Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-27
ROSE DENOUNCES
VICTOR BERGER
Declares Martial Law Not
Necessary to Bring Justice
to Seditious Persons.

Milwaukee, March 27.-Former
Mayor David Rose, In a democratic
campaign opened here today attack
ed sociS1enl, but deplored the suggesI'
ton of martial law made here lasAx
week by wheeler p. Bloodgood,ssact-S
Of defense.
Mr.. Rose asserted that If Mayor
IIoan, socialist, we're reelected April
2. he would be seated. He continued:
'What say here. however, does not
apply to Victor Berger, the socialist
senatorial candidate, in the event that
this great commonwealth should 80
far forget her patriotism as to elect
him. : Victor Berger stands indicted
! before the bar Of the federal court.
charged with the most despicable
crime known to our civilization, that
OF sedition. Flo years he a stood
convicted. by his writings and public
speeches, by the intelligent, honest
citizenship Of this city, Of the same
crime with which he now stands
charged in legal form before q resu-
larry constituted court of justice. and
the senate OF the United States, sole
judge of the election and qualifications
of It's members, will never stultify it.
self Of our country by seating one who
openly denounces the very things that
Americans hold o. dear. a.
To Deal With Berger.
THE country will deal with its
Bergers, and all others Of his ilk, as
;;.t deals with all others charged with
or convicted Of sedition. or treason,
through its civil institutions and not
by military force.
THANK God, that there cannot be
any connection between Bergerisn1
and that splendid class. of Americans
Of German blood who were the first to
respond to the call of country by en-
listing their sons in. the voluntary
service Of their country; who respond
Led to the call of our national treasury
for financial add, and to the call Of
the Red Cross organization for money
to be used III caring for our soldier
boys in cantonment, campNor trenches.
"Bergerism shall never prevail in
this country. He and all Of his fol-
lowers are under the never closing
eye of the national government, the
evidence Of their seditfon Is being
constantly gathered, and their crimes
will find them out.
Martial Law Not Needed.
Martial law will never be needed
arm Of the government is strong
enough to deal@with them and to visit
Nuponi them all OF the punishment, that
their perfidy merits.
IF you will examine the rosters of
the soldiers that have gone into the
army from Wisconsin by voluntary
enlistment you will discover the very
significant fact that more, than forty
five per cent of the names of all the
soldiers who voluntarily enlisted are
German names.
Think OF it,, you fair minded men,
you who profess to be fair minded,
nearly one half of the gallant sons of
Wisconsin who did not wait for the
selective draft but responded to the
call OF country like'the patriots that
they were, arc the sons Of those SPLEEN
did Americans who have the blood of
the fatherland in their veins and who
have beer. maligned and villifed and
crucified by prejudice and ignorance
and racial hatred.''
Lcnroot Spoke.
i Congressman Irvine l.. Lanroot, re-
publican candidate for senator, spoke
last night at GAINESVILLE where. he de-
tended his course in eongresS and
elsewhere prior to American entry in
to the war and Governor Philip
spoke in his behalf at Beaver Dam.
tLenroot speaks at Dodgeville tonight
Governor Philip at Wausau; Con-
gresham Cooper at Superior; Con-
gresham Chandler at Delayans and
Congressman Miller at Abbotsford.
Mr.. Davies and DR.. Charles Nc
Carthy appeared at Oshkosh last night
and Vice president Marshall spoke
Tor him at Madison: Another of the
forrDavies is Secretary of Labor wiz.
son who will speak, at Racine next
Friday. Carl S. Vrooman, assistant
secretary of agriculture, . will speak
for him at Hudson on the 2sthss
SHORTAGE OF CoAU.S
New York, March 27.-German
industries are occasionally forced to
ldleness owing to a shortage OF coal
as is evident from a report in the
Cologne Gazette of February q; stat
ing that tho federal council. haH,