The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31
GREENWOOD, MISS. AUG. 81, 1917

GREEN WOUD, MISS, AUG. III, l9l1
"Tax, tax, who pays the tax" is a Senat'
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Pacifst speakers Like hard running, make yor
tired.
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Autumn misunderstanding would about hit the
popular taste.
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Look out for something big from Tom Ed
son-he's taking a Today vacation.
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While the Jap mission is in Washington So
ciety teas will be yellow, instead of pink.
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As no price drops until knocked down, hope
Woody is practicing hard on a punching bag.
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Nobody's said they love Senator Gore for thu
enemies he's made by his pacifist pussyfooting.
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The summer season is now over half done and
still no sharks have called at any American port
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Several German-American editors have been
interned for the war, and a lot more ought to be.
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The Senate's making a noise like trying to
throw a scare into John D. and his plute buddies.
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AS it takes big money to conduct the war, the
Senate seems to favor getting most of it from
big money.
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Everybody is agreed that the war must be
fought to a finish. Whenever it ends, that will
be the finish.
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Hun Rumor-the Berlin announcement that
Germany will consult its allies on the Pope's peace
suggestions.
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Of course Senator Gore refuses to resign, but
there is a way to get rid of him, if it becomes
necessary to utilize it.
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Ambassador Gerard was dead right in saying
the disloyal will be punished, and the punishment
should be speeded up.
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Uncle Sam has never refused to pay Miss
Columbia's bills, and never will, even if she is
sometimes extravagant.
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Col. Thompson, of the Navy League, would do
well to emember there is such a thing as firing
tne puDllc into dlsguest.
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Organized labor has a grand opportunity to
demonstrate it's patriotism by deposing every lea
der who hampers the government.
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Gee! Wish we could sell the two-legged hogs
hereabouts for the price of the four-legged breed
we'd have a wad as big as a barrel.
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Cuba having just presented US four fine Ger
man-built steamships, it wouldn't be polite to
mention that longstanding liberation account.
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The Japanese mission seeks only friendship,
says its head. Owing to the heavy demands on
him from others, Secretary McAdoo was doubt
less relived to hear that.
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Congressman Adamson says pacifsts got US
into the war by making the Kaiser believe our
people would not support Wilson in a war, and he
said something, believe us.
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II young Congressman Baer, of North Dakota
says in the first month of his term, 81 am more
powerful than all the political machines" wonder
what he'll say before it ends.
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Of course Hoover and Secretary Houston do
not insist that every family shall maintain pigs
and lambs for household pets-they only suggest
how handy they are when grown up.
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There may be a popular demand that Con-
gross hurry up and adjourn but it is not based,
on a desire to hear Senator's and Representatives
talk about war, or anything else. They have
have talked enough to be willing to give outsiders
a chance.
If keeping tabs on war news, you must have
noticed that several miles of alleged-to-be i'm
p~regnable lines have been captured by and are
being held BY the allies. Remind your ~pessinis-
tic friend OF it when he m around with his
gloom stuff.