The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-29

been asked to resign but several OF
| them have refused to do so and it will
be necessary for the administration tc
work some way to make them walk
the plank. Several of them have even
made arrangements to take then
cases into court to try and hold their
Jobs, The situation in this state calls
for the most rigid economy and GOV
Nestos is making start to try and
keep his campaign pledges along TINS
line. The terrible waste of public
funds is a crime and the sooner a
start in the right direction is. made
the better it will be for all concerned
The governor and his advisers are
gradually bringing order out OF chaos
and very soon the various depart,
ments will have been overhauled and
reorganized and the proceeds OF re-
construction begun. BY refusing
to resign these receivers are hamp,,
ering the program of retrenchment OF
the administration and some drastic
measures will have to be invoked to
PRIV these chaps from the payroll.
During the campaign Gov. Nestos
made the statement that if elected ne
would appoint commission to look
over the mill and elevator at Grand
Forks and who would make recon-
mendations for the operation and gov
eminent of that institution IN the IT,
ture, so acting in accordance with MS
campaign promises the governor has
appointed that commission which con-
sists of ex-senator A. J. Gronna, who
was appointed for his legislative ex-
nerience as we'll as his business exper-
| fence and from the fact that he was
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee in the United States senate. Other
members of the commission are Sena-
tor w. ]. Church, nonpartisan; J.: A
| Dinnie, Grand Forks, contractor; ). y.
Leum, Mayville, farmer prominent IN
| the society of Equity; Walter REID
! farmer of Armenia, N. D. Surely these
, men should be very acceptable to al
! the people of the state and even the
radical nonpartisans can have no fault
to find These five men are also a
| part of committee of eleven to IN
| vestigate rural problems, the others
being Hans Gregerson, Niagara, pres
ident of Farm Bureau Federation; >.
H. Riley, Sterling, president Farmers
/ Union; +. M. Williams, DesLacs
! president of the State Grange; Steve
Moulton, Wahpeton, member of the
Wheat Krowers Association; Mex vi.
Nelson, Emerald, treasurer of Wheat
| drawers Association. 1t will be no.
ticed that the governor has appointed
men from every branch Of Life that
has something to do with the farmers
50 that it cannot be said that ne mas
hacked his committee with l. V. AS
or ANYTHING of that sort. He is max
: ing an honest endeavor to carry out
his promises to the people before cleo.
! ton and to find out just what sort OF
an institution we have at Grand Forks
and how it should be operated IN the
! future. These men should make a, re-
port free from bias and which Will De
basis for the next legislature to act
upon in future legislation tor that
| and other institutions of the state.
The hardening of Debs by President
Harding will not make our chief exc
cutive very popular with the Amerl-
can Legion fellows as we'll as with a
lot of citizens who think that Debs
GOT no more than was coming to nm;
This pardon may be termed an act OF
Christmas spirit and in the main
might be said to be in line with our
! editorial asking everybody to exhlolt
that shirt of christianity that the
Christmas season calls for and so Tar
as we are concerned we have no KICK
to make. Debs has served two ana d
half years in federal prison for MS
work of obstructing the war and be-
inc disloyal and perhaps this is pun
ishment enough for him, particularly
at his age. We trust that as the prs
on doors open up for HIM ana ne
walks forth free man once more 1ha,
he will be imbued with a truer . ana
more patriotic feeling OF AMERICAN
citizenship and that his folly OF the
nast will have made lasting lmpres,,
sion upon him and will have inspired
hin, to end the rest Of his days Loyal
citizen to that flag which has meant
60 much to US all as we'll as to all the
Nations of the EARTH America never
went into any war for conquest or to1
cain and it's entry into the late war
Was for self protection as we'll as &c
help out the more unfortunate any
down trodden nations of the earth
! Our citizenship is builded upon gus.
! tice and liberty and not upon the altar
} of greed and conquest. Debs anc
! those who thought his way during tne
, war, are not American citizens as We
see it and were entitled to no cons SIC;
; GRAFTON, but if the president OF the
United States thinks that by his par
, don Of this man and others that ne Is
: doing and carrying out the teachings
: of the Master in doing unto others az
he would be done by, then we have nc
; more to say. However, we feel ina!
, the legion boys will be much peevec
; at the action of the president-.unles:
!: thew. too, get a broader vision Of
christian charity.
We are receiving through the mai
the Association of Railway Execu
tives. These circulars seem to be
| defense of the railroads policy re-
| garding freight rates and tend t
1901