The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-06-17
AN ENGLIsB LETTER TO Mr..
OSBORNE
5, Nelson Terrace.

Wy btdi bi''hfi
Your letter has come today, and II
YOU would only know how appre-
ciated, thy epistles would be more
frequent. The women-folk at the
above domicile. dote over them, and
enen evclaim. ats a long time since
we had a letter from Brea." The
fact is the "ccaseless round and the
common task" do not always nova
day furnish all we ought 10 ask. This
Internal war with its surprises, up
heavals, frightfulnesses, etc, is apt
10 get on anybody's nerves.
When IL gets dished up for con-
sumption at every meal, and on
every occasion, the women-folk, es-
pccially (dear souls, get merry"
and surmise. wonder. and dream.
We. the men, have all our work cut
out. 10 distract their attention from
the rcmorseless subject.
Yesterday was bank-holiday (real-
" n National holiday in this country
and Empire-Day. ! took Emma, Ju-
lie. Mr.. White and Mrs. knevitt for
drive on the Ilfracombe-road and
had a good blow Of sea air. We came
hack 10 Cross Park and had tea, fol-
lowed by the inevitable violin and
piano Now my sole recreation, |
mean the fiddle.
The country now is delightful The
trees have put on their various col
ored garments tspring- dress and the
fields are gay with "buttercups,
= daisies. and all the pretty flowers
nature so delights 10 bless us with.
She is a lavish mother: but II Is
questionable il We esteem her at her
worth.
Only To think that about 25O miles
away. as flies the crow. the thunder
Of hattie is heard and men are striv-
ing with all the Vaccinations that
science can devise 10 destroy each
other-but with this difference: We.
The allies. fight for civilization, hui
maniiy. the rights Of democracy and
small nations to exist, To govern
themselves as they choose, and 10
Worship in their own peculiar man
ner. They. our opponents. to domi-
naie the whole world and place ~
under the heel Of German kultur,
with its broken treaties. its Louvain,
Rheims. Lusitania, ruined Belgium.
devastated France; its rapine, foul
lust. murder, greed. poisonous gases,
poisoned wells. sunken merchant
vessels. bombardment Of defenseless
towns. like our Scarborough, etc.
etc. Ughl the nauseous lot! IL Is
ou,deyiling the devil. and no wonder
as one Of your own men aptly said.
"The Kaiser had lifted the lid OF
helrs mouth"
The wonder TO me has been That
the neutral nations have not spoken
out earlier, more particularly the
United States government. We are
not afYrightened at the submarine
warfare. II will not make one scrap
~ difference in the ultimate finale
nor will il defect the British Navy
from II. watch in the North Sea-
We only want the German scalawaes
In come out and do battle. But the
women and children destroyers pre-
fer 10 save their skins. the MUIR
denrs. True. submarine warfare
las practiced by our foes) is mis-
cradle affair; but IL is only ike q
rat biting at an elephant in our case
To sink few ships Is OF no earthly
good 10 them. nor 10 anyone else. II
they think by their frightfulness to
terrorize John Bull they are graveiy
mistaken. The loss Of the Lusitania
was horrible. The drowning OF SO
many innocent persons was sun
worse. II might have been. however
a blessing in disguise, II IL awakehs
YOU of the United States TO the paten'
conclusions Of German aims. Moth
ing in their category is too awfui 10
the attainment of their ends. YOU
must remember IL is a part OF their
creed 10 destroy. destroy. destroy
Necessity, they say, knows no law
And il we are "downed" your turn
in the United States will one day as
suredly come.
7 do not profess to be a politician
but any fool, with but one eye can
see that IL Germany got the better
IA. nj
Of England, she would turn her at
tention TO rich America. ! DO not say
The States in which you live bu'
more likely South America. DO you
think Wilhelm has any respect 10,
your Monroe Doctrine as applied
To South America Not one Jot. nor
tiitlel That glor0is country OF bra
zn. which Roosevelt Teddy mas
been trying to explore; the riches'
unexplored piece OF the earth's sur
face. How would the Kaiser's con
n