The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
To An |. w. w. or Any Man


Who cares more for himself. just
now, than anyone else who takes
advantage OF conditions Gust nuwJ To
force an issue or gain a point, because
We pretend in these United States
to dispise "aristrocrats," but pshaw. If
we or our friends. are descendants
from dukes. ears or ladies'" my, oh,
but we are pleased,
But let me tell you there is a type
Of real aristocrat to whom we should
pay respect There will always he an
aristocracy of some sort-let us have
the right sort. And right now some
one has a chance for membership.
The !. w. w have theirs. There are
others who need to he appealed to
quite as much as the |. w. w, but /
would speak to the /. W. w. more
particularly, because OF the present
agitation and because they are to a
great extent 'itinerants" and for this
reason, number more men without ties
or dependents.
Come. pitch IN and harvest the
crops, save the forests, help here and
there Fright nowD; think Of the men
who are giving up good sure pay
to serve in a trench for SIG and a
world or horror. Come. put the
greedy farmer, the greedy inrchant.
greedy food hOardcr and Spectator
To shame. Let them have the money
Gust now also all the shame; and
he shame will last them longer than
{ he money. We know that heroes are
not always treated fairly, but let us
feel sure that this war is showing us
our own faults as wcll as those Of our
enemies. and we shall right ourselves.
accordingly. The foundations Of our
government are good. II this gov
eminent is not by the people, ii is our
own fault. The legislatures and the
congress are not bad Instruments.
Group fighting group Will never get
rs anywhere. and If the government
should own the EARTH it wouldn't he
heaven in a minute, or We saints. We
must acknowledge too. that all ag-
gregationS Of wealth are not harmful,
but on the contrary have been the
means Of giving employment to thou
sands. We ask too much of our fell
low man anu government WHEN ''oi
| Himself has given no man surety of
| food or shelter. SO far, we have all
| been taking oar chance with mat
ural laws" it may be after this war,
| if not before, that We shall see more
clearly and fuse some spiritual laws
with these natural laws" Don't sneer
at this. for it is possible. But even
then we must know that Inequalities
were not deliberately created. They
| were born with man himself, and
| have grown as he has. Dishonest,
dishonorable, artificial limbs have been
| grated on here and there, but we
| must remove them very carefully,
don't let us hack them off by sudden
| blows, for inequality in itself is not
bad. Congress backed by President
and income tax. things look hopeful.
Come. be up and doing, Do not add
to our troubles now by 'strikcs.' our
presidents motives are good, who can
doubt that? Don't harass him 1ur-
Their 1t is mean and small to take
advantage of a tight situation, ana
| do not doubt for a minute that those
| % Won who come forward now man
| fully. viii be recognized by men of
YOUR own type, and together we can
better things at home in the rlght
way Let us win this war now Come
he fair, even disregarding other UNI
fairness. and help win this war 1oi
| our dear United states, whose gov
eminent is at least the best to date.
1T can't be beat" You know that
And any man who calls this home
and is not loyal. should be sWifti>
| sent adrft, like the man without a
country.
ONE. OF Us.