The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

| IOWA PRESS COMMEN
/ Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The bat
the cry OF King Corn: Into the rows
by June l."
| Burlington Gazette: A soldier en-
route to Jefferson barracks to enter
on his second enlistment became in.
sane on the train. Instances of men
going crazy to enlist are few and far
between in this country.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
When Havner's heavy drive starts
Sunday some idea will be gained Of
the relative preparedness of the OPP
posing forces. At present nobody
knows whether the artillery. the
bombers or an attack in force all
along the line is contemplated. About
all we know is that state OF war ex-
lists.
Sioux City Journal: After Uncle
Sam gets to taxing newspaper adver-
Using and doubling the newspaper
postage rate, it may occur to the news
papers to meet the Increased cost of
production by letting Uncle Sam pay
for part of his free advertising.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Uncle Sam
is calling upon the farmers to raise
more hogs. Sounds familiar. Was
it not j. Sterling Morton, Grover
Cleveland's efficient secretary of agri-
culture, who advised the farmers OF
Kansas to Raise more hogs and less
hell?" Times may come and times
may go, administrations appear and
in little while they disappear and
are forgotten. But down through the |,
decades there continues that call to
the farmers to "Raise more hogs"
Cedar Rapids Republican,: Now !
comes a wise man and suggests that |
the men who enlist marry before they |
go to the front. That is different |
from getting married to escape the
draft. Well, if young man has
sweetheart who is willing to take the
risks of becoming war widow after
being war bride, who shall say them
nay?
La Porte City Progress Review.
Grow two hills of corn where you
grew one last year, or two pigs where
but one grew last year.
Sioux City Tribune: The thirsty
ones of Iowa, Nebraska and South
Dakota will not indite any resolutions
Of sympathy for West Virginians who
are limited to e. quart of whisky
month under the terms OF law which
went into effect on May l. In "bone
dry districts the West Virginia al
lowance would seem like boarding.
Mount Vernon Hawkeye: The quick
err the people come to their senses
and realize that the world is not COM
ing to an end, or even that We OF tals
nation have other than reason 70 be
even in an unwarranted war
times, and go about their business and
avocations in the usual tenor of their
ways, the better it is going TO be for
the country and all concerned. Really
now, is it not something like flying
into the face of providence II, make
a fuss over present conditions, when
we are, comparatively. SO much bet
ter off than many another?
Des Moines Capital: Many things
have happened during the war to en-
courage the supporters of woman suf-
frage In England the women have
demonstrated in striking manner
their ability to meet a public crisis.
One Of the prominent placards for SUI
frage in Great Britain is Lord Derby's
ltterance: Women are now part AMI
parcel of the great army"
Logan Observer: While this paper
is not strong for Theodore Roosevelt
Tor another term Of the presidency,
still we believe that the effort to side :
track him by refusing him the author
ty of raising division to go to
France will have the effect of increas-
ing his popularity, and that he will
be a dangerous contestant for that
nigh Office in 1920-that is, dangerous
% the democrats, we mean.