The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03
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aid for North ota farmers,
stricken by drought and socialistic
schemes Of A. c.. Townley, Royal C.
Joanson, of South Dakota, a member
Of the house Of representatives, de-
clared that the state of South Dakota
is fully capable of caring for itself.
North Dakota was pictured as bank
rupt and South Dakota as prosperous,
exactly as the conditions exist at the
present time. johnson urged an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to make
loans for seeds to needy farmers in
North Dakota and Montana.
The houses voted the $2,000,000 as
an amendment to the original agricul-
tural appropriation bill. The senate
at the request of Senator A. j. Gron-
ma Of North Dakota, chairman Of the
SUM of $4,000, 900. Representative
Sydney Anderson of Minnesota, who
had charge of the agricultural appro-
priation bill in the house, offered the
$2,000,O00 amendment. The bill had
been introduced as separate meas
ure in the house by Representative
G. NJ. Young Of North Dakota.
Baer CartOOning
representative John NJ. Baer and
J. H. Sinclair of North Dakota, non
partisans, were severely taken to task
by Mr.. Johnson, who called on them to
defend the nonpartisan regime. Baer
was not present, perhaps drawing car
toons for the Courier-News. Sinclair
made a short speech urging the ap-
preparation, but did not deny the
criticism of the league which the
South Dakotan had made. .-s. 49,,
.'Not one of the farmers in South
Dakota is seeking this sort of an ap-
preparation to purchase seed wheat"
Said Mr.. johnson. II do not deny
that the states of Montana and North
Dakota do need some assistance. l am
going to give some reasons for that in
addition to the drought" .4r
DakOta's Credit Good
Calling attention to the fact that
South Dakota and North Dakota
started on an equal basis from the.
same territory, Representative john
son said: r..
To-day the state Of South Dakota
has borrowed in the open market
$50. 100000 at from to 6 per cent and
has loaned it to it's farmers. It has
no difficulty in selling it's bonds and
taking care of it's citizens and attend
ing to it's obligations. 1t has no bank
failures. Conditions are such that it
is not necessary for us to come to
congress for help,
I'm South Dakota we collect from
the people through the Red Gross. to
help the people of ti1e ar jjoifirlg. state
Of North Dakota. The reason for this
contrast is clear. 1t is because in
North Dakota a few years ago there
gathered great bunch of political
agitators, long haired socialists, l. w
W. oolshevists of all kinds, and they
entered into line of experiments that
have absolutely bankrupted the people
of the state and its government to
such an extent that you could not sell
a North Dakota bond on any market
in the world" r ~
House Applauds johnson
Tais declaration by Mr.. Johnson
was greeted with applause.
: as the state now under the same
government of the bolshevik. !. W. W
crew the gentleman described ?" ask.
ed Representative ]. M. c. Smith OF
Michigan.
'.They have returned to sanity in
one legislative body" Mr.. johnson re-
piled. "After the present banking ex.
perience they probably will return all
Of these socialists to the place whence
they came and the state probably will
be~conducted on a sane basis"