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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
NO PEACE WITH PRUSSIA.

Are the "bitter enders' justified
now?
Isfthe example Of Rumania enough?
Is the example of Russia. enough?
Israny more proof needed that
J peace with the Hun is impossible,
and that the last vestige Of his power
must be stamped out?
/ Rumania was forced into a dis
1 graceful peace by the Prussians.
With peace signed. the Hun came
baclzsfor more, and gave this heroic
little nation the alternative Of &C
/ cepdng the new terms or being forced
to submit to some far more severe.
With peace signed with Russia, the
invasion Of Russian territory con-
ttnues, and even Petrograd and Mos
cow may yet be taken.
Treaties can't be signed with liars.
Decent people can't live side by side
with murderera and highwaymen.
There is no choice but to stamp
fout the last atom of Prussianism, or
hold-Out our hands for the chains.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
THEY SHALL NOT PASS.

'oThey shall not pass" said the
French poilus at Verdun, and they
didn't.
They shall not pass" say the
French, the British and the Ameri-
cans all along the western front, and
they will not.
II this is the grand offensive that
st under way, it can be faced with
INSURANCE Of ultimate victory.
The British and French held back
the Prussian beasts in 1914, lighting
almost with their bare hands against
a tornado Of artillery. and strange
I new barbarous gases, against which
they had no defense.
The thin line Of the Allies held
then. Now the forces are about
equally matched. Despite the Ger
man hordes brought from the eastern
front, the Allies are their equals in
man power and in artillery. The
Germans may gain local advantages,
and take a few miles Of trenches here
or there, at terrific cost, but they
viii not break through, even though
they spend half a million or a mill
lion men making the attempt. The
harder the Prussian beast dashes
himself against the wall, the sooner
VIII he, DO crushed.
Il the world IS to continue a At
place for decent men and women to
live in, they must not pass. They
shall not pass
+ Yet while our men are going
through He'll itself 'over there, a
Socialist indicted for disloyalty gets
i 10000 votes in Wisconsin; and a
man who lighted a fire in the rear of
these men is nominated for governor
Of Minnesota by a political profteer.
Decent citizens who open their
mouths to protest are blacklisted,
boycotted, or slandered as prof
iteers in patriotism" or flag wav-
ers'' by the ONCE boys who edit the
prostituted press kept by this bank
rupt Socialist who is fighting to keep
out Of Jail for disloyalty.
They shall not pass" they say
"over there, but over here we are
Stacking in the rear; we are letting
our Trotzkys and Lenines cruelty
democracy on the altar Of proletar-
ianism.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
Low Wages Cause Of
Strikes
There Were ASH Plants Idle Over
Labor Trouble In Six Months.

There Were ASH Plants Idle Over
Labor Trouble IN Six Months.
Increased cost OF living and failure
| Of employers to anticipate this in
I fuence has been one Of the important
| Contributory causes OF recent strikes.
1 according to the report just issued
| By the national industrial conference
board on strikes in American indus
| tries In war time.
From April TO Oct. s. 1917. there
were strikes at 1881 establishments.
| the existence Of which was verified
by the board. Each establishment
was asked to report upon causes. but
complete information was received
from only 1.156. These plants show
ed 2S3, 400 men idle and 6.2SS.5IS days
OF production lost. Opinions were
asked Of labor commissioners and
medEators. Direct conference ap-
peared to have the most satisfactory
method OF settling these disputes.
The conclusions Of the board as 10
the causes Of the unsettled conditions
of labor are that the following in
fiuences were Of primary importance:
Increased cost OF living and failure
OF employers in many cases TO anti
cipate this influence.
Widespread discomfort. due TO q be
lief that undue profits had been made
by employers out Of war business.
Increased Independents OF the
worker, due in part to a labor short
age and in part to a feeling that the
situation constituted labor's oppor-
tunity for forcing union recognition
or closed shop conditions.
Inequality between wages paid in
plants engaged in private work and
government or private plants en-
gagged on war work.
The unsettlinE influence OF the
''cost-plus-profit" feature OF many
war contracts.
The federal administration viz
tual Endorsement Of the S-hour work
day,
The report concludes:
Indications OF improvement in the
labor situation in recent months are
apparent, but one needs only cursory
reading Of the daily press to see that
the war industries Of this country
are still heavily handicapped by la
Dor disputes. Cooperation in EFFORTS
for the establishment OF some work
able program which shall minimize
these disturbances, at least for the
duration of the war, is the patriotic
duty OF both employers and en-
ployes."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
BEGGING FOR THE GOVERN
MENT,

Once again the government is in
the market for advertising without
funds to pay for it,
Advertising is the one commodity
the government has sought for moth
ing since this war began, the one
thing it has begged. The price Of
everything else it buys has gone up
1t has paid these higher prices, but
it still believes 1t can get it's adver-
Using donated.
And it can, and does.
The Fargo committee in charge Of
publicity for government war activi-
ties, is about to begin on the public
ity campaign for the Third Liberty
loan. This committee will ask mer-
chants and business men TO donate
space in the newspapers to advertise
the Liberty Loan.
The Forum regrets exceedingly
that it is forced into the position Of
a beggar, in this way. 1t resents the
possible innuendoes that it is trying
to profit by the nations need to sell
its advertising. 1t lie unfair to put
any newspaper in the position where
it must either give away the only
| commodity it has to sell or bear the
stigma Of profteering, however I'M
justly
The Forum doesn't want to make a
penny off Uncle Sam. It will give
him the lowest possible rate and
twist advertising into news as far as
possible, but it can't afford to give
him its white space, and then pay its
taxes and support war activities.
1t costs money to produce space in
a newspaper. The cost can be figured
to a penny. Every properly run
newspaper knows what it costs to
produce a page in it's publication, or
an inch. The Forum cannot afford
to give that space away, at least to
the amount needed by the govern
ment.
The result is that the local COM
mittee must go to business men and
virtually take up a collection, not for
The Forum but for Uncle Sam, to in
sure the success of the Liberty loan
in this territory True, no business
house could get a better advertise
ment than a we'll conceived discus
sion of the Liberty loan with the
notation at the bottom that the space
was donated, but that doesn't remove
the stigma from the newspaper en-
tirely. If the newspaper goes out
actively to canvass for the Liberty
Loan advertising, it lays itself open
to the charge OF selfshness or capital
izing the peoples patriotism. II it
doesn't seek the advertising, it can
well be accused Of Stacking, for the
campaign must have publicity and
lots of it.
The local committee has done its
best to solve the problem. 1t will
solicit the advertising and apportion
it among the newspapers But The
Forum wants it made clear that
money donated by business men to-
buy this space, is not donated to The
Forum. It is donated to the United
States government, because the Unit
ed States government failed to make
an appropriation to buy this one
commodity it Notwithstanding.
If anybody CONSTITUTES one word Of
the foregoing to mean that The
Forum is not going into this Liberty
loan campaign with its coat off and
its sleeves rolled up, they are sadly
mistaken, but we are not mendi-
cants.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
Vision


BY Amelia Josephine Burr Of the
Nipilsutesr
What is the great present need OF
the American people? I would say
a quickened sense Of proportion, a
revised and improved standard Of
values, zeal according to knowledge
in n word, vision. We need to un-
derstand that the cause for which We
are fighting is more than national
more than individual-no less q thing
than the living, growing quality or
the world spirit-R cause so great
that our own worth today is meas
ured by our service TO that cause.
Once We realize that, once We sec
ourselves in the right relation 10 the
great need that claims US there will
he no more Glamour OF I choose this,
I want to do that" Our only word
will be What can / do?" one Of the
recent recruiting posters tersely
phrases the situation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
They ALL DEMAND IT


Fargo, Like Every City and TgNn
IN the union, Resolves IL.
People with kidney Ills want 20 be
cured When one suffers the tor
lures OF an aching hack. relief is
eagerly sought for. There are many
remedies today that relieve. but do
not cure. Deans Kidney Pills have
brought lasting results 70 Thousands
Here Is Fargo evidence OF their merit
Leon A Brase. III Seventh St. N
says: About O year ago, had some
trouble with my kidneys. II came
on with q dun, steady pain in the
small Of my back and ] suffered
everything for some time. I was told
to try Deans Kidney Pills and ]
got a box Of Deans Deans helped
ne 50 much right away, I kept on
using them until was cured"
Price soc. at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-Eet
Deans Kidney PIIIs-the same that
Mr.. BraSe had. Foster Nilburn Co.
MfErs., BufEalo, " ADV.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
lArPRooIoAI BREACHES THRIFT

How can any government preach
. thrift to its people. when it practices
such criminal waste in its own ex-
pendftures in one respect at least as
does Uncle Sam?
The total OF Uncle Sans printing
bill must reach enormous figures,
and even If the c1ogging of the over
crowded mails were not considered,
It would be an atrocious waste of
public funds.
Virtually every department Of the
government now seems to have it's
private publicity department, and all
of these departments are sending out
their daily packages Of printed mat
ter, ranked under the government
stamp. The Official Bulletin is an
entirely new enterprise, but it does
not appear to answer the purpose
for which 1t was created, or this ad-
ditional flood would be unnecessary.
Every mail brings to The Forum
Office from one to fifty letters in en-
velopes with government franks on
them, each containing from one to
100 pages Of printed matter which
goes almost directly into the waste
paper basket. 1t Is an impossibllity
70 read one fraction Of the material
sent out and efforts to to SO have
shown that they do not repay the
time spent
1t is a wicked waste Of public
money. OF white paper, Of time, and
aof energy, and the results that should
be accomplished are not being ac-
complished Most Of the newspapers
Al the country get all their news from
the press services or their private
correspondents at Washington, and
any other messages to publishers
should be contained In the Ohic.al
Bulletin. except perhaps in the spe-
aial advertising matter for such
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
Our Sacrifice Is Small

PrivatA0RH Endured ~ 0ur AEEfeS
EnOuEh 60 Make Ia BluMh.
Robert Forrest Wilson in AEunssy,s
MllagazineSS The people q Engia2,a
most part Voluntarily. are patiently
submitting TO n state of partial fam
me in meat wheat. sugar and fats
The war bread OF England Is heavily
adulfersted with potato starch and
other substitutes for wheat s0ur.
Mestless days, even among the
wealthy are practically universal in
Europe. In Italy there are two con
secutive meEtless days each week
portions are minute.
France is trying 20 keep her allow
sncH or sugar Up 10 IE pounds Per
capita per year. The sugar cunsump-
person, or I'VE times the amount eaten
by the French. in the days OF peace
England had a sweeter tooth than the
United States but now her people can
set only e pounds 81 sEEar spice IN
a year. in Italy the per GpitR sugar
consumption Is down 10 IL pounds a
year. Moreover, the Italians have no
coal: not heating furnace is ifEhted
i'm any Italian hotel or private resi-
deuCe this winter.
These privatiOns are being endured
braTely and almost without complain
by millions OF Europeans for the sake
or a cause that as as much ours as
theirs. And there IS no panic. be
cause Of the faith in Europe that the
United States and Herbert T. Hoover
will manage somehow 70 send food
enough TO keep life going.
Trivial indeed are the sacrifices de-
mandRd OF Us when compared with
the greater sacrifices being made BY
the people Of Europe. whose ratiouS
would be regarded BY well fed Amer
cans as starvation itself. In order
L. Va
more wheat -four in their war bread.
we are asked TO give up little Of cur
all wheat bread and substitute there
for light, haizy corn mufhns or desi-
TO take q little less from Tire sugar
bowI-nut much, only an ounce n
week less. That reduction would cut
our per capita sugar consumption 70
So pounds. considerably more than
twice the amount the British people
are now eating.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

campaigns as the Liberty Loan and
the Rled Cross.
The government is utterly wasting
millions of dollars a year in this
way. and the leak should be stopped
at once.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

stands. But there is many .. nnsa
room sister who has no Ereat-hezrG-
ed old Pau to encourage her. WHIST
Of that It Is not praise that counts.
not even Pau's-it Is the cause that
claims our best and most elective
labor, and Ii is the cause thar shall
judge us. not our fellows one Longs
at q time like this TO be obviously
doing the right thing: but We must
remember that when it is because q
the speech OF others we do the thinE
asked Of US IL the energy which EosS
70 that doing means the leaving IN
done OF any Bit OF our own special
JOB, by just 50 much have We sRcri-
need the cause to our own little love
Of praise or fear o. blame.
Can you do the great hard glorious
thiuE@ DO il. and thank God that il
is given you TO do. Can Won only Be
a drudge, \ chfRaI=fiIlar@ Re ft-Rnd
thank God. you toe. that You have q
place in His Service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

The New Rockford State Cente
has this comment on the organizatiO
of the Americans of German descent
at Jamestown:
Every loyal American especially
those Of German descent. should,
and probably did, take exception
al interest in the story that ap-
peaFed on the front page Of The
State Center Saturday afternoon
giving an account Of the loyalty
meeting held at jamestown
Saturday. over $40 representa-
tives of every county in the state
attended the meeting, and the
organization formed, and the
resolutions adopted, are worthy
of commentator throughout the
entire United States.
American citizens Of German
descent met and pledged. their
loyalty to the United States in
the great world war. They
organized the United States OF
America Loyalists' association,
and adopted resolutions that are
inspiring to say the least. The
purpose of the organization is to
stimulate loyalty among all citi-
zeIls. -
Those present pledged loyalty
to- the goveTnment-also their
support to the cause OF democ-
racy. They pledged themselves
to back the American Red Cross,
the Y NJ. c. A. and all army
auxiliaries. And they pledged
themselves to assist the sale of
government war bonds and
certificates to the utmost.
Could any true and loyal Am
erican do more? 1t would be inn
possible. These loyal and pa
triotic people. by their magnff-
icent stand, proved to the world
that the Americans OF German
descent in this state viii stand by
the United States government to
the last ditch.
IL WAS a remarkable meeting.
and one in which jamestown can
take great PRIDE 1t will go
down in the annals OF that city.
and the state. and the United
States as one Of the memorable
events pertaining to the world
war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task OF
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The Grand Forks Herald pays thi
well merited tribute to former GOV
L. b. Hanna:
Hon. l.. B. Hanna, former gov
ernor Of North Dakota, has
volunteered his services to the
Red Cross, has asked that he be
allowed to work without salary
and to pay his own expenses, and
has been accepted for an execu-
tive position in France, and will
begin his work as soon as posi-
BILE after his incubation against
typhoid.
Every citizen OF North Dakota
may properly take pride in this
act OF the former governor. While
not by any means an old man he
has reached a. time of life when
a man may reasonably expect to
be relieved Of its more strenuous
activities. He is able to live at
home I'm comfort. and at the same
time to contribute literally OF
both time and money. as he has
done in the past, to the work Of
the government IN it's various
activities in connection with the
war. But instead Of awaiting
himself OF the privilege which no
one would think of denying him,
he Is about to enter upon work Of
the most arduous and trying
character in order that he may
the better serve his country.
All honor to him. and may sue
cess attend him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

DR.. Aurelius p. Stands. professor
Of pediatriCs in George Washington
University Medical school. has an In
ventiou for the making Of splints
and braces for. broken limbs from
ceIluI0id. Durability, IightneEs. fieE-
Utility and firmness are bat q few %
the qualities claimed for this fnveu-
ton. If is probable that the invea-
ton VIII play q big part Oh th set
ting Of fractured limbs uf American
troops at the front
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Simon Nees was sentenced to tive
years in prison by Judge Cooley. Of
Grand Forks. for burglary. but sen
tence was suspended
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Ben G. Whitehead. formerly Of
North Dakota newspaper, Is now
editing The Rio GrRnds sun. at Nc
Allen, Tex
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Mrs. BURGESS, 81, has knitted
two fEemgh caps 1a pairs OF
avFim2Hefm and 81 pairs Of socks m0
Gaiesbmrg since last sentem Der.
Her daughter Mrs. WhftaaEaore.
hnm kmAtGe6 - sweaters, tive
acmrfa and two pairs o. WHISTLES
fm the Same period
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

The Eddy county courthouse
uuet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Hiram King. e. resident Of New
Rockford for many years. Is dead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

The Grenora Examiner reports a
recent Nonpartisan meeting with tht
following comment:
Chas, Heck of Fargo, and F. ID.
O'BTien of Great Falls and two
others whose names we did not
learn addressed a packed house
Of farmers at the theater Monday
evening at o'clock. This was a
closed meeting, no one being
admitted except those who
presented cards showing that
they were in good standing with
the league. However it is I'M
derstoOd that several who were
not members remained in the hall
for a part of the speaking, at
least, although ordered to leave.
The meeting was said to be for
the purpose Of quieting the fears
Of some of the farmers who had
contributed to the Consumers
Store company and were getting
a little anxious to know just
when a store would be establish
ed, etc. From what has been
learned of the meeting it was the
same as that conducted by Mr..
Brinton at Crosby and other
points, a set speech being used
with only such changes as are
necessary to fit somewhat diff
ferent local conditions. The
parrot press" was, Of course,
thoroughly condemned. by the
parrot speakers. the only differ
ence being that the Nonpartisan
speakers stuck to the truth con-
stantly and virtuously, while
everything and everybody not
entirely favoring the league. of
utOpian conditions would be
reached when the league gains
full power" was also proven by
the speakers. However, no one
really seems to know any more
about the store proposition after
the speech than they did before
it was made, but the members
were Wen pleased with the efforts
of the gentlemen and gave them
faithful and encouraging sup
port.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

A union revival meeting OF the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
at Hunter has just been brought TO a
successful close with many converts.
Services were conducted by DR. m III.
Wells. Fargo, aynodical Huperintend-
church.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

The Fargo American approves the
letter Of Governor Burnquist 10
Arthur L.eSueuT. aH follows:
Three r0usiug cheers for Cow
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Mrs JOS Crow, Of Wnliston, wife
OF a q. m. engineer, rs dead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Lieut.. Col E. A. kreEeE-
Lieut.. Col. Edward a EreEer. who
has been in the once OF the provost
marshal general at WRShinEton. -
on his way 20 France 70 assume
charge Of the once Of judge a5vo-
cate general OF the SamU5ez in
France.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Gov, Lynn T. Trazier addressed
farmers meeting at F'orman Tuesday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

ernor Burnquist Of Minnesota"
The American believes that
they will be given with a will by
the people of Minnesota in the
form of re-electing him to the
gubernatoTial chair, for Governor
BuTnquist, facing the prospect Of
losing many votes among
the farmers of Minnesota who
are foolish enough to believe in
the Socialistic preachings of
Townley and his HunpaTtisan
league. gets up and defles them
and tells them just what he
thinks of TOwnley. Gilbert and
the rest OF the Socialists who are
controlling the HunpaTtisan
league and tells the truth too, i'm
such a manner as to leave no
doubt in the minds Of any clear
headed person, as to the purpose
of the league and its readers,
with regard to its attitude to the
country and the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-22

Commissioner Of Agriculture and
Labor John M. Hagan will 90 to st.
Paul Thursday to represent the six
northwestern grain growing states
which held a conference at Helena
last week on proposed notifications
OF the federal grain grades.