The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-28

lis the nature of the brute to persecute
and murder those who are trying to
live Christian lives, and now we see
the great nations of the world bow
! ing and scraping to this kamel Pasha
as he marches past them conscious
THAT he has gained his points-and the
big nations of the world have given
back to him practically all they took
away in the great world war. 1t may
be political diplomacy to do these
things, but to our notion it is a burn
ing disgrace to every nation in the
world allowing it to be done.
Taxes are high in North Dakota and
we had one of the reasons for this
condition brought to our attention
forcibly the other day. A man repre-
senting himself to be travelling au-
ditor for one of the state bureaus
came into our office to check up re-
port which we had made to that par
ticular bureau. He introduced him.
self and asked the firm name OF the
establishment. When told it was the
Times-Record he dug down into his
portfolio and brought out mimeo-
graph form which stated that he had
checked the books and accounts of the
concern with the report which the bu-
reau had and that he found the re-
port to be accurate in every particu-
lar. He dated this form, signed his
name to it, put it back in his portfolio,
said goodbye and left without asking
any questions, seeing any books or &C
counts or obtaining any information.
We do not know what salary he draws
as travelling auditor but, whatever It
is, he is not worth it. His salary and
expense accounts are dead loss to
the state if he "checks" up every bus
mess as he did our business. That is
one of the reasons taxes are high If
any state administration is going to
continue putting men on the state pay
roll who serve no more useful purpose
than does the man referredsto there
lis little likelihood of taxes being re-
duced. Our report TO the bureau was
as accurate as it is possible for us to
make it and it is probable that the
bureau had no reason to suspect fraud
ION our part. In that case why was it
necessary to have a salaried man
drawing pay and expenses from the
state, call on US and do as little as oul
visitor did? Why should the money
which you have paid for taxes be used
to keep such a man on the state pay.
roll when he cannot possibly, if he
uses the same tactics everywhere, add
one cent to the states income? If this
, establishment was not suspected oil
. attempted fraud in the making of the
report no auditor was needed. If We
, were suspected of making a fraudu
, lent report that man certainly coulc
! not discover the fraud by saying how.
do-you-do and leaving. The keeping
5 of such men on the public payroll does
mot look any better for an independ
r ent administration than it does under
: league control and unless there is
: some legal reason why it should bf
7 continued, it should be stopped al
5 once. If the statutes compel the hir
: ing Of man for that position then {
man shoul be hired who would make
: some attempt to check up reports o.
: else the law should be repealed.
!, We are receiving requests thru the
mails to give publicity to Russian re-
lief bulletins. These bulletins ask ev
f eryone to donate money, clothing ano
other articles for the relief Of the
, famine stricken population of Russia
, While there is no doubt many Rus
slams will suffer from famine thi:
winter and will suffer from lack O.
! proper clothing we do not hold with
, the premise that America should do
nate to relieve the suffering. W.
, have been donating for suffering Rus
SLAMS, Near East relief and kindred re-
lief organizations for several years
Every year the American people do
, nate large sums of money for the re-
| lief of those people and those people
continue on their cheerful way fight
ing among themselves and raising
Cain in general. They seem to thinl
, that if they don't want to work ane
winter finds them up against fam
inc America can be depended on L
S f"5"7'.' t''e:'l with relief. :!p~t a.
; lion" &C they can be assured of rclie1
~" ''''' continue to fight amcnr
: thclaSe,vcs and continue 20 Support :