Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-20

apparent desire to be impartial has
been forgotten, and the writer asks:
II you tell me this war Is fought
for the integrity Of International law,
I must ask you why 1t Is directed only
against Germany and not against
England, which Is an equal. although
far less terrible violator Of the COW
enants between nations? ~ II
YOU say It is d war Of defense against
wanton and fi%ntolerable aggression, I
must reply that every. blow directed
not against ourselves but against Eng
land (?leand that 1t has yet to be
proven that Germany has any inten-
ton orsdesire Of attacking us"
said toshave bean made fromtspeeches
and writings BY. other men than Pas
tor Russell. r4 j
Six Volumes Have Gone Before. :
According to the title page, six pre-
one place in the seventh volume it is
candidly said that the author did not
think the earlier works would be of
any great benefit to the Christian
cause. The present volume is num-
bered series T." and claims to have
been copyrighted in the United States
Is we'll as in Great Britain. That
$780, 600 copies have been printed, Is
another assertion made.
In the preface it is claimed that
Pastor Russell was man of unusual
modesty." AS a matter Of fact, he
adopted rather sensational methods
for advertising himself. his sermons,
the Organization he headed, and
everything with which he had to do.
For q number of years the morning
papers of New. York city carried his
Sunday sermons in two paid adver-
Using columns, and thousands and
the greater city of New York dis
played a portrait of an exceedingly
pious looking man whose name, ap-
pearing in letters which were MANY
feet high, was given as Pastor Rus
SELL"
Berg Jailed Monday.
j. H. Berg was arrested here Mon
day evening by Deputy United States
Marshal Pat Bowler and taken before
United States Commissioner George r.
Robbins who bound him yer for the
federal district court. In default of
$1,000 bonds, Berg was placed in the
county Jail.
The case originally was brought to
the attention of Chief of Police J.<W.
Lowe by Frank L.. Crone who had
oSSIA L Al1ASAASu M1ySLC1y dIu
found reasons to object to certain
parts of the book. An investigation
was made, with the result that Chief
Lowe communicated with the office Of
United States Marshal Stephen j.
Doyle.
1t appears that Berg recently pub
lisl.ed advertisements of the book
giving a post Office box address, .and
through the cooperation of the local
postoffice it was an easy matter to To-
cat the agent. q.
Chief Lowe and Assistant Post
master J. J. Dunlop searched the
quarters where Berg lived and found
about rs volumes there.
Five Hundred Copies Undelivered.
Some of these copies had been
mutilated, apparently with intent. and
others contained a number OF leaves
with ena blank page. This>was taken
as an indication that Berg himself had
a suspicion that the book contained
matter which might appear offensive
to the United States authorities. A
further investigation, made at an ex-
press Office, resulted in the discovery
of 1ve hundred additional copies Of
THE Finished Mystery"
Berg says he was formerly a farmer
living near Northwood, but~as he was
unsuccessful in this line Of business,
he left for Klondike, and in the, last
few years has travelled about con-
siderably with no apparent aim. He
told the authorities that he has sew
eral brothers and sisters" in this
city and vicinity who are handling the
book.
Attacks the Clergy.
On page 4o5 in the book appears tie
following s%eatence: /.
The clergy for whom many would
wen have died in the past, but who
have preached the people. into this
war and into the worlds ruin, will be-
come objects of popular hatred"
Other passages in the book have
direct reference to vital issues Of the
war and attack certain statesmen in
the allied countries. On the whole,
the book is a rather incoherent mis-
cellany of scripture passages and more
or less fantastic comments and in some
places it delves into the field of pro-
phecy and even metaphysics with an
intellectual strength and spiritual con-
Ev1ctlon which is exceedingly ineffect-
ual! except to feeble minds.
A somewhat careful perusal of, sew
eral chapters fails to impress the
reader hat any idea is presented in
the 592 pages. Here and there are
found extreme pacifist remarks Of an
obsolete character, but whatever as
sertions are made, nc attempt to sub
stantiate them is evident.
Cnder ordinary circumstances. it
was said last night, the book wouN be
harmless enough, but it's appearance
at this time, with 1918 given as, the
year OF publication, brings it within
the scope Of section two of the espion-
age law.