The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-16

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Fred w. Wing, who has been man.
ager of the Courier News for some
time, has resigned and his place has
been taken by George Totten, Jr., ac-
cording to telegraphic advices. Mr..
Wing is said to represent the bunch
that is not quite so radical and his at
titude is not pleasing to the "soviet
faction" who have obtained control of
the daily league paper.
Before closing the annual conven-
ton yesterday the G. A. R. passed the
following additional resolution: THAT
we heartily endorse the Smith-Towner
bill now pending in congress provld-
ing for the establishment of federal
department of education; that we con-
slider the establishment of such de-
partment very essential, and We here
by respectfully urge all our members
in congress and the United States SEN
ate, to support the passage of said
bill - The old soldiers did not mince
matters when they drew up their gen
eral resolution yesterday and went
on record as against Russian bolshe-
vism or any other kind of bolshevism
in our national and state life. 1t was
a clean-cut declaration of principles
of real Americanism.
Next week is going to be drive
by the l. V. A. for signatures to the
recall petitions. 1t seems to US that
those people who are opposed to the
present rule or ruin government OF
the state should back up the efforts
of those who have been fighting for a
square deal by signing the petitions.
we were opposed to the recall but a
large majority of the independent
delegates in convention assembled at
Devils Lake voted for the recall.
Their Judgment should be taken for
something. We we're not present at
that convention but the recall was put
UP squarely and fairly. at that time
and there was only small vote in the
negative when the matter came up for
aTvote before the convention. Sign
the petition and give the people a
chance to express their opinion at the
polls in November.
The Courier-News this morning
contains lot of rot about what they
claim is an attempt of the |. V. A. to
get signatures on recall petitions out
side of the state. The league paper
knows that this is lot of bunk and
it is trying to frame up some trumpedi
up charge to try and stop the fling OF
the petitions when they are sent to
Bismarck in order to stop recall
election next fall. The Airedale gang
are certainly getting in desperate
straits when they resort to tactics OF
this kind. But that is nothing new
to that bunch. They have over rid
den the constitution time and time
again and they will not stop at any
means to continue themselves IN
power. The Courier-News knows that
there is no attempt being made to get
signers outside Of the state and 1t IS
only trying to put up another OF It's
bluffs.
The railroads are asking for another
reduction in wages for the men and
at the same time are sending out
statements broadcast through the land
to the effect that there will be no re
duction in freight rates for the benetlt
of the people. There is neither con-
sistency or justice in that kind OF
proposition. Freight rates should come
down along with the wages and the
public is demanding that both come
down-and they should. But the rail-
road companies are all the time telling
the people that it is labor that is keep
ing up rates. Recently they had a re-
duction saving the railroads four
hundred million dollars per year but
they have not at this time made any
effort to help out the dear people but
rather say that there will be no re-
duction. Now they want wages re-
duced again and if they save another
half billion dollars they will still hang
on to the present freight rates: When
the railroads get the upperhand OF
the people it takes more than dyna-
mite to pry them loose.
The million dollar Airedale pup has
been awarded to some township called
Broe. Just who in the township is
entitled to the dog and who will be re-
H QulIe W Lieu ~ dIlO SolC 4OA ~, "cH
not designated in the award. But just
think of the silly subterfuges the
league salaried leaders use to grab of
lot of money from the farmers Of
the state and a whole lot of farmers
have been letting them do it right
along and getting nothing back but
extra taxation. That pup is supposed
to have pedigree yard long but fol-
$25 you can send away and get lot
of Airedale pups and distribute around
for whole lot less money. Now that
the pup has been awarded we suggest
they send to Africa or some place and
get a registered monkey and put thai
up for grand prize for the township
coughing up" the most dough to helI
keep these leaders in clover for g
while longer. This would be a suit.
able gift as Townley, Lemke, Lieder.
bach have been, and are making
monkeys out of the farmers right
along.