The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-01
0V.PREUSHITS
SOCIALISM IN
FARGO ADDRESS
Declares Propaganda Seeks To
Russianize the United
States

Fargo, July 1.-Governor Preus of
Minnesota spoke here last evening up
on Socialism. He touched mostly up
on what he c0ntended were the evils of
the theories of Carl Marx.
The Minnesota governor was billed
to speak at several picnics in Griggs
and other counties. 1t is planned to
bring him back to North Dakota In
connection with the proposed "ecall
election in November. ..#
Mr.. Preus said: "The first Ameri-
can cOlOnists came here mostly to en-
Joy religious and political liberty.
Those also who came later came large
ly because the United States offered
them a better opportunity to acquire,
hold and develop private property.
This was the principal motive which
brought most Of the settlers in the
Northwest to this country. Some of
these settlers and their discontents
have in recent years been attracted by
the doctrines of socialism.
"Yet | am sure that If they under
stand what these doctrines mean they
will find that socialism will take away
the very things for which they came
to this country. The fundamental prin-
cipal Of socialism is collective owner
ship and management of the wealth
Of the earth and its industries. with
out any reward to those who supply
the means and instruments of pro-
ductiOn.
"The Communists manifesto usually
called the Bible Of Socialism pro-
claimed the abolition OF property in
lands and the abolition of all rights
of inheritance The congressional
platform of the Socialist party In 1918
declared for the retention by the ma
tional, state and local governments Of
all land owned by them and the con-
tinuOus requirement of other land by
reclamation, purchase, denomination,
taxation or otherwise, such land to be
organized as rapidly as practicable in
to socially operated farms"
The governor also read from the
Communist manifesto and from state
ments of socialistic leaders to show
that the aim of socialism is to destroy
both family relations and religious
beliefs.
He showed how this socialistic
program is being put into effect in
Russia, how the righ ito private prop
erty is being abolished there, how the
family relations are menaced and how
the religious beliefs Of people are be-
ing undermined. "The socialist party
and other socialist organizations in
this country are working to accom-
plish the same things here" said the
governor.
"They are not always advocating all
these things openly or expecting to
make the change all at once, but they
are hoping by their insidious propa-
ganda to bring this country into a
state similar to that of Russia. You
pay too much for your pottage when
you trade your birthright of private
property, religious freedom and sacred
ties Of home for the impracticable WIS.,
ions of socialistic adventures.
LET us not despoil ourselves of our
heritage. Let us cherish the institu-
tions of our fathers. Let us preserve
the republican form of government in
stftuted by our forebears an per-
fected by ourselves. The Communists
manifesto issued by Carl Marx and
Friedrich Engls is the expression OF
the doctrines of socialism just as the
Bible Is the doctrine of Christianity.
Socialism is socialism whether you
find it in Russia, Minnesota or North
Dakota as christianity is christianity
nm ,,oot,oc uhoro vou find II Tho two
have nothing in common. Let us
stand by the principles of christianity
upon which this nation is built and
which has brought more happiness to
a greater number of people than any
governmental experiment that. has
ever heen tried