The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-10
WITH THE EDITORS
NOW, Mr.. bAER.
Minneapolis Journal.)


John NJ. Baer, North Dakota's Nom
partisan league congressman, prompt
| ly consigned Colonel Roosevelt to the
Ananias club for charging him with
saying in his campaign for election
that "Americanism is not an ISSUE"
The charge was made by the colonel
on the occasion Of his Twin City visit.
and it evoked from Mr.. Baer a long
telegram in which he denied. "once
and for all" that he had ever made
the statement that "Americanism. is
not an ISSUE
But the files of the Fargo Courier
News, organ of the Nonpartisan
league, furnish evidence that Mr.. 'Baer
did make precisely the statement that
Colonel Roosevelt accused him Of maxi
ing On June %, under Cando, N.
D., date line, the Nonpartisan organ
printed an account of q speech by Mr..
Baer, and quotes him as saying:
Bread and butter problems are be-
fore the people today. Bread and but
ter problems have to be solved. 1t is
no time to attempt to make American
ism an issue and win the campaign by
flag waving" 81.
Really, Mr.. Baer owes Colonel
Roosevelt an apology, unless he means
to consign the Courier-News, which is
supported, maintained and edited by
the league whose candidate he was.
to that same Ananias club whittier he
advises the colonel to retire. .,
GOOD AMER,cAN,sm.
Governor Norbeck is doing a bic,
broad. patriotic, constructive work in
the speeches he is making throughout
the state this year of our entrance
, into the war.
1t needs just some such talk of 10y.
atty to the ideals of our nation as
he is delivering in 50 many places
in the state to bring home to a great
many persons the fact that this coun-
try is in the war for good reason and
that the only way out of it is straight
through to victory that will end for
ever the possibility of one man or one
ton to rule the world.
The calls upon his time have been.
many. but they are worth needing, for
this is important work to be DONE
Aberdeen American
THERE'S A LIMIT.
Did you ever stop to think that
Uncle Sam is very. very leniento New
er entered your mind? Look here.
Uncle Sam has found hundreds of
men, since the war broke out, that
have openly defied him. He imposes
a small fine, with perhaps few
months in prison, in some cases. and
lets it so at that. Ask any German
born citizen what the kaiser does with
men that openly defy him. and the
answer will be that they are put on
the firing line and closely guarded.
And it is perfectly right. What did
Russia do short time ago to a lot
OF traitors-she sent them to the happy
hunting grounds and they deserved it.
The Burf0rd Times.
MIGHT CONSULT FRAZIER. :.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago is suing
the papers in that city for defamation
OF character to the tune of a million
and half dollars. Hasn't his honor,
got a war price attached to the dam
aged article? A million and a half.
With all that money he could give
Max Eastman swell banquet-in
some city that would stand for it.
Cogswell Enterprise.
NOT ENOUGH OF EN-.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
would dearly love to be president Of
the United States, but;:!:he will need
more than the support Of the social.
lists. l. w. w. element and pro-Ger-
mans to land the big job.-Portai: In
ternational. 49,, -, s..
WHO COULD THEY MEAN? ?:
I'VE have with us today" Governor
Peter Norbeck, who talks sound: Amer
icanism. real patriotism, and boosts
his home state and for the United
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