Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15

Nobody could for an instant imagine
that my heart has not been burdened
b. the war and the suffering IL entails.
But. from the beginning Of this de-
partment I have tried TO keep II tree
from politics or sectarian influence. IL
has been my earnest desire TO teach
through these columns the grand truth.
without prejudice. and to help the world
Eet the idea that one OF the funda-
mentals of life is TO respect each ones
honest conviction
This war has dragged its cruel length
along the highway OF the world until
almost every nation has had 10 take
lpart in II. whether IL wanted TO or not
And there have been demagogues that
have zone over this country instillins
such gross errors into the minds OF un-
reading men and women that a prodigi-
Gus crop Of bitterness and class preju-
dice is the result
We are a democratic people but we
must not forget that there is a rule
that we abide blythe Biblical rule 10
say no harm Of those la authority Be
men and women enough 10 accept as
best the plans made in Washington.
The majority put those men there: be
loyal TO them.
We would not do half as well as our
president and his cabinet. Carping
criticism. the habitual crouch. and the
constant idea that all rich people are
skinfints. or thieves. and are trying to
rob the poor is a mighty poor trade
when well followed Get the idea out OF
your heads that this is a war in which
;he rich man sends the poor man to
the front while the rich one stays in a
Romb-proof. As a matter Of fact. there
have been from the beginning OF this
war ten rich mems sons engaged in
actual fighting. scouting and aeroplane
service TO one poor man The flower of
chivalry has been exempliied. the
American volunteers in France have
done magnificent work. Take the
Thaws the whitneys and on down the
line Of millionaires and you will find
them in the trenches or running auto
mobiles that their own money has fur
Eished. or eQuipping hospitals right in
the danger zone, and several millionaire
mothers are right there, too.
Don't be a knocker. Learn the truth.
This government had to go into the
war. Our president had to bear all sorts
OF abuse because he did not rush into
IL long ago. Now when he sees that
humanity as we'll as our national honor
demands IL. and he does lead us ir1to
IL. there i~ still another set to howl
about the influence OF Wall street"
and the oppression of the Door farm
err" As a matter of fact. the farmer
is the last man that will be conscript-
ed. The Ios fers. the man who goes
I'D and down the land talking much
but doing nothing is the one that is
raising the howl and trying to get the
whole country stirred up. He knows
he will have to go among the first
sent
= Money has been called the 'sinews oi
war" and we know that the men can
not hht unless they have supplies foi
themselves and their guns How many
poor men could supply Harriman's oil
Morgan's place in negotiating loans foI
that purpose2 How many Of us at home
or abroad would like for the lights tC
60 out the trains TO stop, the banks tC
close. the postoffices to be shut up
That is what would have to come e
pass IL the captains of industry were tC
put down their jobs and shoulder rifles
The man who criticises the government
at this critical period is putting wea
non into our enemys hand The mar
who goes into this war ignorant Of the
reason for IL is doing so because M
cannot read. or is too filled with pre-
tudice to listen 10 the plain truth
wish that every man and woman
could read the speech made by Hon
John Sharp Williams in reply 10 one
made against the entente powers
AS all cannot 90 that | am going Il
ouote some parts of that speech You
can pay Is cents and get IT all in tn
National Geographic Magazine And tn
pictures in that one copy OF the maya
zine are worth one dollar. so you vii
get your moneys worth many times
over. I'd like for every high school ool
10 memorize Senator Williams address
IL would be worth the time
Senator williams says, among othe
good points:
Il Join the president in having no hos
tility to the German people spen
two and half years Of my life witt
them and 1 love them-a whole Iot o
them-and I have always believed ina
this war in Europe. brought on 5y tn
obstinate refusal of the kaiser TO leave
either 10 a tribunal OF arbitration or L
a concert of Europe the question at is
sue between Austria and Serbia and IN