The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-21
DEMOCRACY IN
DANCER; WORLD
FACING CRISIS
All That Believe in Republican
Form of Government Have
Fought for Imperiled.
RUSSELL SOUNDS CALL
FOR RALLY TO CAUSE
Hour Has Struck for Final De-
cision Between Autocracy
and Humanity.

cision Between Autocracy
and Humanity.
"All that our fathers have tough
and died for; all that men and wOme,
have fought and died for since tn,
world began; all that is worth livinl
for stands imperiled today in thi.
greatest and final struggle between
democracy and autocracy,' Charlie!
Edward Russell dramatically informed
an audience which filled the Auditor
ium last evening.
I'VE are in the midst of the las,
decisive conflict between two grea,
conceptions of government that never
again can abide in the same world
Between these ideas from the yer,
beginning there has been conflict.
"IF AUTOCRACY WINS IN THIS
WAR THE WORLD GOES BACK TC
THE DARKEST OF THE DARK
AGES.
NOW is THE GREAT DECISIVE
MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF
II U MANITY." "
And some of the factors which
threaten a decision for aut0cracy are:
Pacifists, traitors, copperheads, the
fools and the inefficient who have beer
elevated to public Office.
These men; the things they say;
the things they stand for, are, being
used by Germany's gigantic machine
to convince Russian democracy that
no democracy exists in America; that
this is a war of the munition makers
that the munition makers, having
made their pile, are ready to make
their peace; that American people are
not with the American government; ;
that American desires, or will, be
forced to seek a separate peace. ~"
"Thanks to the pacifsts, we arc
without tools Of defensive have
nothing but our courage, and OUR
BARE HANDS," said Pussell.
10 II Rich Mans War? .l~a.,
Is this a rich mans war;" he asked
the workers who formed large per-
centage of his audience.
''Since when have the rich made
war on autocracy?
what have the rich to fear from
autocracy?
''Who have always been first to suf-
fer from oppression, tyranny and in
justice-things inseparable from au-
tocracy-the rich? No. Autocracies
respect wealth. and they protect it.
1t is the poor that bear the burden.
"Who benefits most from that great
instrument Of democracy, the ballot
box? 81
'Is it the rich, or Is It you, work.
ers, who can hope for no future re-
form except through the ballot: who
can expect no betterment but through
the ballot? II
at is democracy that protects tho
worker; it is democracy that stands
between the worker and oppression,
and THAT DEMOCRACY STANDS IN
IMMINENT DANGER OF DESTRUC-
TION!
"You stand right here and now, this
very night, in danger Of losing 1t.
"The Italian situation is intensely
serious. The next news you will re-
ceive from Italy will tell of the fall
of Venice. 1t is practically impos-
sible for the French and British to
get enough men to the Italian lines in
time to save the day. | am convinced
Italy is out of it, Then Germany will
attack France from the south. France
will be held as in vise.''
All Hinges on Russia.
"In this emergency" said Russell.
Everything depends on Russia, and
in Russia, the newest or all democra'
cies, democracy is undermined by the
assiduous dissemination Of lies about
the United States. 80.
German spies are using extracts
from disloyal American newspapers,
many of them owned by Germans.
"They are using resolutions from
copperhead, pacifist peace conferences.
They are. quoting statements from
traitor senators and representatives
in congress.
THAT is the principal reason why
the Russian army is not fighting to-
day. That is the reason Won Macken-
sen has been able to pour German
and Austrian troops in on Italy and
oyerwhelm her. He knows the Rus
sian army will not fight because the
Russian people do not want it to
fight, and the Russian people do not
want their army to fight because the
German spy system has undermined
their confidence in the democracy
which they first looked to for leader
ship.
America Sole Hope.
when Italy falls there is not one
particle of hope in any other direction.
God has selected us for this task. II
| know Americans as l think l do.
there is not true American who will
falter
Whatever shall be required of US
to keep that flame of freedom burning
in the world, that we shall give.
But we must stand united.
1--WE must cast out from among US
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