The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-03-19

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DEBs AN ENEMY TO HIS COUNTRY.
When placed trial Eugene V. Debs frankly admitted
violations the espionage law but declared violated the
constitutional privilege of free speech He caedno witnesses
and made the only argument in his behalf Unlike nearly
all the rest of his felowbeievers who lions the plat
form and mice did not act the baby seek for loop
holes He had the of his convictions He challenged
the law, and his challenge has been met.
There for sympathy for Debs except such
goes fighter who asks odds The law defined certain
crimes These acts Debs proudly confessed The acts
such that they tended to bring about the defeat of the
United the it's withdrawal from the and
the consequent triumph Of the German auocracy The con
uonay created awmag body of the United States passed
act to make them illegal and thereby both of these
dreadful results Deb openly violated the law passed. and
rested his his theory of the Constitution That
theory nutshell that the Government had
defend itself against nbrded Speech though that speech
might lead to the Governments destruction
further to be understood that Debs would not look
spent his life fighting to overu or revoutonze the con
tuition He enemy Now therefore, could he reasonably
theory simply to the impossible doctrine that had
full liberty to overturn the Constitution, but that the Govern
Debs made his fight and lost it. He is not martyr, but
a made s @ % e ing all
his impossible doctrine should fail Of acceptance by the Su
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his head. That is all there is of the case.
An idea Of the fighting encountered by the first
ond divisions of the American France found by ganc
uates totaed s49s7 Of which NUMBER little less than one
tenth was suffered by the first division and little than
wounded. only about 1000 less than their strength
win Hays, chairman of the national republican committee
en- Ms the man oo o Either h too LAZY or too S good % to take
for the man who refuses to do his part in national affairs
s it is that he belong to some psrty that he take vital
interest in his countrys problems and identify himself with
take his place organization part keep
great silence about the way things are rum"
Employers should remember that soldiers sailors and
marines who have been honorab discharged have done their
boy should not be forgotten The fighters
their @ with all they had to gye stood ready
patriots will welcome the chance to reward their former
poyes VINO nave served the nation.
Although their work accomplished quietly organ
ming Truly the order Of the snered tribe
gaze & M at all mes and in many ways The latest
the work of vocational training for disabled soldiers
The first regular business session of the was
held Monday evening" indications being that prove an
eonomcal harmonious and strict business body President
the evening was quickly and wisely disposed Of
1t gratifying observe that splendid progress be-
ing made Betrami county in sheep raising In the southern
part of the county alone there 1924 Sheep according to
taken by Agulturalst Aamod So successful s the
sheep industry becoming here that wool association
is contemplated. May the good work continue.
, There is feeling in administration circles Washington
that Wilson will call congress in special session
afte the Peace ends opinion being that the
would be about the middle of May.
1t has said that the state legislature now in session
is the best Minnesota has had in and review of the
laws thus Tar enacted and glance the bills which
to pass, to concur
u..,
Many returning doughboy will find when he re-
turns from there Henry Ford employ
making his new $500 fiveret.E