Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-13
LABOR'S LOYAL
LEGION HOLDS
DEMONSTRATION
Singing, Music, Reading and
Oratory Features Of In
teresting Program.

LAA00A &%OSoA AS6aOA WILMA
has arranged q series Of loyalty dem
~onstrations in the city during the last
few months. last night added another
success to those which already have
made the organization a conspicuous
part of patriotic community life. At
a meeting held in the Metro
politan theater under the auspices OF
the legion, AZ interesting programy
consisting of singing, musical selecs
tons. reading. and a speech by DR.. E..
+. Robertson. president of the Wesley
college. was presented to an audience
filling the auditorium to its utmost
capacity. .,, Ii
L.. F. Ely, president Of the legion.
was the chairman Of the meeting and
introduced those who took part in this
program. The invocation was said by
Rev. Jonathan Watson. pastor of St.
Paul's Episcopal church. after which
the legion's customary and impressive
salute to the flag followed. The aus
S%pangled Banner" and a Men,
delssohn overture was skillfuliy play
ed by an orchestra led by Director
Basso who last night apparently
found exceptional opportunities to
demonstrate his ability as an orches-
ira leader. /.
Several violin solos by Prof. j. A..
Buchholz. head of the violin instruc-
ton department in the Wesley college
ceived as was also Mary Ttrrell's sing
ing of God Be With Our Boys To-
night"
The Mothers and the War.
The fact that the day was Mothers
the committee in charge arranged
the program. and the subject of
Motherhood and the War had very
appropriately been assigned to the
speaker of the occasion, DR.. E.. F.
Robertson. ~
DR.. Robertson pointed out that
motherhood Is the most generous and
the greatest contributor to the war.
Mothers give their sons. and while
mother sits at home and, in a peculiar
ense, shares the feelings which fill
the heart and mind of her o who Is
fighting for the cause Of humanity.
The distinction between merely anil
NAL maternal love and that mothers
love which is the greatest power in all
human ~endeavors. was very definitely
outlined and clearly described by DR..
Robertson who said that while the
animals love for her offspring is a
matter Of instinct. the human moth
er's love for her children springs from
the wells of her heart. =.
In the course Of his address DR..
Robertson discussed various recorded
instances Of German "Schrecklich-
keit' in Belgium. Serbia as well as in
the fields of battle. and he also found
occasion to trace In brief outline h
various combined circumstances
which gradually led to the outbreak
of the world war.
T.. S. Was justified.
The assassination Of the Austrian
crown prince at Serajevo in June,
1914. was described. and DR.. Robert
son interpreted the act as one Of the
most ~lnomentous in modern history,
not because Of the immediate results
of the murder. but because it afford
ed the cntral powers the long desired
pretext for taking decisive steps in the
direction of war. The Serajevo assas-
sination in itself. DR.. Robertson said,
would have no other thar local Ser
bian and Austrian significance. but
coming at the time it did. and under
the circumstances prevailing in conse-
quence of The existence OF a number
Of threatening and actual information
al complications. the deed served the
Austrian and the German govern
ments as a very useful event upon
which they could base their aggressive
action.
Discussing the part of the United
States in the war. the speaker said
that all that had happened had amply
justified the American government in
taking its decisive step of April 6,
1917-in fact. DR.. Robertson said, he
had at one. time been inclined to feel
rather impatient with the administra-
ton because it did lot declare war
earlier than it did.
At one time in the course of his re-
marks. the speaker made a much ap-
plauded allusion to woman's rights
when he said: Formerly we men
considered woman our superior, but
now that she can vote she is our
equal" " q
The thoughtful and inspiring add
dress was greeted with enthusiastic
applause.
Mrs. Ansel G. Wineman. wife Of