The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 25, 1918, Page 4

PAREN ENE UENCE MERE ge * not of this war, but of war as wars And we shall THE eee TRIBUNE at ostoffice, Class GEORGE D. MANN : G. LOGAN PAYNE “COMPANY, ial Foreign Represe: fifth As Bide, CB acne Marwsotte eAPOLIS G10 Lamber Bx Rides Bl. s 3 “EMBER, OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Ameosiated Tall news crodived to fe of aot orber: | ws Cl it or not of oe Wise cried in this paper and and also the local news lished herei: All Tights of publication of special dispatches herein also reserved. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein = oi ‘AU OF CIRCULATION ‘R AUDIT BURE. SUBSCRIPTION. RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANGE Daily by carrier per year. $6.00 Daily &. aall per year. cia y by mail per year e . 4 Daily mail outside of North Dakota........s+se+ 6.00 | bas “SUBS G = RATES | | 25 | | $6.00 3.00/ 150) 50) | ‘THM STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. (Established 1878) NITED \TATES or otherwise, were immoral or unlawful a year ago, imere fact that the attorney general of this state nconditional urrender A DUTY FOR COL. ROOSEV EL 1. There are to supreme ideas before the Ameri-| can people. There is the idea of the league of | nations. There is the idea of permanent prepared- | ness for the United States. Why should Col. Roosevelt try to make these two ideas fight each) other? Why should he level a curse at “inter- | nationalism” every time he lays a benediction on} military training? He may mien many people. What is “internationalism?” In practice, in| practical prospect, it is just one thing, despite all | he Seuneil BE defense? the Lenins and Trotzkys at home and abroad w ho| seek to give it a vicious meaning. It is the league! of nations. And what is the league of nations? What is its purpose? To preserve peace, yes; but how? Everybody knows. By force. Or by the threat of force. By preparedness. A government refuses, as Austria refused, to; submit its cause to international inquiry. With- out international inquiry; without arguments con- sidered, without purposes cleared, it marches sud- denly against its neighbor, in a raid, in the dark. Thereupon the members of the league are at once on foot. At once; not two and a half years late, as we were against Austria and Germany, but at once, against any outlaw, by land, by sea, by air. What will China do? Col. Roosevelt sees this point perfectly. China will not be on foot. She has no foot to go on. She has no preparedness. As a member of the league of nations she is worth- less. The outlaw, however, will march. China will not. march. Who will march on behalf of the league? What nation will be first at the outlaw’s throat? There can be only one answer. It will be the Roosevel- tian nation, the nation Rooseveltianly decent and Roosevelsianly prepared. Internationalism and Rooseveltianism are two faces of the same coin—the only coin that can ever! redeem the world from perpetual bondage to de- vastating national night raiders. What then is bothering the colonel? The colonel, one must fear, is letting himself be bothered, is}' letting himself be irritated and sidetracked by fools. There is no way of preventing a fool from saying that he is in favor of the league of nations. | And there is no way of preventing him from going on to define the league of nations as a wad of paper full of powwow and empty of powder. But why should the colonel accept this definition? Why should he surrender the league to the fools? He; is endangering, literally and physically endanger-| ing, his country. This year, and next year, and the year after next, the American people will be making up their | ainds about the league of nations and about per-| manent preparedness. They will be told, by cer- tain pacifists, by certain sorts of pacifists, that if they accept the league they can safely reject pre- paredness. They will be told that the two ideas are opposites. And what will Col. Roosevelt bé telling them? If he behaves then as he is behaving now he will be strong and sympathetic in every word he speaks: about national armaments and-he will be sarcastic and skeptical in every word he speaks about international agreements. In effect he will be doing precisely what those certain sorts of pacifists will be doing. He will be putting the Jeague of nations on one side of the line and per- Manent preparedness on the other: He will be telling the people that the two ideas are opposites. But aleague iscertain. It is sure tocome. The sentiment of all peoples is resolved upon it. The stategmanship of the allies is overwhelmingly committed to it. And we shall be weary of war, be weak, eyen in America we shall be weak, with sacrifice. “And our hearts will: xo to dreams, to is on better terms with the state council of defense __;coday is no warrant for any aggression upon the lof the film department of the council of defense, | lindicates in letters to all the leading picture Lass }zines of the country. |suppressed the Sunday showing of the United {States government’s own war pictures in North Dakota theaters under the direction of this same council of defense, what is his attitude today if} he permits even such a suggestion to arise from HONOR? THERE IS NONE IN ALL GERMANY! — JUSTICE FOR GERMANY? WHO CAN | president of the United States will approve of no jdemand which will be irreconcilable with the honor of the German people and with opening a way toa peace of justice.”-+From Germany’s last reply to Wilson. and devilishness. ness idea voted down. Will he not change? We are going to have a Béitor|league. The pacifists with the paper prayer wheels are going to do their best to give us a worthless league. Col. Raosevelt ought to be doing Kresege | his best to give us a good league. Instead of sur- rendering the. league to the fools he eught to be helping to drive them out of it. Instead.of spend- ing his time making the word “internationalism” fight a verbal fight with the ;word “nationalism,”. he ought to be spending his time promoting a sen- sible internationalism and a sensible nationalism together. For rapidity of thought against a night raider |we need internationalism, a center of international knowledge and decision—a ‘league continuously sitting. For rapidity of actidn and of punishment against a night raider we needa national strong iright arm, raised and ready—preparedness -per- i fect. We need both these {Roosevelt’s duty, the greatest possible remaining things. And Col. 0 | iduty of his great life, is to help to-give us the wis- jdom and the courage to take both.—The Chicago News. SUNDAY MOVING PICTURE SHOWS. If Sunday. moving pictures, whether patriotic they are unlawful and equally immoral today. The lpart of that body, such as C. M. Casey, manager If Mr. Langer was sincere a year ago when he a body which he so completely controls as he does} MEASURE WHAT IT SHOULD BE? “It (the German government) trusts that the + * ® There is. no honor in Germany. To the men and women who have followed the whole course of thig world war during a period of four years and three months there is nothing so obvious as this: THERE IS NO HONOR IN ALL GERMANY. Justice?» May God have mercy on their souls! There is no justice on the face of the earth that can meet the situation as respects Germany—as respects the government that started this unex- ampled catastrophe or the people who supported that government inits every single act of dishonor Who can measure the justice that shall be meted out for the killing of five millions: of the world’s best young manhood, for the death by starvation of twice that number of men, women and chil- dren? HONOR! JUSTICE! By what miracle do these words not strike,dead the one who utters them, this nation that is thief, murderer, rapist, arson- ist, all in one. CLEAR AS MUD AND BLACK AS INK, BESIDES “The question of the president * * * ig therefore answered in CLEAR, unequivocal man- ner by the statement that the offer of peace and an armistice has come from a government that is free from any arbitrary and irresponsible influence.” i—From Germany’s last reply to Wilson. * * * Clear as mud. And also a lie! There is no such government in Germany. . The reply says that there is a bill before the reichstag to alter the constitution and this “clear” statement is based on that. The reichstag has no authority’ to change the constitution of the German nation. It could pass a million of such bills and the old damnable con- stitution would-go on operating as hellishly as be- fore. If the German constitution is to be changed so that the power to make war shall be taken from kaisers—crazy or otherwise—the federal council must approve such change. And the king of Prus- sia—William Hohenzollern himself—rules that council absolutely. Clear as mud, and black as ink i in intention. THUS EVER THE COWARD. ; Belgium and Serbia lost everything, but had‘the guts to stick. France has bled white, but grimly held.on. Italy was all but smashed, but refused to surrender, and, of course, England. never dreamed of anything but final victory, even in the darkest days. It remained for Germany to throw BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE CZECH SOLDIERS Those Enlisted in United States Army Win Praise for ‘Their Gallantry. Paris, France., Oct.’ 25.—Hundreds of Czecho-Slovaks, mainly from! Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ilindis and Minnesota, have ‘had their first crack at Fritz And they” ve,made good. The Czech’ rookies, every one green in. the art of soldiering, went into ac- tion against their hereditary enemies with. tiny American flags fixed to their bayonets. The story of their success in their first engagement was told me by two priests upon their arrival in Paris trom the front. They're “Yankee- Czecho” and they're proud of their na- we Jand and their adopted coun- Ty. One is the Rey, Father’ Joseph L. Jaworski, formerly pastor of the Im- maculate Heart church of Pittsburg. He is now a captain in the Czech le- gion over here and ranking chaplain of the legion. hTeother is the Rev, Father: IAl- vate in the great war. ‘America ought to be proud of those Czech rookies—the way they went ov- er the top,” said Captain Jaroyski ‘I didn’t see one of them waver, al- though they were green and the Ger- man fire was terrific. Their losses were not severe, and they captured more~Gernians than they sustained” casualties themselves. Father Bisqup enlisted as a_ pri- yate when he found no arrangement had been made to provide Knights of Columbus volunteer chaplains for French units. Both priests told of the joy and pa- triotic fervor that swept through ithe ranks of the legion when they learne, ed their independence had been offi- cially recognized by the United States government, The Czechs,” said Father Biskup, {“tully appreciate the value of liberty. ;! have been with them in battle. And they've shown that there, too, they can fight as freemen should.” Private-Father Biskup has been as- signed to stretcher-bearing duty and has been cited for attending to tha wounded under hyavy shell and ma- chine gun fire. When he isn’t busy being a private or giving first-aid physically, he takes up the role of chaplain. phonse Biskup, erstwhile curate of Marie Celle church in the Oak Park district- of Chicago. Father Biskup was the first Ameri- can Catholic priest to enlist as a pri- appetite and make you weak and sick. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea re- stores the. appetite, drives away dis- ease, builds up the system. Nature's wondrous herbs scientifically blended. 35c. Tea or Tablets. Jos. » Bree low. WANT, TOWNLEY ''O PAY TAX ON | CHAIN STORES (Continued From Page One.) the matter of placing unreported mon- eys and cretiits upon the tax rolls of tuu state, Was interviewed on the subject- over long distance telephone today. ‘He #said that to. his -knowl- edge there ,had been. no assessment of the Consumers’ United stores com- pany credits except in two or threo instances where they had been assess- ed as the assets of local stores. He s#id the matter would be referred immediateiy to the field. representa- tive of the tax commission, The development today that- the gi- j8antic assets of the Consumers Unit- ed Stores company. have not been as- sessed in North Dakota is rather in- teresting in the light of the. great cry raised, several weeks.ago by the So- cialists who control the store com- pany and the National Nonpartisan league, when they found that) one of their strongest critics had not made the required report on time. Under the law, moneys and credits are required to be reported as of April 1, and Fargo corporaions and persons iwth suc hassets have long since made their reports, The months of April, and nearly all of October shave pass- ed since the date the reports were re- quired to be made: No Credits for League. Another feature of interest in con- nection with-the moneys and credits act is that no assessment has been mado‘against the Nonpartisan league inNorth Dakota, despite the fatt that on April 1,” last, the. ‘league held heavy assets in the form of post dated checks, notes, etc., gnvén to it by farmers. A league official: in Fargo this afternoon. contended that mon- eys and credits of the league were not taxable, but it is a fact, however, that in St. Paul, the Nationaa Non- Partisan Jeague has been assessed $100,000 under the moneys and cred- its act of that state. North Dakota, however, will realize nothing from such assessment on the assets col’ lected by the league in North Dakota. St. Raul tax records also reveal fur- ther interesting information, includ- ing the fact, that, furniture owned by the league there is assessed at $5,000, and that automobiles are assessed at $35,000. In Fargo, the Nonpartisan league ‘|pays' on an assessment, of, $144 for personal property, and the’ Nonparti- san league pays on am assessed valu- ation of $96. CASTOR 1A For Infants and,Children In Use For Over 30 Years Alwaya | bears up her hands and yell for mercy when things’ be- gan to go badly. Thu’ ever with cowards ; the yellow streak always comes to the surface at the dreams of security without Sactifice. And we may utterly refect all genuine.preparedaess. test man, responsible ‘or that rejection will Fo. Mudane Tiooenvelse “By helping,to make_the American people choose between the league idea as one thing and the preparedness idea as another - _Saatbaings he Will Rave helped—with all h his-en And the| . first real good a in the jaw. What allied eee has the nose to sit down) to a peace table with a German? : "ais “kasha ah Look out for iris: eer aca eee Bitiiti riers mere’ al Signatars 6 FOR ae of the- B dwellings in E ( | fi of the S locations in . of the T cities in N. D. _. Call and Inspect. ~ No. 8 Rosser before Buying. GOOD FIGHTERS! & IBC 3 $7. 50 Appetites | And State-Owned | Shaves HOW MANY IN NORTH DAKOTA ever had the experience of buying and eat- ing a $4.25 meal? To the average individ. ual $4. 25 is’ sufficient to buy a meal ticket that in war time be made to spread over quite a period. z BER 25, 1918. WELL, WITH. THE SOCIALIST STATE administration a $4.25 meal, right-on the- heels of a lighter repast-that cost only $3.25, is nothing. A check of the records of the state auditor discloses the fact that Gov-. Frazier personally approved ‘the’ bills of Thomas Allan Box, which included charges againgk.the state for $4:25 and $3.25 meals, the same day. Some little appetite, you say. ‘with the state of North Dakota paying the bills. War time economy of the State Coun- cil of Defense;.this.$7.50.feast while the tax- payers are being told all about “Big Biz”, and the way they are robbed" : THE SAME COUNCIL OF DEFENSE, and the same administration approved, expense accounts which set forth as charges agairist the state SHAVES and other little items of the same nature. THERE IS NO CALL FOR A NEW CON: stitution for the State Council of Defense, so long as Gov. Frazier. will approve such expense accounts. BUT PERHAPS “MAJOR” BOX WAS PREPARING" for his memorable “drive” against the Devils ‘Lake mothers who protested the appearance of men charged with: sedition when he consumed and charged North Dakota for this $7.50 ve of food. IT WAS THE $7. 50 APPETITES, THE STATE- Owned Shaves, and like expenses that Bankrupted the State Coun- cil of Defense; that squandered the $15,000 appropriation made by the state legislature; more than $20,000 additional received:in. rev- enues from films and $500 “emergency” fund used. MR. BOX, YOU WILL RECALL, : “LIKE OTHERS | _ of the body, lost interest in Council of-Defense’ activities, when the state treasurer announced that the money was all gone. POSSIBLY “GENERAL” TOWNLEY: ‘WILL AR. range for state-owned restaurants and state-owned barber shops where members of the administration can secure ‘free service; avoiding the necessity for billing the State of pie ee vgsy for. these items. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. Joint Campaign Committee. 5 » » >