The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-04
war RISK BILL
Is APPROVED BY
INSURANCE Head

A. F. CoIwelI, state manager of the
Union Central Life Insurance Co.,
returned this morning from st. Paul
where he attended a joint meeting OF
the st. Paul and Minneapolis Life
Underwriters associations. In the
evening a banquet was served in the
Minnesota club. in honor of the honor
guest Of the evening, Lawrence Prid-
dy. of New York, president of the
National association of Life Under
writers, which was very largely at
tended despite the unpleasant condi-
lions in the downtown district due
to the street railway strike. MIR.
Colwell addressed the assembly prior
to the address of Mr.. Priddy on the
question of the Northwest Congress
Convention which is to be held in
Fargo next summer. and received the
unanimous pledge of the two asso-
Citations as well as a large percentage
Of their members individually to do
their part to make the convention
the greatest ever. Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota Life Underwriters win
as usual be represented and the
congress promises to be an excellent
event, not only for the life insurance
men of the northwest, but particular
ly for Fargo and the state of North
Dakota.
President Priddy was given a
grand reception upon rising to ad-
dress the banquet. Mr.. Priddy is a
natural "spell~binder' and held his
audience for two hours at close at
tention, while he poured out his AZ
centimetre" appeal to the insurance
men of the northwest to take their
AvNn ~ Euk l.. - H..
the prosecution of every principle
that would assist the government to
win the war. He stated that IL was
up to the insurance men OF the ma
ton to see that every soldier sailor
and nurse understood the govern
ment's plan of protecting them while
they fought in defense OF their coun-
try, and to further see that each and
every one carried the established
limit before setting sail for France.
He pointed out that the Government
Insurance Co, when completely or
ganized, which would not be until
next February, would be Ave times
as large as the three largest life COM
panies in the world. and the greatest
company in existence, stating en-
phatically that this government bin
had the unqualified support OF the
underwriters of the nation.
In the preparation and completion
Of the war risk bill, Mr.. Priddy has
been in close conference almost con-
tinually with the secretaries Of the
treasury and war at Washington, and
those departments have been con-
tinually calling upon him to furnish
men for service in the carrying on
or this great plan. He urged that
life men everywhere make 1t their
business to see that wrong informa-
ton was not given to these young
men who go forth to fight our battles,
and that they see to it, that those
who would enter the various can
comments and lie about and mis-
represent the governments plan Of
protection, be Immediately appre-
hended, and dealt with.
President Priddy praised the great
organization Of National Life Under
writers, and pointed out that their
services must be given up to the
country in the coming loan cam
paigns. He also urged that every
effort be made to place before the
people of the country the value as
well as need of a unified patronage
OF the government savings scheme,
and made it a point to buy yesterday
in st. Paul one of the bonds and
savings certificate. which was the
first opportunity he had had to dose.
Mr.. Priddy left for Chicago, where
he will address another meeting,
when he will return to Washington
to confer with government officials
on the new tax measures.