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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
The Most Difficult
To Assimilate

The Slavic Immigrant has lost, per-
haps less than any other, his national
lstlc tendencies and enthusiasms. He
IS difficult, if not impossible, to assimi-
late, and that which so definitely de-
clines to assimilate is scarcely popular
in America.
The first thought to be carefully i'm
! pressed upon the arriving immigrant is
the Importance of his immediate Amer
lcanization. This had been a definitely
constructive policy upon which much
OF the country's present unity depends.
The Slav demonstrates thoroughly and
courteously his willingness to be
Amerlcanized, but not his WILLINGNESS
to be assimilated. 1t is his proudest
boast that though Slavonia is at pres
ent nation without freedom, the
Slavic race has never been assimilated
by any other. He maintains that the
strength of his race lies in the verv
stuDbornness Of his determination to
become nothing and remain a Slav.
certain military and civil authorities
OF the United States government have
come recently to believe that in that
strength may possibly lie the greatest
weapons of all those various and start
ilngly discovered defences and, re-
sources which America has revealed
beneath the developing processes Of
the war. The old question which has
taxed the brain of Enumeration sx-
perts, as to the feasibility of incor-
porating into the nations existence
these unassimilated foreigners, is sunk
INTO oblivion before the military i'm
portance of utilizing a ready-made
natlonalism which has it's own pecu-
liar and intensified reasons for hating
and fighting the common foe.
For this assimilation of the unde-
nably rich resources of the Slavic tenn
permanent and energies, the Central
Powers, foreseeing the present situa-
ton no doubt, have struggled with in.
creasing perturbation since Bismarck's
drastic step Immediately after the
Franco-Prussian war. The Iron Chan
cellor first proclaimed the Imperative
necessity Of absorbing the Slavic race
primarily by the abolition of its laneu.
age, dialects and customs throughor+
central Europe.
The Language of
Hope and Freedom
With ponderous German textbooks
and their systems of pedagogy fou-
rishing IN an overnight growth through
Bohemia and Jugo-Slavia, the Slavic
tongue slipped into the intimate chan
neis OF love. home, laughter and music
and with the indomitable spirit Of Il.
origin ~ has laughed softly and reson-
sntly throughout the years, the song
language the love language, the Ian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
And He Is Mentally
Overlooked

1t has been remarked that the vari-
Gus societies and the elaborate and
effective systems which have been es-
tabllshed in the various training camps
for the amusement and recreation of
the men treat with the foreign speak
ing soldier not at all. Lectures and
plays in English he cannot understand;
the camp library is a closed door to
him; his mind is continuously be-
logged regarding the issues and prog
ress of the war, and he is conscious
only of living to do what he considers
to be mental and unworthy labor be-
meath stigma Of citizenship which he
can never overcome and which forever
bars him from active service.
But the acuteness of the situation
has become so marked as to attract the
necessary attention of the government.
Plans are afoot to provide the Slav
with the mass meetings his heart
thrives upon; the native speakers to
thrill him and keep alive in him the
great spirit of his people, and event
ually to make him part of the vast
army which shall deal justice and ret
ribution to his oppressors-perhaps
by descending upon them through the
eastern gateway to Russia.
Many tales, pathetic, amusing and
even tragic, are told of the training
camp situation, while the wheels of
government revolve to control and re-
lieve the tension.
young company commander,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

weary with explaining over and over
his simplest commands to a score or
more extremely foreign members of
his company, and suddenly realizing
that after all these were technically
enemy aliens and never to utilize their
arduous training in any active fashion,
gave way to his evaporation.
you're nothing but bunch of huns,
anyway" he roared irascibly. "What
you can understand you won't. Not a
--- one Of you will ever fight under
mel wouldn't trust you out of my
sight"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

trated to the furthest corners of the
country's understanding America has
come to look upon the Slav with new
and somewhat wondering eyes; to as
sumo somewhat her own share of the
responsibility of the lack of compre-
hension in which she has been at fault
as we'll as the failure of the Slav with
IN her gates to adequately express
himself in the new tongue, or to ade
quately inform himself of the tradi-
lions of the new country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
Has Special Motive
For Hating Teutons

Through draft boards and recruiting
stations everywhere has poured the
country's full quota of Slavic fighting
power. From the 100000 Poles, 2,oo0,-
600 Czechs and 100000 Jugo- Slavs a
vast army has been recruited--an army
speaking little or none of the language
OF Its adopted country, knowing less Of
fts traditions, but an army with a
motive and cause of its own, with a
private and particular hatred of the
common foe before which any other
anti-German sentiment palcs into in
significance.
But this army is thinly scattered.
widely distributed among training
camps and stations. and the majority
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

THAT WILL Dol" declared his
commander with finality
Well accustomed to injustices, mill
tary and judicial, the Croatian of this
instance harbored the conviction that
his race was once again the victim of
official insult When assigned in his
turn to a tour of kitchen police he re-
garded 1t as peculiar and added
affront unequalled by anything save
the rankest Prussianism. Wherefore,
he and his comrades speedily became
examples of martyrized rebellion,
whose fame could not fail to spread
from camp to camp among relatives
and friends until once again the cruel
oppression of the Slavic race in gen.
eral because the fiery slogan which in
cited fraternal orders and societies to
more vehement demonstrations of their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
Slavic Contingent
Of the u. S. Army

"Well, turn in now," directed the off,
Ger, fatty. But the seed was sown.
Somewhere in his memory the wild
strain Of that patriotic lament echoed.
Its queer abrupt ending irritated him.
Suddenly he remembered having heard
somewhere that these people sang end
Iessly in this fashion, and their abrupt
examinations were a part of their
musical history-the result of the in
variable Interruptions of their meet
lngs and song-feasts by investigating
parties of soldiers whose mission it
was to quell these dangerous national
lstic seances among the bonded Slav
whose territories they ruled by con-
quest.
Smiling at his reminiscent digfession
into the sphere of musical history. the
officer turned in his mind the feasibil-
lty OF forming these countless Slavic
draftees of his own and other camps
into vast Slavic army; not foreign
legion, but Slavic contingent of the
American army, to fight beneath the
American flag and according to we'll
tested systems prescribed by the regu-
latlons. But this army should be Off
cered-at least its noncommissioned
officers and certain portion of the
commlssioned-should be picked men
who know the language and customs of
the Slav and of all the Slavic countries.
and who could guide their men and
fight with them in their own cause.
which, after ALL. is identical with ours.
The plan is big. With the recent up-
risings in Bohemia, the presentation
to the State Department of the organ
lied movement whose object is the sys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

tematic encouragement Of these patri-
otto demonstrations in Austria, the
military feasibility Of the plan in
creases. immigration and citizenship
experts as we'll as military are concen-
trating upon the upbuildng and main
tcnance of the Slavic spirit which ap-
pears to be SO rapidly dissipating un-
der the adverse conditions of the train
ing camp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
Promoters of Patriotic Enterprise Say if Teuton
Stigma Is Taken Off These Technically Austrian
Subjects 100000 Are Ready to Fight
Under the American Flag

Then he, although an enemy alien,
desired to fight against these same
enemies?
In torrent of broken English the
boy declared his passionate willingness
to fight any one - anywhere - that
would bring about the freedom of his
people. In fact, he insisted upon fight
ing, Immediately, in the most sangui-
nary sectors possible!
"Do you not realize" the officer
pointed out, chat if captured you will
be shot for treason by your own gov
ernment?"
II suffer more here, non-combatant,
than by being tortured by an Austrian
executing party!" answered the boy
simply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

T>ROM factory mouth and mine pit,
from field and workshop
throughout America strange
and as yet somewhat unwieldy stream
is pouring into the nations service. 1t
is a mighty flow of molten patriotism,
white hot and susceptible of being cast
in the mould of rev and powerful
guided, anncaling rapidly, in grave
danger of chilling into formless mass
of useless, finely tempered metal.
The Slavic immigrant, Pole, Czech
and Jugo- Slav, refugee from genera
tons of oppression by the Central
Powers, has found the freedom of his
soul. Fired by the accumulated resent
ment of years of serfdom, nf1amed by
the sufferings of his bonded kinsmen
overseas, who are forced to fight and
die in the support of rule they detest,
the Slav in America, as in France and
England, has gathered his brothers
about him and declared his readiness
to league the fervor and force of his
oA\iOAC iSHtiiiB IdCe WIFI tHc IHOueTn
war skilled legions of democracy.
France has already tested and proved
the valiant strength of her foreign
legion of Poles, Czechs and Jugo- Slavs.
England, slower to absorb the essential
foreignness of these volunteers, at
length grasped hands with her Slavic
immigrant. But America, it appears,
Is slower still to recognize and use the
mighty idle weapon at her hand.
Already thousands of Slavs have lost
their lives fighting under the banners
of France and Italy Nearly 10000
Poles died unfolding the traditions of
the famous Foreign Legion. The Polish
Legion in France has been depleted and
recruited so often that no record of the
men who have passed through it's ranks
is available, but to-day it numbers 25,-
600 men--all volunteers. Fighting in
France, too, are 10000 Czech Slovaks,
while $4,000 more of these escaped Aus
trian subjects are under arms in Italy
There is besides a Cost army" of 49,
600 Jugo-Slavs in Russia-also men
escaped from Austria-of whose fate
nothing is known here. The Legion of
Polish Volunteers in America, in addi-
ton to those who have gone to join the
colors in France, now numbers more
than 5000.
."The Slav is fre--a living fret" is
the slogan passed down from father to
son through all the generations which
have longed and suffered for freedom.
Alike on the plains of Poland and
among rugged mountains of Jugo-
S!avia little children are trained to
worship the sacred fire of their nation
alism, to sing the patriotic folk songs
OF their fathers, to regard themselves
as but embers in the mighty leapine
fame Of Slavic liberty. When the way
was found to relieve the immediate
pressure Of the hated domination of
their enemies by emigration to the new
world the Slav brought with him the
fame Of his hatred, now famed into q
scorching blast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09
An Army Plan for
Using Their Energies

ITO get any real promise of adecuat.
results in the tremendous operation,
that are possible on the Eastern front
there must be complete organizatio,
under competent military officer. h.
should be placed in complete contrul
and held responsible for organizing and
directing the efforts of all the Slay
peoples in the United States. Thes.
are divided into two classes:
"One-Those who are conscripted IN.
to the United States Army for opera.
tions overseas from these Slavic races.
and he should be authorized to have
his agents in every camp where these
are sent after being conscripted
Two-He should also have charge of
the organization, coordination and d.
rection of the efforts of the various
Slavic Councils in the United States.
This latter includes the organization
and direction of all propaganda that
may be sent out.
'The high grade mentioned should
be accorded because of the beneficial
effect this grade will have upon all
Slavic peoples in this country as we'll
as abroad; and as second reason be-
cause, should he go abroad to assume
command of any allied expeditions
(Which, Of course, must be contem-
plated), there would be no question
about his being senior in grade to all
commanders of these allied forces CON-
| ing under his command. He must be
senior to all such officers, because this
work must be taken over-if we are to
secure success-by the American gov
eminent, and the sooner this fact Is
recognized the better for all concerned
"The sooner this officer is selected
! and authorized to commence his organ
ization the more promptly he will Sc
cure results.
at goes without saying that this en-
tire proposition must be taken up with
| the governments of Great Britain.
France and Italy and he should be
| given proper recognition before these
governments on all proper occasions.
"The first thing to be done, of course,
is to complete our organization at
home and to advise these councils Of
the various Slavic races here exactly
what the United States government is
prepared to do, both as to the handling
of the enemy alien situation and the
recognition that will be accorded to
them now and at the final peace con-
! ference.
"The qualifications of the military
man who should be placed in charge Of
this have previously been given and it
should be emphasized that this job is
an entirely different one from that OF
the man in command on the Western
front. The knowledge in Washington
Of the capabilities of the army men OF
experience should enable them to de-
eide upon the proper person.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

determination for the liberation of
their kind, under any and all circum-
stances and governments.
Patriotic fervors, self-sacrihces and
self abnegatons have arisen and tran
spired in impassioned sequence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-09

guage Of music and childhood whersv..
Slavic homes live and hope Tor fptrs.
freedom.
81 am Slav-a living fire! A s,.v
living fire!" chants a childish VII.
that could sing to you by the hon, 80
the heroic deeds of his ancestors WIN
fought and died and left behind h;.'
the glory of his name and the fam. -
the sacred fire. A fire, unquenchab,.
indomitable is the metaphorical .o,,
which the Slav treasures above -,
earthly wealth.
"Slavonia is a fire-a living fire,p !.
the slogan muttered in the wet dayk -
Austrian trenches where weary san
tries peer into the darkness, not fo. !.
spying enemy but for the listen;r.
Austrian, who is more than ene,,r
and whose uniform they wear Meet.
ings. conferences, those gatherings ~
patriotic sympathy which has kent H..
fire alive, are held in dugouts in n.
very teeth Of the Austrian defenca.
where Poles and Czechs and the ];th.
mountain men whose heritage is amono
the ancient rocky heights of Montens'
gro curse the bondage which drive,
them forth to fight the battles of tbs;,
enemies.
In a memorandum prepared by
ranking officer of the United State,
Army, who has made an exhaustive.
study of the situation, he states what
he considers to be an effective plan 70,
the Organization of Slavs in Au.rics
and Europe against the Central
Powers" He says in part:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
BUTTER COSTS
LESS In STATE
THAN ELSEWHERE
North Dakota Leads Nation
In Low Price Of That
Dairy Protuet

Eha Eecs2 nswls e ths cav.
EHzeRr can - PURCHASED for less
wsnsv n Ncrth Dakota tran IN any
eeAar STATE IA ire Mmton-
~ s. = Las3. federal feed admin
fserarrr fer North rakota L. authCEt-
- fcr tae staEamsnl set fcrth In the
average fec4 Price statement Just
sSueE
Better. IN North Dakota. Is worth
an average e as cents. while the
average v4EEa Tn the United States
- SCI cents Minnesota places the
ezzter vaHze at IS cents
The Price fgE wheat bread as
given q tbs report seems to Dc high
- fE~ North Dakota than e. justified
~ nreuar Rxnras received BY the fed
araE EccE administrator from Nerth
ports Hrcu1 2T bakers show an aver
aEe - SIS cenes fer the one pound Loaf
tEs raEEe - from to no cents. Rolls
are selling frcm NJ Co rs cents q
3Czsn
TIE statement Shows TIE average
vEE-a &C brad I'm the state. from che
P1uE1 Eeaves- 20 Dc I3-2 cents. which
EEurs. Dr, LAID believes is slightly
IN excess q tae actual figure Being
cszrxed consumers.
FheEr. IN North Dakota Is rated
81 s. Is q c1s-efEhth barrel the
average IN ths ration being S1.s2. and
cA@ Minnesota price being s1.4s.
CCEn-eal N North DakotR. costs
- cents while TIE average price IN
- nation - So cents.
FcsatoeS. ~ tEs peck. are two
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
CANADA MUST
PREPARE FOR
AIN OFFENSIVE
GERMAN DRIVE
Positions Held by Cana
dams Are OF Great
Strategic Value
q Assoelated Presa.l

Ottawa. April Regardless Of
sacrifices. Canada must keep her
lighting divisions on the western
front up to fun strength, Sir Robert
Borden, premier stated during a
secret session of the house OF COM
mons yesterday. An official account
OF the meeting was made public here
today. Canada also must so organize
her remaining man power as to main
TAIN and Ii possible. increase agricul-
tural production. Sir Robert said
The premier made a complete sur
vey Of the war situation, treating Of
the military position, supply and
production Of foodstuf and shipping
He presented also a communication
from Lloyd George. sent especially
for this session. The text of this
message was not made public.
Sir. Robert presented detailed conf
Dental information as to the strength
OF fresh forces which have been rails
ed each day by Great Britain, France
and Canada in order TO combat the
present offensive.
A German attack In full force upon
the Canadian army corps must be
expected, the premier said. tsWhen
this will come no one can say he
declared. "but in view Of the
strategic value Of the position of the
Canadians. there can be no doubt but
that they must be prepared to meet
any attacks launched by the enemy.
The government has been in COM
munication with the overseas milf
tary authorities and as the result Of
the most careful consideration the
clear conclusion has been reached
that IL the Canadian army corps is to
be maintained az an effective fight
ing force additional measures must
be taken. 1t must be recognized that
the position Is one Of extreme
gravity. Germany must be defeated
and to this end Canada must provide
all the assistance in her power"
After Sir Roberts statement a dis
cussion took place, participated In by
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Sam Hughes
and Major General Newburn, minis
ter Of militia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

tenths CT q cent less In North Dakota
than elsewhere fm the nation.
Eggs. I'm North Dakota. are figured
&C a3.t cents a dozen. while the aver
age IA the nation Is 521 cents =
dozen.
Cheese. I'm North Dakota. costs SIX
tenths Of cent more than elsewhere
tn the nation. while c1ecmarEarins
costs q half cent more q pound.
Round steak costs an average Of
sos cents In the nation. while the
average cost In North Dakota Is 2s.5
cents.
Ham. in North Dakota. Is a fifth Of
a cent lower than the average for
the nation. which Il 43.2 cents.
Sugar costs thres-tenths Of q cent
less IN North Dakota than elsewhere
IN the nation. and tea costs 10 cents
less on the average IN North Dakota
than elsewhere In the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
Horrors of
Battle MOUe
EUen Kaiser

Amsterdam. April 1s.-Emperor
William recently made visit to the
battlefield near Queant, west OF
Cambria, q war correspondent Of The
Berlin LolSal Anzelger writes.
His ma1esty's silence was broken
only once" he says, when he re-
marked to an oficer who stood beside
him: What have not done to pre-
serve the world from these hor-
rorsg
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
War Relief Association
To Be Red Cross Auxiliary

sity Of continuing the French pat
terms.
We ask our members, for the
sake Of fostering the spirit OF unity
and nationalism. which Is so essential
In our country today to make their
public announcements and their
private explanations along these
lines
Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard,
National Chairman
At the regular meeting Of our
local branch. April Ii. the motion
was carried to act in accordance with
the foregoing.
"A motion was also carried that
this local branch become an auxiliary
Of the Fargo Red Cross.
Mrs. III. w. Gearey,
Secretary.
Mrs. Harry MAgill,
Committee"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
Briefly Told

Hubbelrs Coffes.-Advt
shop at RicKsra--AdvE.
Herbsts for hoaTsry.-AdvG
Have knight PrtE. Co. print it.-Aa.
Henirickson's shoes for style
Advt.
Can the Yellow Taxi. Phone Bill,
Adv.
Nick Ronen taxi. Phone asa,
Advt.
VIII deliver a great message Sunday
morning and evening at First Baptist
church. Be sure to come.-Adv.
Gas ranges connected and repaired
by o. f. Miller, the gas man. Second
hand gas ranges for sale. Phone
1856 or 3641-W.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

Thirteen workers attended the meet
ing 80 this league Wednesday even
Ing ia the Cathedral club rooms One
hundred and ninety-eiEht GN4 come
presses were completed Mrs J D.
Farrhnd ana Mrs harold Thomson
were the supervisors
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

Two hundred and twenty five
dampons were completed at the meet
ing Of this auxiliary Wednesday
evening st the Gethsemane cathedral.
Mrs. J. EE. Cooper was the supervisor,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

Mss GLADYS vsiteh has accept
ed a situation with one Of the bis
machine houses but expects 90 re-
turn TO Dakota Business CoMeEe
later On and complete the entire
d. Bs IS training course The DE-
man6 Tor competent heIp Be- very
Enas publicity
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

Mrs a. McPhail. Seventh avenue
south. entertained the members OF
the Bethel auxiliary Wednesday aft
ernoon. Twelve surgical gowns were
completed and four pairs of socks
were turned in The next meeting
win be held at the home OF Mrs. q.
w. Blair, Seventh avenue south,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

The weekly meeting Of this auxiI-
larry was held at the home OF Mrs.
]. E. FTenette and twelve pajama
suits we're completed. Mrs. Alex
Bruce will be the next hostess.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

Twenty flannel binders, 10 body
binders. 10 absorbent cotton pads 20
sings, ~ rest pillows, three pneu-
monia jackets, "a pillow slips and 10
hospital boots were completed at the
meeting OF the war relief association
Wednesday afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

Egmund A. Koeneman OF Moor
head, who was transferred recently
from Camp Dodge, Ia. to Camp
Meade, Nd, and from there to Camp
Humphrteg. Virginia. was promoted
70 sergeant in Company G 18Th
Engineers Regiment