The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-04
. In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep
ing UP With North Dakota Editors
The kindred Tribune has this patriotic an


pertinent sentiment:
Let us avoid the man who has accumulated
a fortune and hesitates to buy war Savings
Stamps, Liberty Bonds or who endeavors to
dodge the collector for the Red Cross or Y.
M. c. A.
Every dollar that is boarded by such a
is Strengthening the arm Of the German
powers Just that dollars worth and weaken
ing the power OF the United States just one
dollars worth
Each and every man is an integral part
of these United States and upon him as
such a unit falls burden Of responsibility
which he cannot evade and be true. Every
dollar he owns is part OF the wealth
OF the nation and is protected by its laws
and were it not for such protection it would
become common spoil of the victor in brute
strength and it would Of a necessity revert.
The Mandan Pioneer takes this view Of NORTH
Dakota's record in the Red Cross drive:
The state OF North Dakota measured up
in the recent Red Cross drive. Out of Min
neapons, the Red Cross headquarters Of the
northwest the statement is made that North
Dakota made the best record of any state
in the union and had oversubscribed its allot-
ment something better than $50 per cent.
North Dakota can be proud Of such a
record. 1t goes to show that there is no
lack Of patriotism in the state. 1t shows
that the people Of North Dakota are in the
to win. 1t indicates that they will go
the limit whatever that limit may be.
Not only is North Dakota giving it's dol
lars cheerfully and willingly but North Da-
kota is giving of its very lifeblood to make
fight for self defense. Hardly day passes
but the name of some North Dakotan ap-
pears in the casualty list under the heading
wounded Severely" wounded Slightly"
North Dakota people here at home propose
to do all that they can to back up the boys
lover there and If the dollars given to the
Red Cross are going to help lick the kaiser,
If they are going to aid in the alienation
Of the injuries Of those soldiers who are
wounded while facing the Hun hordes. then
North Dakota will shell out its dollars.
The Tower City Topics speaks it's mind in this
fashion on the campaign:
What different story today from yes
terday! Two years ago the League leaders
swinging around the state using the
most powerful lines Of class agitation pos
sible to line up the farmers against the rest
Of the citizens Of the state The lining UP
OF class against class was their
bition and for centuries there always have
been those who fall for that line Of con and
there always will be. It must be admitted
that they succeeded while the rest of us
were asleep at the switch Treadwell
Twchell so tersely put it last Friday night.
We did not believe that the farmers Of the
state, who had been friends and good friends
Of the merchants and the rest of the states
citizens, would leave the friendship Of years
for the preachngs of man who himself had
lost ali right for friendship Of any by his
shameful treatment of the courtesies Of true
friendship in business
Last Saturday morning Townley's mouth
piece at Fargo came out with a plea for fair
play from the small towns-for the league
and its speakers, saying that knocking would
get them in bad with the farmers The small
towns In past years got along famousy with
the farmers and the sentiment Of the COM
rnunity such that q farmer could shake
the hand Of a business man and know he was
on the square. Since Townley got busy every
farmer member Of the league looks askance
and with distrust at the business man, iLst
because OF the dirty tactics used by the or
Eanizers to line up class against class. The
small towns will stand by the farmers
always but they are through allowing the
organizers of the league free rein in spread
ing discomfort, The league leaders are trying
to down the small towns with their store
deal and they cannot look for any further
patience with their doctrines. Especially Of
late when several league leaders have been
indicted and found guilty Of disloyalty If
Townley and Frazier were loyal Americans,
don't you think, Mr. American, that they
would dismiss from the pay roll any such
men as Randall, Horst, Gilbert etc? The
fact that these officials Of the league are
retained and defended brings the earmark
Of pro Germansm mighty close to the sur
face and 1t will not take long for the rest
of US who still have the right to call our souls
our own to show the entire outfit where the
road leads to Berlin, and the same will not
be with the honors usually shown true Amer
leans.