Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1917 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

When I begin to kill off Germans, my mptiyes will be just; no thirst for blood my course determines—l slay because I must. I prayed for peace while there seemed chances of gaining such a boon; but now I grind my swords and lances, and, hum a martial tune. Long, long I hoped the nutty kaiser would see where he was wrong, that he’d have counsel, saner, wiser, than he has had "for long. But he is drunk with blood, besotted, in carnage he would swim; he’ll have no sense till I have swatted the sauer kraut out of him. We’ve

stood and looked on bloody" murther, by lying “notes” - explained, until the thing could go no further, if honor were retained. The patience of this mighty nation, made no appeal to Bill; so now we tire of we load our guns to kill. No more I’m preaching tiresome sermons on peace, and kindred boons; I’m out to shoot a bunch of Germans and swipe their pantaloons. I’m done with peace, O men and brothers, until this war shall cease; and I have little use for others who still are prating “Peace.” .

College athletes are debating the question of continuing their sports during the war. If they haven’t brains enough to farm or arm, then the governors of their respective states should take them by the slack of the pants and kick them into the front rank of the first batch of conscripts.