Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-05-04


that. work hard rs You could. only
5000 men were enlisted for actuai /
service.
at is oil right to be confident but
rock-sureneS> and chestiness are an
other thing. England has suffered
too much from this and ! find Amer
lea not dissimialr from the British
before the war. \ spirit of chesti-
ness never got u country anywhere.
"lou boast of your Amerlcani>m
and you speak contemptnouslv of the
llrili>her ~ John Bull. of an Irish /
man rs a Mick. of the Italian a. -
Dago and Wop. of the dew as n
Shecny. Don't forget that Dag
discovered America and Wop christ
ened you. for Americas Nespuccls
name gave America its name. With
out the financial sagacity of the jew
your system would he tottering.
Don't forget that Welshman, Thorn
rs Jefferson wrote Your Declaration
of Indepcndence-and ! guess that
helped some. IL won't hurt rs at all
to give little credit Ia the other fell
low when that credit Is due.
There Is no room in this country
Tor anything but Americans, con
glomeration of races fused into one
great nationality, with the blood OF
all nations mingling in the veins of
the people. There is no room here
| for German American, an Italian
| American or any other sort of an
| American Int a plain American with
a cap \ and nothing in front of it.
This country is great democra-
cy, hut 50 Is England. You are not
superior 10 England or France rs Il
democracy. While we have kin.
with limited power, our laws are
/ made by men elected by The people,
\ We all like to think of the United
II States A. the greatest democrac, in
l the world and We do: when think
II of reyas think of democracy and
J barbed wire.
You represent an aristocracv of
wealth ia this country. for 90 per cent
=, of your wealth is controlled bN 10
, percent Of your people. Don't for
get that when You denounce the arts
, tocpcy Of Europe.
i "Fraternity You have here in great
- or wealth than in any country on
!. rarth--iu this you excel Fraternity,
I in my opinion. sums mp the United
States better than any other word.
Here your Englishman and Your Ger
, man ioiu the same lodge. the same
/ clnb. the same society and they send
their children Ia the same school AMI
, they play On the same football and
baseball teams for he honor of the
|, town. H. Europe MANY an English
4 man never saw German and many
4 German never saw an Englishman
:. All they know of each other i what
Wv nav INhu liul WIS Nlillt.
hN writers who were preiudiced ol
e had ayes Ia grind. Here You hay,
T. equality of responsibility as well ne
equality In other things: that j. what
We want Every man should he
i equally responsible with the other fol
defending his government. You de-
:. mand equality CT protection and YOU
: should 'sact equality Of resp0n-i.
. bilitv.
- Europe has had l3 years If wan
, tor every year of peace during thi.
r, past Christian century; there ha,
:, not been wear during this past cen
- tnrv IN which war has not been foueh
n ON European soil. The British ha,
-. not finished paving for the battle ot
Waterloo when they entered upon Tn,
present contest with Germany. Onl,
>. God knows when future generation.
will finish paying the money cost oI
:, the present conflict. to say nothin,
of The cost IN sorrow and pain.
- "A~ compared 10 the averae,
American a. a knockcr. woodpeck
er j. a loafcr. You even blame IN,
'u Democratic party for the failure o
Your wheat crop. An American
= farmer was complaining To me o
= hard times said, "Yes. You ar
u in hard lines. You are suffering will
" nothing between You and starvation
. and exposure except an eight room
e pressed brick house; You have moth
= ing in it except all the furniture yor
'r can place. a 5000 Victrola. a bah,
! grand piano, couple Of bath tub
= and every floor covered with Sears
i Roebuck carpets. When vou 90 +
y town. You have 10 suffer the humilia
VI non of riding around the publi
" square IN little old Buick six. some
u thing that only the noblemen of En-
u rope can afford
" You peoplc should gct down ,t