Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1917, Page 2

BEMIDJI DAILY PION PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @. E. CARSON B. H. DENU TELEPHONE 922 Ectered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matterd under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer'’s name ggust be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. 5 : Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this offiee not Iater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current o, SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER One year ..............$5.00 Six months .... . 2.50 Three months . 1.25 One month . 45 One week ......... 12 BY MAIL One year ..............$400 Six months . aeees 200 Three months .......... 100 THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing & summary of the mews of the week. Pub- lished every Thursdasy and sent postage paid to any address, for, in OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and is represented for foreign ndvgrtmng by the General offices in New York aud Chicago, branches in all principal citles. ____—————___—___—“——____—__—’——-—————_—'___—_— ANENT DICTATORS A perpetual source of wonder and astonishment to the peoples of tl 0Old World, is the immense power lodged in the hands of the President @ ; the United States. The central powers endeavor to use it as an argume against the sincerity of our declarations as to the objects of this country the world struggle. They point out that our President is more of & dl tator than any Hohenzollern or Hapsburg. Even our friends the Britis ‘ seem unable to reconcile his great powers with our proud boast of person 5l liberty. Viewed from an Old World point of view, we must confess the prob! is a knotty one. From the viewpoint of democracy, however, the soluti is very simple.. And the one great outstanding principle that governs ti situation is that of human volition. 2 Kingly powers are matters of inheritance. Not one of the milliom of the Kaiser’s subjects had the least voice in clothing him with t power he wields over them. Those powers were conferred first by MIGH! on his remotest ancestors and passed on by MIGHT to their present pol gessor. The question of fitness to exercise those powers has never eqter into the situation. His power for evil is as absolute and unlimited as power for good. Neither does the question of ability count, as witn the pitiful spectacle of imbecile rulers who have in the past dominat many of the old countries. As a matter of fact, mediocrity of lntelleg_ and a paucity of moral fibre has characterized the-majority of Eurlmelgl_ ruler sas far back as history records. True, among them a teally grel”f character has developed occasionally, which is the one fact that has 4 any sense tended to mitigate the evils of the system. s Widely different from this is the condition in this country.. Here the; pranciple of human volition and individual freedom of choféé had full and free expression..: Every President of this country has been in the luilqlh sense of the word the choice of the people. Primarily, he has not om at fota of power not enjoyed by the humblest citizen of the republic. His power is a delegated power, and that only for a season and an emergenpy! . At the end of that season, his power is stripped from him, and he resu i his place as merely one of the millions. 17040 In the matter of personal fitness, too, the Presidents of the Unitedqr States have in every instance measured up to the highest standard. Not" one has ever proven recreant to the high trust reposed in him. All, wlgl; out exception, have been men of probity and high ideals. As a matter @l fact, the manner of their choosing guarantees this unless the people theme# selves were decadent. From all of which it can be seen that European dictatorships are one man dictatorships, while the American brand—if it can be so called, isiia dictatorship of the masses—in fact, one hundred million strong. fadd 1| N B \ “SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY” ! Just at this time the world is anxiously inquiring the inward mennlné of President Wilson’s immortal phrase, “safe for democracy.” Just what is “safe,” and just what is ‘‘democracy?” In the first place, safety, while it must contain the element of free- dom, mut NOT grant license. i Safety means security—of the individual, the group, the community, the state, the nation, the world—security from the FORCEFUL encroach- ment of others. It MUST carry with it exemption from violence. 29 Likewise democracy means freedom—of the individual, the group, the community, the state, the nation, the world—freedom in the enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But freedom, made absolute, would nullify SAFETY and result in an- archy. Therefore freedom must be bounded by equity. The divine principle of RIGHT decrees that none shall climb to suc- cess on the downfall of another. Yo ur brother’s unmerited loss must noet | be your gain. And this must apply not only to individuals, but to volun- tary groups, communities, states, nations. It must be world-wide. Given a world-wide recognition of this principle, we have the very essence of democracy. ‘When all individuals and groups shall recognize the RIGHTS of other individuals and groups, and concedes them, then will the world be ‘‘safe for democracy. If any are inclined to paraphrase Pilate and ask, “What is Right?” we would answer, an EQUITABLE allotment of the opportunities of eartli |” and of life. i ek ¥ The government is threatening to put a stop to the slaughter of young lambs. Similar action in the case of calves would be of benefit. The same might be said of the frying chicken, but it is doubtful if the people would stand for that, and then the farmer is not worrying ov! dollar-a-dozen eggs, anyway. The Kaiser should worry about that reward for an American soldiel!.i We'll miss our guess if they are not plentiful on the streets of Berlin be-j: fore many months have passed. . Ty Some congressmen are planning a trip to the battle-front this fall, and doubtless there are those among their constituents who would prefer for them to stay there. ; 1) . il B | By Many a -man will advance a little recently acquired knowledge. of ! mule as an excuse why he should be drafted for the agricultural briga Bpl! It is stated that the Russian soldiers receive only one cent a dny'_!%l{ ' their services. And yet we wonder at their lack of enthusiasm. | J. Spratt and wife should have no trouble in dividing the meat ratioms| Unless your fire insurance has been-inc amount of money it would take T " You Are Insured Again Values have greatly increased during the last th WORTH MORE.: But likewise you are L Fires Occur Daily and Will Occus Suggestion:— Get out your fire insurance policie phone your insurancetagent forlinformation that - Values Have Greatly Increased FTER “your fire’’ you'll- find the present replacement. values of zour buildings and possessions to have far outgrown the” amount they were insured for in your policy. . Because, since 1914 — due to con- stantly advancing costs for materials and labor— \ ~Youf HOME | = ' =Your BUILDINGS —Your MACHINERY —Your FIXTURES —Your MERCHANDISE . =—Your HOUSEHOLD . -+ NISHINGS FUR —Your RUGS, CARPE - TEXTILES Vhand have greatly increased in value. You may therefore be paid only & fraction of your fire-losses unless you are properly insured. + Suggestion: Get: out your fire insurance ‘pélicies today. (Fi Proper Protection Costs Little More O you know that proper protec- tion costs but a trifle, a penny or two more a day, perhaps, - than half-protection? _ Do you know that while stetisticians such’ as Bradstreet, Babsq(: and Moody 1] . report $1.50 to $2.50 now much'as $1 did in 1914. fir " rates in this County have been Iow- -ered on the average. Do you know that this 1is -largely due to the Bemidji Insurance Agen- . cles==to their expert inspection ser- vice=-the observance of fire preven= tion laws and the changes for safety’s sake which their-inspect ask? Do you know that these 6 fi insurance agencies are lending their. support to safe building construc- tion in Bemidji? All of these factors have lessened the danger of fires and made possi- ble the lowering of rates. 't youw own—at today’s prices. yFind out what;you’re Worth. , ,(ain.l:you to Qo it. . Phone oricall upon him ‘His address is on your policy Talk it over w Doit NOW!, -~ -~ - - ‘‘gbligation. J. P. LAHR AGENCY /g!;,.- ' NORTHERN NATIONAL BANRK . Cor 3rd and Beltrami Ave.' Phone 108 SECURITY STATS BANK Corner 4th and Beltrami Ave, Phone 101 's Office—or Tear Off this Cou- your Iasurance Agent poa and Send it to him TODAY. (His address is on your policy). , Delay ¢ may praove dissstrons. @0 more chances. v Agent's Name. Address > Without obilpflunm" fire insurance, I would like to discu the matter of preperly protecting myself agsinst fire losses. Name 'Address :Mail This Coupon TODAY?: Copyright 1507, Wa. H. e Y3ATH Defective | g ~—send him the coul ith him. He'll g 1% | A N