The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-15
JOURNALISTS ARE COMING tn
THE FRONT FOR ssTHE
NORTH DAKOTA
IDEA" q

leading newspapers throughout the
country regarding the sale of North
Dakota bonds, and the fight being
waged against the Administration
by INSCRIPTIONS opposition:
A great editor recently gave some
friendly advice to ''financiers who
dread propaganda He told them
not to stir up trouble by boycotting
state because it presumed to gov
ern itself in accordance with the
wishes of it's citizens.
This protest against the SNUG at
titude of few powerful bankers is
growing into an ever-increasing
chorus Of resentment that is being
trumpeted forth by a nationwide
array of liberal and radical moulders
of opinion.
have just examined a large mass
of correspondence from five hundred
or more editors, representing every
party and section of the country.
Without exception they pledge sup
port to the North Dakota industrial
program, and most of them offer pub
licity for our bond selling cam
paign without compensation. These
periodicals have an aggregate circu-
lation of five millions according to
the American Newspaper Annual.
j. w. Sheets of the Blaine, (Wash.)
Journal says that ,he has always been
aware of the power of the money
trust, but never had it brought home
to him so forcibly as in the case of
North Dakota. Arthur Egley of the
Leader, Crookston, Mimi, says that
by helping in the sale of North Da-
kota bonds, he feels that he is also
helping the people of Minnesota. A.
o. Trippler of the Daily Times, Mani
towoc, Wis, says that his newspaper
is always at the service of the peo-
pie, no matter where they may be,
and so he is glad to help the people
of North Dakota. C. T. Rawalt of
the Gunnison (Colo.) Empire an
swered an inquiry as to his attitude
by forming syndicate to buy North
Dakota bonds. A progressive west
ern editor, whose name can not be
divulged because he is at the head
OF a standpat, corporation paper
writes that he published an article
in favor of North Dakota bonds, but
had to mark it "Adv." in order to
get by with it, but said it would cost
US nothing. He merely wanted to
play fair with his own convictions.
Among the influential editors who
have offered publicity service as we'll
as advertising space for North Da-
kota bonds absolutely free may be
mentioned Mr. Reeves of "Motor-
man and Conductor" Detroit; MIR.
Haste of the Scientific Farmer"
Billings, Mont, and Mr.. Martin, of
1.-The Auto. Worker" Detroit. MIR.
Martin expresses the sentiment of
all in. these words: "Our welcome
sign is always out for you and thu
League. Ask that's all.''
A letter from Mr.. Somers, editor
of "Countryside," Pueblo, Colo, is
of particular interest. We quote
in part:
'Imagine our newspapers CRITICS
ing the North Dakota program and
at the same time bootsing a scheme
to bond Colorado some millions TO
bore three tunnels for use of rail-
roads! The North Dakota plan is a
fine business Observation-Disclosures
the raw product into the finished ar
tlcle right at home, saving Transport
tatlon expense to and from Mime
apolis and incident gratis. The tri-
tunnel project was a scheme to use
the peoples money for the profit of
Big Business. Eventually, Big Bus
mess would have had both money
and profit. 1t failed, not because
voters understood, but because our
big robbers couldn't agree on the
division of the swag."
Frank Wilder, veteran editor of
the Mandan IN. Dak) News, no
doubt voices the sentiments of vast
majority of League and League
friendly newspaper men in the fol-
lowing vigorous words: "The writer
has been advocating this program for
thirty years and is more convinced
today than ever that it is absolute
ly right and necessary. While
have often denounced the dabbling
OF our members in Consumers
Stores and other schemes, I stand
squarely behind the state industrial
program, the Industrial Commission
and the Frazier administration, and
personally behind Governor Frazier"
Mr.. Gruening, managing editor of