Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-11

'rthCrn Italy. WhtCh Is believed to be
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alton against attacks. while Russia
agrees to deliver to Roumnnta the sur.
plus OF grain in Bcssarabia.
Tcutonc diplomats seem to be the
StupidrSt on earth. and seldom have
they bcrn more stupid than in their
latest "pcacc offensive" This was
launched by Count Czcrnin. the Aus.
TRAN premier and usual catspaw for
Germany in such matters. 1t appar.
entity was designed to separate the
United States from the allies, for the
count undertook to show that Frances
clain,sto AlsaccLorraine was the only
real obstacle in the way of peace. He
said Premier Clcmcnceau had inquired
! through an intermediary whether Aus,
trial Hungary was ready to negotiate
and on what terms. To this Glenn.
cnccau replies merely: "Czerntn lies"
The Austrian leader said nice things
about President Wilson'S peace aims.
but declared his country would not beg
for peace hut would enforce it by NOR
nj right and physical strength.
The Tcutonic leaders are hind II
they cannot sec that neither America
nor the entente allies will for mo-
mcnt consider a peace settlement that
leaves their military power unbroken
or that does not carry, as a prereQuis-
lite, the evacuation Ivy Germany Of the
invaded territory She now holds. Only
Il few days ago President Wilson, in a
letter 10 American Methodists, reiter-
atcd his determination to carry on the
war until the German power is crushed
ia
| With rush that promised to carry
all before it, the Third Liberty loan
campaign started Saturday. In every
town and hamlet in the country the
event was celebrated With parades,
salutcs and speeches. and the enthusi-
assn was such that the success of the
$4,000. 000O0O loan cannot be question
cd. Helping to make it success. with
money and with work. has been es-
tabliShca as a test Of patriotism, and
| few will care to evadc the test. Most
appropriately the opening Of the cam
paign conceded with the first anniver.
sary Of Americas entrance into the
war and Saturday was made day Of
remembrance and action that will not
soon be forgotten.
Warned by their constituents that
intolerance Of pro- ermanism is so in
creaSing that 1t will soon take the form
Of lynch law, the members of the SEN
ate have awakened. and on Tuesday
| three separate measures were intro
duced providing for dealing more dras-
tically with disloyalty. One would
greatly enlarge the scope Of the es-
rionage act and increase the severity
Of the punishments provided; the sec
ond would bar from the mails any pub
ltcation printed in an enemy alien
language: the third calls for the dis
missal Of any government employee
who fundamentally criticizes the gov
eminent or makes disloyal utterances.
The governors of the states, at the
first session Of their conference on
Americanization Of aliens. also were
reused to speech and action concern
ing the prevalence OF disloyalty. Res
olutions calling on congress to provide
for the enforced naturalization Of all
aliens Of draft age and to suppress all
German language newspapers for the
period of the war were introduced and
probably would have been adopted If
Secretary Of the Interior Lane had
not interviewed with plea against bit.
terness and for a campaign of et1nca.
ton. MANY Of the governors did not
like this, and next day they resumed
their demands that the government,
deal more drastically with disloyal.
lists, spies and the German Language
press.
In Collinsvillc, Ill.,, man OF Ger.
man birth, who was accused of max.
ing seditious remarks. was hanged by
an exasperated mob, and in many 9th
or places pro-Germans were roughly
handled.
In the Wisconsin senatorial election
in which Congressman Lenroot was
elected, the Germans of the state did
not show up any too we'll, for they
gave the indicted Socialist Berger, a
sizeable vote. especially in Milwaukee
and other German regions. Also Mil.
wankee reelected its Socialist mayor
There may be nothing against such
men as Socialists. but the very name
now smacks of treason.
Chicago did better than Wisconsin
for in its a.dermanic election every
Socialist and enti-war candidate me.
defeat.