Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-03

u KNOWN SSVllSsS ~ IAt0
moment. assaill our land andEopr peos
pie that require the imnnedi1te. this
and enduring efforts OF
every citizen to subdue.H MN
Work Of Lawless EIements.
"I speak OF the growing tendency
Of that certain lawlesS element with
In our borders which practices disre.
spect aud disregard for the safety OF
our nation. So. gross has this practice
become that It is no longer hidden
but openly and def1antly haunted in
the lece Of the government. IN with
within the past short while treason
and sedition have been practiced by
citizens OF. this land whose sworn duty
it is to preserve US from such peril.
These laws which they ruthless1y vio-
late are laws which they. in the exer-
else Of the privileges OF citizenship
help to place upon U statute books
and commanded the courts OF the land
to enforce. II this practice continues I
know not what the end may be-. I
know that such a condition exists and
must be dealt with. To combat it sue
cessfully we need, not a more severe
punishment for offenders. because
punishment Is v q redress for a
wrong and seldom a preventative, but
what we do need Is a more sincere re-
spect for the spirit Of our laws and an
increased fidelity to them. The end
sought must be attained by education
and not by force. The schoolhouse is
the Ark of the Covenant.
w What Rights We Have.
1.-The only absolute rights which we
enjoy are the right of religious liberty
and the right to use our own as not
- ia -~~kI~.. Sn, <HaA ,s,o
of his own. Our rights extend only to
that point at which another mans
rights begin. Our first duty to Jul
country, is obedience to established
law. Our second duty is to improve
the standard of her citizenship. Re-
member, my brothers, that the real
American has not yet arrived. Ameri-
ca is the great crucible of civilization
where all the of the earth are
being melted and reformed by the
everlasting fires of God. The real
American is only in the crucible yet,
when he comes, as come he will, he
will be the refinement of all metals,
the fusion of all races, the super-man
the true Elk. In borrowed words let
me remind you that In the futue
beams the star Of promise. It lies afar
across dismal swamps in which moi
some reptiles creep; past mountain
ranges o'er whose icy summit only the
candor's shadow sweeps; past arctics
vast and desert isles: beyond tempest
uous oceans rank with dead mems
bones and the rotting hulls Of sunken
ships. l shall not attain it. nor shall
you. But he who strives, the van
pushed still is victor
What Patriotism Means.
Patriotism is one of the most abus-
o6 words in nNYr 0ra1t Ia nDVSoOA Tn
some hands it is a two-edged sword.
In other hands it is a white winged
dove. In the hands of either it is in
bad. company and the old adage, Show
me your company and I'll tell you
who o are,' applies as much to our
patriotism as it does to individuals for
bad company breeds bad patriotism
So when your orator makes use Of the
word be sure to ascertain what his
idea of patriotism is before becoming
his follower. The true patriotism is tc
be found in that sentiment which loves
peace more than strife; which holds
honor as dearly as. life; which build,
asgovernment of such character as tt
command respect for its rights and o.
such strength as to compel it.
This is the Hottest intelligence
the highest and hottest patriotism.
ITO have attained such a patriotism
is to have reached the goal OF success
a goal which no man, reaches excep
by wading stagnant sswamps, upol
whose. surface scum has formed, ant
cliRabing rocky cliffs whose sharpen
ed Aeeth do Oft times tear and sea
hisA1esh., But from both helg6ther
lessons Of value for the swamps teacl
him caution and the cliffs endurance
Democracy Of Patriohsm.
Patriotism makes its distinct de
mands Upon every class, every -callinI
and every individual. A man is not
patriot because he enlists. becomes