The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-04-16


tCssyFssAa leIA y CAasiss soTibnsES soasI
"The stan, In Loyalty TO lrs dead
leader who made victory possible, ana
ID loyalty to the principles Of defense
for which tho army fought. begs To-
say TO the nation
II was four O'clock in the morning
when this dispatch concluded with
I'VE heartily agree with the forego-4
ing," and the cabinet read the names
Of All the general star and the corps
and division commanders. Coursing
crowds in the streets were still shout,
ing hoarsely and sometimes drunken
ly: On to the Gray capital! Moth
Ing can stop us now!" The premier
tried to imagine what a sea Of faces
In the great square would look like
ia . rage. He was between the peo-
pie In passion for retribution and a
headless army that was supposed to
charge across the frontier at dawn.
The thing ID sheer madnessH he
cried. IT'S insubordination! I'll have
1t suppressed! The army must 60 on
to crafty public demand. iii show
the star that they are not in the
saddle. They'll obey orders!"
He tried to get Lanstron on the long
distance.
Sorry. but the chief has retired
answered the officer on duty sleepily.
I'm fact. all the rest Of the stan have.
with orders that they are not to be
disturbed before ten"
Tell them that the premier, the
head Of the government, their COM
mander. is speaking!"
'.Yes.sir. The orders not to disturb
them are quite positive. and as a ju-
nior could not do 30 exceptsby their
orders as supefiors. The chief. before
retiring, however, repeated to me, In
case any inquiry came from you, sir,
that there was nothing ne could add
to the stairs message to the nation
and the army. It is to be given I'd the
soldiers the first thing In the morn
ing, and he will let ycu know how they
regard It,"
"Confound these machine minds that
spring their surprises as fully execut-
% pIans!" exclaimed the premier.
Its true Partow and the star have
covered everything met every argu-
ment. There is nothing more for
them to say" said the foreign minister.
"But what about the indemnify
demanded the finance minister. He
was thinking Of victory In the form
of piles Of gold In the treasury.
This question, too, was answered.
War has never brought prosperity"
Partow had written. Its purpose 10
Ito destroy. and destruction can never
Ibe construction. The conclusion Of q
war has often assured q period Of
peace; and peace gave the impetus of
prosperity attributed to war. A man
lie strong In what he achieves. not
through the gifts he receives or the
goods he steals. Indemnity win not
raise another blade Of wheat In our
land. TO take it from a beaten man
will foster in him the desire to beat
his adversary in turn and recover the
amount and more. Then we shall have
the apprehension Of war always in the
lair, and soon another war and more
destruction. Remove the danger Of a
European cataclysm, and any sum ex-
itorted from the Grays becomes paltry
beside the wealth that peace will cre-
ate An indemnity makes the purpose
Of the courage of the Grays in their
assaults and Of the Browns In their re-
Isistance that Of the burglar and the
Elooter. There Is no money value to a
human life when 1t is your own; and
our soldiers gave their lives. DO not
cheaper their service
Considering the part that we played
lat The Hague" observed the foreign
minister, 1T would be rather incon-
sistent for us not tor"
There Is only one thing to do. Ian
Istron has got us!" replied the premier.
I'VE must jump in at the head Of the
\ procession and receive the mud or the
bouquets, as It happens"
With Partow's and the stairs ap-
peals went an equally earnest one
from the premier and his cabinet. Nat
urally, the noisy element or the cities
was the first to find words. Ii
shouted In rising anger that Lanstron
had betrayed the nation. Army oifi-
GERS whom Partow had retired for leis.
urely habits said that he and Lanstron
had struck at their own calling. But
the average man and woman, ID q
daze from the shock Of the appeals
after y nights celebration. we're read.
Ing and wondering and asking their
neighbors' opinions. II not II Par
t0w's then in the stars message they
found the mirror that set their own
ethical professions staring u them.
Before shsy hAa mAds 10 their
minds the correspondents at the front
AaA set the wifss singing 20 the eEsn-
ans editions; iOr I.enstFon had direCk.
Id that they IL given the run Of the
asmy'siiinea atS daybraak. They told
iof soldiers awakening after the dc.
faassssts " = - ~ \ - "a y