The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-04
HOUSE DEBATES
ANTI-WAR BILL.
OF COMMUNIST
Is Sent to Resolutions Com
mittec After Effort to
Kill Ii Fails


The House of Representatives yes
tcrday afternoon refused to indef.
initely postpone a resolution offered
by Representative A. {. Miller, Com
munist, Williams county, headed
imperialism and War" and which
protesting members declared was an
insult to the United States govern
mont.
A sharp battle ragged over the res
olution, and n roll call was forced.
after which it went to the committee
on resolutions.
Representative Starke of Stark
county, declaring the resolution was
not couched in language fitting for
"A legislative body to receive. moved
that the House kill it.
Rep. Vogel, Directing, declared
the resolution puprported to be sign
cd by citizens Of Williams county
and he wanted the resolution print
ed in the House Journal.
The resolution, at it's inception,
declared that "the capitalists Of the
United States in order to increase
their profits and power are pursuing
policy of imperialist expansion by
r,eans of conquerng, subjugating and
exploiting weaker nations, such as
our neighbor republics on the Amer
lean continent. the people of China,
and through the Dawes plan the en-
tire population Of Europe" 1t fur
Their declared that "the government
of the United States, which serves
the interests of the capitalist class
American imperialsts, government
chinery here and abroad and the
entire military and naval forces of
the nation"
Would Withdraw Arms
After. continuing it's attack on the
capitalists, the resolution concluded
by urging the legislative assembly
C North Dakota to declare itself
against further appropriation for
military, naval and air ornaments,
against the subsection by American
imperialism of the Philippines and
the Caribbean Islands, against the
imperialist policy of American i'm
perialism in Mexico and other Latin
American countries" and asked the
legislature also to declare itself in
favor Of the immediate withdrawal
of American military and naval for
ces from foreign countries.
Rep. Olafson, Pembina county, also
declared against the resolution, say
ing that he did not want it printed
in the journal SO the state would be
spreading that sort of propaganda.
Rep. Twichell, Cass county, also
opposed it, saying IL contend that nc
put anything on record reflecting on
the attitude Of the United States in
the recent war"
Rep. Vogel made substitute mo-
ton, when the majority sentiment
appeared against immediate printing
it in the journal, to send it to the
resolutions committee. He declared
it was from citizens of Williams
county, and that the Legislature
should not deny any citizens the
right to petition the legislature. He
declared he took this position with
out reference to merits of the res
olution.
Rep. Starke of Stark county, in an
explanation. declared the petition
had been read in the House in the
usual manner, being accorded the
ccurtcsies given petitions generally
but that it was couched in language
not fitting for the Legislature OF
/ North Dakota to recognize.
Vote Ia Taken
A motion to lay the resolution on
the table failed, and Vogel's motion
to prolong its life by referring it tc
the resolutions committee then was
put to vote, opponents forcing 9
roll call. Nonpartisans voted fol
l.. almost solidly, and Independents
opposed the measure. The roll cal
follows:
Ayes-Anderson of Divide, Ander
son of Sargent, Arduser, Brant. Blu
bel, Burkhart,. Butt, Cart. Craig
Doyle, Eckert, Erickson of Divide
Erickson of Kidder. Erickson Of
Steele, Ferris, Fine, Hardy of Slope
Hardy of Mountrail, Hartl, Helbling
, Hoople, Iverson, Jacobson, Jodock
johnson of Foster, Johnson of Nc
Henry, Jones, Kamrath, Keierleber
Lazier, Leraas, Levin, Loudenbeck
McCay, McManus, Martin. Miller OF
Williams, Oberg, O'Neil, Palms