South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-29

armies. that are the result OF a half
mailman killing a grand duke. Po-
land, a country that is always drag
ged into Europe's wars. is in the
same plight. Saddest OF all is Bel
GUM. whose only crime was that il
was between two countries that
wanted TO get al each others
throats Beautiful buildings have
been torn down. Libraries. museums.
and other treasures that never can
be replaced. have been destroyed.
Factories. except those that are
making munitions, are closed.
Then there is Mexico. They are
all fighting for one bandit or an
other. for IL is the only occupation
that is open. Poor. lOwly poems are
being killed because bandits want
20 be at each others threats And
yet they make fun OF Mr. Wilson
because he was too proud to fight.
a giant ought 20 be too proud TO
fight a cripple and 100000, GOO
Americans ought 20 be too proud TO
fight 100000 greasers if they can
help IT,
IF a man be going down the
street and "A small boy throw stones
at him and If that man be at his
doorstep, should be go bat the boy?
No. lie should go into his own house
and shut the door. Mexico is work
ing out it's own salvation Not so
mnay years ago Argentine. Brazil
and Chile. now the leading coun-
tries in South America, were in the
same condition. The English fol-
lowed various barons and fought
among themselves while learning
the science Of self government. Mex
leo must suffer the birth of free
dom, must endure all the misery
Of the woman that brings the
child into the world. Civilization
cannot be legislated into existence.
We may veneer but we cannot civil
lie. The veneer rubs of almost in
stantly and an inferior race can
not be legislated into civilization.
Prosperity at High Tide.
In discussing the prosperity of
the country Sen. Williams declared:
Savings banks and vaults are
bursting with more deposits than
have ever been known in the history
Of the government There are more
factory wheels turning. a smaller
percentage of labOring men are un-
employed. new factories are being
built, and securities are being TAX
en- up by the billions.
Il will not say that Wilson has
brought prosperity. but there has
been a coincidence between his ad-
ministration and prosperity and this
is all the republicans ever had. In
the past when there was prosper
ity under republican administra-
tons. the republicans said God and
We brought it,, making God the
senior partner. At other times they
said We and God brought it,, max
ing God the junior partner. but most
of the time they said I'VE brought
IL" and left God out entirely.
Wilson Notes Did the Work.
Roosevelt said tread softly. but
carry a big stick He would have
followed up a protest on the inva-
sion of Belgium with a big stick
They made fun of Wilson for writ
ing notes and using ink But those
notes have accomplished more than
all the shrapnel the countries of
Europe have used in this war and
ink is much cheaper than blood.
When Wilson was writing notes
10 Germany demanding disavOwals
of the sinking Of the Lusitania, the
Sussex and the Arabic by sub
marines, he was criticized by peO-
pie right here in this country. 1 say
that some OF the people in the
United states were more German
than the kaiser. Those notes did
amount 10 something The kaiser
did disavow those acts and told
Prest Wilson that one of the sub
marine captains had been punish
ed, because Wilson's notes made the
whole world see that ne was right
and the kaiser saw il. too.
zone republican paper which re-
ported Mr.. Hughes speech at In
dianapoliS last Saturday. said that
Mr. Hughes had arrived in the
corn belt country with some new
ammunition This new ammunition
is regular auction sale business
Going going. gone and he has
something new
No Remedy for Mexico.
"In that paper il was stated that
Mr.. Hughes had sidetraCked the
Mexican situation. What is Mr.
Hughes going TO do with Mexico If
be gets in? He says something ought
TO be done. but he doesn't say what
it is or how il should be done Il
he goes after Mexico with force Of
arms. the last great nation OF the
world will be at war. When and
how viii he get out If he goes into
Mexico The next morning after
the armies would be taken out. the
same thing would break out again