The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-19

trenches, scale helgntS, no. over barbed wire and
land where there is most tc be had in a way that
must be the unstinted ad ,iration Of the more
'staid and settled Britisher
| 1t is logical to assume t 1t car national guard
and regular army, alike 9 2iciEGul of the caste
and swank Of on-parade m ~,itaris3n, would act
about the same as the Cans dams do when the &C.
ton starts.
Com to think of it, that's how our c~itizenry
used to do all through the civil war.
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WATCHFUL WAITING.
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The people Of these United States have been
watchfully waiting ever since the Hateful day we
entered the war.
The army and navy has shown increased en-
listments, but there has been no pellmell scramble
to join either.
The truth probably is that our young men are
Sitting tight" until they divine the prospect for
action. There seems to be a feeling among them
that they would not like to tie themselves up for
a term of year only to find that in a few weeks
or possibly months the life they selected would
return to the humdrum routine of peace times.
And while this feeling has halted the impulse
of our young men toward doing their bit for their
country, congress hasn't helped the situation to
any extent. Our congressman likewise seem to
have adopted the policy that the president discard
ed since the difficulties with Mexico a year or two
ago. Debate and discussion has swayed their &C.
tons. There has been much talk of army and
navy appropriation bills, loans and CONSUMPTION,
but definite action has been slow and Intellectual.
In the meantime the country is running a
chance of having the war "grow stale" on its
hands enthusiasm grow dim patriotism reach the
,"let George do it" stage, if it isn't there already.
However, it's our way Of doing business; we
Undoubtedly prefer discussion to preeipitate action,
And in the meantime the decisive battles Of the
war are being fought and the whole thing may be
over before we decide what we are going to do
about helping.
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RUSSIAN AIMS CHANGED.
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Though several Russian officials of the new
government have announced the country's aim
mo longer is to seek Constantinople, others still
cling to this imperialistic dream, according to dis
patches.
The latter say that if the Dardanelles are in
lternationalized, it will permit the warships of all
nations to come to the Black sea and Russia
would have to maintain a large defensive navy
There.
The fact is, so long as Britain can close the
lSuez and Gibraltar, it makes little difference
what is done with the Dardanelles.
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ROOSEVELT'S FIGHT SPIRIT.
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Col. Roosevelt has made several trips to the
white house, urging President Wilson to give him
Authority to lead a division Of troops to European
isoi.
President Wilson isn't anxious to grant the COL
,onel's request, it seems. 1t would cause I. h. to
return from Europe a "war hero" and that isn't
~Iexactly to the best interest and liking of the pres
ident and his administration.
It's all very clear; and there is an element Of
.humor about IL.
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SLOGANS FOR NATIONS.
Every nation has a slogan-except the United
States.
The Frenchman says: "Vive la Francei"
The German: Deutschland Uber Allies"
The Italian: "Viva pItaliav
The Englishman: God Save the King!w
! The closest we've come to a solgan these days
is: America Firsty' or "Stand by the Presidentv'
But then, we've got the finest nickname on
earth
UNCLE SAM!
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J The father Of a young hopeful writes saying
he has a son who wants to be a Journalist" The
parents want a cure. The only one we know of
is to put him into a heart-to-heart talk with q
newspaperman when circumstances and conditions
Iaie such as to engender super cynical and extra
'pessimistical observations.
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You must decide on certain principles and