The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-27
BATTLESHIP
FLAG GIVEN
TO THE STATE
Placed in Safe-Keeping Until
Called by the Government,
At Exercises
GOVERNOR ACCEPTS
Exercises Held at the Roose
welt Cabin on the State
Capitol Grounds Here

The flag Of the battleship North
Dakota doomed under the naval iim-
itations treaty was presented to the
state Of North Dakota at an impress
sive Navy Day observance at the
Roosevelt cabin on the Capitol
grounds thisnoon.
Lewis F. Crawford, curator at the
state historical society, made the
presentation of the flag in behalf of
naval veterans of the Worla War
and Gov. R. A. Nestos as representa-
tive Of the people OF the state spoke
in acceptance. Secretary of State
Thomas Hall presided at the meet
ing.
Navy ex-servicemen in their blue
uniforms,-Vere Spohn, Neal Vogel,
Ray Inseth, Carl Munson, Robert
Dohn, Martin Glorvigen, and Oscar
Boutrous-approached the cabin
crarying the huge flag to the speak
ersN platform, opening the program.
As they approached St. Mary's school
band broke into the strains Of
america" At the close of the ma
tional anthem DR.. Joseph Ryerson of
st. Georges Episcopal church made
an invocation.
Flag Presented
Lewis F. Crawford, presenting the
flag to the safe-keeping of the state,
referred to the scrapping of battle
ships under the naval limitations
agreement, the battleship North Da-
kota being one of those scrapped.
"This flag has recently seen ser
vice in the great. World war. To all
outward appearance, this flag is like
other U. s. flags, but for US it has
richer associations. The mission
that brings this flag to us is uni
que. It represents hope to war
weary world; 1t represents loaf
for the hungry and coat for the
naked. The ideal which it typifies
will never be deaf to the cries Of
anguish. That war may be banish-
ed is not hope but conviction;
not dream of theOrist, but vi
tai principle now being affirmed by
practical statesmen, and is here ex-
emplified.
Governor Nestos, chief executive
of our commonwealth, on behalf of
the U. S. Navy, and in the presence
of the representative citizenry of
our state, we. present you this flag
from the Dreadnought North Dako-
ia, which is to be dismantled.- This
flag comes to you laden with clinging
memories as a participant in the
World War in which there were
more battle deaths than in all wars
since Joshua blew the rams horn
before the gates of Jericho. 1t comes
to you, not humiliated, defeated, dis
honored; but elevated, exalted, glor-
flied in this great victory Of the
spirit of peace over the spirit Of
war. We cannot see what is in the
future; we can only hope. r We like
! to think of our country as leader
in the peace movement of the world.
If we reach our highest destiny, we
must have exalted ideals and be
true to them.
with relying faith in the inte-
gritty and honor of our country, we
deposit this flag with you as the
first rich fruitage of practical ef-
fort to catch up with the enlightened
conscience of mankind, the herald
light and the bearer Of love that,
we hope, will usher in "the parlia-
ment Of man the federation Of the
world.
Governor Accepts
1T is a great pleasure as we'll as
an honor in behalf of the people of
the state to accept the loan of this
flag Of the Battleship North Dakota,
particularly so as this occasion isl
symbolic of the first movements
looking toward the establishment of
world peace and good will toward
men," said Gov. Nestos in accepting
the flag.
This flag is symbol of peace at
the close Of splendiA career by the
North Dakota in preserving the hon
or q the nation," asserted the
speaker.
"We value the flag more because
1t will represent to the boys and
girls OF North Dakota the high ideals
OF nation" he said, and it will be
= constant reminder to them for
what the nation has stood. Il will
remind them Of the character and
life Of the greatest Of all American
statesman who spent the early sdays1
Of his life in this vicinity ranchine. =
since the occasion Of this accent.