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costs his $50 bonus.

costs his SEQ bonus.
In part Senator McCumber said:
Mr.. President, we always want
to satisfy our obligation for equity's
sake alone Our conscience Is never
quieted while there remains an un-t
satisfied debt against us, legal or
moral. And we would hold our
country to the same standard Of rec
titude. y
Mr.. President, when the soldier
returned from the front he found
that his home-staying brother had
been receiving from two to four.
times the monthly stipend which he
had received. He further found
that this extraordinary home wage,
coupled with wastefulness, extrava-
gance, and prodteering had enor-
mously added to our bonded debt
which is, even at the present time.
including short-time certificates,
about twenty-four billions Of dol
lars. He found vast Increases in the
savings accounts and many other
evidences Of gain in which he had no
share. He had none Of these oppor-
tunities for large gains and inereas-
ed savings which always come with
sudden currency initiation and high
wages. He found his old position
held by another. The two years of
absence at his time of life necessari-
", to certain extent, untitled him
for an immediate entry into his old
occupation" t.
The American Legion, Department
of the District Of Columbia, recently
passed resolution endorsing the
McCumber bill and taking direct is
sue with the Chambers of Commerce
in their stand against an adjusted
compensation act. The State Le-
glon at Minot last year also, went on
record in favor of such legislation.
However adjusted compensation le-
gislation has never been state iss
sue in North Dakota Both party
factions and all phases of political
opinion have seemed to favor such a
course and this is we'll reflected in
the attitude of the North Dakota de-
legation in Congress. When the
Fordney bill was before his commit
tee Representative. Geo. M. Young
worked untiringly for it and on the
final roll call in the House his name
was recorded in its favor. Baer and
Sinclair both voted for the bill. Now
in the Sixty-seventh Congress,
Young, Burtness and Sinclair in the
House, and McCumber and Ladd in
the Senate, are all ready to support
the bill when it comes before them
for their consideration.
In a speech in the House Thurs
day Representative Geo. M. Young,
Second district, spoke in favor of
placing lumber on the free list in the
coming permanent tariff bill. Sen
timent in the Northwest has seemed
to favor this course and, according
to statistics submitted by Mr.. Young
the reason is self evident where the
facts are known. For instance, an
urban house Of eight rooms if con-
structed in Bismarck at this time
would cost $1,78925. Under the in
crease caused by duty on lumber
this same house would cost $2,O51 .62
or an increase in cost of $262.37.
In the course of his speech Mr..
Young said:
"The demand for free lumber is
not sectional. 1t comes from all
over the country, north, east, south
and west. And it is not confined to
any class. The people in the cities
where rents are high and where
housing problems are being studied
as never before, want it and want it
badly. The farmers also want it."
In support Of this statement Mr..
Young submitted a letter from the
Washington representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
protesting against any import on
lumber in either rough or dressed
state.
The entire Minnesota delegation
in the House is standing with Young
in his endeavor to keep lumber on
the free list and other Republican
congressman are preparing to join
them in their fight if the tariff bill
is reported from the Ways and
Means committee providing for q
duty on lumber.
The bill creating the new Federal
Judgeship for the district of North
Dakota has passed the House and
after passing through the hands Of