The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19
LOYALTY TO THE GOVERNMENT

The troubles President Wilson has experienced with those opposed to the
new army legislation are not to becompared with those which President Lin
coin was compelled to face during the Civil War. In 1868 there was plotting
and rohng. The difference between what took place now lies in the origin
of the attempt to hamper the government. The antidrat consprators of the
tration. With oath-bound societies and with other agencies more open, the
Democratic party sought to prevent the use Of the norths nan power to pre-
IN to hwart thu dmnstrato in its plans for carrying or the war. The
opposition tt the registration and the draft proceeds almost entirely from the
group of related political beliefs which are generally included in the term
Socialist. OF those the most active are the ]. W. w. Against the Socialists
and the l. w. W. the Republican party has always stany set its face. The
Democrats on the other hand, have frequently given aid and comfort to both.
Last winter while the state legislature was in session, Governor Frazier
evidently believed that Bernt Anderson of Devils Lake, was a frstclass man
to name OF m # the important state boards. He accordingly sent his name
to the senate, where it was confirmed. There must have been some missing
links IN the Governors chain, for Mr.. Anderson is q Republican and makes no
petense Of declining to give the Non-Parhsan League an unqualified endorse
ment. This attracted Mr.. Fraziers attention and he has been holding up his
commission. Mr.. Anderson interviewed the governor N the subject and was
sure that he would commission him to serve o the board. BY this the gov
ernor demonstrates that he takes the position that services to the league is
OF greater Importance than service to the State. The status of this matter
IS APP u reach ne supreme court masmuch as the governor named MI. Ander-
son and his appointment "a confirmed. II is held that a commission can
not now be denied him-Langdon Republican. y
One ofthe strong supporters of the bill recently passed by the Senate au-
thorizing the President to give priority of shipment to certain goods over the
railroads Va Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Knox considers the bill is
phass on the fact that the power can be exercised only when "he public Sc
curity and defense" require, and it is absolutely necessary that the President,
who is charged with the management Of the country's resources in time of
war should be granted that power. ""The discretion and the authority and the
power % meet the infinite possibilities Of war; declares Senator Knox, "must
BE lodged in the Commanderin-Chief of the Army and Navy, else we fight
to n o purpose.
A stirring tribute to Italy and her entrance into the war has been pad
by Representative Isaac Siegal of New York. He considers remarkable the
greater Italian population than any other city in the world except in italy
Men who have criticised the Italian immigrant IN now singing the praises of
the Army and Navy Of the United States in the proportion that their popula-
ton bears to the rest of the country. Mr.. siegel is proud of the fact that he
Itself.