Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-16

workers makes this question an I'M
portant one for the people Of the OF
the northwest. A great strike has
been temporarily settled or rather an
armtstice mas been signed which ex-
plres 3gain next April. when in all
renewed. The proper method of pre-
pairing for market this Ignite coal
can only be established after the x
penditure of "a large amount Of
money. Then there is-the problem
of saving freight rates and handling
BY burning the coal at the mine and
transmitting the power by electric
wires. In these huge rough butts int
the Bad Lands lie great pottery, pos
encouraged. While some excellent
crops have been raised in the west
ern part Of our state. lack of rain
fall q made crops uncertain. This
vast territory should be made the
garden spot Of the state through jrri-
cation, dry farming, and diversified
Soldiers Compensation.
The war brought to us new prob
lens which. must be solved by new
methods, Our nation is under q last
Ing obligation Ito the men who
established the principles that gave
America birth. Our first considera-
tton as a nation is TO care for those
who were crippled in battle or lie
tossing on a bed Of pain, in our hos
pitfalls while those who were called
from the productive avenues Of lMe
should be compensated by this rich
and powerful nation in a measure
he difference in pay that they could
have received in civil life and the,
amount actually paid by. the govern
ment. A definite means of raising
the evenue should be incorporated
IN the bill. The North Dakota bonus
bill which gave our boys twenty-five
dollars each month In the service re-
ceived my support In the Legislature
as we'll as the War Memorial build
war costs the United States govern
ment $4,000, 900, 900; $40. 900, ooo,-
600 OF this amount was loaned to
other .governlnents and should be re-
paid with interest. d
When we consider the loss Of HUI
man life, the tremendous expenditure
OF money entatled by war, every ct
fort should be, made by our. people to
make another war practically impos-
u civilization that we are not able
to settle our disputes by arbitration
rather than by the sword. i.
This same principle applies equal
ly within a nation. There should be
an impartial industrial board created
where. labor and capital could submit
their differences and have -tustice
done. to all.
Industrial Peace.
THE Manchester Guardian says In
the. period between January and
June, 1920, s,977,79S people took part
in strikes: and there we're 114,614.-
$50 work days wasted. The same
paper claims that III two-thirds of
to achieve their objects. so that in
only o%ne-third Of these Industrial
wars did the strikers gain advantage.
If these figures are correct, the crea-
ton Of an Industrial board Is more
for the protection OF the workmcn
than for the employees. The right Of
men to organize to better their con
ditions cannot be questioned: men
have the constitutional right to work
ally interested in every great strike
and the public ultimately must pay
the bill.
To-day, we have one OF the great
est crops in our history and our farm
ers aresuMering because Of the rail
road strike.
Educational system.
I'VE are paying about ninety times
as much for war indebtedness tor
preparation for war as we are for r.
search, educational and development
work. This leads us to the conclu-
sion that. education has not received
the attention it should from the fed
eral government. In the North Da-
kota legislature, I favored federal aid
for educational work, but the league
leaders opposed federal>aid and de-
feated Senate Bill 80 in l1sl1.f The
Importance Of education should not
be overlooked. The public school sys-
tenn opens to rich and poor alike the
door OF educational opportunity and I
shall support any measure that will
aid this System.
mo less important is the study Of
human disease and our government
should make appropriations for ad-
vancement Of preventative medictne
as we'll as curative. There is moth
Ing more important than the health
of the nation and legislation now
pending in congress which will bring
aid to the mothers who are hundreds
of miles from medical attention
should be approved by all.
state, can do much to assist those st
us who are directly interested in
farming. but legislation, cannot be ex-
pected to do 1t all. Suppose that the
things that we have discussed could
be accomplished within the next few
months. Suppose that transportation
rates wore made reasonable and
handling the storage of grain at a
price satisfactory to all. the st. Law
ence deep waterway project conlplet-
ed, sufficient funds advanced for the
federal and state government to take
care of farm loans and short time
credits as we'll as Legislation which
would protect the farmer on grades
Of wheat, potatoes, and reasonable in
spection Of live stock destined for
market, the next question would be
what have we to sell upon the mar
ket. What have we that we can SEN
merce which will. take advantage of
! the new system and bring prospect
ty to people. 100
Diversified Farming.
THE problem Of production, get
| ting the most out Of every acre Of
land is the paramount Importance to
every farmer. We have the same
, problem on our farm which we, have
operated for thirty-three years that
every farmer has In North Dakota.
We are trying to make that farm pay
expenses and return a reasonable in
Nestment on its value. IT seems that
d study OF older agricultural states is
market, on our farms nothing but
wheat and we found that the farm
was eating dirtier evpry year aud the