The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-25
Russell and etigord Sound
Keynote in Stirring alks
al Two Noon-Day Lunches
MONDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1915.

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Keynote in Stirring Talk.
al Two Noon Jay Luhche:
Continued From Page one. u.
...e, a.. ..nls princlple. As many
more will drag their lives out nope
less crippies. tits our turn now: Jusl
az this war shall result, SO snail tne e
human race be henceforth to the end
OF time. It always is possible to. pay
too high price for life. It Is never
possible TO nay too much for liberty
Pays Business Tribute.
M, Russell began his remarks with
a tribute to American business men
"Whose Jealous, loyal and efficient
service have overcome many OF the
oid.time criticisms Of American bust
ness: who have proven that American
business, while the ablest, most sue
y cessful and most constructive, is also
the most iLealistic; that American
business, with all its materialisln, lis
capable, when its deals are hnperiled,
OF making any sacrifice
Where We have one business man
WHO "a straining 10 himself unholy
nrOfits wrested from war, we have T.
hundred who regard their properties
and their very lives as a sacred trust.
held for the nation, for the world and
for those who are to cone after us"
Perieord Not Here.
Lieut.. Paul Perigord of France, who
was to have been here today, has been
compelled to leave the party, and Dan.
tel Iced, who was to have joined 9th
members of the war council delega>
ton in Bismarck, missed connections
at minneapolis, and is speaking in
Fargo instead today. His place is Ia.
ken by DR.. Culbertson Of the United
States food administration, who de-
livered splendid address at the
Grand Pacific luncheon this afternoon.
The body Of the Auditorium was
filled, when the first general session
OF the conference was called to order
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon. All the
North Dakota speakers who had been
assigned places on the program were
at hand.
70 Make Kaiser Dance.
/! In introducing Dr.. Thomas Moran
at the Grand Pacific, Chief Justice
Bruce commented upon our proneness
to under-rate professors, generally, re-
fering to the tile of the small boy who
described professors as Of three kinds
-aone who taught dancing, one who
taught swimming and one who went
up In a balloon.
II shall attempt to qualify under one
Of the definitions given by Judge
Bruce-under the. first class-a profess
sor 81 dancing. It will be my special
ty to make the kaiser dance to the
music of the Stars and Stripes, to the
tune Of the Star Spangled Banner, and
the Red, White and Blue" said DR..
Moran.
.The main question before us at
the present time is war Everything
else is mere chores in comparison. !
bring you greetings from the commit
tee on public information at Washing
ton, which committee is attempting to
mobilize all of us to back, up the gov.
eminent and back up the boys In the
. trenches 5g ~
,"Wei realize that the boys cannot
do much, the government cannot do
much, unless backed by the public and
seeing what see today I am very
sure that the vigor and patriotism OF
THIS great part Of the country can be
depended upon.
4 ttoiy Crusade.
"N0w we are engaged In great
task-we are pushing the crusade OF
the war-a holy crusade l tell you
We are not losing heart-the govern
ment is not losing heart, it is doing
tremendous amount Of work. Not
all that is being done is being shouted
from the housetops, but there Il. a tire.
mendous lot of work being done in
Washington at the present time. l
have very little sympathy with any Den
who belittles the forces and strength
of the United States. 1t is true we
have not devoted ourselves to war, we
have given our best arts to the art OF
peace. We are great country-a
country OF tremendous resources and
when once France, Great Britain and
the United States Join hands, the gov
eminent of the people, by the people
and for the people shall not perish
from this earth.
There are many things to give us
hope and strength in these days, and
Prussia is much mistaken if he thinks
, he can take the nerve from our men
in this country who, even wheh the
ship was sinking, stood on board and
sung, MY Country ',ris of Thee You
cannot break the spirit of men like
these. 4s 4,
!. ",The crown prince, when he started
out to conquer Verdun promised his
father 1t would .be, German property
,iby q certain date, but Verdun still
stands, and as. long. as we have the
spirit of America, the spirit OF the
|. men of .France-American democracy
and right and justice will prevail
Freedom cannot live in America if
,it dies IN Europe. It is our task to
remove the dark shadows OF the hand
which IL casting itself over this fair