The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-19
AMER ICk GUARDIAN OF WORLD s.
FATE, CONFRONTED BY TITANIC
TASK, MUST WIN, SAYS RUSSELL

crop out It is no time to be lenient
with those people who are running
around burning warehouses and eleva-
tors and stirring up strikes. The rifle
or the rope-that's the way to deal
with that situation. Great Britain had
to come to it. Every morning q gray
door in the tower OF London opens
and there is lead out some shrinking
scoundrel, caught red-handed in the
act. Five minutes; firing squad, and
all is over! We must lay aside our
pet prejudices and preferences. Amer
lea always has been patient nation.
1t could give Job cards and spades
in patience, but this is no time for
patience. The life of our republic is
at stake, and we must be on our guard
against the incessant develtry of these
people. . |
Don't believe lying stories sent out
by German press agents; don't believe
there is anything wrong with your
war department. The war depart
ment since we went into this war has
made a record never equalled in any
country 1t has turned out an army
which, for its size, has no equal in the
world. It has done all Of this with
nothing to- start on.
1--WE Can Do It"
America must win this war, and |
know America-WE CAN DO 1T! l
can go down the street and buy for
$3.50 parrot which will sit all day
perched on twig chanting at can't
be done" That proves nothing;
there's no logic nor reason in it. Don't
be parrot; don't stand passively by
and allow the German spies in your
midst to play the parrot There arc
German spies Observation-Disclosures
probably one in this room. l was fol-
lowed from Birmingham, Ala, to
Washington last week by German
spy-he no doubt has followed me
here-yery likely he's right here in
this room now. Beware Of him. The
country is filled with his kind. We
owe them no mercy, no consideration
there's only one cure for thcm-the
firing squad.
Pm telling you these things because
I know America. America can't be
frightened. America has grown out
of hardships and difficulties Can you
imagine anything more difficult than
the battle for independence waged by
those thirteen scattering colonies back
there in the infancy of our country;
or anything more difficult than our
civil war. We are Americans; we're
not afraid to tackle difficult situa-
tions, but we must awake, before it is
too late to what we are up against.
We have been considering this war a
side issue, because, if we lose this
war; there is nothing else worth WHILE
not for single moment
| North Dakota Loyal
IT cannot tell you how glad am to
have been here today Outside, occa-
sionally, we hear that North Dakota
is not loyal. know better, and wish
every doubter of North Dakota's 10y
atty could be in Bismarck today. Since
they cannot be here, am glad that
can 60 to them as champion of North
Dakota, with the message, straight
from the heart; North Dakota is
RIGHT"
! Russell played upon his two big
audiences, first at the Grand and later
at the auditorium, as master upon
an organ. From his first word to his
last his hearers were with him, heart
and soul Spontaneous applause broke
In wave upon wave time and again.
When he referred to the possible pres.
ence Of German spy in the audience,
dozens of hoarse male voices shouted,
Point him out; let us have him!"
When he had finished cheers, hand