The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-19
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Celt here to meet and here to battle
in this North American valley Look
at it! Inquire! ASK yourself how
they came here. Are they citizens by
nature of this continent? Are they
by nature the aborigines OF these wild
and wonderful forests? Never! How
came they, then, to be contending for
the lands and graves of those whose
children they are not?
In the beginning of the sixteenth
century fernando Cortez landed on
the coast of Mexico and at the head
Of the Spanish troops marched on to
the conquest of Mexico, over whose
effeminatG inhabitants the Spaniard
has for 300 years held undivided do
minion. Not many years after the
Anglo-Saxon landed on the coasts of
the North Atlantic. He too marched
on to conquest.
"The native citizens of tho forest
disappeared before him. Forest,
mountains and Indians were ineffect-
ual to oppose him. From the banks of
the st. Lawrence to the Sabines of
Texas he has been a conqueror over
nature. In the south the natives die
or become slaves to the Spaniard. In
the north they fade away and perish
before the Anglo American.
"Th5 une spreads his empire from
the Gulf of Mexico to the far shores
OF California, the other from the hills
of st. Francis to the mountains Of
Oregon. Both extend over breadths Of
land n power Of resources unknown
to the widest empires Of antiquity.
famed valley of the Nile, fade before
the broad magnificence, the mighty
growth Of these American empires.
Even the terrible and far seeing eagles
Of Rome grow dizzy as they look down
from the submits of history upon
these continental nations, these col
lossal giants Of the modern world.
"And now this Spaniard and thic
Northman meet In battle panoply in
this valley of volcanoes. Three centu-
ries had passed since these warrior
nations left their homes beyond the
broad Atlantic. Two thousand miles
from each other they had planted the
seeds Of empire, and now, as if Time
other of his great revolutions, they
have met in mortal combat.
Like the eagle and the vulture, who
have long pursued different circles in
the heavens and long made prey of the
weak tenants Of the air. their circles
have narrowed until they cross each
other. They fight and the victorious
eagle of the north bears the yulture
to the earth and screams forth his
triumphant song.
But is the Vulture dead? Will he
not at some time in the future again
soar forth to meet the eagle ina battle
to the death? If he does, let the eagle
then be certain that after the conflic:
is over the vulture will never be able
to meet him once more In battle"
Jano Addams' Defense OF Tight Skirt.
New York World: Jane Adams
approval Of women's present style Of
dress as more sensible than ever
and better for the health will carry
comfort to her own sex and win the
Endorsement of many of the other sex
who r not SO prone to agree with
the feminist progressive leader on
politics. On matters OF dress, ut least,
she will be accepted as a competent
authority.
Now that the turnult and the shout
ing about the tight skirt have gener-
ally died out, is there any evidence to.
show that it's vogue has imperiiIed;
public morals in any degree? Are
American women less modest for,
wearing it? Has their ~seIf-respectl
been so suddenly and materially al
tered to fit a dressnaaker'5 pattern