The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
HotD Red BIooded Americans ~,
Between Ages of 80 and so May
Win War, Suggested by George AIDE

Advice to Americans between the
ages of 80 and so on How to Help
Win the War is given thus by
George AIDE:
While the war is on, the active
work in support Of the boys at the
front will be shouIdered cheerfully
by men and women a little too old
for acrobatic service but not yet
frosted at the temples.
They will supply part OF the
money and most of the pep" needed
TO supply and encourage a huge army
in the field.
1t Is for them to realize that we
have passed the period of doubling
and question answering.
"Hustling Supplantins Conversation"
We have come to the days when
hustling must supplant conversation.
1t was all right six months ago to
spare an hour a day in trying to
convince some one with a vacant eye
and dark mind that we were real
ly justified in accepting the insolent
challenge thrown at us by Germany.
You are to be forgiven, II. even
four months ago, you spent valuable
time trying to convince a sluggish
minority that
First Government bonds are a
safe investment.
Second. Pro- German propaganda
are to be hit in the head.
Third. The allies are to be trusted.
Fourth. The Red Cross Is above
suspicion and does not obtain either
money or knitted goods under false
pretenses.
Fifth. All takes which have been
levied are justified by extraordinary
and unprecedented conditions.
Sixth. This is not a rich mans
war; IL was not precipitated by any
Wall Street influence; it is not con-
cerned over private Investments; 1t
is not a grand benefit for munition
makers.
Seventh. Fair promises have no
value when they are made by a
criminal who finds himself backed
into q corner.
Eighth. The men in our training
camps and aboard transports and
stationed somewhere in France are
being safeguarded as American
soldiers never before We're looked af-
ter, as regards wholesome food, prop
er sanitation, prevention OF disease,
and moral guidance.
You'll Find EN- Everywhere.
Why enumerate further?
Abe Martin met a Teller down in
Brown county that never heard of
Tony Pastor, and we have a tax
payer in our township who thinks
the world is fiat. and you can find
cabaret performers in New York city
who don't believe there is such a
place as Iowa, and clairVoyants still
find customers. and you can name
people who will consult a patent
medicine "ad." in preference to a
doctor, and old Jethro Tilford, over
in Shelby township. carries dried
up potato TO keep off the rheumatism.
In every community you will find
a contrary minded sediment of the
human race-people who keep them
selves somewhat in evidence by
noisily denying facts which are self
evident to all Of their neighbors
who happen to be in the full enjoy
ment of sanity.
They are somewhat like frogs, /. e.,
they make an awful noise in proper
ton to their number.
Mostly "Atmosphere Disturbers."
Now, liz you will take the trouble to
check up in your immediate neigh
borhood the people who, from the
beginning OF the war; have been fun
of doubts and questions and false
alarms, you viii dnd that they are
few in number and Of precious little
Importance, except as atmosphere
disturbances.
Also, did it ever occur to you:
That the man who had bought
most literally Of government bonds
never questioned the safety Of his
security7
That the woman who was knitting
the most socks and sweaters never
believed the silly stories about the
Red Cross being a crooked institu-
ton?
That the soldier boy about to
board q transport and join his COM
radea OF France and Great Britain
never was known to doubt the sim
certify OF the men with whom he was
soon 10 join shoulders2
No. indeed
All the walls and misgivings and
fish stories are put into circulation
BY . few picayune outsiders who