The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-21


great barbaric human slaughter?
Oh boosted civilization, can't We
have progress with out abominably
wicked and dia5olical warfare. Are
we to expect that after this great
unequalled inhuman tragedy now
being SO dramatically enacted has
passed, peace will come permanent
ly, substantially, irresistably and
everlastingly into it's own, when the
brotherhood of man and the father
hood of God will kindle the pro-
methian spark of humanity, great
heart and become the warp and
wool of the civilization of the fu-
ture.
The GOODNESS of President Wilson
and his able Secretary of State, Bry-
an deserves the greatest appreciation
of the American people, and should
teach us this important lesson that
the greatest quality in President is
cool-headedness. In this particular
President Wilson is pre-eminently
entitled to COLLATION. with Abran:.m
Lincoln.
1t is difficult to imagine just how
comforting and beneficial the Cd
mirable and equally tranquil minG
edness of the Secretary of State has
been to the chief executive during
this hour of high pressure and por-
tentous crisis.
1t is natural during a great ply
steal storm for excitement to run
high, and SO it is in a mental temp
est. Driven off our guard and away
from our true course of reasoning,
we are all liable to say many un-
reasonable things, which after calm
ness is restored and we see how far
from the path of propriety we have
ness and collectiveness we more
clearly see the mistakes made. We
have had ample cooling time since
the Lusitania catastrophe to let us
get back to our natural bearings.
There is an old aphorism to the
effect that "a quarrel requires two
and both are to blame. One thing
in particular should have great
weight with the masses in forming
and expressing their opinions rela-
tive to the sinking of the Lusitania.
is their lack of evidence of the causes
leading up to the deplorable and la
mentable deed. 1t is grandly glori-
Gus to contemplate that the leaven
of conservatism acts as a potential
safety valve to the public mind in
such trying times as these through
which we are passing. The situation
can be helped wonderfully by volun-
tary manifestations of faith and con-
fidence in those guiding the ship of
state. 1t would be gorgeous and
worthy indeed if those who knew
nothing of incidents creating great
excitement would be as limited in
what they have to say as in what
they know about the situation caus-
ing the alarm. Shame on the Ameri-
can who remotely hints at the idea
of cowardice and disposition to back
down upon the part of this country.
The United States wants peace for
the good Of all rather than war for
the pecuniary benefit of the few
This country wants peace honorably
and is going to obtain and maintain
it if these blatent advocates of war
who could not be pulled upon bat
tlefield with fleet of dreadnaughts
do not succeed in inflaming the pub
lie mind to the extent that loses it's
intellectual equilibrium 1t is an
easy matter to arouse the public pre-
JUDGES by passionate appeals made
in the absence of correct informa-
ton. Hence how discreet matters of
great gravity, which so easily in
flame the public mind and so readily
throws it off mental balance,
should be discussed. Let us go
about our several duties in field,
factory, workship, bank, storeroom
and all, cheerfully whistling as we
work, leaving the working out of
it all to our patriotic craftsmanship
which is abundantly capable of TAX
ing care of the situation.
H. w. NJ
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