The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-30


who voted for war and conscription
have dug their political graves. He
merely thinks 50, but states it as q
positive fact Time will tell as to that
Yes, we did say that if Germany de-
fcatcd England and France in this war
we feared that she would invade Amer
lea and make war on us. Prof. Gilstrap
says such is ''fool talk" Well, Mr..
Gerard, who was United States ambas-
sador to Germany during the past four
years. and President Wilson, the two
men who are closer to the situation and
understand it better than anyone else,
have what the consider ample proof
that it was, an is, the intention of
Germany to invade the United States
and collect enough indemnity to make
good her financial losses of the present
war And only last week Judge Spcer
Of the Federal court, in decision up-
holding the constitutionality of the Sc
lcctivc draft law, said the law was
passed so that this country could de
fend its liberty and defeat the mirra-
grafton to its soil of mighty
nations of ferocious warriors. Do
you suppose the President of the
United States, our former ambas-
sador to Germany and Judge of
the United States court arc giycn to
fool talk about so serious a question
in a time like this? Certainly not.
Our correspondent further says that
the idea of German invasion of Amer
lea is also baby talk" and will not do
for grownups We suppose he doesn't
consider the President of the United
States MIR. Gerard, Judge Spcer and
thousands of other Of our highest Of
ilclals and best-informcd men as
'grownups. > He probably considers
Prof. Larry G. Gilstrap and Thomas L.
Watson the only real and full-size
grownups in this country. 1t is a we'll
known and indisputable fact that Ger !
many offered Mexico part of the tor !
ritory Of the United States if Mexico
would make war on us. How could
Germany give anybody any of our ter
rltory IT she did not come over here and
take it away from US? Furthermore,
as a matter Of fact, our country is right
now invaded by German army Of spies
who are daily making war on us in our
Wv" .'''o' lhey nave blown up o"r
'''"''o' te'ur'hs plants killed our lnno-
:. e'''~e"o anu 'rieo 10 lhclte feoei-
'o"' ,s''''S. our government. Yet
with these hard facts staring them
''' '''ee some people Try |" be SO blind
''"' W 'oe
80 ~ 'nc !N'''eS wanting uS to help
,'e'' i"' 'he'r benefit we nave never
,'o"' - uch'co' ana oi course we want
''o''' - 'e'P Us 'of our benefit.
'o'''e VINO 'n'hk II pest to whip Ger
'"S VII ''c' Wv" son rathef than TO
"'.P ''ei VII o.i own sou may be adver-
using 'he on color OF the gray matter"
:" '''e'' S"U'ls' out 'hese same people
''''Nc heretoiore heen considered our
'''o' 'h'ei''geht ana bcst-lnformed men
u''' '''eS are "t present IN charge of
-, Ems ~ 81, i,''ie'''' mf' NIiStrap with |
''''' any "''h'lS lhat th"y have some
gay mater IN 'helr heads. which seems
~ W more 'hah can be SAID OF some Of
thclr critics.
l., ~. '.,''''p ,''SS!a'eS a iact when
eS "ai' man "lthin the
N'''. 'P''o.l age unit Is claiming cX-
'''' nc'e are many VINO 40 not
,''.'' tNe'hPlloh' II Is true that many
'.",',' exemption winch IS not only their
''e"'' ou' the'r duty. If the govern
meht had not wanted them to claim cx-