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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918
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THE MORRIS TRIBUNE
J. C. MORRISON, Editor and Publisher.
E. W. NOBBS, City Editor.
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CLEAR THE PROUD NAME OF MINNESOTA
Wisconsin cleared itself of the LaFollette disgrace
by electing a loyal senator, but in doing so left a smirch
by casting 88,000 votes for Berger, who is under in
dictment for disloyalty, and had his paper suppressed for
-alleged disloyal utterances and has repeatedly favored
a disgraceful peace.
Minnesota will be' called upon to vindicate its loy
alty in the coming primary campaign, and there shouldn't
be any "smirch" left after the campaign is over. The
.Non-Partisan League ticket, dishonestly foisted upon th3
Republican primary, should be so overwhelmingly de
feated as to make absurd any charge that even any con
siderable number of voters in Minnesota are tainted with
disloyalty. Lindberg, the Non-Partisan League candi
date, has a war record no better than La Follette's for
the time he served, and for Minnesota to give him a
vote of 75,000 or 50,000 or 10,000 would be to proclaim
to the nation at large that there are just tliat many
voters in the state whose loyalty is tainted.
The brutal truth is that while here at home we know
Minnesota is loyal, yet in the nation at large we are
looked upon as in about the same class with Wisconsin.
Take away from Minnesota the stalwart record of Nelson
and Kellogg in the Senate and certain loyal members in
the House, and Minnesota has a lot of things to explain.
There is the record of Lundeen, Knutson and Davis on
war measures in the House, there has been a
-Candidate for governor and a candidate for U. S.
senator convicted of disloyalty, there was the
XiaFollette meting held in St. Paul and his disloyal utter
ances cheered to the echo, there was the New Ulm anti
draft meeting and the marvelous growth of Townleyism
in this state. Stand off and look at the record of proud
old Minnesota, the first state to offer volunteers for the
Civil War and the Spanish-American War, dear reader,
and see what you think of it, and cease to wonder that
citizens of other states question whether we are all that
we ought to be up here.
The loyal people of Minnesota have dammed their
misrepresentatives, suppressed disloyalty and gone about
their^business of supplying soldiers and food and funds
for the soldiers with little thought that they were being
misjudged. by the balance of
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the nation, yet the stink
of disloyalty is going to cling to the state so long as
LaFolletteism, ^.undbergism, Lundeenism, Van Learism,
Townleyism, socialism, and all their apostles and all
their ilk are not thoroly-rooted out and everwhelmingly
rebuked.
Votaries of the Non-Partisan League may consider
themselves loyal and may be so blind as to consider their
leaders loyal, but the fact remains that the balance of
the nation has not misjudged those leaders, and Minne
sota is going to be judged by the verdict which it passes
on the Non-Partisan League candidates at the coming
primary.
People may think that we are Extreme on this mat",
ter, but the writer is just that proud of Minnesota that
the smirch of disloyalty on this state hurts him, and when
it comes to loyalty, nothing goes but 100 per cent pure.
Lindberg may consider himself absolutely loyal, but his
record is known thruout the country, and the Republi
cans of Minnesota cannot nominate him without the Re
publicans of other parts of the country looking at them
askant Lundeen may get the votes of thousands of loyal
men, but if he is sent back to the House, the balance of
the country will consider our ideals of patriotism as
"easy Van Lear may be satisfactory to the people of
Minneapolis as a mayor, but he is a Socialist and if Min
neapolis reelects him, she will be regarded by other
cities as trifling with a party many of whose leaders have
been convicted in courts of justice Knutson and Davis
may be reelected if the people of their districts so decide,
but these men have catered to the pro-German element
and the balance of the country knows it Townleyism
may run rampant thru the state and the Non-Partisan
League may elect a majority of the legislature, but the
rest of the country knows that the League staged the
LaFollette meeting, that Townley early opposed he draft
and the First Liberty Loan, that the League leaders have
had various connections with the unsavory Socialists,
the I. W. W., the Peace Council and various pro-German
activities, and for Minnesota to explain their strength
on the grounds that they are a "farmer party" would be
considered one of the "devil's excuses" and would only
be to brand Minnesota farmers as disloyal in the
eyes of the nation. To clear her skirts, Minnesota must
defeat Lindberg, Lundeen, Knutson, Davis ,and all the
lesser microbes who as caadidates for the legislature
stand sponsers for Townley and Townleyism, and the
job must be done well and thoroly, and leave no "smirch"
behind The editor of The Tribune would like to see
Mr. Lindberg get just one vote in the entire state, and
that his own, and the same for all the rest all the way
down the line.
"Spurlos versenkt,"—stamp out completely all evid
6nee of the 60, 70, 80, 90 and 99.99 per cent loyalty.
Senator Knute Nelson has yielded to the insistent
demand that he again become a candidate for the United
States Senate. If a man were ever urged to take office
against his own inclinations, Senator Nelson certainly
was this time. He has sturidly supported President Wil
son all thru the trying times before the war and since
it
started, and he is one of the few men in responsible
positions upon whose sound judgment the country is re
lying for guidance to victory. Under these circumstances
it
became his duty to again be a candidate, and Senator
Nelson is a man who has never shirked his duty.
BENTALL AND PETERSON GET THEIRS
J. O. Bentall, socialist candidate for governor, has
been convicted of violating the espionage act at a speech
which he made at Hutchinson last summer. Bentall was
named for governor at a convention of Socialists which
among other things also endorsed the program of the
Non-Partisan League.
James A. Peterson of Minneapolis, has also been
convicted of discouraging enlistments on account of arti
cles which he published in a disloyal sheet, the St. Paul
and Minneapolis American, in which he said abong other
things that the United States was in this war to gain
territory for the Allies.
Bentall and Peterson are only samples of that whole
tribe of political agitators and demagogues whose prin
cipal stock in trade has been to assassinate character and
lie about the government and propagate the idea that the
"government" is something different from what the maj
ority of us want it to be.
Bentall will not be governor and Peterson will not
be United States senator, but a lot of their ilk are still
playing the dirty game of playing the demagogue with
the most sacred interests of the nation and should be
gathered in and given the same dose.
A mighty good thing about these convictions is that
they reach the "higher-up" instead of some poor fool who
falls for their line of talk. In spite of careless and
thoughtless remarks which one sometimes hears, the
overwhelming majority of the people are loyal until lead
astray by these demagogues, and the conviction of the
"higher-ups" is especially gratifying because they are
usually well enough posted to attempt to cover up their
disloyalty by attempted compliance with technicalities of
the law.
Peterson said that the war was tc gain territory for
the Allies, and Townley and his tribe said it was "largely
a convulsive effort on the part of adroit rulers of warring
nations for control of a constantly diminishing market.
Rival groups of monopolists are playing a deadly game
for commercial supremacy."
Where's the difference?
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP GREATLY EXAGGERATED
One of the methods used by the Non-Partisan League
demagogues to instill fear of their displeasure is to spread
wild stories about the large membership. "The League
includes more than a majority of the voters" of such-and
such a county, is a favorite expression. Astounding
stories have come to us of the enormous membership
which the League has in Grant, Traverse, Swift, Big
Stone, Todd, Douglas, Pope and other neighboring coun
ties. The editor of The Tribune has not investigated the
truth or falsity of these claims in other counties, but he
has investigated the claims in Stevens county. In this
county, the story of the membership has grown from a
claim of "about 250" and "about 300" to 500, 600, 800—
the latter figure usually mentioned with bated breath
and meaning glances. The Tribune editor has carefully
checked over the membership in about half of the county,
including those neighborhoods where he had reason to
suppose the League especially strong, and basing the
estimate on the reports received, would conclude that the
League may have 150 members in the county, tho 125
is probably more nearly correct.
The whole Townley game has been to stampede the
public into submission to his socialistic and disloyal pro
paganda, and the unfounded claims of enormous member
ship in the League has been one of the methods used, but
the public has not stampeded.
Governor Burnquist has decided not to call a special
session of the legislature, and it is well. A special ses
sion of the legislature would be almost sure to reopen
several questions that there is no need for opening or re
opening at this time, The pressing need of a special ses
sion was t^ arrange for votes for the soldiers, but the
Public Safety Commission has decided to go ahead under
the broad powers given it by the last legislature and pro
vide for votes for the soldiers both at the primary and at
the election."
Long Prairie Leader:—J. C. Morrison, of the Morris
-Tribune, began last week his twentieth year as editor of
tha» paper. Mr. Morrison is doing much for Stevens
county by his fearless independence in public matters
and the day is coming when every farmer and other citi
zen in tl^ie county will realize it. Long life to the Tri
bune and to Bro. Morrison.
Dawson Sentinel:—J. C. Morrison recently complet
ed his twentieth year of service as editor of The Morris
Tribune. Mr. Morrison publishes- one of the best coun
try newspapers in the state, and has made for himself
a big place in Minnesota journalism. A long life toJim
and more power to The Tribune, say we.
People Who are not giving their time to Liberty
!Loan drives, or Red Cross drives, or Red Cross work, or
straining every effort to buy a Liberty Bond or a War
Savings Certificate or doing some of the thousand and
one other things along the line of patriotic endeavor
which are to be done these days are missing the only
satisfaction which can come to a person unfitted for
military service. We are living in the greatest crisis in
the world history ,when the progress made by thousands
of years of civilization and the Christian religion itself
hangs in the balance, and for a person to have no part
in this ifreat struggle is to live the life of an oyster.
From the boy who cultivates a \frar garden to the busi
ness man who neglects his own business to give his time,
money and effort to the government, from the girl who
makes comforts for the soldiers to the gradnmother who
knits, all have a greater opportunity to serve their day
and generation than ever came to their ancestors in the
most heroic age. For a boy, girl, man or woman to miss
out on this ijii
a
tragedy.
There
Many Factors Required to win This Great War
What will win the war? What will give Americjk
the victory sfte is fighting for?
McAdoo says, money will win.
Hoover says, food will win.
Garfield says, coal will win.
Schwab says, labor will win.
Daniels says, warships will win.
The President says, the farmers
E O I S I U N E
will win.
Hurley says, transports will win.
Aviators say, airplanes will win.
All and more are necessary, but all of these and all
of the people of the nation, must pull together in one
strong pull for victory.
The people in all lines of activity will win the war
by co-operation of all the vast resources of the country—
by the united, patriotic and unselfish energy of a great
nation.
will
be
Telegraph.
honor enough forall.—Philadelphia
COMMUNICATION
THE HUN
The word "Hun" was given to
those that were of a very low and
degraded character, such as men or
people that know no decency or re
spect for fellow human beings, such
as murderers of the lowest type that
the world has ever known and that
is just what the Germans of Germany
have shown themselves to be today
and are continuing to show in their
present methods of warfare and will
continue to do if they are victorious.
Men that rape, murder and commit
wilful murder as the Germans have
done deserve such a name and that
name is a very meek and light term
to apply to such people as those of
the present German Empire and
those that are in sympathy and those
that are known as Pro-German.
And to be a 100 per cent American
that word should be applied with
out fear of hurting your ownself as
a 100 per cent American should have
no fear of applying those terms to
the most murderous and debauching
nation of people of the earth.
"Hun" is a meek and easy going
word for the people of Germany.
Any person of German decent should
be broadminded enough to know
that the term "Hun" is put only to
the people of Germany, Pro-Germans
and German sympathizers and they
should be big enough in their own
minds to know that if they are all
wool and a yard wide and 100 per
cent American they will not for one
moment stop and think that the word
hun is or was ever applied for their
benefit.
"Hun" is for those that murder
helpless men, women and children
and inflict other cruelties such as
cutting off the hands and the breasts
and distorting the human-being
otherwise such as we know the Ger
mans have done through their
"KULTUR."
"Be broad-minded and use your
head these times and you will be "O.
K." If you are of German descent
N
c. J.
and want the people to know that
your "full sympathies" are with Un
cle Sam and the Entente Powers that
*are fighting for World freedom and
^democracy, denounce the "Hun" and
you will feel better within yourself
and you will not be able to notice
anything said about the hun that can
reflect on yourself because you hap
pen to be of German descent. And
tho you are of German descent you
are an American citizen to the core
and you should worry
about what is
said about the Hun.
"We have made it our motto:
"Halt the Hun" and our new motto
is now "Crush the Hun" and crush
him we will as never was a thing
crushed before. Uncle Sam's crush
ers are growing every day and they
will be so big that the "Hun" will
look upon the crushers in amazement
and then fear, and it is now begin
ning to look that way to them now
but they hate to admit it, but time
will tell, and we will all be safe to
live and live in peace and happiness
under the guiding hand of God and
not that of the Kaiser, as he is try
ing to rule the world which is what
the God Almighty had intended to do
from the beginning and until the
end. And the Kaiser's daring in the
face of God will come to naught as
Will all evils and they shall come
unto the same. God intended and al
ways shall rule and man is too small
to rule the world when God has said
"I am the ruler of Heaven and
Earth.."
The German people of Germany
dare to uphold the Kaiser and the
Kaiser dares to break before the
christian world the very first com
mandment: "Thou Shalt Have No
Other Gods before Me." And to think
of the Kaiser trying to tell the peo
ple that God is with him when he
dares to challenge God and the "Ten
Commandments." The Kaiser has on
the largest scale that the christian
world knows of broken the entire
"Ten Commandments" and expects to
win the war on top of it all with the
aid of God.
Yours truly,
A 100 Per Cent American.
Your Farm Produce Will Buy
More Lumber Mow Than
E.'er Before
EVER before Has the farmer been able to pur
chase as much lumber with a bushel of wheat
or corn or oats as right now.
FIFTY BUSHELS OF WHEAT:
In 1914 bought 2100 feet of Shiplap.
In 1917 bought 3950 feet of Shiplap.
FIFTY BUSHELS OF CORN:
In 1914 bought 1 380 feet of Boards.
In 1917 bought 2350 feet of Boards.
THE SAME FIVE HOGS:
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IF
li
In 1914 bought 4000 feet of Shiplap.
In 1917 bought 5800 feet of Shiplap.
The farmer who delays build
ing is missing his opportunity.
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Barn of White Pine li i
plete and ready in our yards to be loaded onto your wagon.
And to make sure that you get full value for every dollar you
spend with us, we are carrying a good stock of old-fashioned
WHITE PINE
—the only wood, which for siding and outside uses nevefWltrpS
or twists or rots and always stays in place.
Heavy demands are beingr
made upon manufacturers
of lumber and upon rail
roads. We don't know what
jmay happen to lumber
prices in the future, but we
fcelieve it is safe to say that
there will be no appreciable
decline for years after th$
war. Now is the time to act.
He is failing to take advantage
of the balance existing to
day in his favor.
We can show you plans, speci
fications and bills of material
K variousjypes of farm
buildings. We can make you
a price on all material com­
JFeur Wall White Pine Implement Shed
Jones Limpet Co
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PAGE 3
About the Bonds
Every bank in the Ninth Federal
Reserve District is now armed with
the most minute details regarding
the Third Liberty Loan. Here are
a few of the salient points of most
general interest:
The loan will be three billion dol
lars ($3,000,000,000), the Govern
ment reserving the right to allot
bonds up to the full amount of any
overscription.
The Government has asked the
Ninth Federal Reserve district to
subscribe a minimum of $105*000,
000. But A. R. Rogers, district
director has apportioned the loan by
states so as to insure $125,000,000.
The bonds will bear interest at
per annum. They will be dated
and will bear interest from May
1918, and will mature September 15,
1928. The interest dates will be
Sept. 15 and March 15, the fLzst
coupon bearing interest for 139
days.
The bonds are not convertible and
are not subject to call for redemp
tion before matured. The fact that
the Government has made these ten
year bonds is taken by many as an
Indication that the officials at Wash
ington are not looking for the war
to last many years.
The bonds carry the same exemp
tion from taxation as those in the
second Liberty loan. The actual
selling campaign opens at dawn next
Monday and by midnight Wednesday
the organization executives expect
that the Ninth district will have sub*
scribed its-full $125,000,000 allot
ment.
The Government has provided that
the bonds may be paid fo in the fol
lowing installments: 5 per cent on
application, 20 per cent on May 28,
35 per cent on July 18-, and 40 per
cent on August 15. Payment in full
may be made with the application
or before May 4, but bonds will not
be delivered before May 9, on any
subscription for an amount exceeding
$10,000.
You'll enjoy The Radisson, Min
neapolis. adv.
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