The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-08-10
MASK Torn OFF
SOCIALISTS IN
OPEN AIR FORUM
Anti-Socialist Crusaders, Tour
ing North Dakota, Address
Crowd on Streets !
MORAL SIDE OF PROGRAM
Seek Revolution in Fullest
Sense, Though Aims Are
Disguised, They Say ~

The Arlti-SOcialist Crusaders, in
cluding w. j. Arnold, E. D. Hodley,
and +. d. TollefsOn, held a meeting
with an enthusiastic crowd in front
OF the Federal building last night.
The crusaders are travelling over the
state with an automobile and trailer,
making a street corner campaign OF
education.
Mr.. Arnold, editor of the North Ia.
kota Standard, which is backing the
campaign, was the speaker of the
evening, the other men adding a few
songs to the program. ~
In opening. Mr.. Arnold stated that
the talk would be nOn-pOlitical.
THE greatest problem is not the
accumulation of wealth; it is not the
election; the greatest problem is the
comradship Of men," he said.
The Honest RevoIutionist
Our government is nearer perfcC.
ton than any other. What America
did for Lincoln, she can do for any
10y. What Lincoln did for America
any boy can do for America" :"
THE honest revolutionist calls
himself socialist. Those that are
dishonest say they are not socialists.
They try to disguise themselves as
something else, but believe what the
socialists do. That these men are
honest, or mistaken, cannot condone
their error.
The IlIiterate Population
ut is our duty to examine what
these men are trying to do. The gov
ernment is the authority for the state.
ment that four dates have been set
for the revolution in this country.
The greatest trouble. is the foreign or
illiterate population. Senator Kenyon
made the statement recently that
there are eight million illiterate peo'
pie in the country. Fifty-five per
cent of these people were born here.
"Agitators can do much with these
people, speaking their language, and
they spread the doctrine of class ha'
tired. The socialist openly admits
that he desires to abolish private
property.
'Bolshevikl Aid /.
@ The J3olshevikl in Russia are pc
lieved to be sending money into this
country for the purpose of spreading
revolutionary work. The only way In
which this country can be destroyed
is by boring from within. Radicals
here think enough ofrthe Bolsheviki to
send money to them. Why should
they not think enough'of the cause fin
America to send money here? II
"The socialists in this country arc
working with radical groups in other
countries for the common cause OF
revolution. They sign their letter,
yours for the Revolution.">(
The Moral Side
"You have only to read literature,
such as "Woman Under Socialism
to see what the socialists would do
TO tho home. The family would go
under socialism,; there can be no prl-
vate property.
In this state have heard men say
that under socialism the churches
would be put to different use. The
church is held in contempt by the So
cialist. You cannot tell me OF one
socialist leader who is not either an
infidel, atheist, or agnostic.
"Not fifty miles from here school
teacher in country school was urg.
ed to buy her books from the Rand
School of Social Science, one OF the
centers of socialism in America.
The League
"You are probably anxious to ask
me if the Nonpartisan league is So
cialistic. Right here you must al
vide the league into two parts; inc
membership and the leadership. NO
league paper will print the statement
when say that not two farmers IN
a hundred are socialists. 1t is against
their. common sense. They must own
land to be farmers.
But the leadership of the league IS
socialistic. The state OF North La
kota is in danger of becoming a So
Wet state. 1t is said that your legls-
1ature appropriated 100000 for imml.
grafton purposes. l have been IN 70
counties and asked every audience Il
they knew of one settler who had peeh
brought there as result or that llh,
migration work. None did. 10 YOU
(.No one answered)/
at is part of the principles OF So
tialism that you must spread class
hatred and class consciousness. Ihe
league leadership has been doing ina.
league leadership has been oolhs
that. , .o,,
In closing his talk Mr.. Arnold toid
CT various league leaders and tnelr
socialistic beliefs and actions. ne
emphasized the fact that their cam
paien was being backed by the Nortn
Dakota Standard and not "blg ousi'
ness" .o,,
A collection was taken up to help
defray the expenses of the WORK
throughout the state. Today the cru cru.
saders will cover one hundred miles
and talk in eight towns. That is the
usual schedule. Before fall they eS-
meet to have covered the state ana 10