The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-08

means must nave IOuuu suHACiOAe
cause for their support of this holy
war, and the have found it. All of this
hellish and diabolical program was
planned three years before the war
was declared believe tonight as ]
never have believed before that we
face a crisis. If Germany wins life
will not be worth living, as we have
come to know and interpret life. But
might that knows no pity is not, under
God destined to win. Quoting Bishop
Quayle of the Methodist church-"GOd
is running this war. am convinced
he has not resigned" We need never
more than today to support our gov
eminent with every power in our
means: we must stand steadfast, no
matter how heavy the casualty lists
may be; no matter how much we are
compelled to sacrifice.
=, 1.-THE Farmer and the Law" .
( al will speak not on The Farmer and
the Laws but upon The Farmer and
the Law" said Attorney C. L. Young.
"The law is something higher than
mere statutes: something bigger than
the constitutions Law is tradition;
custom, usage, the composite thought
of the people. The farmer Is just as
much interested in the law In its
large phase as in its narrow view.
We're all lawmakers. Something very
commonly overlooked is that law Is
self-imposed, what we think, what we
desire, as expressed by our legisla'
tors. Whenever you are forming your
opinion on my issue related to human
rights or human needs you are legis-
lating. We're at it every day; we're
in continuous session, else this is
not democracy. We have had, not
too much law, but too much legisla-
ton Our legislation has been selfish,
cliquey. The people send to the legisla-
lation men representing their own sell
fish interests. We have a legislature
of log-rollers and politicians, rather
than a legislature of lawmakers and
statesmen. But we're developing a
world vision; we. are coming out of
our shell. We are adopting. a broader
viewpoint. This war has broadened us.
When we think of humanity now, we
are not thinking only of our neigh
bors, but of our friends in BELGIUM and
France and Italy; in Asia, In Africa,
and we must get further away from
class thought; from our desire to help
only ourselves. There must be coop
Grafton between nations; between
classes; between producers and con-
sumers. When we have developed
a system of jurisprudence that is ben.
eficial to all, we will have helped our.
selves far more than we could have
done by working within our own little
circle"
"khaki and Bread"
1.-THE saddest, sweetest picture in
the world is our boys, Of % and %
and whereabouts done up in khaki"
said Willard r. Myers, editor Of the
National Cooperative Journal of Chi
cago, who spoke on Bread and
Khaki" u 49, .a7 ~ '.. H.
IF we win this war it will be first
through one distinct class schoOled to
do one thing-to fight, to be fighting
men; specialized fighters. And back
of the man behind the gun will be a
splendid organized government, a well
organized war machine, whose efici-
ency depends on specialization in war
making. And then we have the man
behind the man behind the man be.
hind the gun-out here on the beauti-
fiji prairies of North Dakota, the spec
iilized farmer, the food producer, the
key to the whole great specialized, CO.
operative machine, for, as one of our
greatest generals has said, Armies
move on their bellies
":The specialized business Of every
citizen should be the thing he can do
best. In this state that thing is grow.
ing wheat. Our duty as bread winners
to the men in khaki is to grow wheat,
more wheat and better wheat than we
have ever grown before.
"This is time for universal SER
vice. War is not time for profiteering
nor for quarreling over little things.
If we win this war against the most
brutal nation that history has produc.
ed, every man and woman and child
must serve Cooperation means uni
versal service-it cant mean anything
else. specialization can't be anything
else than cooperation. The war has
gone long way toward breaking
down class prejudice-not class con-
seriousness. We need that, especially
in farming-the class consciousness
which leads one farmer to work with
and help another farmer. &c.,.
"Class prejudice is another thing.
No great development can be perma-
1lent in this country that is based on
prejudice. 1t must be based on Truth.
"Criticise little-help a great deal
1.-THE Boys in Khaki"
ct am proud of the boys in khaki; l
am proud of the fact that my boy
wants to be one of them" said J. M.
Still. of Beach. He came to me last
fall when Co M. was organizing and
told me he wanted to enlist. asked
him to wait until we had the harvest
in and this years seeding done, and
then told him he could 60. thought
he could render his country greater
service Just then by helping to feed
our soldiers and our allies: When, the
tine comes for him to go will speed
him gladly. I'm proud of my neigh
boris boy who has gone. will be
proud to 20 myself should the time
come when can better serve. my
country there than here.
"There are q number of things the