The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
DON'T WAIT FOR
ZEPPS TO AWAKEN
CITY, SAYS YOUNG
Declares Hope That Fargo
May Come to True Rea-
ization of War Needs
PLEADS FOR CITY
WIDE PATRIOTISM
Commercial Club Plan of
Centralized War Energy
Declared Sound

'Let us hope that 1t will not be
| necessary to drop Zeppelin bombs on
| Fargo in order to wake us up" de-
| clared Judge N. G. Young late yester-
day afternoon in kindling the flames
Of enthusiasm among the chairmen of
the Loyalty bureau, who started out
this morning in a whirlwind campaign
to "enlist" 500 men in the organization
and through which $4,000 fund will
be raised, at $40 a membership.
IF liberty is to survive we must do
the job not by hiring mercenaries, but
by the cooperation of more than l00,-
100000 people, each one doing his or
her part in backing the soldiers in the
ranks who have the bit in their teeth"
The judge explained the purpose of the
newly organized body of young men
stating that 1t was designed to give
the city and the state an efficiently
working body for the direction Of home
defense work.
Question of Service.
Heretofore we have thought of
luxuries and selfish enterprises" said
Judge Young, but today our country
is at war and we must not ask our
selves what he or she can do, but what
can best de to serve. The entire
view of life has been changed. Selfish
ambitions will have no place in the
United States now. We have reached
the time when real men and women
count. It is not question of honors
now but Of service. We must obey
orders.
"We entered this struggle at a
period when the scales were evenly
matched-when autocracy and democ-
racy were evenly balanced. We were
the thirteenth nation to plunge our
selves into the conflict that democ-
raoy and liberty might go on. His
tory shows that progress was never
made without fighting and sacrificing.
have been riding on bicycles in auto
mobiles and in airshIps since the close
of the Civil war. If we are not able
to rise to the crisis now we must admit
that democracy has been a failure and
that democracies are then destined to-
failures. Reports indicate that democ-
racy is not to die and, like the French
Long War in Prospect.
Judge Young told the men that they
have to stand shoulder to shoulder toI
accomplish efficiency. He stated that
1t will not be war to end within a
few months but that leading men Of
the nation believe that the war will
last at least two years from now. He
expressed alarm at the internal strug-
giles in Russia and the decentralization
ever the allies needed to be served by
the United States that it was at this
time. He said money must be subscribed
to the liberty loan fund and that the
food supplies must be given considera-
ton.
THE trouble is not all over in Ger
many" said Judge Young, "but it is
right here in America and in the Unit |
ed States, and even in Fargo. We have
between 100 and $50 families whose
head of the house is earning between
$3.50 and So a day and who have no
garden. We as members OF this loyal |
ty bureau must look after our people |
and build up strong defense at
home"
Benefits" Overworked.
p. w. Clemens, president of the |
bureau committee, presided. One Of
the questions raised in connection with
the discussion Of war problems was
the number of benefits" being given
in Fargo and other points near the !
city and printed as being under the |
auspices of the Red Cross, which is |
an overdose of patriotism by some one
who seemingly wants to make a haul
and probably never thinks of making |
the contribution to the society. In be- |
coming member of the Fargo Loyal
ty bureau one OF the gentlemen want |
ed to know how many Red Cross"
benefit tickets he would have to buy. |
It seems to be the opinion of the |
members present that this phase is |
being overworked and that the new
organization should take steps to bring
such entertainments to an end unless
authorized by the local Red Cross |
chapter.
The Loyalty bureau of Fargo, is an
annex to the Fargo Commercial club |
which has become the base of all the |
patriotic organizations of the city. The |
question was raised as to what dis
position would be made OF the funds, |
the president stating that they would |
be used in building up a home defense
and working shoulder to shoulder with
the Red Cross and other patriotic
organizations.
viii List Refusals.
One of the features in connection |
with the organization OF the league |
will be the speakers to be heard be- |
tween the first and the second shows
in the motion picture houses each |
evening, who will explain government
messages to the people in a forcible
and clear way. In the campaign for /
members this afternoon, each man will |
take down the name OF the person who |
refuses to take a card and this man
viii be reported to Secretary Hardy |
of the commercial club as zone Of the |
refusals."
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