The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-24
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follow after tho devil fall into tho
PIT OF misery. NTH, shame, and are
short.livcd.
The marriage laws which you so
bitterly denounce were made for
tho protection OF women and chill.
dren against men who are more
brute than human. Until both men |
and women comprehend fully. In.
tclligently the laws OF reproduction
and do not abuse them. hope the /
day never dawns upon the pandc.
monium which would reign were !
man relieved OF all responsibility /,
relative 10 marriage.
Dear Miss Grey: In reply 20 a
letter written by Experienced" In !
your column. we, az loyal American Z
citizens, would like 20 take Issue I
with him In some OF his statements. Z
he has shown wise Judgment In US. .
ING the words Elm my opinion" for {
we would not wan, the readers Of /
your paper TO think his opinion was I
a general one with enlisted men. He /
Will be termed by the enlisted men
In the service az an urpatrlotle.
pessir,issie knoeker. and N his att. Z
,ude expresses Itself az plainly az
his words. u 10 easy 20 see why he
believes the good things OF the serv. /
Ice belong 20 the gentlemen who
wear the leather leoglnas."
We are blue Jackets In Uncle }
Sans navy. and are mighty proud
OF the work we are doing. We don't I
believe that one man out OF 20 Joins I
the naval service because he lis
forced 10 Join by conditions" Any
one knows that a man habituaiiy |
out Of work IN more or less physIe- I
ally and mentally unfit for the naval
service. and 10 not type Of man 70
add efficiency 20 this branch OF the !
United States government. Every 1
strong. healthy young man In our
navy realizes that " he were out Of
work In civil life. there would be
many more chances for a livelihood |
round about him. Any man who |
Joins the army or navy az "the last
resort" makes q mighty poor adj.
tlon. and the country. taxpayer and
the service would be much better
OF without him.
We believe that every youra man
should feel Il his duty TO prosee, his
home " the time should ever come
when that 10 necessary. OF course,
We agree that no enlisted man de.
slres 10 ~antonly Kill or rralieiousIy
murder any more than do you civil.
fans. His heart 10 a human ore, and
~ . rule he comes from the beat
American families Remember tina,
hese same young men whom, our Cd.
poner, tries 10 beiistIe are stand M
ready 20 keep enemies from destroy.
ing your homes and from abusing
your sisters and mothers. Would
Experienced" cit Idly by and see
the roof burned down from over HE
mothers head; see her turned into
the cold air. ard he not even raise
his little finger In protest. Who
would be 30 little . man az not 20
help 90 ward off such foef Do you
say no oan9erf Let We sec. Haven't
we been Invaded twice BY England
In the very short period o. our his
tory - . nationf Didn't she do the |
very things we have rnensIonedr AL
the present time. what would be the
Fate o. thousands OF American eisl.l
xens along the Mexican border N n
were not for the army and navy
menI Can Experienced" answer
these questions In any way hu, one
oy hls method OF ressorinor No. 7
There 10 but one answer, namely. |
Let anarchy come. for am much
more willing 10 be oppressed by
kings and emperors than 20 be
man and stand for what 10 rloh.."
Such q spirit 10 very sntI.AmerLl
can and will tend TO "ehinafy" Us az
nation sooner than anything that
could happen.
Remember. Experienced" that the
type OF men you have described may
be the kind YOU have been sssoel.
ssed with. But AZ American blue.
jackets we resent your including us
with that class "NIne men or, az
ten In the navy had splendid trades
when they enlisted. and could today
be In civil life. making money. u lsl
a spirit Of national pride that causes
We TO deny the charges made by one
VINO should be eomrsde In spirit,
and without one Io,a OF patriotism.
We do not wish you anything but
success. and we do hope you Will be
man enough 90 not be one Of IN.
"do~nsnd-outers" that would much |
rather ride "side-door Pullman"
than do an honest stroke Of labor.
Our Intentions are not TO classify all
people out Of work as "knloh,s on
the road" but the particular class
referred 70 by you couldn't mean
anything else.
"of course" there are many oood
things In the navy, and they do be.
long to the enlisted men. From IN,
admiral down 20 the recruit who has
Just come az an apprentice seaman.
there are responsibilities, hard work
and many pleasures. This ali tends
toward efficiency In the man and
prepares him 70 be a true. patriotic
American citizen when he leaves the
service.
How much more Inspiring are the
following words, written by Capt.
Mexican. v. s. NJ, than are the
words OF "Esperienced":
ITO begin with" he says, 81 don't
believe there IL any higher Grade OF
employment for officer or enlisted
man than the defense Of his eoun.
try's flag by service In the navy.
And ! don't believe there 10 In any
navy a higher standard OF patriot.
ism, efficiency and loyalty 10 duty
than there is In our own. In M o,h.I