Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-26
RUMORS.

There is one more public censor, or
dictator the Monitor would like to see
established. His authority should be
greater than that yet given to any
man the government has authorized
when undertaking a big job. The
Monitor would dub him, "Squelcher Of
Rumors." The impossible, unreason-
able and libelous stories afoat in this
part Of the state just now are enough
to make the blood Of an angel boil
with Indignation.
RumOrs that certain registered men
have been excused from service be-
cause some one is "bought off," is
one of the miscellaneous stories now
afoat. Who is bought off? When
were they bought off? Ask anyone
repeating the story and they will say,
II don't know, but everyone says So"
What rot! The names connected
with this buying-off are names that
have been certified by the local board
to the district board. So it could not
have been members of the local board
that were bought off because the local
board found the men fit for service
and so certified to the state board.
It must be the state board that is
purchasable then. These men are w.
N. Cady Of Middlebury, Henry Conlin
of Winooski, G. o. Gridley of Wind
sor, Alexander Ironside of Barre and
DR.. H. c.. Tinkham of Burlington.
What faith a person must have in hu-
man beings when men as prominent
in business and professional life as
these men are, are believed to be scoun-
drels and their regulations for sale.
Ninety-tWo men are required from
this county and the local board certi-
fed more than that number to the
state board expecting that some
would not pass that board
Then the story that Red Cross ar
ticles are being sold to the soldiers
and to outsiders! The Monitor and
any person with reason does not be-
lieve it. The men and women who
are responsible for the articles made
by the ladies of this nation for the
soldiers are persons to be trusted.
When things are understood they are
from Fort Ethan Allen that he had
not been given pajamas when it was
known locally that pajamas were be-
ing made and sent there for our boys.
1t transpired that the boys of the
Vermont unit were supplied first, and
that this man belonged to the regular
army. Was it not right that our own
boys should be looked after first. And
now that our Vermont regiment is
supplied Vermonters in the regular
army are being given Red Cross ma
terial as fast as it is had for distribu-
ton.
Most stories Of this nature against
the Red Cross are started and repeat
ed by those who are too miserly to
give work or money to the organiza-
ton which means so much for the
comfort and well-being Of our soldier
boys. The Monitor would like to say
here and now that it will make sub
stantial cash gift to any person who
will prove to a representative COM
mittee of Orleans county men that
Red Cross articles are being sold to
soldiers or others, with the knowledge
or consent of any Red Cross official.
4 rumor which finds eager lips to
repeat and enlarge upon is to the eff
feet that one of the county's largest
and most successful business concerns
has been overtaken by the govern
ment in fraudulent methods and
heavily fined. Does any reasoning
person believe that such a thing is
true? Could the government investi-
gate, prove it's case, hear the evidence,
try and fine such a concern without
public records and publicity? Such
things are impossible. Forget it.