The sun., 1916-01-20
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
II Sull Survives, Despite Efforts TO
Endlcste II.

To THE EDITOR or THE SCN-Sr! Now
that we are coming to a satisfactory
settlement" OF our difficulties with the
Teutonic Powers satisfactory presum-
ably meaning without war. and have
kept out Of war with Mexico b, put
ting q damper on our reasoning So~ers
and recognising the leader OF a pano
of thugs rs fit and proper person Tor
our Administration to deal with. dare
we look far enough forward TO the END
Of the European war and try 70 dis
Germ what part we shall play In the new
moral code Of nations which we are
helping TO form?
When We went TO school We learned
that midnight slsu2hters like that al
Cherry Valley we're the acts OF barba-
rians and were justly punished by cN .
termination OF the race that perperated
them. We called them massdcres' but
evidently our teachers we're "ruhs'
Those unfortunate Indians were years
ahead Of our ancestors and foresaw
the modern rules of civilized warfare
only they lacked the necessary tools.
the Zeppelin and the bomb. our fore
fathers were wron~, tOo when tHeN
went - war IN ISL: to protect "ur sea-
men By our revised Sch.duie tht'e
sean,en slould not have been Impressed !.
they should have been shot, - was the
case with our citizens IN NeNic" III
the old days salutes were mere wastes
Of powder. but our grandchildren can
look back with pride to our peaceful
Administration when our demand for a
salute at Vera Cruz was answered with
the lives Of a number OF our marines.
Perhaps our pedagogic Administra-
ton has delved 10 far back In writing
history and looked so far forward In
formulating new rules Of diplomacy
that II has overlooked the real ac-
tive present. When the war is over We
shall still be bounded on the north by
Canada, not a colony but an integral
part OF an empire that never recognized
bandit chief as its diplomatic equal.
Perhaps these people may feel that they
have an equal right to have a say in
what should be done with the Monroe
Doctrine and Mexican murderers- We
ended MaNimllian's dream IN 1851 be-
cause We had nearly a million men
trained IN arms. but Il may take more
than a bottle OF grape juice and a 1890
automobile TO prote': our friend Car
rama when others have the right as
well Az the might.
But luckily q year brings many
changes. II Is scarcely a year since
our worthy Secretary or state ssnt a
letter ~ a certain technical Md=azne
admonis ring vs editor for offending the
stoic neutrality of the Administration
~ publishing the advert.sem. Of
company making shell machinery !
have before me copy OF one m.cha;li =
cal periodical for January. 1915. con
tanning nearly coo advertisements 81
gun and shrapnel making machinery.
What will the next year bring?
The American sp.rt Is not dead ys'
This may he the yea of 'he hsnd1r r.'-
'ng on the wall There are three par
ties IN the field, two .: ;nein now ed--
ing almost to al uads r-taad.ng Let
either OF the latter ~: W rr,n a'-
c.ptable 20 the other. ard our worthy
Administrator WITH !'s iueXhau,t.H'e
stock Of note pap.r and - private ,~'-
r-,ary who also writes letters will fold
their tents Ike the Arabs and as silently
steal away"
GcorGE : ERhnT.
BETHEi Corn. January -