The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-25
FRAN KICKS BACK.

The Fran, the Norwegian paper, has
the following:
The News translates a circular ask
y ing our Norwegian citizens to sub
= scribe for The Fran. II prints few
sentences in capitals. The News finds
the circular TO be an appeal to race
prejudice and warns it's readers
against The Fran. II also finds ser.
Gus food for thought" AS usual The
News crowd piloted by it's hired man
has found nothing but a more's nest
in its eagerness to attack, injure and
besmirch Fargo men and Fargo insti-
tutions. The News does not hesitate to
lie. THE Fran has been sending out
thousands Of circulars" says The News
Awful sorry, but IL so happens that not
a single one Of these circulars has been
sent out. Not one! This shows how
reliable The News is. But where did
The News get the circular 1t translat-
ed? Another illustration OF the methods
and morals of this concern. A sneak
some would cali hi sthAef, stole a copy
in The Fram's office. Journalistic
courtesy, we suppose. Before The News
crowd came to Fargo, we never had
things stolen from our shelves. But
whata bout the circular? II L. here
Two thousand copies, and we are going
to send them to the most prominent
Norwegian farmers and business men
in North Dakota, class Of men fully
the equal If not superior to The News
crowd
But it's "an appeal to race prejudice"
You bet IL is! An appeal to Norwegian
i race prejudice prejudice 1t might
do The News man heap Of good to
absorb liberal dose Prejudice in
form of christianity, law and Justice
/ we take 1t The News considers danger
Gus or else does not understand, other
wise IT would have printed in capitals
the following paragraphs found in the
stolen circular:
I'VE shall try, I'm a few words, to
!, state why we think you ought to take
%The Fran:
First, II is North Dakota paper
for the whole state. 1t is published at
Fargo but 1t is not local paper.
Second. ii is a liberal paper, a clean
paper, and Norwegian paper.
But here we touch on a number OF
questions which you probably have not
given thorough consideration, so we
shall say a few words.
IF we are not to be considered only
as wood and water carriers for people
OF other nationalities, we must first
respect ourselves and the nation we be-
long to.
But then we must build up that
which is the foundation for all true
greatness: christian communities,
christian enlightenment, christian NOR
als, good traditions which are peculiar
TO our race, intellectual interests which
are especially Norwegian.
with this follows that we necessar-
aly become good and interested Amerf-
can citizens, that we advance honest
politics and build up our new father
land with law and justice.
bur If we shall accomplish this we
must hold together. We cannot row
each in his own boat: we should not
continue being laughingstock on ac-
count of our dissensions and become
an easy prey for all kinds Of political
and other pirates"
The Fran actually believes in self
respect. in christian morals, In law and
Justice. and recognizing that the Nor
wegians Of this state have a record as
a christian, law abiding class of cit
9zens unexcelled by any community in
Ghe world, we do not hesitate TO re-
quest them TO stand together and to
work hand in hand for the success and