The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-04
The Colonel Is Writing
Editorials Now and We
Don't Like the First One


the Kansas City Star, has taken his per
In hand and writ.
First pop, the Colonel goes after the
government in what reads between the
lines, very plainly, to be slap at the
administration.
The Colonels editorial is directly IN
line with his recent declaration to the
effect that whoever it was who said the
pen is mightier than the sword IS a mol
lycoddle, Byzantine logethete or some
thing.
Eight months have elapsed since we
declared war and we haven't killed any
body" is about the substance Of the Col
onels first offering
Then it goes on to say, not that the
war would be over by this time, but that
we would be cutting quite figure IN Il
if we had been prepared.
The Colonel leaves wide opening IN
deed, in taking this position.
1t would make him a very uncomfort-
able editorial writer, we are thinking. if
the war should happen to be terminated
before the young men we have called
from their homes find il necessary to
enter trenches in France.
The United States has stated its de-
mands and the terms upon which It will
conclude peace.
The war cannot be terminated. insofar
rs this country is concerned, until those
demands are complied with, but should
Germany, suddenly feeling the weight Of
our entrance into the war and sensing
the great odds she is up against, come to
our terms. that would be great victory
for the policy sponsored by William Jen
nings Bryan, that nations on the brink
Of war take year to think il over.
The Allies are taking care Of the Hin
ienberg line and beating it back.
Italy has the Austrians exactly where
she wants them.
There are signs of returning loyalty in
Russia, auguring i'll for the kaiser on the
eastern front.
Submarine sinkings are falling off.
In the meantime the greatest army in
the world is in the making in this coun-
try and speedily reaching the point of
efficiency.
The part Of the United States has been
to forward money and food to the Allies
and to Withhold both from the enemy.
It's efforts in both directions are be-
ginning to tell, will tell more and may
have the effect, by themselves, of bring
ing Germany to her knees.
In which case not son of a mother
will have been calico upon to sacrifice
his life.
Whereas, if the Colonel could have had
lis way, every one of them would now be
In France, WHERE THEY ARE NOT
YET NEEDED, exposed to the enemy's
fire and the rigors of the trenches.
The moral effect of the United States
merely having entered the war against
Germany has not yet spent its force
Our unpreparedness gives US chance
TO first assert itself before hundreds Of
thousands of homes have been saddened.
Our unpreparedness proves to have
been preparedness against impulsiveness,
thing toward which our revered Teddy
has always been too much inclined,
often impairing a marked strenuosity de-
voted to principles which won for him the
great love Of his country.
Unpreparedness finds US preparing
with a central OBJECT, THE object of
the preparation clear, and will make its
accomplishment QUICKER, SURER and
less expensive in both MONEY and MEN.
We are able to join in with a cool
head.
Give US the cool-headed fighter every
time.
He generally comes home with the ar
ticle that has so recently taken its place
among the luxuries-common!y called
bacon.
We didn't like your first one, Colonel
"