The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-28
H0LLWEG A PEACE FOE.
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Despite his several o~ratorical declarations in
favor of peace, the German chancellor, Won Beth
mann Hoilweg, is in favor of such extravagant
demands that it is clear the end of the war will
not be in sight SO long as he is part of the German
governing o~ligrachy.
AS a man capable of fooling the people, Hol-
veg is without a peer on earth. His noted
speech" Of the beginning of the year was a sop to
the German people; a method of strengthening
their morale. Hollweg knew at the time that the
allies would never accept such extravagent peace
terms.
The actions of the chancellor since then have
been III line with the discredited ideas of the junk
er, world-powerfu place-in-the-sun element in
Germany. lie has shouted for increase of power,
conquest, indemnities and land from the empires
enemies-demanas that by no means spell an
early peace.
There was talk a while back of Hollweg being
forced to resign. This was at a time when the
German Socialists, who are working hard for
peace on reasonable terms, were concentrating
against the Junker element in the German reich
stag.
If the German Socialists continue their gait
they will eventually bring about such sentiment in
Germany that the monarchy will be overturned.
The least they can do is to force the retirement Of
Hollweg, which in itself would be a step toward
peace.
The German chancellor was in league with the
war making-crowd before the war, has been their
leader ever since, and probably will have to be sent
into private lie before peace is a possibility.
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CHILDREN ON FARMS.
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The plan of employing children on the farms
of the nation has been investigated by the national
child labor committee. Grange officers throughout
the country were sent a list of questions on the
subject, with the result that 62 per cent of the
answers unqualiiiedly negatived the proposition
and only IL l-2 per cent replied that children were
wanted on the farms.
Among the reasons given was that city chill
dren are unacquainted with farm practice. What
the farmers want, the grange officers said, is adult
farm help. Boys under eighteen would require
too much supervision, which would interfere with
the work of the supervisors-the farmers them
selves.
Farmers want good workers; and, as the ma
tional committee points out, child labor is the most
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on earth.
Children are at their best in school and doing
chores around the house.
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There are a few young men who are deserving
of special commentator. At the reserve officers
training camp in Illinois it was discovered that
quite a number of young men without means were
in danger of having to return home for lack OF
funds to continue their course of instruction. Hear
ing OF this, the young men OF wealth in the camp
quietly dug down, handed a large sum to the mess
officer with strict injunctions OF secrecy as to
names, and as a result a number OF brilliant
young men OF limited means will continue to serve
their country. This action is quite in contrast to
that of the long haired Wilies who tear around
the country with American flags conspicuously
displayed on the front of their automobiles.
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A few United States senators and congress-
men announce their intention to enlist in the navy
or the marine corps. This is interesting and com.
mendable. It would, however, be more interest.
ing and more commendable it they were to enlis,
in the army and go to the trenches, where shells
will be thicker and death more frequent. But al
a sound and patriotic proposition, their place is
right in congress, where they can be of greater
benefit to their country.
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Foreign missions continue to pour into the Un'
tied States, and, as a result; American gold con.
tinues to pour out-or rather, it is loaned to the
allies and spent in this country for supplies that
are to be sent abroad to win the war. There is nc
bottom to the American purse when the cause Of
humanity is at stake.