The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-29
FRAZIER TELLS
SOLDIERS STATE
BACKING THEN
Governor, Speaking at Bis
n1arck Farewell, Lauds
War As Just

Bismarck, n. D., Sept. 29.-Bis-
marck said farewell to members Of
the Second battalion, First North
Dakota Infantry, and to members Of
the two Bismarck companies Of the
two North Dakota regiments, and
the Second Regimental band. at
big celebration last evening, address
ed by Governor Frazier, Mayor A. w.
Lucas and Col. Frank White, Seco4d
North Dakota Infantry.
Governor Frazier, in his address,
proclaimed the war just and most
righteous, and declared that North
Dakota would stand squarely behind
her boys throughout their trials.
Colonel White reviewed at some
length the history of the North Da-
kota regiments, and declared that
Governor Frazier had stood behind
the regiment. and that the boys
would be behind him.
Governor Frazier. in his address,
said:
THE time Is come when farewells
must be said-when fathers, moth
ers, wives and sweethearts must
braveIy bid Godspeed to those who
are dearest to them. This is not
only true here in Bismarck but all
over the state and all over the ma
ton. The heartache that each of
you feel can be multiplied a million
times to express the grief that is
felt tonight throughout this coun-
try. And yet, mingled with all the
sorrow is the justifable feeling of
pride in the breast Of every soldier
and in the heart OF every relative
and friend.
You soldiers may feel proud
that you are going at your coun-
try's call to fight for the best
the world. You may well be
proud that you represent a ma
ton that has ever stood for
right, for independence and
equality. You may well be proud
that you are going to tight for
the flag that has never known
disgrace, for the flag that has
never known defeat, and for the
nag that never will know defeat
as long as good red blood flows
in the veins Of the American
people. You may we'll be proud
that your nation did not plunge
headlong into this war without
cause or reason. but that she
waited until there was just cause,
until she was sure she was right
anu lECu went Al Win a OCNGA ~
ination that has won the respect
of the world.
you NAV well be proud that we
have a president at the head Of these
United States who has the courage
to declare that we must have free
dom and democracy for all the world
and that there shall be no term OF
peace on any other grounds.
Fight for q just Cause.
And you, parents. wives and
friends of these young men may
well be proud that they are going to
fight for a just cause of world afree@
dom and democracy. You may well
be proud OF the record the North, Da-
kota boys have made in the past and
there is not the slightest reason to
doubt that we will be proud of their
record in the future.
Boys, we are not worrying IN the
least about the record you will make.
We know that you realize that the
uniform you wear is a badge Of honor
and that when you donned that uni
form you pledged yourselves to de-
fend that honor to the best Of your
ability. You represent our great
state and our great nation and we
want every man who goes to the
front to feel that all of the people Of
the state and Of the nation are back
of you. The humblest soldier of
whatever rank, who goes to the
front, will achieve a diskinction and
honor that will surpass anything that
any of us who stay at home can hope
to attain no matter what we do. Your
honor will live after you in the mem
DRY of those you love and Of those
who love you. There will be a mem
DRY to be cherished by future gem
erations.
Why should we not expect you to
make a record? You have for your
officers men of experience-the best
that can be found. They are men
who are in this work because they
believe it their patriotic duty. They
are men who are interested in the
welfare Of your boys and they will
see that you are justly treated and
properly taken care Of. And officers,
/ want you to ~realize that these
young men who are going from North
Dakota are as good and as clean
set of young men as can be found
anywhere.
Pleads TO Red Cross.
They are the pride OF our state.
We entrust them to your care and
we know that you viii do your best
Ohicers and men must cooperate and
we know you will succeed because of
stay at home are going to do what
has already been accomplished in
providing for your welfare and in
assisting the Red Cross. We feel that
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