The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-18
WOMEN URGED
TO BE ACTIVE
IN POLITICS
Asked TO Stand for God, Homo
and Country by Bismarck
Speaker
STAND BY CONSTITUTION
Mrs. Eric a. Th0rberg Is
Speaker at Conference
in Devils Lake
STAND BY CONSTITUTION

Devil, Lake, N. D., March 49, Call
ing upon her hearers to dedicate
themselves TO home, God and coun-
try, Mrs. Eric A. ,Thorberg Of Bis
marck, state regent Of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution, directed
an appeal to the women of the state
to take an active part in politics
and dedicate themselves TO the ser
vice of their country in an address
at the state conference OF the
Daughters of the American Revoiu-
tion here today.
There are four institutions in this
our country--the home. the school,
the church. the government, each
with function of its own, each de-
pending on the other, all overlapping
Mrs. Thorberg said. We have cased
our conscience in late years by blam-
ing the shortcomings Of the one on
the activities Of the other.
"The strength of America is IN
! her sons and daughters. The Amcri-
can home is the cradle from whence
conc these sons and daughtcrs-into
whose hands rests the destiny Of our
nation. Are we bein. careful enough
Of the American home? Are we sub
; stituting laxncss and loosencss for
: sanctity? The influence of moral
!. home will be much in raising the
standard Of our citizens. As Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution we
;. must stand for the American home
!, ideal, the purity of the moral home.
. In our schools today are the citizens
; of tomorrow.
! Woven into the history Of our
country, guiding our destiny az a
golden path of light, is deeply re-
ligious strain The founders Of this
+ nation provided the greatest free
: dom for the worship Of God. II we
will hold fast to American traditions
; VIC must hold fast to the American
ideal-an ever expanding spiritua
church.
..In 1877 group Of men, men who
had made glorious name. for them
y selves in many fields of endeavor
gathered in Philadelphia and atte1
! weeks of deliberation gave US th'
! Constitution of the United States
| Tn greatest heritage that has CONF
a to us is the constitution. Are w
guarding it? Are we vigilant tina
| i unfriendly foes will not undermin
t? The constitution has stood tn
/ tests of time. Under it we hav
prospcred far beyond the hopes G
{ mankind. No one in America VIII
y understands the constitution coul
be anything but a real American cit
izen. Citizenship is the highest gil
of the nation. Service to communit.
state and nation is the duty of ever
citizen. Failure to vote is neglet
] Of duty. We must see that men an
women of lofty purpose are the hole
' ers of public office.
1T is time that we in North D;
kOta give serious thought to our O
fice-holders. out public servants, tn
J makers and admnistrat Of o,
laws. We have one flag, Old Glor
! the symbol Of America; we have or
language, one government-there
. no room for 'ism's- Bolshcvis ST
\ !, Communism, Sovetism, |. W. W'sr
{ radicalism Of any Kind"
Mrs. Thorberg said that II
Daughters of the American Revolt
ton stand for preparedness. either
military training camps and for T
, etricted immigration.
y "May our work so ladiate Al
: .live that our descendants may poi
: to US their ancestors as having he
!. true to American ideals, the has
given to us by our ancestors, MI
'Thorberg said. 'In many respec
!, 1.-THE same problems face US today
:. he unrest of the world that fac
: ..our ancestors after the Revolutio
larry war, and the same spirit a
fprinciples which secured for US o
\ .prcsent prosperity and leadersF
:, Twill preserve to our descendants t
;, l:rcsourccs, material, educational a
), Ispiritual of our country"