Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-07
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EsonaI advantass And that prospect disappearing into the
distance. This has beer. the case With many otsthose who53
Ehays been identifisA With the offtcial conduct 81 the Nom
Eparrsan League.
The incident vas peculiar ia III na4ure tnyolyins3t he
taking Of matters Into thar own hands bysLeaxue employ
lee, ana their use OF one or the insttunentaittis OF the
League TO sdenounces their5 own employers. The Courier
News has been = money-loaing proposition evsr adnca the
ToWnley cabai GOT ats clutches on u Never, II any time.
has I. come within shouting DISTANCE Of paying expAnSea
It was considered Necessary that the paper should Be opAr.
taksn. according to common UNDERSTANDING, from the
treasury Of the National Ncnpartisan League. The com
|nat.ieea in charge Of that organization had other uses for
Its money ash had launched out on campaigns In Mime
sota, Kansas, Nebraska. Wisconsin and elsewhere, and
while q great deal OF the money in the treasury had been
contributed by North: Dakota. farmers. It was spent IN the,
promotion, OF campaigns IL. other states. $500 IM@
The result Of last falls election was discouragtng to
Mr.. Townley, and he and HIS immediate associates served
.nor!ce on the North Dakota farmers th-t the national orr
|ganixation Wa through. It would paysnoS more money
for the running expenses OF North Dakota newspapers
Farrners werestold that the paper was now theirs and they
might run IT or not, as they saw TT.
The paper was continued under these depressing con-
|diticns. Money had not been forthcoming al desired, and
the purport OF yesterdays article which was suppressed
by members Of the state committee is that the comnnittee
has collected large sums Of money, ostensibly Tor the pros
Iecution Of the Leagues recall campaign, and that this
money has disappeared. The inference, we take It, Is that
the members OF the state committee or other persons have
either appropriated. this money to their own use, or de-
voted it to purposes not contemplated by the contributors.
Not only has the league newspaper been. in deep wa
ter constantly, but every enterprise associated with the
League or fathered by it including hefLeaEue itself, has
been making a desperate struggle for funds. It was be-
cause of this condition and in anticipation Of its conttnu-
ance that the effort was made to employ the financial res
sources Of the state itself 50 that they could be used for
League purposes, and individuals might be relieved OF q
burden which was becoming intolerable.
With reference to the present rumpus, The Herald
has been informed on authority which 1t believes 70 be
ample that the state committee in charge of the collection.
of funds has adopted the policy Of paying past indebted.
ness out of current receipts, rather than permitting these
receipts to accumulate into a satisfactory summer cam
paisn fund. 1t is q fact that there are many and large
outstanding obligations against the committee. The per-
sons to whom these sums are due have found it impossible
to collect them. It has been stated that there are League
county agents in the state who have received no cornpen-
saton for their >servtces Tor a year, being Obliged In the
and being induced to do so doubtless by the fact that their
salaries had already run far behind and unless they COM
tnued vigorously they stood a@sood chance Of lestns the
entire surn. VS.
Whatever method the state COMMITTEES adopts to ad-
Just Its finances IL 4 matter OF mutual interest to the
committee and the League members, and those 70 whom
debts are owed by the League. Others may look upon. the
situation with great. .conposure as they have nothing at
stake. It Is not generally known, however, in the rank
Iand fne Of the League that these debts exist or that the,
money which is now being paid Is used or is intended to
be used to liquidate them. Every appeal for funds has
beer made upon the basis OF the need for money with
which to conduct a vigorous campaign in defense Of state
officials who are now under fire. Some Of thoee whose
money has been paid with this understanding ana who
lind now that It has been used for other purposes may
wosder where the campaign expenses of this summer are
to come from. They may wonder whether persons can
be found willing to advance money for campaign purposes
solely on the credit OF the League-that credit by this time
seems to be a negligible quantity. They may wonder
after the campaign IS over they are again to be bezeged
.witk demands for money to meet different expenses. There
.is no suggestion OF anything Of this sort In the subscrlp-
ton blank which has been published daily in the Courier
News That blank reads as follows:
I herewith enclose s....... KS. as . tcheck s.
purpose for which noney,is ssnto CAMPAIGN Do
NATION, P. L. CHECK MEMBERSHIP
RENEWAL INSCRIPTION o COURIER NEWS
Ito help out in the recall campaign"
This Is the exact wording Of the blank which the
subscriber Is invited to fll out and send TO Treasurer Kali
dor CT the Nonpartisan League at Fargo With his subscrip-
tior. Nothing is said here about using the contributions
with which to pay ancient bills or to do anything with It
except to use it in. the recall cam aign.s.
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