French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-15
CALLING BRAVE MEN "COWARDs.'

The American people are entlIleo "
more Light and. less bunk.
According to Roosevelt n the Bun
Moose brand of argument, the men
uho do not yield gracefully to CON
scription' and gladly ~quick-step II 10
.stbe 'front.' are towards. 1t has net
worked out that way in England some
of the brayest men there are those VINO
have given their sons and much OF
their material goods to the Ol
the army and reserved to themselves
the duty of remaining with their wives
and daughters and younger children In
the effort to keep together what is left
Of their families and provide for their
support.
It is easy and an attractive thing
Tor spell binders to speak about pa
triotism" on the stump, but more
earnest men know it is a thing which
reaches further and deeper than the
demagogue's smooth phrase. Here, as
well as there, it also means that if the
head of the concern goes, along with
him goes the little business-and in
the aggregate these small concerns
make up the bulk of a nation.
Although the British parliament has
passed a compulsory measure, England
is not attempting to enforce it, simply
because her problems would be more
coyo,.o Sc cho 1co5 hor nOWpr fO thus
accumulate a mass of indigents and
paupers along with her other troubles.
It is also the fact that while much ado
has been made about cOmpulsiOn MOTH
ing has been done tC equip the old men
Leyond military agu, who form the vol
unteers. There are $50 900 Of these
who could be used for home defense.
If used, they woGld release that many
Englishmen from actual service i'll
france.
But the biggest part of the govern
rient making wal in these times is 20
keep things running smoothly at home
and to do that a world of prejudice
las to be overcome. For instance, the
printers linotype union in Great Bri-
Tain admits no women to membership.
Now We find the women clamorous 20
get in and drive the men into the
trenches at tine 'front.' although skill
ca labOrers are already very short and
more of them badly needed. Danes
and Swedes, and the other foreign i'm
migrants. are picking up the best cIeri-
cal and other desirable jobs in Liver
pool and it is feared that they will hang
on after the war is over. Some of
these very spell-binders. and dema-
gogues may be employing the foreign
ers now. when a native boy is handed
his musket and sent to the front. and
most of that ilk can be depended on to
not restore the soldier to his place az
ter the war.
universal CONSUMPTION is a thing
Wn1ch easily may be used to disrunt
the industry of a country. But none
OF the dangers which are now actually
N the foreground Of English discussion
are even referred to by Colonel Roose-
Felt and his spell-binders. The Col
onel has been reaching out chiefly for
Individual popularity and his ward
heelers" had but one prime motive
TO advance his ambition to again be-
come president Of the United States.
N1ost of it has been bunk. The people
are entitled to more light o nthe sub
Jest.
Anyway. Mr.. Roosevelt is now prac- |
tlcally our OF the rhnh'1S for presi- |
lent and we shall AVE less bun
combe" with reference to the foreign
policy Of President Wilson. Bluster
and Understanding words did not bluR
Republican CONVENT q little biz. |