Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-02-15


nearer to the perils of war. Leading
citizens of this country born in Ger
many are being among the first to
wire their support to the president
regardless of what the future may
hold. Resolutions endorsing the
president recently passed by the
Minnesota legislature were presented
by n Germantown American citizen.
A Germantown minister in Minneap-
oils in his Sunday sermon called up
on the members of his congregation
to remember that they were citizens
of the United States and to defend
and support this nation at any cost.
The German-Americans have ever
been found to be the most loyal Of
American citizens when trouble
threatened. In the Civil War it was
the Germans in st Louis that
saved Missouri to the Union In
all other wars they have been in the
front ranks. But there has been
much speculation as to their action
should this country cease to be on
friendly terms with Germany. The
answer is plain. The rank and file
of the German Americans will pro-
tect the country with their lives in
return for that country receiving
them to its bosom on equal terms
with the native-born citizens. 1t is
sad duty in many cases. But these
men of German birth or parcntagc
propose to see it through.
In contrast to the attitude of those
citizens of this nation who must suf-
fer the most, comes the action of
class OF American citizens that are
native horn, as n rule, and yet are
menace to our nation. We refer to
the attitude of Thomas Van Lear, So
calistic mayor of Minneapolis, and
leading exponent Of socialism in the
United States Van Lear has been
prompt with his carping criticism of
the action of our president, has even
gone 50 far ms to throw out his in
suits to the American people by re-
ferring to Incidents in which he
claims the American flag has been
dishonored. and has significd his in
tention to refuse to follow that flag
unless he is given the personal priv
ilegc of determining the issues at
stake In this action he has been
officially confirmed by the Socialists
of Minnesota. They have gone
further, and begged that working.
men refuse to bear arms, if called
upon.
If something is not done soon by the
soand-thinling men Of this nation
we will one day wake up to find that
oar citizenship has been so complete
ly undermined by the poison so free.
ly, insidiously and industriously sowr
by these undesirables, that the life
OF the nation itself will be in danger
They arc of the same brand, where
ever found. Socialists, anarchist.
and i. W. w. s are framed much af
ter the same pattern. And. there j!
danger Of organized labor in THU
country being poisoned by the sam,
doctrines
We have referred before in thi
paper to the doctrines of socialism
especially those concerning refusa
to bear arms for the nation that feed
and protects them. We have had tn
thing demonstrated in our own state
Only by Il narrow escape was it pos
siblc to prevent the sclf-confesse,
socialist bosses of North Dakota t
incorporate in our state constitution
a provision that would allow maj
to avoid taking up arms because o
conscientious scruples 1t is alonl
thS INV w poISoIl lItil us
played by the socialistic mayor o
Minneapolis, Thomas Van Lear |
is the same as the action of the fou
socialist aldermen in Minncapoli
who alone voted against Il resolution
endorsing the president, those votin
fol the measure numbering Germans
Norwcgians and others in their rank.
The socialist refuses to be loyal t
the country of which he is citizen
The W W. and the anarchist re
fuse to obey the laws of the countr
in which they live. Leading /. w
W. agitators in Minneapolis ar
boldly proclaiming the right of "sabo
tage," or the scheme Of injuring an
destroying property of employers i
labor disputes A nail was display
ed which had been driven in a To-
which would have put out of commits
sion saw-mill These l. W. W..
could see nothing wrong with such
procedure.
The anarchists have not hesitate
ut murder and dynamitine In GU
own state, our leading exponent O
socialism. A & Townley. has snurn