The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-28
PATRIOTISM

PATRIOTISM
The other night. .$s S.
l went to the theater s5.si
El With low-brow friend.
And the orchestra played Fs
Little Brown Jug" ..,55
And he thought
It was the national anthem. ~ !,
.3 And he stood up. $5
And I did, too. BE,
Darn him! r
LABOR AND CAPITAL MUST BE
FRIENDS 3 "a
This nation did some truly mag
nifcent things in the war, but we did
them on borrowed moneycold cash
out Of the pockets of the American
people. Billions Of dollars have been
spent; millions, and o.
many contend, billions, have been abb
wasted-but payday is COM
ing. There can be no lodging it. Cur
colossal war, debt must be paid at one
hundred cents on the dollar. The real
tug Of war is just beginning. These
billions were loaned the government
amid the pomp and circumstance OF
war; they must be paid by the people
amid the cold, grim realities Of peace,
with no crowds, to excite the nations
patriotism. This nation has got to
get back to a practical, sound BUSH
ness basis, and lay off its coat and 60.
to work. The call to patriotic citizens
for service and sacrifice is no less
now, will be no less in years to come,
than it was during the mighty con-
fiict. Those who have been heels over
head in debt, been narrowed by the
fearful nightmare of a. mortgage,
hanging over them, know that there Isl
no easy way to meet such an obligas
ton. The American people have A
mortgage Of many billions Of dollars
hanging over their heads, and this
vast mortgage is bearing interest ev-
cry minute Of every hour Of every
day and Of every night. It is going
to be a CALLING burden to everyone Of
our one hundred and ten million peo-S
pie to pay this stupendous sum OF
money. .s.a52s Nss '15
+ To bring back stable prosperity
to this country that will liquidate the,
war debt in fairness to all is the
toughest problem we ever faced, and
American labor and capital never
more needed the directing counsel Of
men Of vision, Of genius, Of initiatives
than they need now. We had to fall.
back on men of this type to win the
war; let us enlist their services to pay
Athe war debt. Labor and capital must
be friends; muscles and brains must
work together for the common good.
There are certain labor leaders who
are continually trying to broaden the
gulf between capital and keep up
strife between them. Upon the other;
hand, there are certain employers of
labor who looks upon the man who
labors with his hands as being a mere.
machine that capital has installed to
do it's work. There are extremists,
fools, demagogues and tyrants in both
the ranks of labor and capital. The
labor ranks are cursed by rank rank
Socialists and Bolsheviki, while the
ranks of capital are damned with av-.
atars Of greed. This needless, ground
less war between labor and capital
must be stopped: It is dividing our en-
ergies, weakening our efficiency az a
people, and retarding our growth as
a nation. There is too much practical,
common sense IN IHe country W allow
the Socialistic and Bolshevist elements
among our laboring millions to have
their sway and continue to carry on
their relentless persecution Of Amer
lean business and enterprise, because
Of the Socialistic and Bolshevist corr
tention that private enterprise IS
wrong and that every combination Of
capital is a monopoly. American la
Dor must kick these pestifer0us gem
TRY from its ranks and councils and
follow leaders who are Americans at
heart and who appreciate the Govern
ment Of the United States as being