Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-08
MORSE PRESS AFFIRMS
ITS LOYALTY TO u. S.
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greater liberty and freedom for tn

greater liberty and freedom for the
many. @
Morse Are Loyal, Says Thorson.
President Thorson in his address
said in part:
IT want to say a few words about
the great world war, the most ire
mendous and rAost ~far-reaching con-
flict In all history, and particularly as
to the position of the Norwegian
which most vitality concerns us all
our lcountry's participation in the
struggled
ct has pleased me more than I can
say>to note the unanimity with which.
the Observation-Disclosures newspapers
as a whole have come to the support
of u government in its efforts to
prosecute the war for democracy, ma
tional equality and permanent peace
'predominance and ruthless disregard
Of international rights.
1--WE come Of a fighting race, and
We take our politics seriously. Through
years past ours different newspapers
have represented practically all the
different political doctrines that have,
been preached and taken different
sides on all the paramount party
issues presented at election times and
in between. And each and every one
OF us have fought earnestly, energetic
ally, yes, even bitterly, for that which
appeared to us to be right. And it
may be that we at times committed
the all too frequent plumbers common
to one-sidedness and narrow-minded-
ness.
Set a Good Example.
But in the crisis which now threat
ems our country, the Norwegian-Amer-
lean press has set the rest Of the ma
tons a good example-and an ex-
ample that ever the English speak
ing newspapers may do we'll to imi-
tate-in that they have forgotten par
tisan sQuabbles n utterly subordi-
mated all lesser interests to lowe OF
and duty to the Stars and Stripes. And
what is true of the press is true of the
americans Of Morse birth or origin.
Where the Norwegiar language is
spoken in the United States today you
will find that sincere, unassuming 10y
atty n earnestness Of devotion
Which is willing to sacrifice all in the
cause of righteousness and for the
good Of humanity.
No newspapers in our country
stand closer to, or on a more intimate
footing with their readers than does
the Observation-Disclosures press. They
are decidedly fortunate in this, as it
has made it easier to spread, and
make the readers accept, the gospel Of
true ~untarnished Americanism.
Pledge Support to President.
II think it proper that this
ton should pledge the president of
the United States and his government
the whole-hearted support of the Dam
lsh and Norwegian press in America,
as far as tits represented in this or
S~anizat1on; that we are willing and
eager to assist in every way possible
with the war preparations; that we.
are anxious to do our share in furth-
ering the sale Of Liberty bonds and
that the treasury department may
call on us for any reasonable amount
of space free of charge for their pur-
pose; that we further pledge ourselves
to combat and attempt to suppress dis
loyal and insidtous propaganda when
ever and wherever it is brought to our
notice
Loyalty in Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions con-
sisting Of ~. A. Grevstad, o. II. b. Ja-
Ecobson and T.. ]. Siljan, reported the
following resolutions which were,
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, u common country is
engaged a just and righteous war
for American and human rights; and
whereas the reply of the President of
the United States to the note Of the.
Pope adequately expresses the wal
aims n peace terms OF. America: be
1t resolved by the Danish
Press association assembled in annual
meeting in the city Of Fergus Falls.
~ That we express our entire
confidence in the wisdom and vigor
of the government In this supreme CRIT
sis in h history of our country and
rejoice in the unanimous and whole
hearted support Of its war