The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

their blood in all parts Of the
world where right Joined issue
with the wrong. While thus they
fought and bled and died that
others might be free, they bore
with wondrous patience the
grievous wrongs so long endured
in their own bonnie land. Long,
long have Scotsmen waited for
the time when simple justice, if
not gratitude, would bring from
Anglo-Saxon rule some recogni-
ton of their nations help in
Britain's march to greatness.
Yet years flowed by and decades
to centuries stretched out, while
Scotland's straths and glens to
aliens sport are given DER. Her
people from their homes were
swept to find new refuge over
seas. And still the Homeland
bleeds.
Deserted straths, and villages
now half their former size,
fringe moors where deer and
hare, with grouse and pheasants
sacred to the magnate's sport,
with streams well stocked with
salmon and fine Scottish trout
but mark the half starved cot
tar's gaze. He dare not touch
these creatures of his Homeland,
for English law to German
Counts and foreign magnates
have them long assigned. II
food they lack, the Highland lads
and lasses to the aliens homes
must 90 to black their boots or
carry round their w~ell-filled
qamebags, and take for that
base service such p%ittance as the
Lords allow. Yes, this is Scot
land now!
The Highland Land League,
founded over a century ago on
the Strath of Kildonan, Suther-
land, is known to Scots the world
over as the great fighting organ
ization of the North whose mem
bers were ever prepared to SUI
fer any personal Inconvenience,
or sore persecution that the peo-
ple's right should be maintained.
In recent years the League has
slumbered somewhat, lulled to
repose by the specious promises
of English politicians; but the
establishment has come. Scot
land is Uttered with the broken
promises of professed friends,
and her people are awakening to
the situation. The old Highland
Land League has sprung to life
again, and, raising the slogan
"Autonomy for Scotland" is
attracting thousands to it's ranks
Strong divisions have been form
ed not only in Highland towns
and villages, but in the great cit
les of Edinburgh, Glasgow and
London. The democracy of Scot
land realizes that if the country
is to be saved from ruin it must
again assume control Of it's own
affairs. The Scottish Parlla-
ment must be re-opened: Other
large organizations in Scotland
are taking a hand in the cam
paign, and men and women are
giving freely time and talents to
the cause.
Scots abroad who would like
to have a share in this move
ment for the land of their birth,
are invited to cooperate with
their means. Funds are essential
for the campaign, and the bulk
of the folks at home are so poor.
It will need a big effort to hit
Scotland out of the condition
She has been allowed to get into;
but if every Scot puts his back
into it the thing will soon be
xI1VO ~
done.
The killed lads of the North
are away with the lead towards
the grand objective. The phlla-
beg swings forward, the pipes
are skirling, the heather's ablaze.
The slogan resounds "Who's tor o.:
Scotland YETI" "Who follows :"
"Who follows?" The offices OF
the Highland Land League Cen
trial Council are at the Bruce
News Service Offices, 16la
, .c.c--
secretary and organizer is Mr..
G. ]. Bruce, and the Leagues
Bankers are Lloyds Bank, Ltd,
Strand, London.
"By oppression's woes and pains,
BY your sons in servile chains,
We will drain orr dearest veins.