The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-11

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This question is important, because at any
time the country may face an election in which
the main issues shall be concerning our foreign
policy, more than our domestic policies, which
nave hitherto, with few exceptions, played the
leading roles.
An observer notes that "the public evidently
does not care for things that are educational"
He's right, but let something ~salacious come
along!
The new governor of North Dakota advocates
st%ate-owned flour mills, terminal grain elevators
and packing plants. Well the idea is not all bad.
General Carranza seems to have definite ideas
of what he dosen't want but when it come to say
ing what he does want he is as empty as a gourd.
Published references to Senator J. Ham
Lewis ~"violent eloquence" indicate he wasn't as
sick as he was reported to be during the holidays.
It's the high grub prices, not the fear OF the
public health service that they will increase
e~pellegra, that has the consumers goat.
From all the to do over it, some might suppose
that petticoats rule in the British army was
something new under the sun.
History seems repeating itself again in the
story of the assassination Of the cars monk
buddy by Russian noblemen.
Judging from the starvation stories printed
the Americans can starve longer without dying
than any people on earth.
Next thing some chronic gossip will be saying
that the rulers Of the warning powers hold hands
in the Wall street game.
A public mans "swan song is usually more or
less lugubrious-that of Senator Works, of Cali
fornia, was no exception.
This young New Yorker who's sued girl for
breach of promise damages would better find
some decent work to do.
How would you feel next week to wake up
one morning and find that the belligerents had
agreed to end the war?
Spain refuses to join a peace move now, al
though there was a time when taht country walk
ed right into one.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding, Wilson
hasn't promised to tell Senator Lodge all the
secrets he knows.
At least the allies ought to thank Wilson for
giving them such a fine opportunity to say they'll
keep on fighting.
Neutrality that favors either side isn't neutral.
There's even a war cloud hanging over our peace
organizations.
Wilson may be tempted to use that big stick
sent him from Oregon on Congress before the
ides Of March.
Whenever we get between the devil and the
keep sea we unanimously resolve that we don't
want either.
Everybody but the guys who would have to
furnish the money is strong for a salary raise for
everybody.
The more side issues that can be started in
Congress the better the legislative cloggers will
be pleased.
If you go to sleep in the day time you will
probably fail no matter how wide awake you are
at night.
Possibly there may be some professional jeal-
ousy-Wilson and Lodge are both historians, you
know.
The early crop of baseball phenoms has al
ready begun to sprout-on sporting pages.
Pork has been barred from the menus Of the
American Institute of Architects.
Mighty glad they didn't use guns in the Ari-
IONA governors war.
Look out for real doings when the Wives