Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-03

read Newspaper accountsi showine
s0ynO of the results produced In Rus
sta BY the preaching Of Rolshevik the
Dries. and also extracts from articles
in Max EastInan;s ''IAbeEator" which
methods identical to those which are
now being tested In Russia- The
compulsory appropriation OF land and
the view Of woman as q creature, to
be barSained Tor like SO much prop
9erty were only two Of the cardinal
points OF the program working in
Russia, and sanctioned in the United
States by Max Eastman and his cult.
Mr.. Ambrose said that in the eyea
OF the Socialist there exist only two
classes. the proletariat and capital-
ism. The proletariat Is composed Of
non-producers, and by capitalist II
understood not only so-called big
business" but also the bourgeoisie.
classes-the middle classes consisting
Of men who work honestly and stead
lastly in order to obtai.l a satisfac-
tory way Of living. =
The philosophical view Of Social
ism had bee defined by Karl Marx,
Mr.. Ambrose said. and his works.
were said tt - foundation OF
the entire socialistic structure
has been el.l and as 1t
is being attempted bu 1t in this coun-
ny. II op4AAS "a I4AC lIloO1y was anil
to that which caused the French rev
~olution in 1889. the speaker said.
Socialism Eat Home"
Having presented various defini-
tons of Socialism. Mr.. Ambrose an
alyzed its elements on the strength Of
the information given by ON Of the
leaders Of Socialists. and then turned
his attention to the field which mod.
ern Socialism has found in North
Dakota. 1T was emphasized. that al
though the leader of the Nonpartisan
league, A. G. Townley. took pains to
disavow n Socialistic inclinations,
proofs had been published to show
that he was a member Of the So
cialist party. Also. his advisers and
~lieutenants were simon-pure Social
lists. men of the type Of Arthur LIE
Sueur and Walter Thomas Mills, and
some Of the doctrines applied we're
those which brought Kate O'Hara,
William D. Haywood and Victor Ber-
ger into conflict with the government
authorities. i -.
The N~onpartisan league is a fall
lacy from the outset" MI. Ambrose
declared; "it isn't nonpartisan and il
isn't a league" and he then drew q
picture of what the future holds in
store tbr North Dakota If the Social.
istic program, authorized at Bismarck,
81 VOL .ouSs
Appeals to Patriotism.
Pointing to an American flag placed
near the pulpit, Mr.. Ambrose remind
ed his hearers of its importance
throughout the history Of the country,
and made a stirring appeal to the pa
triotism Of the audience. mentioning
the firm and fearless stand Of Mayor
Ole Hanson in the recent strike at
Seattle as something to be admired
and emulated whenever red revolu.
ton approaches. be it in the form
of Socialism, B~olshevikism. I. ". w.
ism o. communism. The danger Of
this movement to the safety and the
future of the American nation was
pointed out, and finally MI. Ambrose
said that organized labor. organized
farmers, and capital Il. e.. the middle
classes) have d%ecisively rejected So
cialism and will have nothing whatso-
yer to do with it because they rec
ognize the menace of the thing.
The sermon was the final one Of a
series which has dealt with economic
conditions in modern life. 2
T. az .stenographic report Of Mr.. AM
brose's sermon will appear in Tues
day afternoons edition Of The Herald.
The Editor.) 2