The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-14
DUTY OF
YOUNGMEN
IS PLAIN
Military Demands Of the Ma,
tion Requires Every One
to "Do His Bit"
FIRST DRILL ON FRIDAY
Moorhead Plans for Military
Advanced at Meeting
Last Night.

The ears Of more than one Of the
young men of Moorhead must have
burned last night. for they were
soundly boxed for their failure to at
tend the military meeting by the
speakers at the library building.
Chas. 8. Marden presided. and out
lined the advantages Of training and
told of the conditions necessary for the
formation Of a military company and
its admission into the national guard
or the regular army. He said this is
our war and has been since 1t began
in 1914.
Judge c. A. Nye. who has been one
Of the strongest advocates of prepared
ness in this part of the country. said
that the time has come for action, and
what we need now is fighting men.
There are 500 young men Of the
city" said Judge Nye, who ought to
be here tonight instead Of out seeing
their girls or doing other things"
Likened to China.
He said that the country has become
so engrossed in money making that
the people have become selfish. The
may become like China. where the peo-
pie have become almost helpless in
governing themselves. and are rapidly
losing their identity as a nation.
Judge Nye advised the organization
OF company for the benefit the mem.
bers will receive from training If for
nothing else. He did not think that
the plan of sending a company COM
posed entirely of men from one town
was considered by the authorities to
give the best results. The drilling and
training. however. would be splendid
thing to help arouse the military spirit
which is so sadly lacking in Moor
head. He said he had Just returned
from Detroit where the patriotic spirit
is very much in evidence. Men are
drilling there every night and enlist
ments are being made every day.
No Buttonhoiino.
II would not buttonhole a single
man. 1t Is useless to coax men to
stand by their country. If they haven't
it in their hearts thew won't listen. I
hope when the time comes Uncle Sam
will get the ones who have been turn
ing a deaf ear to their country's CALL"
Major Angus Fraser. of Fargo, paid
a high tribute to the Moorhead boys
who are members of Company B. He
said there must be something in the
army life or the young men who had
spent eight months on. the Mexican
border would not now be urging other
young men to join. He said the young
men owe a duty to their country-if 1t
is worth living in 1t Is worth fighting
for. The country needs men in every
branch of the service Of the army and
navy. 1t is UP to the young men to
go voluntarily before they are forced
by universal service or conscription.
All Must "Do His Bit"
Every man must do his bit" said
Major Fraser. Some must raise the
crops to feed the soldiers and others
must work in the factories to provide
them with necessities. The govern
ment will put the men where they will
be of the greatest service to the coun-
try"
M. w. Richards. Of Crosby, Mimi,
said that sixty-four young men had
enlisted from that little town on the
Guyana iron range. necessitating the
closing down Of work temporarily. In
contrast was his experience at Pelican
Rapids where not "a single person stood
up when the Star Spangled Banner
was played in a moving picture show.
Lieut.. F. B. Carrithers. who Is de-
tailed at the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. said he could scarcely
realize that so few young men were
present at the meeting when so many
were footloose. He urged the men to
get out and drill for they can get
the training only by hard work-not
out of a book.
THE volunteer system is only an
Carrithers. IF the men
don't come out under this call they
will be brought out whether they have |
the patriotic spirit in their systems or
not. Everyone should realize that TO |
be a citizen of the United States is a |
1uty-not a privilege"
Urges All to Join.
Roswell Hanson. who Is one of the |
members of Company B. urges the
boys to pull together and get them
selves in shape for service whether
hey go as a Meorhead company or en-
list in other organizations or In the
'egular army or the navy.
Rev. r. F. Blackboard. of Fargo, also
Urged the young men to prepare for
service.
It was decided to meet at the high
school grounds at o'clock next Tues
lay night to begin drilling; and all
he boys are urged to be on hand at
hat time.