The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-03
They All Sidestep That
Old Blow in the Stomach


The blockade decided upon by Great
Britain. against Germany, Austria ana
Turkey. reminds US that back III boy
DAYS there was dog in our nelghoornoo1
with which we were on the trlendileSt
Of terms. ..
This was the fact principally because
Of a fund of good nature on the part OF
the dog. 3,
He didn't mind it at all If we pulled
his tail or rubbed his ears or gave nm
a poke in the Stats.
He would Jump away, set himself, mop
IN once aide. wiggle himself bit and
then lump back for more teasing as IL
he enjoyed it.
One day. when We went over to where
the dog lived, for frohc with him, ana
gave his tail tug, he snapped at Us,
snarled and showed his teeth. de mao
never done that before, for the reason
THAT II was the first time we had ever
nulled his tail WHEN HE WAS ENGAG-
Ed IN GNAWING A BONE.
Interrupted in his meal and perhaps,
fearful of losing it, he protested strehu-
ously.
The woman who owned the dog warn
ed us against interfering with any DOG
when il was eating.
Germany a few days ago sent down
her submarines with the avowed lnten-
tion Of paralyzing shipping and shutting
Of Great Britain's supply OF food.
And the way that Britain has snapped
at Germany and showed her teeth 10
everybody around reminds us OF the oog
IN our neighborhood.
The bombardment of coast towns, the
raids by Zeppelins, the sinking OF ner
shius by mines and submar1nes-aH
these have been accepted in COMPARE
fiyely matter-of- fact way by official
britain: in fact, as part Of the game !;
! part Of the play; a part OF the sport
Of war.
Then suddenly Germany aimed a
stomach blow.
Oh. that stomach.
Prize fighters who couldn't be batter
I'd down in week with siedge-hammer
blows on the head. can be put TO sleep
With stiff punch in the stomach.
And eyerybody--at least, every wise
woman - knows the way TO a man
heart.
A boy,s idea of the purpose of his
stonach is that il was put inside OF him
mostly to ache and define his capacity
for candy, and make him stop eating
ice cream before he has had half enough.
Along in years bit he finds it thing
that REQUIRE almost constant fllling-
something on the order of coal bin
And then it becomes his boss and die
tator.
He not only has to 60 to work FOR
Il. but becomes, all too often, slave
to It.
The stomach is very sensitive part
of the human anatomy, and as much of
controlling influence over man as it is
. necessity in his make up.
A nations stomach is just as SEN
sitive, as much a controlling influence
and as much thing to be reckoped
with.
It's a pretty serious thing when ma
tons sons are out on the battlefields,
out on the battleships and in the trenches,
getting shot and bleeding and dying but
when hunger shows up on the horizon
for those whose patriotism consists
principally of staying at home and shout
ing words of encouragement TO the sol
diers to "die bravely," it is time for a
nation to really snarl and show its teeth,
and declare:
Here, you're carrying this thing too
J darned far"
War is great sport-for royalty-until
il comes to that old stomach blow.
They don't like it; not even the
thoughts of it.
A willingness to go hungry and starve
at home and safely out Of range OF
the bullets-doesn't seem to have place
even in militarism.