Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — Page 2

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STANDING BACK OF THE GOVERNMENT

Next to dishonor,, war; is ' the : greatest calamity that can iefili a nation. We are now hegteffiiag to realize how far-reaching its effects are. It is not i<»t> m.udhto ■■gJßnj* that the war affects to - feiree' the condition of life of mt woman and child in the. «®7a.*ry. From the loss ■:' life its-if the sacrifice runs all the way cas tiiscale to a slight deprlra,-’:..: a -:-f comfort or luxury. But for every wld--;. read disaster there is usually a small modicum of good to place in the Other side o; the balance. If may sc4 apgareatly make a hair's weight of difference against the ill, but it as there and perceptible if we look at it. What have we of good to set against the evils of war? Our answer would he, greater national unity. A year ago we were for the most part a ..nattoa of individuals, individual hmremramitfes, individual states. Men were pursuing their own objects. sommuai-

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: ties were not looking beyond their own improvements, states were caring for their own people. 1 Now all horizons are broadened. i When a man sees his son or his ■ neighbor’s son going forth to war, ‘'his thought involuntarily goes out to the environment of that boy, the ; conditions he will meet, and the I governnfept which provides or reguflates theim. He realizes that the I government will have to provide these boys with the simple nece» sities, food, clothing and shelter, it will alto have to provide them ' with training, transportation,- weapons, artillery and aircraft for their : protection, medical services and hospitals for their care, and a hundred other essentials. And the man jalso begins to realize that it is up .to him in his individual capacity to 'stand back of the government, to take his part in providing these absolutely necessar.v things in his own rightful proportion, either from his abundance or from his bare sufficiency. And we need only to see the banners of the Third Liberty loan in ’the windows of homes throughout the land to understand how magnificently the individuals have risen ro th-ir duty and their opportunity. i Everywhere in the home of the rich and the homes of the poor alike the banners signal proudly: ‘I have given as I can to the call of livenation. It is my nation and I an. with it heart and soul in the hour of .its need."

We cannot estimate the aggregate sacrifices which this splendid showing has required. In many cases 'it meant the giving up of comforts, perhaps of cherished plans. But each man who has sub--eribed for iris bond or bonds feels that he is a component part of his country, that T «he stands or falls with it, and; that it is a country worthy of his sacrifice. He is in harmony of feeling with his neighbor, his community, his state and his nation.

WE SHOULD CALL A HALT

We often hear it asserted with ■emphasis that this is a strenuous age—an age of action. This we are bound to admit, but not with the - >nie degree of satisfaction that some seem co take in the fact, Yes, this is decidedly an age of actipu—action of the body. But we very much fear it lacks somewha.t of being an age of action of the mind. In short, isn’t life fast becoming so strenuous as to preclude much thought—quiet, enjoyable thought. Never before in the history of our country was the demand fbr

amusement carried to such an extreme as at present. Take' for instance the moving picture show. Scarcely a town or hamlet in jthe land but has one or more of these popular places of amusement. Night after night they are thronged with young and old. No sooner is the day’s work over than the cry is: “Off to the movies.” Nothing but the exciting scenes there portrayed seems to satisfy us. We are nu longer content to spend a quiet evening at home in instructive conversation and discussions, reading and studying. We rilust be entertained. No, we are not knocking the movies. They are a good thing in their way, but, like many other good things, may’ be carried to excess. We are merely deprecating the seeming great national unrest that nothing but excitement will allay. We are forced to admit that if it were not the movies it would be something else. Life—real, true life—doesn't consist merely in work and amusement. It isn’t sufficient chat rwe work till we are tired, then seek amusement till we are rested again. The frenzied seeker after wealth or amusement misses the real life. Nature has not fashioned us for continuous frezled activity. Neither does the normal mini demand continual excitement. The great realities of life are the reverse of these. The fact is, the world needs less action and more thought, less excitement and more rest and repose. It needs to take time to study other things than wealth and pleasure—needs to meditate on matters that make for character and the larger things of life. Then will we really grow and develop as Mother Nature intends we shall.

“GERMAN EFFICIENCY”

Occasionally we still hear reference to the much vaunted “German efficiency.” These references come mostly from either positive proGerman sympathizers or from timorous souls who throw a fit when* ever “this dreadful war” is mentioned. People of intelligence have long ago learned to estimate this efficiency at its true value, and have ceased to stand in awe of it. The efficiency of Germany is purely an efficiency of constant application. Her present militant condition is the result of a lifetime of unremitting .attention to .every conceivable angle of the game of war. While the other nations of the earth were quietly pursuing the paths of peace, Germany was straining every nerve and devoting all her accumulations of (men and means to the task of creating an army and armament before which i the world would find it impossible j to stand. During most of this time she was hypocritically participating in the Hague conferences and proposing the total disarmament of all nations, but in the light of recent developments we' know that during all this discussion her war preparations were never slackened. Even Germany’s efficiency in the arts and sciences has been made to serve the dread Moloch of War. Tn extending her influence among the nations of the earth in these branches, she has been for years building ‘spheres of influence’’- —in other words, nests of spies and potential traitors against the day when their services should be needed by the fatherland.

Yes, Germany has efficiency— Efficiency in cold-blooded assassination, evidenced by the brutal destruction of vessels by her sea vipers, when even women and children attempting to escape in open boats have been shelled, mangled and sunk: evidenced by her wanton destruction of civilian life by her airplanes and Zeppelins; evidenced by the deliberate murder of prisoners of war who, by all the laws of nations, should have received honorable and humane treatment. Efficiency in perfidy, as witnessed in her rape of Belgium, for no other reason than that she stood between a brutal tyrant and his intehded victim; evidenced by her attempt to array other nations against our own country, at the same time her representative to our capital was shedding crocodile- tears over his forced departure and separation from his “dear friends in America"—doubtless he took with him for the perusal- of his butcher master full proofs of his treachery while enjoying our hospitality and esteem. The Germany of other days was noted for efficiency, but that efficiency has been prostituted to most ignoble ends. God save us from such efficiency.

What a pity it is that President Wilson made such grievous blunders in picking the men to whom he has entrusted the conduct of th»> war plans. He could easily have gotten much better timber, and mighty easily ’ have had the war won long before this.- We have men in this county that can count, McAdoo, Baker and the whole lot at Washington—at least that

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Is the conclusion one is inclined to form after hearing them dilate for a few hours on the subject of what should and should not be done in the clrdu instances. Their stock ot knowledge on subjects military is something at which to marvel, and we fleel like impeaching the whole bunch at Washington for failing to make use. of their valuable services. But it was ever thus. The wrong man is usually chosen and we have to push through a crisis in any old shape, when if real genius were recognized we could sail through with colors flying.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

A war savings stamp a month will give the kaiser a bump. The woman who can can and will can is helping to win the war. There is nothing selfish about the United States, even if she did have an eclipse all to herself a few days ago. The cotton stocking is really more patriotic than the silk stocking, although some people consider it a little slacker. If you cannot get your favorite brand of tobacco, just think how those war-worn boys in the trenches are enjoying its flavor. The American brand of courage has a strong infusion of gayety. Witness our boys who advanced to battle at Veuilly with their helmets bedecked with poppies. America is thrilled by the exploits of her troops on the Marne. She will keep her enthusiastic feelings, and after the war is over will tell them to the marines. The German generals have often set dates when they will dine in Paris. But it is not reported that the Paris restaurants are laying in any supplies of sausages and sauer kraut. Between the requirements oi more wheat for the allies and more money to support the army Undo Sam must continue to tighten his belt and loosen the straps of his pocketbook. During the st two weeks the college graduate in his commencement address has been busy informing the world how campaigns should be conducted and how governments should be financed. The other day the woman’s suffrage question bobbed up serenely again in the Senate. It submerges ifor long periods and then surprises everyone by coming to the surface. But the American craft has never carried explosives on board. In Oregon the eclipse was total over a strip fifty miles wide. The chickens in this district had never made a study of astronomy or of the causes of natural phenomena. They went to roost when the sky darkened, and lost two-irretrievable hours out of their lives.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

They tell us not to hate the Tout, but rather pity the galoot. And when this grisly war was young, some rhymes along that line I sprung; I said that hatred is a crime, and boomed a charity sublime. I fear I’m not so saintly now; I have no halo on my brow. There's so much evidence that Teuts are heartless and inhuman brutes who butcher children with their blades, and strike down dotards, wives and maids, that I can’t love them as I should, if I were really, truly good. I cannot say, “Their hearts are right, though like the cheapest sports they fight.’’ That was the line I took at first, ere I swore off on liverwurst; I said the poor chaps were misled, by Wilhelm, with his willow head, by all the military hordes who strut around with clanking swords. “The Tent himself,” I used to say, “is but a sentimental jay, who’s fond of music, art and song; and dreams mild dreams the whole day long.” Now, donnerblitzen and gee whiz, we’ve seen the Teuton as he is, the Visigoth of ancient time, come back to wade in lust and crime. I cannot bid my doubts depart, and take the ruffian to my heart. I hate him quite as much aS he, in his cheap way, is hating me. Perhaps I’ll see’ his points again when he gets done with slaying men, but now I loathe the bloody skate, so please excuse me while I hate.

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BACK PRESIDENT SAYS MARSHALL

Vice-President’s Patriotic Address to the Democratic State Convention. WILSON IS LOGICAL LEADER Party Contest This Year Not Between Patriotism and Treason —Wilson, Without Whom the World’s Hope Must Perish. Indianapolis, June 19. —The following is the full text of Vice-President Marshall's speech before the Democratic State Convention today. He said: What shall I say to you, my comrades in arms of the long ago and now? What word shall you take back to the thousands of courageous souls who have never faltered in their defense of the Democratic party? Shall it be a call to arms, to the buckling on of armor, to the renewal of the Republic-old conflict between contending theories of government? Shall it be a word of cheer for the future and of consolation for the past? If this were all and I could convince myself that old theories were again to be presented to the people for settlement, it were an easy task, but as I am willing to go Lincoln one

THOMAS R. MARSHALL.

better and to aver that ydu can not fool many of the people any of the time, my task is difficult. You are supposed to meet, psapare and present a platform containing issues for settlement at the next election. Your task, too, is difficult. There are times in the game of politics when problems may be presented to the people for solution. There are other times when parties can not make issues, when the people make them. This year the people have made the great issue. Only One Great Question. What purely state and local matters are being considered I can not tell for the exigencies of official life in Washington have made me in a measure a stranger to the land of my nativity, but I do know that there is only one great question toward which all the thought and purpose and emotion of the people of Indiana are being directed. They can not look with indifference upon the fastebbing tide of the life of their upon the Western Front, upon the death grapple between Bethlehem and Berlin, without demanding to know what you think is needful to the winning of the war, and they are going to stand by the party which seemingly presents the best hope for the war’s speedy and successful termination. They will have none of fault-finding criticism, little patience touching errors of judgment, mistakes, delays and omissions when pointed out. They will consider great principles and call to their aid history, realizing that what affected conduct and result in the past is very likely to affect conduct and result in the present. Party contest this year is not between patriotism and treason. The average Republican is as patriotic as the average Democrat. The partisan character of the contest has to do with the successful and as-speedily-as-possible winning of the war. No one is going to get me mad over this contest. I am not going to charge anybody with treason. I shall not work myself up into a lather of excrement because that would only soil my own linen and achieve nothing. The recent Republican convention, through the mouths of its spokesmen, went too far —so far, indeed, that those who wish the party well are now re greeting some of the statements made and are gravely warning us Democrats not to toss back the indiscrim*-

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