The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-12

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tonic for them.
Dear Mlss Grey: have taken
great Interest In your columns. and
wish to say something thru them
20 the persons signing themselves
Orphan Boy" and later, expert
ereed." "Bius Jacket" "one
Who Has Seen Service" "A
Sailor" Several jolly Tars." etc.
What ! want TO say 10, don't let
these wise (fl misguided capital.
lists tools" fool you. Remember.
the only time these "tools" are
used Is TO shoot down your com.
rsdes.
on, wal, a minute. I think I
hear some Of our patriotic eiti.
sens obIeetlna. Well, remember
Ludlow. homestead. ives, Virginia.
Pennsylvania. ohio. Lawrence.
Mass. and many more. Remer,.
Der these soldiers ard sailors are
simply Capitalist tools" to use
against the workers. Oil They
say they are protecting our eoun.
Try. May ! ask. what par. Of this
country do you own7 ! don. own
any. Maybe you don't know tina,
lsat winter there were over 800.
600 unemployed In New York city
alone. who were compelled 20
stand three ard four hours In
nreadlins 10 get something 20
keep alive on. What part Of ,hl.
wonderful country do they own
The following poem 10 setter.
pisnssory.
khkffNo UP THE srrrry
wa are Ne soin< 20 DO for bsy.-~
when all the Roy. -. h.v. 49,.
Are shot ston. dad
heN VII We Nshi another fav
win nons 20 take IN. pla~,
or these TIA, war dsr~na. upar
Tbs sioutsst o. the rsesr~
"rli tell you soras,hinx ~. ran d.
The war prizes, said
w. car have them wed maid nss,-.
They're shot stone dsaf
We thsn can safely send th.m
To TIE thicksst % the fray.
with other baby soldier hav.
Fresh started on the wav"
An Inspiration. reverend .,r-
The var lords said
rhs babies viii ~ our. who's. ,s-..
Are shnt stone dead
w. VII raise them 20 b soldier.
"a their fathers we're h.,or.
Ara They. too. shall h. duly va
When starting OF TO var"
Dear Miss Grey: Kindly p.rr,i,
an old soldier 10 contribute a few
words to the military question.
! am Inclined 10 think "orphar
Boy 10 correct In most OF nj,
statements. Win the memory Of
my three years active service In
the Union army during the civil
war stu fresh In my mind. I must
agree with "orphsn Boy" tina. IN.
army. the rank and file, 10 made
up almost exclusively Of the work.
Ing class. In my three years ser.
vice. remember seeing but one
very rich nsn--one OF the Astors
who enlisted az colonel and
was attached 10 some generals
staff. He was very much In evil.
denee until a battle was FOUGHT
then he resigned and went home.
We soldiers were Just a lot OF
poor boys who became filled with
craze TO save the Union" and
enlisted for "three years or durLna
the war" My own personal motive
was not so much 70 restore the
Union as 10 wipe out ehstteI
slavery. And now. after half a
century has passed away, II looks
TO me as II did then. that the only
cause that can Justify war Is the
cause Of liberty. The people Of the
world should forget national
hstreds and jesIousies and become
really and truly brothers.
In times Of great excitement. as
In 1861, the enlisted men AVERAGE
up In character with the res, OF
humanity, but In times Of peace
the mere fact Of its beinq so dIf
flcuIt TO get recruits for the army
and navy shows that being a sol.
der Is about the last thing a younq
man thinks Of.
About three years ago a certain
major OF the regular army In
charge OF recruiting office said
that enllstments were few and far
between; that In his opinion the
cause lay In too much prosperity
In the country. What he meant
was that " man was out Of work,
there was chance he n1iaht be.
come soldier, but II he already
had Job he would pass up the
patriotic stunt, and say. let
George do H." n. s. c.