The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-07-27

spread Oh LIllS llOAlOuS WecO d1OIle.
This thistle has light seed and when
ripe it blows around and is carried
far by the wind. The farmers of this
state should look out for this noxious
weed and if any are found on the
farms to get after it before it is too
late. Property owners should coop
crate in the matter by destroying
any SOW thistles found on their prem
Uses. This is no idle talk but the weed
is real menace to the farmers of the
country.
There is prospect that the miners
and railroad strike Will be settled in
the very near futur. witl,n = the use
of United States troops being called
out. There has been quite lot of
criticism of the president because he
has not resorted to the harsh measure
of taking over the mixes and roads
and employing the military arm Of the
government to do it with. Military
force should only be used as last ex-
pedient and after all honorable means
have been brought to bear to settle
these strikes by arb ration or volun-
tary agreement. If after I'LL these
plans have been used and failed then
in the interests Of the people of the
country the government should step
in and by military action control these
public utilities so that the people
should not be made to suffer for food
and fuel. We have not arrived at that
stage of the game when we want to
Russianize this country by military
coercion unless it is absolutely neces-
sary. We firmly believe that the gov
eminent under the wise direction Of
the president and cabinet will be able
to arrive at some solution of the vex-
ious problems that now confrcnts
them. Hold your criticism for a little
longer and give those in authority an
opportunity to use every avenue -.
sible to avert more stringent meth
DDS. When you get to calling the mil
itary forces of the country out and
arming them with loaded guns y'u
are sitting on top Of volcano that
might blow up in revolution and
then again it is bound to Gre
ate bitterness and hard feeling and
also result in bloodshed. Don't rock
the boat. There surely are enough
level headed men in the c. TRY able
to arrive at some sort Of a satisfac-
tory solution to these pr b:cms, both
sides giving and taking.
Today's press dispatches do not
seem to show much change in the
strike situation, in fact, on account Of
the coal situation, the transportation
situation is getting more acute, trains
all over the country are being laid off
to conserve coal, and in this state
branch trains have been cut down to
runs Of every other day in order to
save coal. The press dispatches this
morning claim that the president and
his cabinet are to take some sort of
vigorous stand in the matter and some
developments along these lines are
expected every hour. The govern
ment will no doubt take the position
that the commerce arteries of the
country cannot longer be broken down
and that the business Of the country
must proceed regardless of any strike
or strikes that are threatening to tie
up the whole commercial system of
the United States. Vigorous action
on the part of the administration will
be demanded of the people of the
country who are becoming tired of
this delay in reaching some sort of an
agreement that will ensure to the peo-
pie Of the country fuel and foodstuffs.
Time is slipping by very rapidly when
the northwest can expect an adequate
supply of fuel and at the best now
limited rationing of fuel will he the
result. Every day that passes now
means putting the whole northwest
in bad hole so far as fuel is con-
cerned and the people living closer to
the fuel supply can hardly realize
what it means to be facing fuel ia
mine. With trains tied up and mines
closed and fall rapidly approaching
with no coal stocks on hand, the stu
alton is becoming decidedly serious
and it is now time for the government
to take a definite stand to relieve the
! critical situation now existing.
We have just received the June
copy of the North Dakota Banner, a
very beautifully illustrated and neatly
printed as we'll as interestingly edited
! magazine gotten out by the School for
the Deaf at Devils Lake, N. D. At