The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-10
0'C0NN0R TELLS
WHAT AMERICA
DID FOR WORLD
Talented Orator Makes Splendid
Victory Address at Bis
! marck Auditorium 'E
EULOGY ON ROOSEVELT
Pays Fine Tribute to Former
North Dak0tan-Defends
Acts Of Pres. Wilson

Sterling Americanism was pro
pounded To al; 5aaidienee which filled
the Auditorium Sunday evening in a
splendid victory address delivered, by
'keb: J. F. +. \O'Connor Of Grand
Forks under ethe auspices Of the' Bis
marck council, knights! OF Columbus.
Mr.. O'Connor had spoken in Bis
marck before, and the mere announce
ment that he was to be the orator OF
the evening was sufficient to, crowd
the Auditorium to capacity. In fact,
scores of late-cOmerS were turned
away. O'Connor has never been ir.
better form, and he probably never has
addressed a more appreciative and G.
sponsive audience. There was not a
moment when he failed to hold the
complete attention of his hearers.
Euloeizes Roosevelt.
The Grand Forks statesman opened
his address with splendid .eulogy of
the fine qualities which made Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, a former North
Dakotan, the most typical of Ameri.
cans and an acknowledged citizen of
the world It was Roosevelt memorial
day throughout the country. anil the
tribute from O'ConnOr was given most
gracefully and came at an ,oppor.
tune time. ngsBs fgsa
America ~ ~
Mr.. O'Connor explained the points
upon which, President Wilson bases
his demand for league of nations.
he defended every act of our chief ex-
ecutive and denounced, his critics, de-
claring that peanut, politics was re-
sponsible for the major portion OF this
criticism unjustly leveled against one
of the most outstanding figures in the
great world drama now being brought
to a conclusion. aa ~ @r ~
What America Has Done.
He endorsed the spirit with which
America and her millions OF valiant
sons entered this struggle, not for ex-
pansion or, agrandizement, or booty,
but for the freedom of the world. He
declared that never had war been
waged upon such utopian principles,
and that America had made for her
self place In history approached by
not other nation.
The speakers soaring flights OF
elOQU0uC0 were l16uIoAOu ~ VSSooAVn
al humorous sorties. He poked good
natured fun at the NOnpartisan
league, represented on, the stage by
Attorney General William LANCER
and Lieut.. Gov. Howard R. Wood. and
in the audience by majority of the
league members of the legislature. He
suggested that the league be assigned
the job of paying Uncle Sans war
debt of $126,O0O, ,00O, 900, End declared
he had no doubt that Mr., Townley and
his aides would find some way to do
It within two years without leyying
single dollar In taxes.
The meeting was staged under the
auspices Of Bismarck council, Knights
OF Columbus, and 1t did the order
great credit p. ]. Cahill, superin-
tendent OF the Washburn Ignite
mines at Wilton. and chief executive
of the Bismarck council; T. p. Fla
herty, secretary of the council. and
other prominent Columbians occupied
seats on the stage.
Community singing was led BY Mrs.
/. ohm A. Graham, who also favored
with a solo. in which she was ac-
companied by Mrs. e. D. Rose, and
there was an excellent duet from
Henry Halvorson and George w.
Humphreys.