The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-28
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EDITORIAL


EDlIOklAL
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The superintendent of schools OF
New York City has recommended that
the speech of Gen. Pershing, delivered
at the recent "Americanism" meeting
of the American Legion in Madison
Square Garden, "be made the basis OF
careful reading and. extended discus,
sion in every high school in the city:
It is suggestion that could be ADOPT
ed to advantage by every city. IN the
United States.
What a. cry of outraged justice
would arise if hundred or a thous-
and men were committed to prison
without a trial of each. It is just, as
illogical to release a similar number
NJ prisoners without review OF the
c;rc11m stances under which each was
;ncarcerated. But that is precisely
What is proposed in the demand by
some ill-advised people that all So
called political prisoners" be set
free.
1anan is reported as about to send
a commission to this country TO as
cuss all pending points OF diHerenG g',
between the two nations, particularly
+he Van controversy. The Japs shoulo
realize that American rights are not
a subject for debate. In the case OF
Van thew are clearly specified, and the
American position thereon has been as
clearly set forth by Secretary Hughes
IN his notes to the allies-and to ia
pan.
The Courier-News gleefully rejoicess
over the fact that their victory eullu
has reached the $4,000 mark: II y. we
were in the same condition tnaI tne
C. N. is we would feel mighty cheel-
full too. 1t admitted some time ago
it had a car load of paper on the sac
track and had no funds to get 1t with'
and now that the farmers are coming
across with the long green it is rea,
sonable to suppose that the G. N. VIII
oct it's paper and that the victory fund
Will have accomplished great. pur-
nose, It is mighty nice to have farm
ers financier the newspaper that FAVOR
the league.
The recall law may be good thing
sometimes, but we rather think tha1
II is bad proposition on other oc-
casions. At Minot they have just
elected city commission. The pres
ident of that commission has just
handed in his appointments to the
council which have been confirmed
Now there are some ginks up there
who do not like the mayors appoint,
ments so they have started a recall
election at big expense ana mucn
acrimony and dissension. This recall
business is bad thing to our notion
whatever angle you may look at IT,
It might be alright in some cases but
recall usually is brought about
through disappointment in politics
rather than on the merits OF the case
at least that is what seems to be
the matter at Minot.
Senator Philander C. Knox's peace
resolution is practically the same as
that which was passed by the last
congress and vetoed by the former
president. 1t repeats the declaration
of war upon Germany of April z, 1917,
and also the declaration Of war upon
Austria of December Z, 1917. The
resolution specifically reserves to the
United States all of it's rights under
the terms of the armistice and OF the
Versailles treaty. 1t omits a request.
contained in the similar resolution OF
the lost congress, that the President
negotiate commercial treaties with
Germany. The resolution is under
stood to have been laid before Presi-
dent Harding and to have met with his
approval before Senator Knox intro
duced it. 1t has been referred to the
senate foreign relations committee,
and will doubtless be reported back
to the senate in the near future.