The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-11-24
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1920
SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS

SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS.
"Only the ethics of Jesus Christ will solve oul
local, state and national troubles" is a foregone
conclusion, not only of the editor of the WorlC
but of thousands of persons throughout the lane
who have watched the frenzied, panic stricken
masses rising in their wrath to throw off the
yoke of dominating influence that has been just
as indicative to retain it's. self imposed power
to rule. All sides to the great and small fac.
tional fights that have swept single localities
states and the nation have in a measure been
justified in their passionate right of self pre-
servation. But;
Business interests have not stopped at self
preservation, capital has become Ogrish, labor
in it's massive power of physique has taken adj
vantage of its powers and gained it's just returns
for toll and yet does not stop-theyaN demand
more power, more riches and each would rule
the world.
The natural outcome of it is upon the country,
call it bolshevism if you will but apply the ex-
preston to every faction. In North Dakota the
intensity at the resultant strife and bitterness
is perhaps more revolving than in any other
state Here the oppressed are divided into
two factions fighting each other while the ep-
pressor uses the illuded wing of the quarrel for
its own gains. And so the rupture continues
its seeming unending development. In this
state elections 10 not soothe the quarrelers.
With the winning or loosing at the polls the bat
tie grows more tense.
Devils Lake holds perhaps the greatest ex-
ample of the unGodliness of political and civil
strife existent in the state, if not in the nation.
Wholesale arrests on charges of criminal libel
including the editor of the World, farmers and
working men have followed election. They are
charged with alleged libel and defamation of
the characters of business and professional men
thru the alleged circulation of printed matter
described in the complaint. That the charges
against those arrested are apparently untrue
and not founded on facts does not deter the men
making the complaints from continuing their
evident vindicativeness in what appears solely
an attempt to discredit the Nonpartisan league
and financially embarrass the Devils Lake
World.
A copy of the printed circular to which the
complainants in the libel charges refer. to as a
basis Of the arrests, is made a part Of formal
court documents, and therefore become a public
record. Heretofore its contents have not been
made public, having, 50 far as can be learned,
had but a very scant circulation. AS the con-
duct of hearing progress a natural result with
undoubtedly demand publication in its entirety
Of the Infamous Sheet with all OFF ID alleged
libel and defamation of character. s%
There is no question but what should the de-
PENDANTS now under arrest or others which may
yet be taken in the having enamor of the day
be guilty of defaming the characters of those
The World charges to be "miaguidede represen-
tatives of big business interests ''tl1eys1hould be
punished according to Law. Ana;H
If the defendants are foundyxARnot2 guilty.
those responsible for the arrestsaasA sSs8{3id be, and
undoubtedly will be, dealt e1Drding to
law as their financial resources permit OF
receveries. I
Yet, when all is done and said on the Local
situation, but one certain fact remains; the in.
stigators of the circular, were stirred to q pitch
Of hatred that knew no bounds while the in
stigators of the criminal libel charges are now
apparently under the same stress Of thought
and like the makers of the alleged libelous cir
cular they know not where to stop.-"Only thu
ethics Of Jesus. Christ will solve our local, stat
and national troubles"
Us USE a 81 ll'll,l sT'A'11loN lll j
s. Farmers