The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-27
DEFEAT GERMANY
FIRST, DARROW'S
PLEA TO FARGO
.LABORING MEN
Working Men Have Most
to Fear if Germany
Should Win War
rs AMERICAS
WAR, HE SAYS
Loyal Legion of Fargo Will
Seek to Bring Gompers
To The City

'I was a pacifist before the United
States entered this world war, and ]
may be again, but not until after
Germany has been decisively beaten
and the world has been made safe
| for democracy" Clarence Darrow
Chicago attorney, champion OF labor
speaking under the auspices of La
boris Loyal legion of Fargo, told an
audience at the Fargo auditorium
Saturday evening. E. s. Elliott, tenn
porary chairman of the legion. pre-
sided.
The world will not be fit place
for, a working man, or for anyone
but a despot until Germany and her
autocracy have been crushed. No
working man could live in II, and en-
joy moment of his life.
There is only one answer that the
American laboring man can make to
the German menace, and that answer
is the one that General Grant made
TO General Lee at Appomattox in
1855 when the latter asked his
terms for surrender. General Grants
answer was unconditional surren-
DER
Mr.. Darrow, who was formerly
prominent in the administration Of
the Socialist party and who defended
the McNamara brothers in the FAM
Gus dynamite case at Los Angeles,
set at rest All douhtg Of his attitude
.tQward- aa "a 81 ax g bat
he was not going to defend the Min
nesota agitators charged with at
tempting To incite mutiny and dis
obedieneeS TO the military laws and
said that men who directly oppose
these laws or advised others to do
so should be punished.
For Free Speech, But
Il am for free speech always"
said Mr.. Darrow. land don't want
to see the time come when we will
lose that right for a minute. We
don't have to give up free speech
to win this war, but we must be
broad and calm. We must be sure
that man violates the law before
he is punished.
Some men will say harmful
things because they are misinform-
ed. others will do it maliciously. The
malicious should be punished, but
we must not put all the fools in Jail.
The jails would be too crowded.
Yes, the draft law is hard; it
calls for great sacrifices and to many
it may appear wrong, but this war
must be, won. Germany must be
completely whipped. No measure
should be neglected that will aid in
this menacing autocracy.
The German Kaiser says that he
gets his authority from God, and
that he is not responsible to the peo-
pie. Until such a despot is removed
there can be no peace in the world.
Urges Support of Labor.
"This is as much Americas war
as it Is the war of England or
France. Our own interests are just
rs much at. stake as are theirs.
Labor and organized labor are
very directly concerned. and should
give their whole-hearted support. It |
means the very life Of the labor
throughout the world |
There can be no liberality OF thought |
Il Germany wins"
May Hear Gonpers.
Offlcers of Labors Loyal legion of |
Fargo win make an effort to secure |
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor, for /
IN address here next month. Mr..
Gompers win be in the twin cities
Sept. s to Z, inclusive, and will be
asked to speak in Fargo Sept. s.
Theodore Roosevelt is to be in st.
Paul Sept. 81, and an effort will be
made to have him come to Fargo for
In address on Sept. 2S.
The formal organization meeting
If the legion win be called for the
after part OF the present week.