The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-02
NORTH DAKOTA
IS,SURPRISE
TO TRAVELLER
DR.. Baldwin, Editor of Out
look Magazine, Finds Much
Attractive in State
HE TELLS OF EUROPE
Changes Going. on in Social
System in Russia, Ger
many, Described

North Dakota right now is an i'm
mensely attractive place-and the
United States always is a paradise to
an American returning from abroad.
DR.. E. F. Baldwin, one of the edi-
tors of The Outlook magazine, and
for the last two years abroad much
of his time. in Bismarck today, ex-
pressed pleasure and satisfaction
oyer his first visit to North Dakota,
and his visit home from abroad. DR..
Baldwin, who is the father Of Mrs.
Jefferson Steiner Of this city, is q
guest at the Steiner home.
1--WE in the East have always
thought of North Dakota as some
place beyond, remarked DR.. Bald
win. "It isn't at all. l found in
North Dakota the thriving cities ex-
pected to find in Minnesota after
leaving St. Paul. l found the broad
grain fields wonderful and pleasant
sight. To one accustomed to the East
it gives the impression that you are
living in an empire"
"Some people find the prairie coun-
try unattractive, at first sight," Dr..
Baldwin was told.
"Those people would find the
ocean dull place." he remarked. DR..
Baldwin has crossed the Atlantic Sc
times and each voyage is TOO short,
he says. He has just returned from
Poland, where he has spent most of
the last two years, and he expects to
return very soon. Having given most
of his time as an Outlook editor to
foreign affairs, he decided to spend q
considerable period in Europe.
Enthuses Over Poland
DR.. Baldwin is enthusiastic about
Poland. He found much similarity
in the terrain Qf North Dakota. Po-
land, he said, produces most Of the
rye and potatoes Of Europe. 1t is
immensely rich. The. Standard Oil
has spent millions and is. spending
millions more. DR.. Baldwin thinks it
remarkable that Poland, a buffer
state with Germany and Russia both
anxious to crush her, has progressed.
II hope Poland is never crushed"
he said. "The world ought to keep
Poland there as an outpost of civili-
cation, if for no other reason. The
prime minister recently told me that
in five years the country had been
put on q gold basis and this year will
balance her budget. France would
hike to be able to say the same"
The productivity of Polish farms
on soil somewhat similar to North
Dakota amazed DR.. Baldwin, but he
felt a description Of their methods
would not be of particular advantage
to North Dakota farmers.
81 don't think we Americans have
anything to learn over there" he
said. "That's the feeling sone gets
on the other side. If anything would
make a patriotic American of one it
is trip to Europe"
Russia And The Church
DR.. Baldwin has been in touch with
affairs in both Russia and Germany.
Great changes are taking place con-
stantly in both countries, he said.
The tyrannical Soviet government in
Russia has endured seven years and
DR.. Baldwin would not venture a
prediction that the present system
would fall. But he has much SYM
pathy for the Russian people. He
=, uld of an old Russian lady, once
wealthy, who came to his apartment
in Poland. She has left, Russia to
die, ashamed to die in her jown coun-
try. When DR.. Baldwin ventured
sympathy for Russians of her kind
she stopped him.
ut is not ourselves, it is our chill
dren, on whom it is hard" she said.
The Soviet government is trying to
de-Christianize Russia, he said. He
referred to the threatened execution
of Catholic bishop and the attempt
ed breaking up Of the orthodox
church. 1t is quite true that the
Soviet government is seeking to break
down religion. He told story OF
the Russian schools.
A little boy was asked by q Bolshe-
vik teacher if he believed in God.
eyes," he Said.
"Why do you believe in God?"
"Because he gives me things"
SWELL" said the teacher, "you
kneel down and ask God to give you a
piece of chocolate"
The boy did-the chocolate was not
forthcoming.
"Now, you kneel down and ask
Lenine for piece Of chocolate, he
il the only Cod" said the teacher.
The boy did---a piece of chocolate
came forth from the pocket of the
teacher.
"Now," said the teacher, "don't be-
lieve any of this foolish talk Of your
mother about God" !,
Destroying Morals
ut was this sort Of thing the old
lady couldn't stand," said DR.. Bald
win. "They are bringing up race Of
pilferers, licentious people, without
morals in Russia. There never has
been such perversion in the history
II the world. They are brought up
VI, indecency; the ideals such as we
know Of society are being destroyed"
DR.. Baldwin remarked that a man
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