The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-30
TAKERS AND DOORS


THIS WAR is to be by the Allies the American people
become doers takers This is the which
Persng sends back from France The American
people must awake to the great task before the nation
every squarey the proposition that before
victory be he must render service to his country
i willing admit that General Pershng is right
there very noticeable tendency the takers to criticize the
doers any actually doing something for his country
it ill other to question the doors
criticize his actions matter what that something is
with that spirit of criticism right here in
there people who much
that Lieutenant F. R. Jeffrey hasn't had suf
cient military training make good officer To hear of
think that Uncle Sam had turned the
military establishment the lieutenant to be
run as he sees fit One community wrought
up the departments fatal mistake commissioning
Kennewks city attorney that he made special trip to Waa
Waa inform superior officer of the eutenans shortcomings
This patriotism and his usefulness to his country time
par with that the who teaches his children
to the of Emperor Wilhelm and secretly reoices
when the allied beaten back by the Germans
It may be that Lieutenant Jeffrey may have had all the
military training that he should have but it that
there few captains majors colonies and generals who
are probably competent judge of his qualifications than
sages he
incompetent surely of the of superior officers
before inspection will he
France and delivers the whole American force into the
occupy time and attention without wasting time
ing about somebody's qualifications officer That's the
officer and the military organization
Certain Lieut. Jeffrey aligned himself with the
doer He has donned the uniform of his country which this
time that he ready measure of
patriotic service" to his country In seeking
lodged responsibility fact he has
bies far greater than would have been in
the ranks For the next few months he going have longer
hours of hard eacng work than will private battery
and when the front his hardss going
be great and his responsibilities than those
vate In other words he has stepped out the
doors and hasn't attempted to pick out soft light Until
the taker ready follow his example be
patriotic enough to keep his mouth shut.
The talker registered
who have enlisted ahead of the draft 1t is true that these
smens will be credited quota
county will have call
the registered enlisted There who would make
believe the registered who enlist not doing the fair
thing by their country and the other registered whose
farther the list We could quite understand why
the the first call should hold umbrella the fellow
whose capsule pulled of
There reason other than that fate wed it, that Num-
One should to than Number 1877 Nor is
here good why Number One should be criticized
nlstng the branch that suits him rather than wait
for the draft though his enlistment that
other fellow farther down the list will have few
earlier than he would otherwise Neither believe that
fellow who ens ahead Of the draft necessarily patriotic
than the fellow until called providing he goes
willingly when his cali
We have admiration boys enlisted
and absolutely patience the wsehead exactly
this should be fought but whose part has
shoot off his mouth about fellows going to
10 the fighting.
The editor of this probably will service
the firing probably fight if he wanted
but his home town he going up best scran
knows how for the who enists matter he is
Yesterday he have been boob rube TODAY he
soldier as such he deserves the