The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-01
APOLOGIES, INDEED

Devils Lake Journal: Do tell! The Fargo Forum headed its first ei
to1al yesterday, "Apdogies Will Be Due" For what? p Just listen to this:
It's a little early to spout yet, but if the present rate can
be maintained North Dakota is going to make those who questioned
her loyalty o n tn last Liberty bond sale, eat their words.
Who questioned the loyalty of North Dakota? Why, the little
peanut politicians who were willing to Islander and libel their own" state in
more farreaching than they anticipated it would be. They did not intend
their dirty work should get beyond the twin cities the headquarters Of
en' movement in the Dakotas and Minnesota, a movement which threatened
to wrest the producers from the grip Of the grain thieves Part Of the pro-
paganda wa to brand the organization as unpatriotic and disloyaL. To the
shame of the institution, and greatly to the disgust and humiliation Of
hundreds of bankers in this state, certain officials of the Minneapolis res
bank allowed themselves to become parties to this reprehenable out
rage. At tina; time the Journal pointed out that when the time came for.
the Second Liberty Loan it would be we'll to have other mel placed at the
head of the campaign in this-the ninth district. And whether it is due
to the suggestion of the Journal or not, another and better man has been
placed in charge of the campaign, and is doing mighty good work.
But the SANDER Of North Dakota, conceived fol political effect, has gone
o. and n, until it has spread from coast to coast. The junkers of the east
seized upon it to further their propaganda of frightening the timid out of a
years growth, with the result that a mar from home is almost ashamed
to admit that he lives in North Dakota.
And the truth is that North Dakota farmers, mn for man, DID MORE
IN THE FIRST LIBERTY LOAN THAN THE FARMERS OF ANY 9TH
Err STATE IN THE UNION.
And they will do it again, of course.
Apologies, indeed! Behold the Fargo Forum and the Grand Forks Her
|ald-sackcoth and ashes. #.
In the name of patriotism, Amercanism and democracy, Herbert S. Bge-
low pastor of the Peoples church in Cincinnati, as forciby taken out of his
home in the dead of the night by a masked band and horsewhipped. What
ever the reverends odense il, the matter of disloyalty, patriotism does not
manifest itself in crimes such as the committed by the Cincinnati mob.
This band of criminals has "done its Bit towards. shaking the fath of many
Americans in u prattlng of democracy. 1t is to be hoped ina the
authorities will in this instance not follow the vicious example of the officials
at Butte, Montana, on the occasion of the Little murder, but run the Grim
mails 20 earth and see that they are dealt with in accordance with civilized
laws and usage.
North Dakota's heavy oversubeription in the Second Liberty Loan will
leave those "patriots" Of the state who referred to North Dakota as the
black spot OF the American continent in a rather uncomfortable situation
North Dakotahs patriotism and loyalty has manifested itself Q every oc
casion whenever put to the test, despite the, attempts OF politicians TO tar
it's people with the stigma Of disoyaHy-purelyf from political motives.