TWO my son. body else's—we will see that'the power PRESIDENTS' MESSAGE TO F. C. ROGERS of this country and its productivity ORGANIZED TOILERS 5 Edward Markham, the poet under the unpatriotoc title. is raised to its absolute maximum and that absolutely nobody is allowed Did Not Raise My Boy to Be a. Soldier," wrote this stanza Conltinued from Page One) to stand in the way of it. "Oh, mothers, will you longer give your sons spirit of freedom does not suit the "When I say that nobody is allowed PRACTICAL FURRIER To feed the^arwful hunger of the guns plan's of the Pan-Germans. Power to stand in the way, I don't mean What is the worth of all these battle drums 7* I cannot be used with concentrated Ontario that they shall be prevented by the Fort Frances, If'from the field the loved one never comes forces against free peoples if it is power-of the government but by the «ised by free people. power of the American spirit. Our What all .these loud hozannas to the brave "You know how many intimation^ duty, if we are to do this great thing If all your share is' some forgotten grave THE OLDEST EXCLUSIVE FUR HOUSE come to us from one of the central and show America to be what we believe powers that it is more anxious for her to be, the greatest hope and Dr. James D. Hughes, for over 30 years superintendent of education IN THE WORLD peace than the chief central powers energy of tji,e world, is to stand together of the schools of Toronto, Canada, answered this poem. and you know that it means that the night and day until the job is Greater significance is given to the answer by the fact that Dr. people in the central power know finished. Hughes'-son was killed in battle and lies "somewhere in France." that it means that the people in the Pays Gompers Tribute central power know that if the war His answer follows "While we are fighting for freedom ends as it stands, they will in effect we must see, among o,ther ojther things, themselves be vassels of Germany, God gave my son in trust to me That means that labor is free. notwithstanding that their populations Christ died for him, and he should be number of interesting things. It are compounded with all the means not only that we must do what A man for Christ. He is his own, people of that part of the world, and we have declared it our purpose to vAnd God's and man's if not mine alone 7* notwithstading the fact'that they do do—see that the conditions of labor He was not mine to "give." He gave not wish in their pride and proper are not rendered more 'onerous by spirit of nationality to be so absorbed Himself that he might help, to save the war—but also that we shall see and dominated. to it that the instrumentalities by All that a Christian should revere, Wants World Political Power. which the conditions of labor are im All that enlightened men hold dear. "Germany is determined that the proved are not blocked or checked. political power of the world shall That has been the 'matter about "To feed the guns! Oh, torpid soul' I belong to her. There have been never which I have taken pleasure in conr Awake and see as a whole such ambitions before. They have ferring from time to time with your When freedom, honey, justice, right, been in part -realized. But never before president, Mr. Gompers, and, if Imay have these ambitions been based Were threatened by the despot's might be permitted to do so, I want to express upon so exact and precise and scientific my admiration of his patriotic With heart aflame, and soul alight, EXPORTER AND IMPORTER OF a plan of domination. courage, his large vision and his RAW FURS «Iie bravely went for God to fight' "May I not say that it is amazing statesmanlike sense of what is to be 1 Against base savages whose pride to me that any group of people should done. I like to lay my mind alongside be so ill-informed as to suppose, as The laws of God and man defied of a mind that knows how to some groups^in Russia apparently Who slew the mother and her child pull in harness. suppose, that any reforms planned in "The horses that kick over the Who maidens pure and sweet defiled, the interest of the people can live in traces will have to be put in a corral. He did not go "to feed the guns," the presence of a Germany powerful, Highest Cash Prices Paid on enough to undermine or overthrow He went to save from ruthless Huns,His "Now to 'stand the ground' means them by intrigue or force. Any body Raw Furs home and country, and. to be that nobody must interrupt the processes of free men that compounds with the A guardian of democracy. of our energy, if the interruption present German government is compounding He will pay the duty and war tax on all furs from the United can possibly be avoided for its own destruction. "What if he does not come," you say, States and pay as high a price for them as any^ without the 'absolute invasion of But that is not the whole of the Ah, well! My sky should be more grey freedom. To put it concretely, that story. Any man in America, or anywhere house in the United Spates. means this: Nobody has a right to But thru the clouds, the sun would shine else, who supposes that the stop the processes of laSor until all free industry and enterprise of the And vital memories be mine. the methods of conciliation and settlement world can continue if the Pan-German God's test of manhood is, I know, BE SURE AND SEE ME BEFORE YOU SELL OR BUY have been exhausted, and I plan is achieved and German Not "will he come?" but "did he go might as well right here say I am F. C. ROGERS power fastened upon the world, is as My son well knew that he might die, not talking to you alone. You sometimes fatuous as the dreamers of Russia. stop the courses of labor, but Peace Only By Victory. And yet he went, with purpose high. "What I am opposed to is not the there are others who do the same. To fight for peace, and overthrow *. And I believe that I am speaking of feeling of the pacifists, but their stupidity. The plans of Christ's relentless foe. my own experience, not only of the My heart is with them, but experience of others, when I say that my mind has a contempt for them. The Press Office He dreaded not the battle field you are more reasonable in a large I want peace, but I know how to get He went to make fierce vandals yield number of cases than the capitalists. it, and they do not. If he comes not again to me_ "You will notice that I sent a friend Would Deport All Critics. Stationery Store of mine, Colonel House, of Europe, "I am not saying these things to I shall be sad but not that he who is as great a lover of peace as them personally, because I ha Went like a man—a hero true— any man in the world but I did not had a chance. But they have "to be His part uhs£lfish to do send him on a peace mission I sent said not in' any spirit of criticsim, i: My heart will feel exhaultanf pride him to take part in a conference as because I would like to. see all the That for humanity He died. to how the war was to be won, and critics deported. GEORGE P. WATSON, Proprietor he knows, as I know, that that is "But in order to clear the atmosphere "Forgotten grave!" This selfish plea the way to get peace, if you want it and* come down to business Awakes no deep response to me, -v for more than a few minutes. everybody on both sides has got to "All of this is a preface to the conference transact business and the settlement For, his grave I may not see, that I referred to with regard is never impossible when both sides My boy will ne'er, forgotten be,: to what we are going to do. If want to do the square and right This is the best place to trade for My real son can never die we are true friends—our own or any­ things. Moreover, a settlement is al- SCHOOL, OFFICE AND HOME ?Tis but .his body that may lie ijiafcrtfitin r""r* In foreign land and I shall keep STATIONERY SUPPLIES No Coal or Wood to Buy Remembered, fond, forever, deep Within my heart of my true son^ Because of triumphs that he won. It matters not where anyone Pens May lie and sleep when work is done. Pencils It matters not where some men live IF YOU GET A Tablets If my dear'son his life must give, Rubbers KEROSAFEBURNER Hosannas I will sing for him. E'en though my eyes with tears be dim, Mucilage And gallant com'rades,, come ag&in, ..... Letter Files It will cook your food or heat your I'll cheer them as they're marching by 0 Carbon Paper Rejoicing that they did not die, house at less expense and no Library Paste And when his vacant place I see, trouble. Fancy Stationery My heart will pound with joy that he Typewriter Ribbons Was mine so long-—my fair young son— Equipment and Instalation ready And cheer for him whose work is done.—Presbyterian. for service only $7.50 ways hard to avoid when the parties which is to release the spirits of the can be brought face to face, world from bondage. WRITING PAPER CHEAP "Let us show ourselves Americans "I would be willing to set that up INQUIRE OF We have a large amount of the best H. V. Sunders by showing, that we do not want to as the final test of an American. That grade bond paper in white and various slip away in separate camps or is the meaning of democracy. I have 'v'- groups, but that we want to co-operate colors, in tablet form but without been vei'y much distressed, my fel 1008 7th Street International, Falls Minn. with all other classes and all covers, that we are selliWg out low citizens, .by some of~ the things at 5 cents each—a thir^l of a pound other groups in a common enterprise that have happened recently. The of good paper in each one. Also a mob spirit is displaying itself here large nuniber of scratch pads at 5 and there in i:his country. I have YOUR GRANDFATHER WAS A for 5 cents and 2 for 5 cents. sympathy with what some men are YOUNGSTER, WHEN PEYTON JEL saying but I have no sympathy with GRAVELY MADE THE .FIRSTf GRAVELY® I PLUG OF TOBACCO THAT I the men that take th'eir punishment EVER WAS MADE. r~ CELEBRATED into their own hands. I want to say THERE MUST BE SOMETHING to every man who does join such a BACK OF A REPUTATION THAT Plufc mob that I (To not recognize him as Subscribe for THE PRESS -The Popular Home Weekly LIVES AND LASTS LIKE THAT./ BEFORETHE INVENTION 4 worthy of the- free institutions of OF OUR PATENT AIR-PROOF POUCH 5 the United States.v GRAVELYPLU6TOBACCO ONLY $1.56 PER YEAR MA&E STRICTLY FOR ITS CHEWING QUAUTY Against All Lawlessness, WQULD NOT KEEP FRESH IN THjS^ SECTION. There are some organizations fn FRESH AND CLEAN ANDQOOD. this country whose object is anarchy and the destruction of law,"but I would not meet their effors by tnak ing myself a partner in destroying Easily Arranged. "Bat why are! you so agitated and the law. I despise^ and hate their SumI Cor. 3cr«titk and Htnmpin Annua distressed? 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Menaced "It isn't." •-0 1 democratic people uAthe world, and Formerly Cblef Clerk. Vancleme Hotel ?'It ^past be. I heard you saying thfit ^democracy "me&ns, first "of all.' that DEFECTIVE PAGE