Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1917 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Russia may have Jet that German army into Riga merely as an -experiment in cold storage. It isn’t Russia’s unwillingness to fight that distresses the allies. It's her inability to distinguish between friends and foes. Many people are beginning to wonder if the government price fixing commission has lost si b . i the consumer’s point of view. It is stated that the Russian soldiers receive only one cent day for their services. And yet we wonder at -their lack of enthusiasm. Many a man will advance a little recently acquired knowledge of a mule as an excuse why he should be drafted for the agricultural brigade. If the government really wants shoes for its soldiers it might investigate the report of 1,500,000 hides in storage awaiting higher prices. . . _ Meanwhile Uncle Sam pleasantly but firmly insists that Holland must keep her back door closed a -he expects us to pass anything in at the front. We are told the Russians are the most remarkable linguists in the world, and after listening to their lingo for a short time we believe every word of it. 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. The coal operators, after conceding that coal can be sold at the established prices, seem inclined to put it up to Mr. Garfield to demonstrate that it can be mined at those figures. The kaiser should worry about that reward for an American soldier. We’ll miss our guess if they are not plentiful on the streets of Berlin’ before many months have passed. 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 be said of the frying chicken, but it is doubtful if the people would stand for that, and then the farmer is not worrying over dollar-a-dozen eggs, anyway.