Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-25
WOULD ferret
FOR D|SLOYAL
in THIS STATE
Council of Defense Thinks
Time Has Come to Label
Those Not in Sympathy
With Own Country.
No Patience With Ameri-
cans Who Want Blond
Haired Butchers of Faith
erland to Rule-Urges
Supervision as to Funds.

Disloyalty should be stamped out in
Idaho, the state council of defense be-
lieves. The leading article appearing
in the official press bulletin issued to-
Gil also gives publicity to a resolution
passed by the national council declar-
ing for supervision of funds solicited
for war purposes and asking the state
councils to take over this matter. The
two articles follow:
FERRETlNG FOR DlsLoYAL.
The time is rapidly approaching in
our enemies by refusing assistance to
their own country-will be ferreted
out. II is apparent even to the most
casual observer there are some people
absolutely blinded to the critical sit
uation the nation faces; who refuse.
either deliberately or through igno-
range, to take home to themselves it's
seriousness. Some of them are
thoughtless. others are needless while
not few are covetly in sympathy with
the enemies Of their own country.
With the thoughtless there has been
tolerance; with the needless there is
disgust and against the latter class
there Ia developing a desire among the
patriotic and loyal to bring them to
time. 1t Is unfortunate that those In
all three classes cannot see at this
time they are riding to fall
SOME ARE THOUGHTLESS.
The thoughtless and needless must
be made to understand that sacrifices
are expected of them. If they have
means and plead financial distress for
refusal to take part of the first or sec
ond issue liberty bonds, contribute to
the Red Cross or other as commend
able war work, every community
should see that in the future they
cease being slackers financially. If
they decline to assist in the food con-
servation programs that fact should
be made known. The shame and hu-
initiation of being considered such a
Stacker by ones neighbors should be in
itself sufficient to show them the err
rors Of their ways. On the battlefields
of Europe the enemy snipe our SOL
| iiers. In the second line of defense
here at home there may also be found
the snipers. They, too, are indirectly
| firing at the men who are bearing
| arms in defense of the honor of their
country.
RESENTMENT AGAINST OTHERS
With the covet sympathizers for the
enemy-those who would sooner see
the blond haired butchers of the Faith
erland rule them with the iron hand
| of militarism than enjoy the freedom
and prosperity of America-there can
be nothing but deep resentment. Yet
they are to be found in numbers in
the United States and some of them
are In Idaho. Should they not mend
their ways, they should forthwith be
turned over to the federal authorities
with ample evidence to back the charge
they are disloyal.
Idahoans should see to 1t that those
who spread falsehoods about the Rec
Cross, the food conservation. etcl bt
ferreted out They should themselve.
guard against the repeating Of such
reports. Idle gossip. intended by 1T
origniators to obstruct patriotic 40
tivities in this country Is as deadly II
its effect ON the American cause ~ II
ammunition to its enemies. 1t shoult
be curbsd and that Immediately.
SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.
i The solicitation of funds for patr1
otic and philanthropic war purposeI
has increased to such an extent that 4
demands official supervision to pre-
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