The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
POLITICIANS OF
STATE ORDERED
not TO COLLECT
MONEY FOR R. C..
State Red Cross Officials
i Insist Emblem of Organ
I ization Be Protected
r
ALL PARTIES ARE
TREATED ALIKE
Step Deemed Essential As
Means of Keeping
Record Clear

Political parties were today order
ed not to take up collections for and
in behalf Of the American Red Gross
or any of its chapters or branches In
North Dakota
Judge N. G. Young, state director,
and Harry Curran Wilbur, executive
}sacretary, signed the order, issued
this morning, and which is directed
to the chairmen and national COM
)snitteemen Of political parties operat-
ing in North Dakota, including the
Republican, Democrat, Progressive,
socialist Prohibition, Nonpartisan
Neague and the Lincoln Republican
league.
'aThe Red Cross will be grateful
for every money gift that is made
TO it, and such gifts will be ac-
.capted at all times by Red Cross Of
Acers everywhere reads the order.
There Is now Red Cross organiza-
Mon in practically every city, viii
Ila.ga, and town in North Dakota, and
tndividuals attending meetings in
Iany of these towns, political or 9TH
'@rwise, who wish to make a
contribution. large or small to the
Red Cross, can do 50 by leaving them
gift with the Red Cross branch Of
Rncers there. or with any bank for
Ftransmittal, and a receipt viii be is
Nsued to them.
"It is better, However, that per-
haps . few less dollars come into
the Red Cross treasury than
that this great organization Of
mercy and humanity shall run
the risk cf being charged with,
nffiliatina or locking with special
favor upon any political party, ar .
faction. lts appeal II 70 Arneri-
cans. N kroWa no party linss,, .
and surely IL congress IN itS wis
dom saw ne 20 protect lie emblem. e
and name from misuse in the
bunineas world, Red Cross officers
must be equally solieitoua TO pro.
tSet lt against all possible mis-
use in the political world.
ssro avoid Observation-Disclosures there
fore" continues the explanatory
statement issued in setting forth the
new order, "and to make certain
that the Red Cross name and emblem
as kept clear of even the suspicion
aof being used by any political party
or faction for its own aggrandize-.
|Tnent or benefit. the following ruling
aa made to govern throughout this
Jurisdiction. which includes the whole
or the state OF North Dakota:
''Collections for and in behalf
or the American Red Cross or
any OF its chapters or branches
must not be taken up in any
political conventions, caucuses,
or meetings In North Dakota.
Chapters are directed to enforce
this rule to see to 1T that no GER
tificates of authority are issued
to any person to collect Red
Cross funds at any such political
meetings Persons now holding
certificates Of authority to COL
1ect money for the Red Cross
must not take up collections at
political meetings, and il they at
tempt to do so, the certificates
must be promptly revoked and
the individuals so offending re-
ported to the North Dakota state
headquarters for such action as
this Office may see at to take.
''This ruling Is made solely to keep
che Red Cross clear OF any charge |
OF participating. even indirectly, in |
any political campaign whatsoever,
whether it be statewide, or limit |
ed to any county, city. township, viii |
laRe, or judicial district"