Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-20

going to quote from an Enslishman.
and one Of the greatest Of English
men, lest I be accused Of pro-0erman
sympathies at the outset), I read the
following on pages 43b-42e, Vol. 1:
Every American citizen lives In a
duality Of which Europeans. all ex-
cepting the Swiss and to some extent
the Germans. have no experience. He
lives under two governments and two
sets of laws. He Ia animated by two
patriotisms and owes two allegiances.
A state commands allegiance of its
treason against 1t. This power Of the
state has been rarely exercised, but
Its undoubted legal existence had
much to do with inducing the citizens
Of seeded southern states to follow
their state governments in the seces-
sion movement. They owed allegiance
to the state government as we'll as to
the nation. and since It was impossi-
BILE to be loyal to both state and ma
tion when the crisis arose.. they held
the earlier and nearer authority, the
state. to be paramount"
Again on page 40 of the same vol
ume, We read: "a man gains his ac-
tive citizenship Of the United States
only by becoming a voting citizen of
some particular state. Being such, he
is Immediately entitled to the nation
al franchise"
Some FAr.Fetched Conclusions
Now. it would seen, from the above
quotatjon-and the authority cannot
possibly be questioned-the author
being an Englishman. to question him
would certainly be high treason-that
our patriotism, while national in
scope. should, like charity. begin at
hN~aA Wa N,As1N.v -A 49, ~sO. 81
lesiance to the U. 8. A.. and this we
pledge u~nreservedly. but do we not
also owe 1t to the state of North Da-
kota? Was not u governor elected
by az substantial a majority in North
Dakota as Woodrow Wilson received
in the nation at large. or even by q
stronger majority in proportion to the
total numbers Of ballots cast? Ac-
cording to your great patriotic sheet,
any man who dares entertain any
u national policy. however. honest,
not In accord with tho administration.
Is ct once stigmatized as a TRAITOR
In this land dedicated by the best
blood Of our ~forefathers upon the
fundamental democratic principles Of
free thinking and free elaboration of
its sovereign citizens. But on the
same page and in the same epileptic
At of patriotism, our duly elected and
legally qualified state officers are
branded az TRAITORS "anarchists,'
"inf1dels," ETC., etc.
Can you justify your claim that our
governor Is q disgrace to the state?
Can you prove that he 10 an ~inveter-
ate liar, as your scandalous sheet has
clearly implied? And. again. suppose
you were able to produce all the
proofs for these seditious charges.
where do you get your authority to
criticize any M In authority? Arc
the American newspapers privileged
characters? The rest Of US are told
that this Is 4 serious time and that
We must shut our mouths and nav
wood" How about It. Mr.. Junkin ?
Will you kindly stand up and define
patriotism and treason for the guild
anc Of your humble readers lest they
90 astray? Come on now. but don't
ignore Mr.. Bryce. We want dehni.
tons that can be feconcilsd with the
American federal principle a. inter-
preted by your distinguished country
men.
Yours for fair dealing and the
whole truth,
Leonard L. Brown.