pa
pers prior to the November election
concerning the flour mill that the state
of North Dakota has been running. We
were told that farmers were receiving
10 cents per bushel more for wheat,
flour was being sold cheaper to consum-
ers, and at the same time the state was
making great profits. 1t is now proved
that these were all campaign lies. The
mill, acco-d;ng to the testimony of its
own manager, could not possibly earn
more than $500 per month if everything
went perfectly, and that the least break
down would change that possible profit
to loss. AS a matter of fact, the loss
to the taxpayers was about $27 900 lor
the privilege of experimenting in the
foor milling game.
The North Dakota state flour mill
shipped large part of its -four con
consignment to the Nonpartisan
League stores. At times there would
be as much as $4,000 worth out te
these stores, flour ground from wheat
bought with borrowed money on which
the mill was paying interest. The
Townley stores, however, were not pay
ing any interest on the flour supplied
to them by friends, and when the foul
deprecated the loss was the loss of thu
state mill.
Whatever the state of North Dakot,
had-money, -four, homes, jobs-al
were at the disposal Of the Nonpartisal
League state officials. There were joo
for nearly all the prominent Socialist
in the country if they cared to com
to North Dakota, and if they could no
do that, they might be put on the pa,
roll as representatives of the immigra
tion department or be made "specia
representatives of the Bank of Mort
Dakota.
The preceding legislature voted 5000
600 to the immigration department
supposed to advertise the advantage
of soviet rule in the state. A few day
ago there was read in the state senat
n latter from ono nf tho omnloya., n