Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1918 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Your garden is your physician's most trusted assistant. Dr. Root seems to have made a wrong diagnosis of the Russian ailment. When the butchers begin selling whale meat, will a man take a market basket or an auto truck t<* carry, home a soup bone? The government is in a fair way to account for the shortage of pork. Most of the hogs seem to have been attracted to Hog island. George Creel is worried bec-a he can not exercise c* nsorship over the talk at the knitting bees. He'll be all kinds of a fool if he ever undertakes it. The war seems to have reduced every resource“of the kaiser except bis family. That still remains intact. Hohenzollern patriotism is of the safe variety. Mr. Bryan is doubtless inclined to amend the old proverb that “a prophet is not without honor save in his own country.” He has recently been in another country. 4 Mayor Bill Thompson of Chicago has recently heard from that city in no uncertain terms. Since receiving the message, his senatorial bee has only a far-away buzzing sound. Perhaps when Hindenburg announced his intention to be in Paris by April 1 he didn’t contemplate taking his armies along. Better watch the roads for disguised tramps.. ' U ,

Wlule the government is rooting out ,lhe bogs at Hog Island, it might also try its hand at locating those million hides said to have been retired from circulation hv the packers. Some of ns are going to need new shoes before long. Over in England they have sentenced a mac to prison for derogatory remarks about the United States. It's very humiliating to have to be tacfSl the first principles of loyalty to a friend and ally, hut we will have to endure *t. Constructive criticism trill be welcomed by every government department; destructive fault-finding has no place in the American scheme Of war. Unless you know that you can bei-er existing condition!:?, can the fault-finding and back up your government. Billy Sunday is reported to have coine $16,690 short of expenses in his Washington campaign. Billy should remember that while the hell be is advising men to shun may be a verity. Washington is ;usi .now engaged in - making war on a hell much more real aEd meracing. An American lately returned from Germany state? that among the many Americans still in that country, not one has beer accused of | any overt act against the government. Certainly not. .They have accepted the courtesies and protection of the government. even though it he only for a season, and Americans are not given to abusing the hospitality of a host. We wish we could say as much for many German subjects in this country.