The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-16
NEST0S CHIDES
EAST FOR NOT:
NEEDING WEST
: Tells Wall Street Brokers
They Ought To Try To
Understand Us
CITES N. d. RESOURCES
North Dakota Safe Place To
Invest Hopes Magnus
Johnson Makes Good

New 1Ofk, NOV. lO.-IOVernOT II.
A. Nestos carried a demand to "Wall
street" last night, in an address at
the 155th annual banquetA of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, that the East recognize the
spirit of the Northwest as whole
some sound and patriotic. and that
an effort be made by the East to un-
derstand the problems and the SEN
timent of the people of North Dako-
ia and the Northwest. Leading bus
mess men from all parts of New
York state were present at the ban
quet.
The North Dakota executive chose
as his subject, "The Spirit of the
Northwest" and through the speech
sought to impress North Dakota in
the most favorable light before men
who represent large financial in
terests which have huge investments
in North Dakota.
The Governor, in opening his ad-
dress, assailed what he declared was
an apparent reluctance upon the part
of the East to attempt to appreciate
and understand the Northwest.
Farmers Not Reds
1T is true that most of the self
constituted leaders of the recent
political upheavals in the Northwest
were and are socialists. bolshevists
and reds, but these men do not rep
resent and voice the real sentiment
of the farmers of the Northwest
Governor Nestos said. Those farm.
ers, as a class, are home owners and
do not believe in the doctrines and
philosophy of the Socialist party
They are not followers of Lenine ano
Trotsky, or admirers of the wori
done or the results achieved by tht
present Russian leadership. The!
are progressive Republicans AM
Democrats who are looking for
square deal, who believe that the OBJ
ject of all governments should be t.
keep the roads of opportunity equal
ly open to all, and who feel that onl!
too often has the course of legisla
tion and the result Of administrative
acts been such as to accentuate GER
tain economic and geographic hand
leaps already existing and to throw
obstacles in the path the farmer
must pursue to attain prosperity ant
happiness"
"In the past" Governor Nesto'
told his auditors, "you have not beer
sufficiently interested to ascertain
the true facts about the Northwest
you seem to have been content t.
accept at face value almost an!
startling story told about it's people
it's climate, it's politics and its econ
omic conditions, with the result tha
most of you are woefully ignorant
of the real conditions in the North
west and the opportunities it offers
A correct and appreciative under
standing of the spirit Of it's people
is alike the urgent need of the Eas
and the just demand of the regiol
from which l come"
! The Governor said the Easter
leaders could better understand tn
temper of the farmers if they toile'
IL to Is hours a day on the farm ant
received less than cost of productiol
for their products, setting out sta
tistics to show that wheat and 9th
er products have been marketed be
low cost of production. The farmer
in asking governmental aid in tn
emergency, felt the situation was n
different than the enactment of
protective tariff for industry or tn
East's demand for a ship subsidy fo
the American merchant marine, h
said.
Unfortunate Results
"The unfortunate results of you
failure to know and understand tn
conditions, problems, and spirit o
the Northwest, have been made yer,
evident in recent weeks" Governo
Nestos said. "Magnus Johnson, tn
senator-efect from Minnesota, cam
into your midst and the press of tn
East devoted much space and glarinl
headlines to his most trivial act
even recording that he had an mex
pensive breakfast in Washington an
that he asked colored attendant Il
the senate office building where hi
office was, as though he were tn
first senator-elect to do and as
such things; belittling and Laughing
at this man as an actual dirt farm
er who seemed to express startling
variety of half-considered idea
about his new position. and to &C
much like little boy with nev
toy. Though l supported his oppon
ent for the senatorship, deplor
this attitude. It shows ap unwilling
ness or utter inability to 'comprehen
the causes and conditions that led t
the election Of Mr.. johnson and I
appreciate that unless these condi
tions are corrected and the distres
Of the American farmer relieved
many another man like johnson ma
join him in the senatorial circle. !
you Of the East would search for tn
causes Of these unusual manifesto
tions, at which you are laughing to
day, ! am sure YOU would 40 NOR
serious thinking and help solve thos
perplexing problems rather than I
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