Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-22
WE WILL NOW HAVE
eU Remarks
BIZ WALTER B. HILTON

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THERE ARE SERMONS IN STONES and lessons in
n running streams. Even is educational liz
proves that the subservence OF the ndv1daf to the
nation there come more good to the nation ana even
good to the Individual And it proves that the
nations government do about all the things which an
individual needs and which the nation needsfor the life
and welfare of both.
is of no concern to his His cOmngs and 60
ngs his wastes do not reach up from his social
depth and the fanest ripple the sunny snrace
where the rulers i've He may be hungry and out OF work.
he may be sick injured, he may be IN debt and gong
deeperthere to whom he turn whose business
it is to care rap
But war changes this the citizen subject becomes
sodieris very clothes furnished shoes and socks
and underwear and Shirts he is given the most nourishn
food that science provides he is given home to live in
and trains to ride IN given music and Sam
tation and protection surround him. but if sickness
cdent befa him, doctors and ambulances and hospitals
with all the very latest ideas in medication and operation
are his And if in spite of all this his life ends, there
real funeral with brass band and clergyman, and
headstone to mark his final bed.
The citizen or subject may be without home because
he cannot pay the landlord may do without clothing and
invite sickness by his poverty and then succumb to that
Sickness because he is penness and unattended city
filled with idle doctors ne may go, unattended through
the portals of death unmarked grave But the soldier
has all these things done for him and nobody sends In
bill.
There's reason for everything and the reason for
this government solicitude in that the life OF the
government depends upon the well being of the individual
soldier Thereforecome paternalism pensioning, what
it may be called the government to save it's own
fe will protect the lives Of it's humblest servtor.
- UT-IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THUS. Back in the
u days Of lance and spear the armies individual
istc The soldiers furnished their and rusted
for their food They took what they got when they
got it. Fighting it's reward; that and the Incl
dentas Of victory such girls and gold 1t was feared
that governmental provisions for the soldiers needs would
take away the incentive for lighting and that they would
degenerate and lose their ginger.
This rs OUR EDUCATION: That government has
II been compelled to for the physical wants Of
its people in time Of in order to preserve ITSELF 1t
has long been true Of 1t is becoming true OF other
emergencies, such as earthquakes fires and floods
It must become true OF industry In supposedly
normal times millions out OF employment, and most
the verge of want Nine Of ten people have less
than the demands OF civilized life. This the raVage
of waged against humanity by foe powerful
and merciless than any other Wars be ended
Fires and floods can be prevented guarded against
Volcanoes be avoided. But the Greed Of Profit
that Sappng at the foundations OF society day
and night year and year. and stops It is destroy
ing society because it develops the worst in man and
brushes out the BEST It robs babies of their heritage
they blnngly into world whose every foot has
been preempted it robs of his strength woman of
her virtue home Of it's happiness and life Of it's peace 1t
has broken every treaty. violated every confidence broken
every pledge and blasted every hope.
cEIF DEFENSE SELF PRESERVATION will COM
- pei the steps against it that have been taken
against the military enemy against flood and famine and
pestlence We will have to the individual protect
him. and him the qualification of his fes needs in
order to preserve society The ndvduasm that has been
drummed out of the armies and out of the relief exped
tOns must be taken out of industry War is teaching
that It will not be long until we will see that an
emergency justihes the taking of railroads and
mnes of providing food clothing and shelter and that
this is workable; then it will be workable in times of
peace and that the constant Sapping of nations life
blood under the guise of Individual profit is an emergency
as great as was ever or sudden CATASTROPHE