The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
WILSON SENDS
STIRRING NOTE
TO WAR Al CROWD
5000 People from All Over the
Northwest Attend Monster 49,
Liberty Meeting.
,sT paul. AUDITORIUM IS
FILLED 70 OVERLOOKING
r. P. O'Ccnnor, Irish Leader, Tells
Assembly How 'England
Came to Us. -

ST Paul, MINI, NOV 'l7.-AS q DEM
onstration of the loyalty of Minnesota
and the whole northwest, 5000 per
sons, representing every county OF
this state and the other common
. wealths of the territory, gathered i'll
the auditorium here Friday and at
firmed their purpose to stand back OF
the government in it's prosecution OF
the war against Germany. The audi
ence, through the passage of a reso-
luton, affirmed it's determination to
see the war through to a success.
full conclusion and pledged it's support
in deeds, sacrifices and service as
a message from President Wilson,
read at the meeting, suggested.
From the President.
The message from the president was
as follows:
Nothing could be more significant
than your gathering to express the
loyalty of the great northwest. II 1t
were possible, l should gladly be with
you. You have come togetAer as the
representatives of that western elm
pire in which the sons OF all sections
Of America and the stocks of all the
nations of Europe have made the prai-
rte and the forse the home of new
race and the temple of new faith.
The time has come when that home
must, be protected and that faith af-
firmed in deeds, sacrifices and serv.
ices.
ut must come from every class, ev'
cry profession, every party, every
race, every creed, every section This
is not a bankers war or farmers
war or a manufacturers war or
labOring mans war. 1t is war of
every straight-out American, whether
the flag be his by birth or by adop-
ton. ..
1--WE are today nation in arms and
we must fight and. farm, mine and
manufacture, conserve food and fuel,
save and spend, to the one common
purpose.
..., See the Struggle Through.
1T, is to, be that the great north
west looks as once before that steadi-
ness Of purpose and firmness of deter
mination which shall see this strug-
gle through to a decision that shall
make the masters of Germany rue the
day they unmasked their purposes and
challenged our republic"
The speakers included T. P. O'Con-
nor, Irish member. of the British par
Lament; Carl Vrooman, assistant Sec
rotary Of agriculture, Senators Nelson
and Kellogg Of Minnesota, and the
Rev. Fr. Paul Perigord, formerly a
priest in this. state and now lieu.
tenant in the French army.
= mr.. O'Connor; taking as his text an
American flag, which was held in his
hand, .,dwelt on the opportunities af-
forded emigrants from Europe to this
country as the basis for loyalty
that should be untarnished by d.
vided allegiance.
washington warned against en-
tangling foreign alliances, a warning
not unnecessary in his time," said Mr..
O'Connor. Divided allegiance is 'Eu-
ropean ENHANCEMENT in its worst
form"
Reichstao Debating Society.
He declared the reichstag no more
than i debating society, and empha-
sized the freedom which the German
immigrant had found in this country,
said: -.
IF any German is foolish enough to
like the institutions of Germany bet
ter than those of this land, then let
him 60 back to his own country"
Either America has no right to en-
ter the war, Mr.. OConnor said, or she
must stay in the war until the things
that brought her into It are destroyed.
Mr.. OsConnor also addressed az
overflow meeting in Rice park, and
there told his hearers of his long
fight for, Irish freedom.
"Some people have charged that i
sold out to England" he said. 'The
truth is, did not 60 to the English
they came to me-"
Mr.. VrOoman told of the ravages
of grasshoppers in Kansas.
1--WE have voted $500, 100000 for an
airplane fleet that will ravage Ger
many as the grasshopners ravaged
Kansas he said, but we will not
drop bombs on hospitals or schools"
Senator Kellogg was cheered when I