The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-26
Great Socialist Declares
Most Tremendous Mo
ment in All Human
History at Hand
NO TIME TO BE PATIENT
WITH sED1T1pN-MONGER
The Rifle or the Rope Remedy
Best Adapted to Curbing
Evil Now in Our Midst

A4AS AVIAN VI SAAS SSSI~~ SS~~SS~y
Best Adapted to Curbing
Evil Now in Our Midst
ment in all human history, and we of
the United States hold the key to the
situation" Charles Edward Russell
told North Dakota audiences which
filled to 0verflowing the municipal
auditorium and the Grand theater last
night and which at the close of his
addresses cheered him fully five min
utes.
Il have. been candid; l have told
you the truth do not believe Ameri
cans are afraid Of the truth. You may
believe I am pessimistic. but If the
23rd article of war could be waived
and our staff officers allowed to speak
they would tell you things that would
convince you have been over-opti.
mistic. America is in this war, to-
win or lose. II we lose, we lose all
that we have lived and struggled for;
all that Americanism has come to
mean to the world.
Fellow Americans, unless you do
win this war, you are threatened with
conditions under which you would find
it practically impossible to exist"
Germany's Vast Hordes
Fifteen hundred thousand German
and Austrian war prisoners, well-fed,
in the pink Of condition, splendfdly
equipped, the finest Of fighting men,
are released from Russian prison
camps by the new peace. One hun.
dred forty.seven army divisions, O.
800, 900 men, who have been guarding
the east front are released. Germany
has q force Of veteran, trained men,
the largest in the history of the world,
ready to launch, upon the allies In the
west. Germany has 100000 men un-
der arms, within 100000 of as many
as 1t had in December, 1915, Russell
told his hearers. There is a question
whether the allies can withstand this
onslaught; there is doubt whether the
Italians can hold off the Huns in the
great drive soon to commence on that
front. 4 If Italy falls, France will be
between two fires, with America three
thousand miles away and the Hun U.
boats sinking shipping three times as
fast as it can be replaced.
Defends Administration
Russell declared the: administration
unqualifiedly the best he had seen in
Washington in. 80 years. experience as
q Washington correspond lent He
pleaded for loyalty to the administers
tion, in particular to Secretary of War
Baker, and decried the dilatory tactics
by which congress is, he declared,
hampering the prosecution of this war.
I'VE have wheatless and meatless
and sweetless and sleepless days" de-
clared the speaker. "Now the one
thing we need Is a congressless year.
"This is no time for partisan poll
tics. One.fifth of one per cent of the
American people know or give a
whoop whether John Pershing is a
democrat or q republican,. They know
he's the man for the job, and that's
enough We must deal with the man
who trims his sails to meet the
breeze; who is loyal today to please
one element and disloyal tomorrow to
please another. There are only two
places for such a congressman
home, In private life, where no one
need listen to him, or over there in
Germany with the kaiser.
No Time for sedit:on
'"This Is no time to be enduring talk
OF seditiOn, no matter where 1t may.
crop out. 1t is no time to be lenient
with those people who are running
around burning warehouses; and eleya-
tors and stirring up strikes. The rifle
or the rope-that's the way to deal
with that situation. Great Britain had
to come to 1t. Every morning gray
door in the. tower of London opens
and there is lead out some shrinking
scoundrel, caught red handed in the
act. Five. minutes; firing squad, and
all Is, over! We must lay aside our
pet prejudices and preferences. Amer.
lea always has been a,patient nation.
1t could give Job cards and spades
In patience, but this is no time for
patience. The life of our republic is
~ ot0ACS h4u " tlANoJ VIC OA Oul 6uolu
against the incessant develtry of these
people.M 4 .,s i Z. ...s3.a
"DDnt believe lying stories sent out
by German press agents; don't believe
there is anything wrong with your
war department. The war depart.
ment since we went into this war has
made a record never equalled in any
country. 1t has turned out an. army
which, for its size, has no equal in the
world. It has done all of this with
nothing to start on.
1--WE Can Do It" Il
America must win this war, and I
know America CAN DO IT! IT.
can go down the street and buy for
$3.50 parrot which will sit all day
perched on q .twig chanting TT can't h
be done" That proves nothing; I
there's no logic nor reasonSini 1t. Don't /,
be q parrot; don't stand passiyely by I,
and allow the German spies III your
midst to play the parrot. There are I:
German spies everywhere there's
probably one, In this room. Il was fol