The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-19

Strengthened out and 1t is a clnch that
some errors would be made no matter who
was in the White House.
Washington made grievous blunders in
conducting the Revolutionary war, but his
heart was right and he utilized his errors
as stepping stones of knowledge.
Abraham Lincoln made sad mistakes,
and many of them, in the time of the
Civil war, mistakes that saddened his
mighty heart and bowed his head with
grief, this according to his own admission,
/ vet no true patriot offered criticism or
withdrew his support and none but trait
ors endeavored to make capital out of his
errors.
The kaiser has Numbered and Numbered
yet again in his conduct Of the war, even
his most loyal subjects admit this, yet if
he were ridiculed or criticized the party
doing it would be lined up against wall
and shot.
King George and the English chiefs
have done nothing but blunder since the
beginning of the titanic European war
struggle, and these blunders have cost
countless lives and untold treasure at the
Dardanelles and other places, yet no carp
ing critics are snaring at their heels.
This government, at the present time
is practically in a state Of war. Presi-
dent Wilson is the constitutional COM
mander-in-chief Of the army and navy.
Those of our citizens who are under arms
are actually oath-oblgated to support him
and criticism of his actions or question
ing his motives by men under arms would
constitute treason, and if the same stern
war laws prevailed here as in European
lands the act would be punishable by death.
Every citizen of the United States is i'm
pliedly soldier or sailor and are implied
ly oath-obhgated to support the command
er and chief, and criticism and cavil at
his military actions is treason just as
much as it would be if they were bear
ing arms.
Every criticism, every scurri.ous dig,
every caviling remark is eagerly seized
upon by enemies of the United States
across the border and are cited as an eX-
ample of the lack Of unity on the part Of
Americans and furnish aid and comfort
for the enemy.
In this crisis let not the wall go up from
the land as it did in 81:
Tell the traitors all around you,
That their crue1 words we know
Do kill our boys in ev'ry battle,
By the help they give the foe
It is not disloyal to discuss some meas
ures internal and unmilitary. It is not
disloyal to work for new commander-in-
chief on the fourth of March next, but
President Wilson will be commander-in-
chief until that time when we hope new
man will be at the helm, and how can we
expect our Democratic citizens to be loyal
| to the new chief when that time comes if
we Republicans do the copperhead act?
I'm Maine the Bull Moose is extinct, >
says the Philadelphia Ledger. In Min
nesota TIE whole Moose family is dead =
killed out of season. at that.
The Forum gives lot of space to what
Maurice Materl:nck thinks of war. 'Twould
seem use,ess-Sherman summed it up
beautifully IN three short words.
Billy Mailer of the Springfield Advance
was the first to spring that brilliant CD
pun "The boys en- the border will meet
with warm reception" Billy beat us
to it by just about one week.
"It's a shame to send our young
men down south to be shot by the
miserable Greasers, especially with
guns and ammunition made in the
United States."-A M. Welles.
It's apparent to all that Mr.. Welles
didn't raise his boy to be soldier, either.
Valor is sef-respecting. Va.or is cir
cumspect. Valor strikes only when it is
right to strike. Valor withholds itself
from all small implications and entangle-
ments and waits for the great opportun-
ity when the sword will flash as if it car
ried the light Of Heaven upon its blade.
Woodrow Wilson.
Speaking of Hetty, who recently ex-
pired, an exchange says: At the last, any
of us must say, "Of all l had l nothing
have" We 60 out Of life as we entered it,
stripped of the adventurous. To have lived
beyond fourscore and be known only as
the richest and the shrewdest of women
is hardly an enviable reputation.
'Neither" Hughes nor Wilson has
mot" yet been notified of his nomina-