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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY

We hear a great deal from the platform. and We
rsao q great deal IN thu press. about the rights Of tho ma
5o<a1y, and the importance Of securing to the majority the
el exercise OF its rights is emphasized over and over
again. Sometimes we overlook the tact that on. Of tho
purposes Of free government Is to protect tho rights of
tho minority.
Practically every great reform that has been effected
IN tho political history Of mankind has involved, not
alone recognition OF the right of the majority to rule,
o"t OF tho right Of the minority to be secure. 1t has
osen considered as necessary to insure the rights Of the
individual as 1t has to secure tho rights Of tho group,
There have been times In tho history Of most coun-
0ass when the Individual was required to conform to
ths beliefs and customs of the group in matters of every
dnd. He was required not merely to refrain from In
tsEfesang with the majority. but In all respects he must
90 and feel and think as the majority did. We have
tried 10 change that. Tho theory now h that thu in
diudua1 must be permitted the widest possible freedom
consistent with the working out Of those plans which
tho majority has decided ace necessary for thu xenar.l
rood He cannot be fined or imprisoned for his re-
lls1ous belief or lack Of It. He cannot be molestod in
the quiet enjoyment Of his homo. Ills properly may
nos DO taken from him without duo process Of law. Tho
community may disapprovs of hin acts and his beliefs,
but % long as he conducts himself In a peaceful and or
dsr1y manner no must not be moleeted.
It Is In part 10 secure to the individual the full pos
00on OF his rights that constitutions are adopted. The
staAs constitution does not deprive tho majority Of the
poWer to act 1t docs deprive It of the power to act sud
Asn1. on Impulse and without proper consideration.
Aenoe. while constitutions may always be amended thew
sHs Destroyed a. effective Instruments for the purposes
tor which they arc intended II their amendment is made
eo0ssazy,
Ths argument made by those who proposed a revo-
fut1onaxy change In the constitution of North Dakota
LAST w1nnsr was that 1t was perfectly safe to remove from
mo ooost6udoo the provisions whereby 1t safeguarded
me credit Of the state because any Inv passed by tho
hshaaxnrs could b nullihed by tho people under tho ref
sreodmn- Thta in substance. IL an argument for tho
aoouaoo az thu constitution and tho adoption az a sys-
tem under which al authority would bo v~stnd IN TIA
4e&1siaenre. subject only to resiew By tho people, and
with the possibility that any question, no matter how
grave. no matter what rights II might affect. NO matter
now fAE-reAch1nK. might bA decided n thA unr,r ~ +ba
moment It Is against such q change that thu people
of the state will do wen to DO on their guard.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
ARBOR AND BIRD DAY

NO one VIII ever know what an immnnse amount Of
good has been accomplished by the lats Governor Nor
ton, OF Nebraska in establishing Arbor DAY. By that act
he Anousm to the attention OF tho psopAe, more fnrcefully
thn aonld haHs bsen done in any other dag, the import
ancs OF trees AZ objects Of beanty and OF utility Els
snEDAttn INST with instant respom.e, not nay Ia his own
sfc0 but fhrenshout thu nation. Arbor day. thzeuuh ts
s~uHa1a recosnhon, beca1ns \ nation tnst1tazum, and ~
. Anact rsEnt Of tn observance, nnil11oms of muem haw
h@ paxanDd. and there h1s grown up q haitian under
sxnA4 &ms Of tbs nnost tnpartAnt fats which CON
oHn ~
MxS happy thonkht - tnElnds IN IN oAryanue
q fs dR1 a Hsasuns Of athRnt4nn to bird In. q wen a.
q Ho Fife, for the two IRE Intimately a~ocdas.a. In
,tb aEo 4hs day 10 now formally known As ArAor and
0nA Aay. The extension Of TN name my o. NAV not
0a @uUuwNnsnt- Perhaps it might have been rs well
70 -s Tia nnmne ~ It was, ana to include in TN pro-
.sEEu feEE0 relating not only to trse lifs and bird ufa
- - ts Identification Of homes In Eenemaa n tn us
q IN IxzsMHx thtnga.
An ts eaEts1 the actual plsnfxng Of usu, vhsttRr By
AAlDA u&i1husn Or by adults, nnA efta bs emtttsA.
wMAamugh trees have been planted It wouA be q
a4m u paant more, and in many town4. Grand Forks
fndtn6A. d. 1ssd In many qua1bsrs y fnS the rnoval
q DnD 81 - trees which already exist rather than for
stas paEEtuy OF more. Among the lessons which should
- hss1t IN connection with the observsncs Of tlus day
i f1aa4 ~ what trees not to plant and whes1 not to plant
eA&.9
i. .Azssr Ay shavs 1st yst
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
AN IDEAL MEETING

The Hamilton Holt meeting at tho auditorium on
Wednesday evening oame about as near being an IDEAL
meeting as 1t is possible to reach the ideal in anything.
This was due. not alone to the character Of the address,
instructive. logical and inspiring though It was. but to
the happy combination Of all tho circumstances which
tend to give character to public meetings
The audience was a magnificent one. 1t filled the
great building; and q speaker 10 always stimulated by the
presence OF numbers. It was an audience made up of
earnest. thinking men and women, eager for the truth.
anxious to hear it. This insured close and sympathetic
attention.
Tho meeting was called for 8 o'clock, and it began
at 8 O'Clock. The people were there at that hour. and
practically every seat was then filled. There was no wait
anywhere. and nothing dragged: ana 1t 10 worth while
TO remember that . meeting can be killed by dawdling
on the part Of the audience and on the part of those who
contribute to the program Is surely as in any other way.
Tho instrumental music was good. and the singing
b. the audience may fairly be satd to be the best ever
done by q local audience Of such sse. Several facts con-
trtbutsd to the character Of the singing. The director
actually dominated. He bosssd tho job. That gave a
good start The band provided a volume Of sound which
is always desirable, IL not actually necessary in . miscel-
laneous gathering. There were present a large number
OF trained singers, not grouped in one place, but distr1b'
uted throughout the building. and this gave confidence
to many who otherwise would have hesitated. And, not
least important Of all. the people Of Grand Forks have
been singing patriotic songs very industriously Of late.
and this counts for a good deal.
The presiding ofnoer contributed his full share to the
general result. He stated the purpose Of the meeting and
the conditions which called 1t forth. doing this clearly
and concisely: he introduced the subject and the speak
er: and he did not undertake to deliver the speakers ad-
dress.
The address was worthy Of the audience and the oc-
oasion. It was characterised by eloquent passages, but it
was not an Grafton. It was a statement Of facts to people
wanted to use their reason. It shed light where light is
needed. It presented to earnest and patriotic citizcns
an opportunity for ssrvtoe in aiding to shape the course
Of this nation In such 4 manner as to bring to bear in an
this war is oyer. the splendid structure Of an enduring
peace.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
NOW OR NEVER.

Listen = y .s;ns h'Foe'' Your country is
Time strikes the hour for the brave
and the true.
Now, while the foremost are fighting
and falling,
Fill up the ranks that have opened
You whom the fathers made free and
defended,
Stain not the scroll that smblaxons
their fame!
1ou whose fair heritage spotless de-
scended,
Leave you under children a birth
right of shame!
Stay not for questions while Freedom
stands gasptng!
Wait not till Honor lies wrapped in
his pail!
Brief the lips; meeting be. swift the
hands clasping-
"On to the wars" is enough for
them all!
Break from the arrns that would fond
~ caress you!
Hank! tits the busle's blast! sabers
are drawn!
Mothers shall pray 1or you. fathers
shall bless you,
Maidens shall wesp for you when
you are .gonee
Never or nowi cries the blood Of a
nation
Poured on the turf where the red
rose should bloom:
Now 10 the day and the hour Of SAL
vation;,
Never or now, peals the trumpet OF
DOOM!
oliver wendell Holmes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
WHEN THE SKY Is THE LIMIT!

AS far as population goes. New York city n a nation
In itself This tact IL reflected in the siEe Of tts bonded
debt, which exceeded that Of our national government
at the beginning Of the present war.
In 1910 New Yorks net bonded debt was $3.50, $685.
sos: in 1915 1t reached the fabulous sum Of 81, 010. $780,
7os- This Is largely due to its peculiarly craxnped physi-
cal position. which calls for extraordinary street, bridge
and transportation OUTLAWS, but 4 good]y portion of 1t
must be charged to the American sin Of extravaganza
Per captt1. this net bonded debt is s1s177 which is
far above that Of other American cities. The next
highest is Cincinnati sl6e.so, then Baltimore $114.s4
and Bo=ton 311aS4-
limit" ON the basis Of tho Nov York Der capita the state
would be in debt to the extent Of (e12s.7oe 900. which
Is 40 per cent Of the assessed valuation Of the state.
Eternal vigilance Of tho taxpayer IL the price of
government. It can be secured in no other
way
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
No Peace With POtSdQm

the people. whom no has trampled as
mire under his feet, in the hope that
by h u surrendering his claims to In
~fallibtlity and omnipotence he may
save his throne to himself and his
long-necked. receding-chinned prog
eny?
Be sur that 1t is all p~retense. He
does no mean it. His kind Of reform
Is not to come till after the a
no Hohenozllern was eve known to
keep a promise.
Nc peace with the H~ohenzollern.
Wilhelm must walk the plank. There
is no hope for Germany till he 10 out
and down, dead and done for. We
must destroy him IL we have to fight
for years. The blood Of innumerable
brave men will have been shed in
vain II this ridiculous and archaic
lunatic is permitted to retain one yes
tige OF power. He tried to impose his
must be Judged ana not by his be
sotted subjects. When he sought world
dominion he ceased to possess the
right to have his fate decided solely
by his own people. He must be dealt
with by tho nations he sought to ruin
and enslave. by the peoples he is en-
shaving today, and there must be no
paltering with any foolish sentiment
talists who fear to see him treated as
he deserves.
They are wide Of the mark who
think that il left to themselves the
Germans will overcome the imperial
will and democratize their own insti-
tutiona
Politically tho Germans are sheep,
and even in their escesses they are
merely artifcially maddened sheep.
There 10 not the smallest prospect Of
an internal movement in Germany
against kaiserism until the German
field. When that day dawns anything
may happen; but those who know
German domestic politics best de-
clare that socialist outbursts in the
reichstag are humbug. The only sin
cere opponents Of the existing order
Of things in Germany are the handful
OF minority socialists, who are mostly
under lock and key. The majority So
government, hold the funds Of the
party and are su~bserv4ent tools Of tho
authorities They are permitted to
talk freely to deceive tho Russian ex-
tremistA
There IL not . breath Of liberty
stirring over the stagnant and MAS
mat1o waters of Prussian %absolutism.
There never has been liberty in
Germany. and 1t is not at all clear
would know what to do with it IL
they had it. Politically they seem to
like to be kicked and driven in herds
Germany nay in tho end be regen-
Grated from within, but never spon-
t%aneously. The pressure must come
from without. Refusal to treat with
tho Hohenzollerns will be no empty
threat. It will represent the consider
cd verdict. Of the world, ana it will
sink into the German mind. Tho sheep
will realise its meaning when the
German armies are overthrow and
when they see the ruin to which their
leaders have brought them. To he'll,
therefore. with the Hohenzollerna and
the Hapsburgsl
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04

WHAT JEWS EXPECT AFTER WAR
Right Reverend Moses Caster, chief
rabbi Of the Sephardic Communities
in England. and foremost of Zionists.
having been identified with the move
ment from it's inception, has issued q
statement in which he sets forth clear
ly the form Of charter the Zionists ex-
pect from the world-powers that ia
vor the establishment of an independ-
ent Holy Land.
Jews have no political schemes Of
conquest. We contemplate q charter,
Granted by the sovereign powers to
the Jews, a charter which will not
lmpinge. upon the acquired rights Of
the actual inhabitants, but will give
the Jews a privileged position; the
right Of presumption and purchase Of
crown lands n railways, and factli-
ties for all n of Industrial de-
Velopment. Free ingress Of immigrants
VINO Will lock to the Holy Land, will
20 granted. and the right to regulate
the influx would be vested In the Jews
themselves. 1t would, Of course. be
stipulated that only secular land or
property could be acquired. the sec-
req places remaining under the con-
srol OF tnelr own peoples as hereto
What the Zionists want is
not the power to rule, but the feeling
INA they are being governed by a
JUST and fair administration, equitable.
tolerant and sympathetic: which.
moreover. understands tho possibiii-
ties OF their future"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04

(John Wanamaker, Philadelphia's
great merchant, has issued the fol-
lowing stirring appeal to Keep Busi-
ness Going for Our Country's sake.")
Our country prosperous can pay our
wal costa, as they come, ana have
enough left over to aid our allies.
business hating, money boarded
through fear or false economy, will be
hard pressed to keep food on the table
and clothing on tho back.
Keep business going IL . patriotic
logan. Keep money in circulation.
Keep employment for everybody.
Keep wages good. Keep on making
money tina We may have money to
spend for war sacrifices.
The worst thing that could happen
to the world these days would be a
business depression in our United
States.
War in itself does not cause bust
ness depression.
The billions Of dollars Of money to
be expended in war preparations will
be put into circulation in our own
country. and this in itself will create
new wealth for use in the world strug-
gle for humanity.
The one thing that might halt
psychological feeling Of panic and a
false idea Of patriotic economy.
Patriotic economy means the elm
tnatton Of waste and extravaganza. It
means the conservation Of our food
products, u natural wealth, our
health, u energies, our labor, our
very lives. It means putting more
efficiency in everything We do SO that
each unit Of money, energy and in
teligence may accomplish, the utmost.
Patriotic economy does not mean
the lowering OF Americas standard Of
living, which would make US less ef-
lcient physically and mentally, ma
tionally ana individually. and would
kill the spirit and the will to do the
truly self-sacriicing things to be done.
Cities and communities must go on
with their civic improvements. Road
building and public works must pro-
coed. Railroads must renew their
equipment Factories must be kept
going to their full capacity. Labor
must be employed. Homes must be
kept up. Merchandise must be pro-
duced, distributed, and used.
War duties and war expenditures
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
Keep Business Goingin U.s.;
Prosperity is War Necessity
MAY 4, 1912.

must be in addition to peace auues
ana peace expenditures. the NOR
we do the more we can do. mi moTe
money We spend the more We WIN
have in our pockets to speno Mohe'
creates money.
In q word: the natural sane hfe Q
the country must proceed as tnouen
w were not at war, In order Una W
may have the necessary prosperity "
promote the war to a quick ana SUE
cessful conclusion.
President Wilson sour the Key.
note in this sentence: ~ is evident
to every thinking man that our m
duetries, on the farm, in the snip
yards, in the mines, in the factories.
must be made more prolific n more
e%ficient."
Our Industries can be made more
prolific only II the people buy n use
the merchandise produced by our IN
dustries. Manufacturing slackens
whom business slackens. Manuiac-
turing grows In q prolific way when
business grows. And business "a
the people buy and keep money IN
east. the west, the north. the south;
The country Is prosperous. Last
months increase in business was very
large. Banks may wait in their OPP
erations until the government bonds
are assimilated. People may pause
temporarily in their QUILTING to. ar
range TO meet the new conditions.
But the unloosing of billions of dol
lars will unloose a now of prosperity
absolutely necessary to sustain the
worlds burden.
Governments set the pace in their
expenditures.
Individuals must not lag behind.
Seven billions of dollars to pay 10 only
$40 per capita in the United States.
Yet $1,000, 900, 900. put into work at
6 per cent-a fair estimate of the
producing power of money-will Gre
ate $500, 900, 900 Of new wealth.
The income tax we pay will not be
. tax on prosperity, but q spur OF
prosperity. Every dollar the individu-
al pays out will come back to him
with interest In tho general prosperity
Of the people.
Keep business going-for our coun-
try's sake. War cannot be waged and
won without the shows Of war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
(Henry watterson- in Louisville Cour-
f0r-JOurnal.)

(Henry Watterson- In Louisville Cour-
ter-Journal.)
The Romanoffs are gone-to hell
with the H~ohenzollerns and the Haps-
burgs-but, firak and foremost the
Hohenzollerns; the vilest Of the vile;
the rottenest Of the rotten: no peace
with them: no peace with Germany
until they are exterminated.
First out Of the box, the president
should urge this upon Balfour and
Viviani. The decisive word should go
forth from tho White House. America
should proclaim to the world that
freedom will never be safe, peace &C.
cure. until an end Is put to the OBJ
session that the kaiser is God with
ed the German mind.
Let us recall two shocking sxaxn-
pies. They will suffice to show tho I'm
pious character Of the man and the
gullible character Of tho people. In
his speech to the recruits on parade
at Potsdam the kaiser said:
"Only n Is master in the empire,
and I N that one; I will tolerate no
other.
II represent monarchy by grace Of
you must all hang ono will, and
that is my will: there's only one law,
and that is my Law.
IF l order you to shoot down your
relatives, brothers-yes, even your
parents-you must obey mo without
murmuring."
This reads like a travesty. Yet word
for word 1t is what the kaiser actually
said. 1t underlies his whole s In
his proclamation" Of the 18th Of Sep
Tho spirit Of God has descended
upon me because I am German en-
peror. ] am the instrument Of the
Most High. I am His sword, His rep-
resentative on earth. Woe and death
to those who oppose my will! Death
to the infidel who denies my mission!
Lot all the enemies Of the German ma.
ton perish! God demands their de.
struction-God, who by my mouth
crees."
1t Is strange that tho honest Arneri.
can Germans have not 70 the truth
long ago that 1t is this kaiser. who
has posed so long as a euperrnan, who
by the assertions Of his imperial alb
solutism, has plunged the world into
the direct cataclysm Of destruction
and slaughter since time began.
1t is he. and he alone, who whether
militarism Of exploiting It, has wreck.
ed the great German empire. He has
lost every rood Of It's colonies. annihi.
lated all its splendid commerce. desc.
lated tho land In ruin, crushed 1t.
people in poverty and famine. Allied
the muck Of tho trenches, the rock Of
the prisons, tho Ynaws Of the buz.
yards, with the millions Of its best
manhood and made kaiser imperial.
ism abhorred and despised by all hu.
mankind.
Yet whether they raw II, or not, thts
kaiser sees 1t. He sees that the hou,
Of reckoning is near; that the people
whom he can deceive no longer will
turn from his victims into his judges;
that unless he comedies them part Of
the rights, so long denied them, they
will take all their rights? So, this self.
elected partner Of Jehovah pretsndi
to be willing t. become a partner .of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
ONE CAN OF CREAM a1asA
(Farm and Firas,Aa,

r,n James y. Hubbard. a dalry.nau and
conntu of' from a creamery in clarke
Germ = 70 MoA. eal i ~, shipped the con- on.
month and received 3is.Sp Sor a..
me can contained 81 Ia nonnds Of
1uttertat which netted he Ss3rxmsn
~ emu q pound. The cream IA the
'" Tsa high test Of 80 per cont
h .ne creamery manager statas that
hv meek was tho largest ever issued
az, t them Tor a single can Of cream in
on,v v,e'r experiences. MI. Hibbard has
tie - " SINAI herd Of choice dairy eat
snd OF inc Jersey ana 0uernsoy breed.
carv,ns eAercisss particular pains In
ners" a0r MS herd Of ''breaAWia.,
ana mortgage Nftess"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
IF % KNOW HOW.
(Areona rAtinn

Mature has q few little ssorsts Of her
own. one OF them 10 this: In tho
.ne Of q couple OF weeks she can
take this old ball Of q world and dress
1T up with a startling paEeantry Of ieaf
and hover and color ana beauty ana
light. ~ @"o a.
II U wise people were Il No about
s .hci a business they would opins that
my ought to have about i4.00o. 900
years 70 produce . few dowers.
ror DOESN'T take long to make tho'
world over. II you know hoW.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-04
BUREAUCRACY PROVED NcAp
ABLE,
(Chr1stian Scianco Ns..

A correspondent. in a lat+eu
Manchester Guardian. In 10 the
records an interesting statement
oy stepniak. the great Russia '.aue
oiutionary. which is worth nmot rev.
When ne first met StepniaK. ~ aot .
the writer says, he asked what ieoS;
prospect there was OF any revoi, .eaI
IN Russia. The reply was: ~ u.lon
european war will be our chance 'e4t
wiil snow h Bureaucracy to be nu; =.
incapable Of managing the af,sq u'.e
me nation in a crisis" Thi. 49, OF
ton n correspondent pointps 'eo,e~
was partly verified by the events ~ H.
,suS' wnen Russia took her "nec. IN
eerta, 1igp beeH fns, freedom" 1t has