The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-14
MRS. O. HARE SEN
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men and no body of women can re-
sist the verdict thus rendered by the
great majority of the people Of this
nation without becoming rebels. out.
laws, and-in view OF the present
stress of the AUTHORIZATIONS. NJ
.,-. "A nation divided against itself can
nat stand-it must fall, And If this m.
ton falls, In its ruins will lie, blasted
forever, the most glorious hopes that
ever brought joy to the hearts OF
men. 1t is time that we should come
to common, definite understanding.
This nation is trying to preserve the
rights and the liberties OF men; not
the rights and libertiesssof the rich
and the powerful, but the rights and
the liberties Of the common people.
We are trying to save Il1M destruc:
ton the sacred rights OF humanity
for which our lorefatherS fought and
died.
And in this dark hour we are proud
that we have as our commander in
chief a man who by the common con-
sent Of mankind, except our enemies,
Is the most dominant champion of hui
man rights in the world. And the
American people will notgpermit him
to be lnSul,ei by the false, vicious
and contemplate charge. that ne is
the tool OF graft or greed, or that he
permitted this war to be. brought up
on us by the Morgans, the Rockefel-.
lers, the bankers, the capitalistic
class, the munitiOn makers, or the
profiteers Of the nation. Those whose
ideas and feelings as to this war are
opposed to the policy of the govern
ment-the small but egotistical min.
GRITTY who do not agree with the great
mass of the American people in their
determination to win this war-this
minority must yield to the earnest,
eloquent appeal of the president for
unity OF action and thought and pur-
pose-they must submit or they will
be crushed by the majestic power OF
the nation which will not tolerate
traitors, no matter under what name
they may try to hide their treason.
American sons are not going to allow
their mothers to belikened unto brood
sows. and American fathers and mo-
theirs are not going to submit 20 hav-
ing their sons assigned to no more
glorious destiny than that of fertiliz.
or TOR French soil.
The American people are not going
to stand idly by. and see these ooys
that are marching away to the front
shot in the backs by towards and
traitors. This nation is willing to
hight the enemy in front-she is will
ing 20 fight the assassins of the air.
the pirates of the sea. the masters of
the most brutal and dia5olical savag-
cry which the world ever saw-this
nation is willing to fight all this. but
she will not consen: to be stabbed in
the back. and wouldlbe assassins
might as well realize that they must
sheath their knives or submit to ex-
termination.
This is a nation Of free speech: but
this is time of sacrifice. when mo-
theirs are sacrificing their sons, when
all men and women who are not at
heart traitors are sacrificing their
time AMI their hard earned money in
defense Of the flag. Is it too much
to- ask that for the time being men
shall suppress any desire which they
may have TO utter words which may
ten dto weaken the spirit. or destroy
the faith and confidence of the PEG
pie
This is not the time to stir up par
ty strife, 1t is not the time to be sep
rated into groups Of Republicans and
Democrats and Socialists, nor into !
groups Of Protestanss and Catholics
and Jews II is not the time for !
groups of Germans and French and
Irish and Poles and Scandinayians /!
and Russians. 1t is time when all |
men and women must be Americans |
lighting side by side for American
rights and American ideals; and any
body who interferes with this unity is |,
giving aid and comfort to the enemy |