Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-01
OF NORTHWEST MUSTBE
BACK. or ARMY, SAYS DAN REED
AND MRS. B. CLARKE AT MEETING

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them. and shortly after British avi-
ators soaring toward them. bringing
two of the machines to the ground.
The shrek of shell could be plainly
heard at the hotel.
:. The next morning Mr.. Reed and
Senator Colby of New jersey mad a
tDur of the poorer districts of the
metropolis. and in n olace they
found a poor woman whose homo
had been destroyed by bombs the
night before. They tried. to console
for this was war. This is not war;"
the omar screamed. at Is murder!"
Character OF tho Enemy.
Mr.. Reed said that in order to fight
the enemy effectively it was neces-
sary to know his character, and for
the purpose of illustration he o Of
a number of German atrocities said
to have been committed. and after
! ward investigated and checked up by
him and other Americans. Incident
ally, Mr.. Reed referred to the fact
that Germans frequently referred to
the United States soldiers as "Amcri-
car swine"
The speaker predicted that if Amer
lea and the allies do not win the war.
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cd States. would invade even North
Dakota, burn u cities. devastate ii
fields and mistreat women and child
re as they have mistreated Belgian,
French and Serbian women and child
rem.
ut is in the northwest the war must
he Won" Mr.. Reed asserted. "Our
men and women must realize that and
face that truth u~nfinchingly. They
have realized it in England where
2eG. 600 Of the finest girls in the coun-
try are working on the farms to help
w!r the war. And they have real
lied it in France where women young
and old. are doing all they possibly
can to stand back of their armies to
help make them victorious. The spirit
of those countries must become the
spirit of America if we are to win"
Shoot the Disloyal.
At one point in his lecture, Mr..
Reed said:
IF anybody is disloyal in America,
and II anybody refuses to say where
he stands--take him out and shoot
hint"
That the sentiment Of the audience
was in sympathy with that of the
speaker was testified to by the hearty
applause that greeted this statement
which was further added to in this
manner:
II HeTIiIdn espionage system is a
wonderful and fearful thing. It is
everywhere. It sees everything, hears
everything. The spies are in North
Dakota; they are in Grand Forks;
they are undoubtedly right here in
this hall and taking notes-mental
notes. hope they enjoy what 1 am
saying"
Praises o. S. Soldiers.
referring to the American soldiers
now Mn Europe, Mr.. Reed said that
all the high officers in Europe had
praised them strongly. From personal
observation he felt in a position to saw
hat these men are better and cleaner
youths than many Of those who dwell
at home. ~
AT some future time. Mr.. Reed
continued, these soldiers will be back
and will tell us that they have done
their duty: We will listen to them
and we will envy them because of the
great privilege they have had. But
they will ask us: Have you people at
nome done your duty?' 1t is neces-
sary that we speed up and send all we
can or supplies n food. Our bows
over there must feel and know that
we are standing solidly behind them.
we must win this war, but the
point is that we must win it at the
least possible sacrifice. One hundred
million Americans must shout to onr
soldiers: We are back Of you, and we
are going to see it through. We will
not stop until you return with victory
II is the men and the brains, he
1000 n the money of the great
northwest that will win the war. Let
US give an We have-give it for our
boys. Tor the world cause OF democ-
racy and humanity, for the love ~
our land!" o'o VI
me p which greeted the
speaker as he finished. was really in
tne nature of an ovation and lasted
Tor many minutes.
A Soldier Speaks.
Geo, A. Bangs expressed the prat f.
tuue OF the audience for the marnif
cent ADDRESS and then introduced
Lieutenant S. Stephen Da Costa. re-
tiIeo' VINO was wounded in the Philin-
pine islands. Mr.. Da Costa who an
peared in the uniform Of his 1870 w.
rank, delivered a brief extern nor M,
gus speech, the gist of which was that
IS not enough to applaud and tall
ana shout. but that every Amer;can
must concentrate his soul .i,non ~
one great task Of winning this war.
rnT COO sake--~1ght on, Ameri-
cans were the concluding words ~
Lieutenant Da Costa who was rrae+ed
with enthusiastic applause. 80
Kew. Jonathan Watson smoke h-,.a,,
about the work Of the Red Cross any
mentioned the fact that Red cross
shipments from this city have been
1asSer curing the short month of
month. H'e''ooS
The March on Brussels.
MI. Bangs then introduced Mrs.
basll Clarke, who has lived in both
Germany and Belgium and who made
ner nome in Brussels two years be-
Of the war. - '1A
Mrs. Clarke began by paying a
/. warm tribute to the Belgian nationto
(which, She said, 1.-The heart of Amcri-
ca has gone out, -
She then related how the German
army had invaded unprepared Belgi-
nm, and how the idea was prevalent
in the population that when the Bel
sian soldiers went away to defend
their country. they would be back in
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