The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-11-16
TOD SAYS THAT BATTLE TO ABOLISH
SNA SLAVERY HAS NOT YET BEEN won

desire that there be no more war
why can we not unite on a proorano
that will make certain that war will
not come? The first stop in the nro-
paratiOn against war must be in onr
hearts. We must have the will
against war and the determination
tht War shall not be
There is a milk anG water variet-
ty of the human species that preach
that when a man raises his voice in
opposition to all war that he shows
a yellow streak. My friends, bear
this in mind, under the blare of trum-
pets, organization inspiration and FLAG.
waving; most any man will march
straight into the paw of death, but it
takes backbone to meet the civic re-
spOnsibilities of those days. Oh, for
men with the courage of their convic.
tiOns, men who will unhinchinglv face
civic duties adj responsibilities.
"The battles of civic righteousness
are before us. Good citizenship is con-
stantly challenged, and it too fire.
quently falters and surrenders because
lack of courage to face the superior
organization and clever methods of it's
enemies. Battle is too hard, while
surrender is so easy.
"Here in North Carolina should he
one of the most fertile fields in the
Union to find men who are willing to
| take up fight of the real battle of real
Americanism? Here you can boast
that in 1920 only 1922 of your people
were fOreign-bOrn, or only four-tenths
of one per cent of your population.
1913 per cent of your people were
born in the South, yea. 1914 per cent
were born within the borders of your
State! This is an outstanding record
What an unusual preservation of
parnt-American stock. What does il
mean to you? Is the fact within it
self not challenge to you of respOn-
sibilities Does not the nation have
a right to expect much of you?
at has been said that North Car
DINA leads the Union in births and
/ baby carriages" This is another dis
tinctiOn that brings with it added re-
! spOnsibilities. No doubt North Carol
ina mothers and fathers have done
some splendid teaching from the baby
carriages on up through manhood
/ We have evidence of that fact in Mon
tana. In 1920 l believe we had with
in the State of Montana 1915 people
who were born within the old North
State, while you in turn had probably
IS native born Montanas. So, yoU
see, we like each other pretty well.
"My friends, as a united people
there are many battles ahead of us
that we must fight together. We have
so much in common, especially the
great agricultural sections of this ma
ton, that we naturally must make
common cause.
"Here on this spot marks the sur
render of chattel slavery, and follow
ing it was writtin into our fundament
al law prohibition against it. There
is no section of the country today tha
realizes as we'll as does the SOutl
what a wonderful thing it has been fOl
the South: The South has suffered
and has paid the penalty. None o.
the rest of us can teach her anything
in that respect.
"But my friends there are othe1
forms of slavery rampant in Americ;
today, who iniquitous influences art
proving almost as great a curse.
81 believe it was in North Caroline
that the case originated upon which
the Supreme Court of the Unlte'
States finally declared Child Labor
law unconstitutional. l believe tina
question has been quite thorough!
discussed in this State and that Nortl
Carolina public sentiment has ex
pressed the conviction that the slav
cry of little children must cease. The
decision of the court declaring thu
law unconstitutional has resulted il
temporarily restoring child slavery IL
some sections, but the fight is on anC
those who are content to wiring theil
constituencies profits out of the bodies
of little children had best look tx
their guns. This form of slavery
must be abolished and it will be abol
ished, even if it becomes necessary
for it too to be written into our fun
damental law. And when the battle
line is drawn l believe that the spirit
of your grand old War Governor, Eel
Vance, will be abroad in year state