The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-20

s.st distressed at night by the cold
t ana davs fine young American soldier endured t;
For the American government prefers to indu
ns II IFS Mexican creature rather than assert its
#rl aos Il mean to Mrs Allison9 # means +b+ A. .
ana w. Who could write such letter as appears at th
ne w. ~ this editorial is widow. Her soldier got his
nn'D5 He got it in army wagon when railroad MIGHT
sved him The only chance of living that he had was
usnt Allison did not give his life for his country
3 20 the mistakes of his country Mrs Allison did
s,s @ her husband to her country but she also sacr
POI 0a ! he mistakes Of her country.
CA at has been and will be the history of the American
AM r has been the fate and it will be the fate of Amer
u and women who try to do manly and womany things
% country But the case of Lieutenant Allison and of
81 All Allison is unusually cruel in American mismanage
nus ". e the people upon whom it must depend.
n sacrifice was to weak doctrine to silly policy to
,:ratve stubbornness. 1t is a noble patriotism that
fogiye this We presume Mrs Allison had this but as
= hos she shames the government under which she lives
aor which her husband died. and moreover she shames
- nston for which her husband died.
what has happened to Lieutenant Allison will happen to
ss il Mexico to the other sick and wounded And the
NAM shattered by gunshot who try to live through that trip
mv wagons will send up to the heavens such volume
M mrsnc as never has arisen before.
ouoh to be heard all the country The responsible
cannot be conferred and isolated in Washington The par
ar weakness which reveals itself in submission to Carran-
the weakness of the administration but tolerance
nation WIDE
There would not be much weakness in administrative
and legislative authority in Washington if there strength
and determination elsewhere. .'h
Consider the in which stand to Carranza in this
matter Of the use of railroads needed to we'll sup
the troops and to get their sick and wounded to hospitals
villa raided Columbus because he is savage and wanted
revenge Why did he want revengeY Because after being
treated with consideration by the American government and
avorng show consideration to Americans in return he
found that the Americans his enemies. How did the
Americans make their support of Carranza most injurious
ai By permitting the movement of Carranza soldiers
American territory to attack Villa The American railroads
we're at the service of Carranza to attack Villa
American troops may not Mexican railways but Mex
n troops used American railways and Villa tried to pay
Americans back at Columbus AS the direct consequence
what the United States did for Carranza American troops
pursuit Of Vla-and they cannot Mexican railways
may be of small consequence to the American nation but
result Of it Mrs. Allison, the sesacrifcing American
woman is a widow.
Ten million such Mrs Allison would make the
United States the greatest nation in the world One million
might do it. This patriotism is submated No government
N could falter if such animated the men.
And Mrs Alisons reward will be headsone in the Wes
buyg ground and the memory of year Of life witt
IA man whose desire was to serve his country.