The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

What other nation does or would, or ever did
tolerate in time of war the publication within
its borders and the circulation through it's mails
of malignant enemy-language press?
"LET THEM ALONE"
| Girls, young women and women who are old
jenough to know better have received setback
in their letter-writing compaign, with our sol
diers as the point of attack. Brigadier General
Edward F. Glenn, in command Of the eleven
thousand men at Fort Benjamin Harrison, near
Indianapolis has given a chilly reception to the
hundreds of ready letter-writing women and
Those who would provide entertainment for the
soldiers in camp. He says "Let them (the
lsoldiers) alone" General Glenn also has been
conducting a campaign to keep young women
and girls without chaperones from the camp
| Although the efforts of the commanding officer
along that line have met with some success, as
yet no ways have been devised to keep women
| and girls from writing to the soldiers. Every
day hundreds of letters are received by the
young men from women they never heard OF
before Most Of the letters are of the so-called
romantic type, but OCCASIONALLY one Of diff
ferent kind is received
The objection to letter writing to soldiers
Itional, sentimental women and girls, but not
all of the offenders against propriety are young
women
In speaking to delegation of women who
had asked him "What can we do for the sol
diers2'' General Glenn said:
NV answer is-here at home-let him alone
! The American soldier when let alone, is the most
peaceful and accomplishing animal in the world
4 You don't think much of him in time of peace
but in time of war you fall yourselves to do
but it is pretty certain to be bad him.
got 1000 of them out there at the camp
enlisted and student officers as well as 5000
! workmen. Please. please, don't send them things
to eat-they have all they want We are doing
going to give them, and your boys-the boys these
student officers will commands sporting chance,
and that is all anybody can ask
General Glenn told the women that when the
troops went abroad that was different matter,
and then good books and magazines would be
acceptable, as we'll as small comforts the gov
eminent does not provide. However, it is ques-
toned whether the advice given by the general
will sink very deep into the soft minds Of those
women who see the road to romance lined with
soldiers and follow a trail not marked by refine
ment and dignity.
| When government dares not tell the people
the truth it is standing upon a pretty shaky
foundation. One of the best omens OF the ex-
haustion of kaiserism is found in the fact that
it is disseminating false information respecting
the economic, uuducldl, political anu military
situation.
Mr. N Romanoff, who recently was elected
from highly desirable sincecure in the Rus
sian national service, sees no reason for pessl
mistic views of the future Of his country. He
has applied for allotment of ''Loan for Free
DOM bonds for himself and family.
/ If matters do not speedily improve in Greece
NJ Venizelos may be compelled to take over
the actual as well as the nominal leadership Of
the government.
i Alfonso has been mentioned as a candidate
for president of Spain in a certain contingency.
But neither Constantine nor Nicholas will ever
get even a third party nomination
The German emperor's views on peace are
not even of academic interest. His CATERS will
not be under the table when the terms are ar
ranged.
| The girls that are weaing those conspicuous
" striped dresses mad if people turn their
/ heads to look at them, and they are mad if
they DON'T
Apparently the kaiser has not yet had time
Ito write a letter to Pu Vi, of China, denouncing
| his deposition as an outrage and promising him
restoration.