The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
PEOPLE DEMAND NEW DEAL

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PEOPLE DEMAND NEW DEAL
The I. v. A. papers in North Dakota
are full of arguments" these days
why the Nonpartisan League program
should be "scrapped" and the League
state officials defeated. Their favor
tie argument" however, is their lies
about the programs operation in
North Dakota and their charges that
the League administration is ineffi-
cient.
Granting for the sake of argument
that the program is not operating now
as it was planned to do, which every
one knows is not the fault Of the adj
ministration but the, obstructionist
tactics of the 1. v. A. What is there
in the record Of big business manage
ment of the defenders of things as
they are to o over?
This is what we are face to face
with:
The present system Of management
of government and business could not
prevent the world war, the greatest
calamity that ever was visited upon
the earth since recorded history began.
In fact, it is now pretty well agreed
that is was this system that vas re-
sponsible for the war.
After the nations had been fighting
until most Of them were utterly ex-
hausted and an armistice was declared
this system failed to bring about a
peace that will prevent war as the
mass of the people demanded. Instead
of that this system is forcing the ma
tons to prepare for other wars in the
near future.
: This system is absolutely unable to
cope with the situation arising out of
the war with the result that millions
of people in all parts of the world are
starving to death and dying of easily
preventable diseases.
In the United States alone 100000
people are without work and a large
portion of them starving or living on
charity. The nations transportation
system is d~emoralized and absolutely
unable to perform the services for
which it was intended. The farmers Of
the United States cannot get a cost
price for their products; in fact for
many Of them there is no market
while millions are dying for lack Of.
food. With billions of dollars in cur
rency piled up in the federal reserve
banks and the Wall Street banks, the
country is suffering for want of cred
it and where credit is extended by the
banks the interest rates r almost
prohibitive.
The farmers are farming at a loss
and the aIsmerchants and business
men all over the. country are facing
bankruptcy because the people lack
an opportunity to arm money With
which to buy the necessities of life.
These conditions are all prevailing
while the present system, the 1. Y. a.
politicians are SO feverishly defending
is in complete control Of both govern
ment and industry. What is there IN
the record Of this system that can
possibly commend it to the common
people?
The overwhelming maiority Of the
people Of North Dakota have become
convinced that this system is .out Of
date, useless and should be scrapped.
So they have adopted q program Of
cooperation ad gone into politics to
put it into effect. The Leaguers be-
lieve that the big bankers are the only
ones who benefit by the present conn
petitive system. That's why they pro-
pose to eliminate them and all the
other useless middlemen and para
sites on industry and society.
That is the purpose. OF the indus
trial program and II will be brought
about II It ever IL allowed to function
fully. The parasites know this and
are putting up . desperate fight to
block it. The recall election Is part q
their obstructionist program. Do the
voters 81 North Dakota consider TIE
present system deserving Of further
support III ID they want = new deGl9
Their answer IN the past has bee14or
nsW dsal.Wi they Continuously -
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