The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-30
Art1ts0,, Snaps Back
At Political Sheet

gram with members Of the State eva
committee a. individuals. have al
no time written or caused to be writ
ten, any letters addressed to Wash.
inton or anywhere else IN opposition o.
the Bank paint and repair program
I have not opposed any wage scale that
may have been adopted by the Bank
nor have I any knowledge Of what
wages were to be paid or what the pro-
cram was. All I know about it is what
I read IN an announcement by Cover
nor LANCER and published in The
Leader.
Knows Nothing About It
Furthermore. I do not know why
the Bank repair program was held up.
nor do know that 1t ever actually ex-
listed or was authorized, except as the
Leader itself so stated. If it was ever
authorized and the authorization later
countermanded, it was probably for a
very good reason entirely apart from
the employment advantages. Per-
haps it was Just another brain storm
on the part OF someone like that Of q
few weeks ago when, II my memory
serves me right, Gov. LANCER announced
ever the radio that he had a Job for
everyone in North Dakota who need
ed 1t and to Just wire or write him and
he would have everybody working In
side Of ten days! Or maybe 1t was
just another attempt to humbug the
farmers and workers Of North Dakota,
like that Of only q few months ago
when United States Government funds
were dispensed for relief purposes In
this state under the name and title Of
William LANCER Emergency Relief
Fund" thereby giving out the impress
sion that Governor LANCER was great
big Santa Claus of some sort.
1T Is part of my job to know some
thing about unemployment conditions
in North Dakota. and persons making
such statement are either grossly ig-
norant Of the great need existing in
this state, or are not genuinely in
terested in doing anything to relieve
suffering.
THAT The Leader itself does not
know why this program was aban-
doned, df It ever existed) Is best evi.
denced by their own statement In
their January 18th issue Of The
Leader, wherein they state on page
five, continuation Of their front page
article again attacking John HUSKY,
that JUST WHO ARE THE RES
PONsIBLE PARTIES BLOCKING
THIS PROGRAM IS NOT KNOWN
At THIS TIME, BUT THAT SOME
BODY HAS THROWN A MONKEY
WRENCH INTO THE MACHINERY
Is EVIDENT" This appears to be
rather remarkable statement to make
after consistently attacking John Illus.
by for over month in connection with
this AFFAIR." In an earlier issue OF
their misbegotten publication they an
nounce In big bold headlines. HUSKY
sanctions blocking Of Bank Of North
Dakota paint and repair program"
Where Was LANCER
while we are about 1t, would like
to inquire why The Leader and Gov
ernor LANCER, II they are 50 sincerely
interested In the welfare Of the farm
ers and laborers of North Dakota as
they would have people believe, did
not join hands with John HUSKY last
week when he went all the way down
the line to have the former volume Of
work under the CWA restored In North
Dakota after Washington had cut this
volume almost in half. Although our
farmers out on the prairies and our
laborers In the cities are in need as
they never have been before, Cover
nor LANCER has not raised single
hand to help them regain lost en-
ployment In this mid-winter crisis.
The influence Of the Governors
position would have been q tremen-
dous asset in securing this restoration
Of lost work opportunities. neverthe-
less, everything The Leader and Gov
ernor LANCER may say to the contrary,
It is JOHN HUSKY and not Cover
nor LANCER who is doing everything
possible to secure q restoration Of the
CWA work to It's former volume"
Roy G. Arntson.
Deputy Commissioner Of Agri-
culture and Labor.