The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-02-21
COMMERCIAL Club :
HOLDS ITS ANNUAL
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IS CHIEF SPEAKER

better hotels and better roads. The
Babcock bill provides good roads,
which, If built. would open Bemidji.
10 the whole world: You, ought to
have other interests. Capital and
labor would sit together. Property
Is wages, good will. The next two
years will be the most momentous in
the history of the nation, when ad-
justment to advantage of. both,
parties will be made The farmers
should be with >.you," and he made.
an appeal to- labor and the farmer
to oppose all disloyalty. ~ '*'--.., .
Common People" Rise.
I Taking Judge Stanton's cue on the
community club reference, the speak
er urged community spirit He as.
serted that from the .'comnion peo-
pie, had risen the heads of indus,
trial life, yet they were called en-
emies Of the common people" -
II am not. talking politics to-
night" he stated. "but am absolutely
opposed to the government owner
ship Of railroads Just as sure as you
give the government control of your
railroads the door will 'be shut In
the face Of the common people Gov
| ernment control would stifie. ambi-
| tion and would take revolution to
throw 1t; off, The railroads have
been good enough for me. We would
have to take a page from the future.
| We better hold to what we have"
Mr.. Murphy suggsfd that ,Bsmidji
should have a community building
as q memorial to- the city's soldier
dead. @sA = a .it5@+<
/ a g. ...s - ~. -
! Favors staAto4ksldsa. !. !
/ What do yotis think would be the
/ wish OF those boys who are Lying In
Flanders field?' Do YOU Believe they
Iwcufd want a cold marble. shaft
4 erected IN recognition Of their su-
Iprelne sacrifice? No, they would
laugh and exclaim class prejudfce. ;
They would welcome the community
1 club. 1t. could be erected on a school
| site where all could meet, where the
laughter of the children could be
heard, where the boys and. girls
could grow into healthfnl and Wig
orous cltizenship, and where all
classes Of loyaIists could meet in the
cause Of Americanfxni and progress of
their interests. We have auel.ea club
in my home town. ~',>,N
"The greatest thing we have Is the
American spirit. Warehouses; should
be built by labor and the farmer 1t
would be the greatest defense against
the Bolsheviki propaganda. Home
owning American people will not re-
| bel against the, government la de-
Tense of their homes. We should
pot permit mob rule to take the place
OF thought
| Beautiful Northern Minnesota
lacks roads. Organize, put over the
amendment. When your normal
opens see that the leaders OF educa-
| tion instill the spirit of eradicating
from the minds OF the students the
disloyal.
Farmer No "Rube."
THE farmer Of today Is no longer
the "rube," as he used to be termed.
He Is the producer in American life
and you should admit him. Don't
compel him to use crow bar No
/, class of men can run America capi-
tai or labor or the farmers, but they
can wfren together and are going to
do just that. You have perhaps
noticed that the nations of Europe
are re-organizing on the ideals of
| ours. When our soldiers were. in Eu-
rope, every one looked as good and
dignified as any general of the old
world. We must care for them upon
arrival. The soldier who arrives and
is not given attention meets repre-
sentatives of the bolshevik and is
soon emeshed in their propaganda.
and they must not change the flag
they fought for to the red banner of
anarchy.
america gave to the world the
telephone, the telegraph, the ma
chine gun, the airplane and the sub
marine and she can stifie any thing
in America
In closing, MIR. Murphy quoted the
last few lines of Kipling's famous
poem. Lest We Forget"
Before dispensing the hearers in
line greeted the speaker, as they
passed out OF the dining room.