The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-12
FORMER ARMY
OFFICERS HIT
AT COMMUNISM
Col. E. P. Quain and Lieut.,
Col. G. H. Russ Speak at
kiwanis Club Luncheon
Today
PROPAGANDISTS ACTIVE
Effort Is Made to Weaken the
United States for Selfish
Ends, Charges Made

A warning against unpreparedness,
picture of what might happen in
the future as viewed from the ex
periences of the past and tribute
to the dead of the World War mark
ed the Kiwanis club luncheon held
in the Mckenzie today. With heads
con guests. the kiwanians and visi-
tors heard Col. E. P. Quain, heae
Of the Reserve Officers organization
In North Dakota, am Lieut.. Col.
George H. Russ issue a warning
against propaganda tnat is flooding
the country today.
Among the declarations of Mr..
Russ were:
Ex-service men who saw Germany
land Of plenty when Amercah
forces occupied German territory are
prone to doubt stories of food short
age now flooding the world.
Respect for the flag should be CIV
en- by everybody, for what it SYM
holizes of the nations past, present
and future.
The treatment Of disabled yeter-
ans has been disgraceful.
The adjusted compensation bill is
opposed by the United States Cham
ber of Commerce and the largest
business interest Of the country.
The disastrous results Of Ameri-
can unpreparedness for the World
War should be warning against
the propagandists Of pacifsm in this
country.
Cost Of Unpreparedness.
DR.. Quain declared:
The war cost -. :xo- thirds more
than it would have cost had we been
+, reasonably psspared.
Half the American lives left in
France would have been spared had
the country been ready for war.
There IS no reason to believe, from
experiences of the past, that the
United States will not again be en-
gagged in the future. Congress has
almost abolished the standing army
and injured efforts of the ,rmy lead
ers to prepare the nation. The navy
has Jared worse.
The United States has fallen far
behind in aircraft development.
While Russian propagandists are
spending millions of money in this
X country to abolish the American
army and navy, Russia is maintain
ing standing army of 100000 men.
Secret investigations of the gov
ernment show more than 1000 900
American names on the communist
organization list, aiding the move
\ ment to tear down the United States
government directly or indirectly.
One Of the great movements now
is for the recognition of Russian.
Visitors Present
Capt. w. E. Cole was chairman of
the program committee for the pa
triotic meeting. Guests included
Commander Ferris Cordner of the
American Legion; Mrs. eastman and
Mrs. Atkinson of the War. Mothers;
Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. Trepp of
the Ladies Auxiliary; Oscar Selvig,
state commander of the Disabled We.
terans of the World War; r. v. Stair
of the local chapter of Disabled We
terans; L. p. Warren, adjustant Of
the American Legion post; Mrs. F..
= L. Conklin of the .Burleigh county
Red Cross and Capt. G. A. M. An
derson, instructor-inspector of the
National Guard.
Col. Russ, opening the speaking
program, recalled Arnistice Day five
years ago in France. He had won7
dered then if the war had not stop
ped too soon, he said, and he wonder
ed now if it had motif it had not
been better were peace signed in Ber-
lin than in Versailles.
He. recalled the advance of the
NmGrican army into Metz. From
French territory they left ruined vii
lagos to enter the modern city of
Metz, where there were still men to
run street cars and to do other jobs
where in France women were called
Upon. Food was plentiful, there ap-
peared no effect Of war.
Wherever in Germany the allies
took command there was order and
peace, he said, while in other parts
of the empire where people were left
to there own devices there was disor-
der and revolution. Many service men
he said, look with suspicion upon
stories Of terrible food shortages in
Germany, for they remember that
the same stories came out of Ger
many at the time of the signing of
the Armistice and yet American SOL
diers entering German cities found
no evidence Of want. He recalled
seeing some moving pictures Of Ba-
varia few weeks ago showing the
old smilitary spirit had flared up
again.
Praises French
u ,He praised the French care Of the
taves Of American soldiers, and re-
tied an incident where just after
{ TWO French women had carefully de-
corated American graves German airs
planes bombed the cemetery
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