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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
HOLDING ON GRIMLY

Ls@ than three years ago Germany had vthens Of .
RAPID march through Belgium. the smashing Of French
resistance. the capture Of Paris within q month. the fore
Ing Of q peace which would leave France little better
than an outlying ossnaa province. . swing across the
country to the H,nahn frontier and the obstruction of
the Russian military pewsr. Thus she would become
mistress Of continental Europe. Then would GENE her
Onslaught asanst oosat Britain. with whom she would
deal singly. Then, with the armies Of her continental
nol1hbors put out sf commission ana the British navy
accounted for, and with America exposed. unprsparsd
and dsfsnseless. Germany would have been mistress Of
the world. It was An attractive dream to men who had
been trained in the spirit Of military assression. ana
who had tmbibed the doctrine that German might was
a law unto itself.
To those who aooepted that Doctrine SUCCESS must
have seemed oertatn- For moro than a generation tho
powers Of a peculiarly able ana rssoureeful people had
been devoted to the creation OF . great machine. unpar-
nMeled in Its proportions and its psrfections. in which
every resource Of the nation. every element Of applied
science brought to its highest terms, had been organised
with this one end n view. No such organization had
ever before bsen effected Or contemplated by man.
To-day. after nearly three years OF warfare, the most
cheering message that the German government has to
give the German people IL that this or that village, or
this or that section Of line lis still IN our possession"
Thers 10 no talk Of advance. Month after month there
has hssn retreat, and to explain retreat the government
had tnvontsd stories Of great strategic movements. IN
the meantime Germany has succeeded in array1ng the
world against her. She has begsared herself, alenated
her friends. and now her military commanders are mere
" hanging on srimly as best they can. unable to advance.
afraid to retire. with certain defeat staring them in the
taos. Tho dream Of world empire has been rudely
shattered.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
RED CROSS INTEREST

The evidences of. interest in the organization and
work Of the Red Cross have been highly satisfactory
to those In Grand Forks who took the initiative In the
organisation of the local chapter, and they demonstrate
that the step taken was in perfect accord with the spirit
Of the community.
The membership committee Is actively at WORK, and
many individuals are volunteering as members every day
without waiting to be visited by the members Of the
committee.
Just as rapidly as possible the actual work Of the
society viii be organized. This will take time, and
sufficient time will be given to it to make certain that
all the steps taken are in accord with the regulations of
the national society, for these regulations are based on
a wide and varied experience, and are intended to direct
all work into its most useful and productive channels.
The value Of the organization has never been shown
more clearly than in connection with work of the Rcd
Cross. Always there have been many individuals who
were willing and anxious to aid in the relief of distress,
whether that arising from war Of from great disssters
of other kinds. But when emergencies arose this work
was necessarily taken up in a haphazard way, informa.
ton as to the needs was lacking, and both individuals
and seperate local societies were working at cross pur-
poses, with nothing to harmonic and unity their efforts.
of its operations make possible the economies which
Transportation problems are simplfied. Experts in gem
useful and what will not All material Is standardized,
lection of odds and ends none Of which fit in with an
other. In these ways waste Of effort and waste of mater
ials are eliminated The society is one of the most benet-
icent on earth, and it cannat be given too hearty
support.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02

powerful htant tendencies. over which
they have NJ control, and whose very
existence they do not suspect."<. And
I add. with the change Of a single
word, that he added: 1T IL 10 with
Germany. The people Of Germany are
going upon a current which exists
without their voliton."
The American socialists indiffer-
ence to the European struggle puzzles
me-. I should have thought that any
with . single particle Of social
justice In hts blood would be aaame
with wrath against Z system which
ma snslaved men, murdered children,
ana violated women. IL social Justice
a vital conviction worth fighting for
n dying for, OF is It but a gentle
sentiment and a pleasing vision only
worthy talking about and writing
ABOUT: That seems to ne the question
Wnich Is put to America today, and
! am glad with a devout gladness that
america 10 preparing to show the
Worid that she has not lost tho self-
sacrincins faith Of her fathers in the
inailenao Die right Of every ma to life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness,
Lyman Abbott.
tury and After" by J. Ellis Barker.
an English writer born ana sducated
In Germany.
2-of the 3s7 seats in the reich.taR
Prussia has 235, or about three-6fths
OF the whole number, ana in the par-
liament Of Prussia the largest tax.
payers-that 10, the comparatively few
% the h men-choose as many
electors as the great mass of laborers.
"A. Lawrence Lowell. GOVERNMENTS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
NJ ORGANIZATIONS

The statement is often made that those who have
written and spoken against policies framed BY the aFSan1-
GERS of the Non-Fartisan league oppose tho Organization
OF farmers. II there has been a sentence published
against the organization by farmers Of such associations
as they believed to be necessary for the promotion Of
the attention OF this paper. Certainly no such sentence
has ever been published in The Herald. For years be-
fore anyone dreamed Of a Non-Tartisan league The
Herald gave publicity at every Opportunity to the bene-
fits which were possible from tho organization Of pro-
ducers Of farm and similar products both from the stand
point Of increased production at lower cost and from
that of marketing in a more advantageous manner.
Thousands Of such organizations have been organ
lied for activity in local fields, and their success or fail
ure have been governed by exactly the same clements
that have governed the success OF failure Of privately
owned institutions, namely, the integrity and capacity of
the MANAGEMENT and the business Judgment shown in
the conduct of the operations. This applies to elevators.
creameries, fruit associations, and in fact with everything
thai has to do with food products.
In the field OF grain marketing many local elevators
are owned by their farmer patrons. Many Of them nave
been very successful. There is no reason why the num-
Der should not be greatly increased, There Is no lack of
capital for such enterprises, Nor is there any reason that
the cooperative marketing should not be extended to
the terminals, as it is now being extended by the Equity
society. If there is need for more and larger eleva-
tors, they can be built. If there is need for q flour mill,
or several Of them, capital can be found for them As
soon as it is fairly demonstrated that these Is a reason-
able prospect of their success.
Such activities are entirely within the scope OF the
farmers field, and We know Of no opposition that has
ever been offered to them. What many people do oppose
Is the entrance by the state itself, without experiment
building Of expensive structures and the immigration OF
costly enterprises, which, if they fail, will entail heavy
losses, not only upon those for whose special benefit they
Wero instituted, but upon all the taxpayers OF the state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02

subcommittee have been appointed
and the various men in the commits
sion will deal specially with matters
in which they have had wide expert
enee.
AS a result Of tho severance OF Ger
man relations, many changes must be
made N the personnel Of the railway
and custom staff. The commission has
decided that Germans employed on
the railways must surrender their po-
sittons, because Of the close connection
OF transportation with any possible
war operations. In the customs serv-
ice It will not be so easy to discharge
the German employees because Of tho
treaties in which neutrals are Just as
much interested as belligerenm It IL
quite likely that Germans holding re-
sponsible positIons will be asked TO
leave the customs service, while those
having merely clerical places viii DO
retained for the time being.
The International affairs commits
sion Is devoting much time to the dis
cussion of the conditions expected to
exist after the war and Is moving
with great caution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
THE N0RMANDEN,S ANNIVERSARY

Three representative bodies. the Commercial club,
the Ad club and the Retail MerohantsF association, unit
ed last night In q pleasant gathering to celebrate the
thirtieth anniversary Of the founding Of the Normanden
and the twenty-fourth anniversary Of tho acquisition of
the paper by its present head, P. Q. Thorson.
The Normaudsn hos grown from small beginnings
until, for several years. It has been by far the most gen
orally read Of the Scandinavian languass papers in this
territory, and one Of the most influential on the conttn-
ent. It has filled an important place In the life OF the
great community which It serves, and It has filled that
place we'll. To thousands Of our people 1t has been the
chief medium through which pleasant recolleetions Of
the land OF their origin were kept fresh and green, and,
while performing this useful work 1t has preached in
cessantly tho doctrine Of sturdy Auarioanism.
Mr.. Thosson has demonstrated In the management
Of his paper unusual aptitude for the work which he has
chosen. Ills efforts to serve his readers have benefited
them and have brought him financial success The Her
aid extends its congratulations and its best wishes for
the future.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
PROSPERITY OF
ITALY DEPENDS
ON ENGINEERING
Marsh Lands Must be Reclaimed.
and Serni-Asid Tracts Must be
Irrigated After War. .

the Xssceiesed Press.9 3 presp.9 Z.
ty Of Italy after the wal depends up
on the solution Of three great engi-
necrinE PROBLEMS in the opinion Of
Professor Luigi Luigi. president Of
the Italian Society of Civil Engineers.
These three problems he stated in an
address here this week, ars: The
reclamation Of marsh lands. the irri-
cation Of semi-arid tracts, and the
more complete utilization Of water
power. especially in the production Of
chemical fertilizers for the soil.
The chief Interest Of the United
is found in his statement that 1t viii
require large sums Of foreign capital,
ON Of which Italy hopes to draw
from America
Seek Better Conditions.
During the last Ave Year, Of
peace" q Professor Luigi, nearly
100000 OF the best elements Of our
rural population left their native VII
lagos to seek better conditions Of labor
middle Europe. This excess Of emigra-
ton is q drawback to the progress Of
Italy and Of the Latin RACES, as France
has no increase at all in her popu1a-
ton, while the Teutonic races increase
very rapidly.
T reduce emigration IL 10 nsoes-
sary, TO offer to intending emigrants
dtttons. This can be done by develop.
Ing the natural resources Of Italy,
many Of which are still lying dormant
or are not yet completely utilized.
Methods Should DO Improved.
BY improving agricultural moth
DDS. putting In cultivation land that
now lies idle-either through excess
nf uyafar n~ fNr 1oNL - -$ e. ~,
draining marshes ana irrisahng many
semi-arid regions. especially In the
south, lands now almost sterile would
be blessed by the most luxuriant
crops. Also hy~dro-electrtc power
should be utilized better for the pro-
duction Of nitrates and other fertiliz-
er:i and for developing many indus
tries connected with agricultural pro.
ducts. =,
There should also be better means
OF transport, by rail, by road, and by
water. The sanitary and social condi-
tons Of the rural centers Of popula-
ton should be improved by better
water supplies, better sewage, better
housing. and better schooling.
Important Ensineeeine Work.
"All these problems involve num-.
erous and important engineering
works, n require large initial out
Ing yearly interest, in about thirty to
fifty years"
Upon the development Of u
natural resources along tho lines I
have Indicated" concluded the Pro.
lessor, depends the possibility Of re-
100000 to 100000 8 INHABITANTS,
which Is necessary to the Brtdsh-Lat.
in-Slav union to keep peace in Eu-
rope. Outside financial cooperation 10
Of course a desideratum. Towards this
cooperation we must tend all our ef-
forte ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
A. d. NINETEEN

(That ever a minor American poet
had q prophetic vision of tho future
is shown by the following poem writ
ten by the late Madison Cawein Of
Kentucky, in 1900, and printed in his
Weeds by the Well":)
War and Disaster. Famine and Pes
vaunt-couriers Of tho Century that
.oomas!
Behold them shaking their tre-
mendous plumes
Above tho world! where all the air
grows dense
With rumors Of destruction and q
ms
cadaevrous, Of eorpsss AID Of
tombs
Predestined: whils-lIke monsters
in the glooms-
BFistling with battle. sh4dowy and
The Nations rise In wild apocalypse.
Whore now the boast earth makes
Of civilization?
Its brag Of Christ1anity?-In vain
We seek to SEQ them In the dread
: OF hell and horror. all tho devasta-
ton
OF death triumphant on the hills of
slain.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
THE KAISER DID IT

(From Minneapolis Jou.uaa.)

SSNN &~Ne%
The pivot upon which the whole
Bismarckian policy turned wa
friendship with Russia- Although
that consummate statesman preferred
a league Of the three empires. Id
could not formally establish It: 20 he
made a secret agreement with Rus
sia. although openly bound to Vienna.
Even his triple alliance did not for
bid close relationship with Russia, and
the GEAR underntood that the chanoel-
lor, as long as he remained. was guar
anty that friendship between Germany
and Russia was Berlin's paramount
consideration.
But young William II had not been
I'VE years kaiser before he had forced
Russia to an unnatural alliance with
the French republic, tho ono sventu-
ality which Bismarck's whole skin
had strfven to prevent Tho kaiser
wrecked the whole Biasnarcktan pol
icy and started on one Of his own,
which inevitably made Russia implac-
able and ENGLAND suspicious Bis
nnarck crowded in the woods to the
day OF his death. He foresaw what
the new policy must provoke.
The subsequent alisnments In Bu-
rope, the present war, and the revolu-
ton In Russia, are direct CONSEQUENCES
Of the alliance between the French
republic and the Russian autocracy
which the kaiser thus compelled.
Tho car, forced, against his dynas-
Ito proclivities, to strike hands with
a republic, helped to dig the pit into
which his house hal now fallen. For,
whereas Russian intollectualism and
youth had derived their inspiration
from German thinking, Russian
youths thronsed to the schools Of Pa
ris, soaked in French literature and
thought A whole Russian generation
has been educated by French culture.
And French capital ousted German.
e~nergized Russian industry, formed
indissoluble financial ties between
French banks and Russian enter
prise.
1t might hAve been otherwise. very
have prevailed. Russia might have
sian fashion, ana the philosophy Of
Hegel and Treitschke, the militarism
Of Clausewitz and Moltke, the Q
nomios Of a socialtzed absolutism
might have pervaded Russia Then
Hohenxollern ana Ronanod. march
ing together might have imposed
their system on Europe and Asia.
The kaiser destroyed that Mkeli-
hood. He alienatsd the CAL and turn
cd Russia over to French influences.
He wa tho restorer Of France e q
cultural force. At last, entanglsd in
a net Of his own deviGng. he sought
release. He more than any man, L.
responsible for the great releasing Of
democratic sentiment throughout
Europe. and with that no Will have to
reckon soouer or later within his OWE
dominionA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
THE wREE ANTS

KAhiU Gibran In The Are1.
Three ants met on the nose OF .
man who was lying asleep in the sun.
And after they had saluted one anoth-
or, each according to The custom Of
his tribe, they stood there conversins.
Tho nrst ant nld. These bills and
plains are the most barren I have
known. I have searched all day for
grain Of some sort, and there II
none to be found"
Said the second ant, II too have
found nothing, though ! have visited
every nook and glade: This e, I be-
lieve, what my people call the soft
moving land where nothing grows."
Then the third ant raised his head
and said, my friends, We are stand
ing now on the nose Of the supreme
Ant, the mighty and infinite ant,
whose body Ia 10 groAt that We can
not 500 1t, whose shadow Is % vaee
that we cannot trace it; and Hs IL
omnipresant."
when the third ant spoke thus tina
other ants looked at each other and
laughed.
At that moment the man moved and
in, his sleeo Nisod Ids hand ana
scratched his moss md The thres ants
VAN oeuahs4.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
COMMITTEE N
IN CHINA TO AID
THE GOVERNMENT

Yea1nE May 2-(Corraspondsnce
Of tas Associated Prsss9-anoe tho
Ebreakine OF Of diplomatic relations
with Germany, an international a41airs
oommissdon has been created to I'd
~ the premier and the president
sinpon International questions of mo-
mant This committee at present con-
saast1 a. hftsen members, practically
III Of whom are elderly men with
.N4de experience in onotal AFFAIRS.
sAGo1lAer Tuan Chi-jui IL chairman OF
he co6nmittee- DIR. WI Tng-fang,
~ Minister Of foreign afnar1, La
G1b0ag-hsiang, former minister Of for
nsafnairA Hsung Hsi-ling, former
sD1onfsr, and Tao Ju-lin. former vice
sGRanistsr OF foreign affairs, are among
q Amendment members Of the COM
1lGGoe6n.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02

"!tnout government consent. The
whole educational system Is admirably
devised to educate the few to govern
and the many TO be governed.
such Is the constitution Of Germany.
the emperor rules Prussia; Prussia
rules Germany; and now Germany n
attempting to rule the world.
That this is the attempt of GERMANY
inc outlook has heretofore made
GEAR to It's readers by quotations from
OF German thought and rul-
ers in the German state. One n,,ota-
ton must suffice here: "Germanvn
says Professor OSWALD, thanks r.
ner genius for organization or soc,.i
einciency. has attained a state Of civ.
ilization far higher than that Of ali
other peoples. This war viii IN w..
future compel these other peoples to
participate. under the form 81 Ca
man social efficiency, in a civiliza t;o,
higher than their own. W.,
ASK me what 1t il that GERMANY WV ts
wen. Germany wants to o%rsantzs
europe. Tor up to now Europe has
never been organized."3
In this attempt Of GERMANY 70 con
pei the free nations of the earth =.
throw away their hard learned lih.u'
ties ana accept Germany's autocrat io
system you have urged America ~
aca4iesce. or, II you have not ~
s,vely protested against America.
enterlne into the war. you have ~.
aev3oAeed nor entrance. Government
OF tho people. by the people. and ~
you. Why? appeal 10
Do you think that overtime and
derpay Of laborers is unjust ~ az IN
lea. but the ~enslavement ana nner
tauon OF iabcrers is just in R.,.irp",
70 work IN mines and factories q.
mot9ers and wives ia wrong In Au..
!ca' out giving them over 10 H.. ,sa
Gms OF criminal lust Ia allowah,.' AZ a.
beiei0m! That child labor o;,sht IN
% . against in America ~, :"
cnAie murder ought to. be- vinE.s out
N belgium? Or do you thinH 49,. at
yusuoe 10 worth voting for ~. ' nst
wortn nghttng for? Docs the ~. uot
nc spectacle Of a battlefield annas-
% o o horrible than the sn.o'
~. oa tyranny unresisted, wrons
onpunisned? II 80. 1 do not arras
~ ~ y0u. ine Battle Of the Marna
futile revolution of 1a49 n 60 20 the
Inc French revolution is hess an many;
man the Bourbon despotism %sul
nat revolution destroyed. ""'cn
! 90 not Judge the Germans. Tho,
are the victims Of . tyranny v tmey
oeaaiy influence they did not susnoa.
nunored years Of autocratic edpos
, s.%n nas uansformed tho Germanv
II moi Of pe act;en IN liberty Of thought,
that society must he "n.en
lzeo into two classes-one otsa
the saddle and bride thai - msa to
driven. the other trained to ,hn De
n the spur that 1t may drvs 1oot
Henry Ward Beecher seid a. what
3 ! repeat here with = YEAR
appheauon:. As 4 ship NAV ~
ried oy an unknown and unn,s . ga.
current far out Of it, trseS Sspected
from TIE tntsnt Of ID master. =" ~ way
os ottsnaaAts aFs carried r.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
QUITE True

One Of tho attractions of the church
fete was q fortune tellsr's tsnt
A Lady took hor 10 year old red
haired, freokled son inside. Tho
women Of wisdom bent over the
crystal ball.
your son win be . very dhtin-
she murmursd In daep, mystsrtous
toneA
"Oh. how nics!" sushed the proud
mother. And what win he be dis
ungulshsd fort"
For cid ass." replied the fortune
'te1Slg. a0WN-KnAIv1llb. sentinel ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
WHERE HE FELL DOWN.

Eye think q mo lot Of Shakes
peare7"
II do, 1ir." was the reply.
Ar y think he was mar clever
than R2bbis Burns?"
why. there's no comparison be-
tween them-
Maybe, no: but 70 tan us 1t was
the head that weu CROWN Now,
Rabbie wuaid nsvsr has nc nonsense
a that.
-Nonssnse. SRI" thundered tho
other.
"Aye, last nonsense. Rabbae would
hae kent fine that a king or queen
either disna gang to bed WI a cron
on their head. He'd hae kent they
hang it over the back q . ohaty.s-
RAi1aAelIhie I1dSeR-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-02
What They Say
GIVE HIM TIME.

tFrom Minneapolis Journal.)
That eminent ~referendiac, Senator
La Toilette. wasted two hours OF the
SenA1e's Inn arguing for a referen-
dunn on selective CONSUMPTION. Why
not Q referendum Of taxpayers on the
p1y1nent Of taxes? and a referendum
o. children on going to school?