The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-16

.nent of the privileges of junkerdom and the aris-
tocracy, they are indeed aiding the democratic
nations working toward the same ends with the
sword.
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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN RUSSIA
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Simultaneous with an announcement that the
Russian people now possess religious freedom,
comes the naive statement that the Russians like
Use no longer need to attend church under COM
pulsion.
This applies particularly to the army, it seems.
The Russian soldier, not even considered a citizen
by the old czardom regime, had to conform to
religious rites and go to church regularly.
Religious freedom to the Russian soldier and
the Russian people, it SEEMS may mean that the
churches Of the cid domain will not be as full Of
more or less devout worshipers as in the past.
But a man who only enters a church when forced
to do so by the governmental powers is a poor
church-goer. He is better off outside-and so is
the church.
Russia is free to work out its own salvation
with the help of her allies. One OF the great
works of the century is to make Of Russia a great
republic.
Not connected with the war, yet both impor-
tant and signifcant-one Of the British war COM
mission told the joint Congressional railroad COM
mittee that government ownership has been un-
successful in most of the countries that have tried
it. And he's a railway expert.
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Minister Egan, who represents US in Denmark,
is right as he's Irish in saying that Germany's
peace suggestions are deceptive, and only made to
try to halt war preparation in the u. S. A.
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Bill Taft makes a noise like willingness to per-
sonally kick few kings off their thrones.
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The invention of the American for fighting the
sub appears to have captured the heart of at
least one man, but let us not count too much up
on wonders.
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If this sub war is as bad as they say it is the
United States might well keep it's resources at
home and prepare to fight the Germans by them
selves.
Almost every seaport is expecting to be subbed,
|P. S. We don't know whether there is such a word
but if there isn't kindly copyright the same for US.
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The more we read about crimes the more de-
termined we are that there are a lot of degenerat~
ed LYMAN beings roaming the woods free as birds.
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sena+or Jobn; Sharp Williams says the reason
Wilson doosn, cono,,+ G. :. ~ators oftener about his
war plans is that they blab too nue..
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Being next-door neighbors, so to speak, we
share in Canada's pride in the reputation her boys
have made as successful fighters.
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Maybe the Senate held that executive session
to discuss war legislation to make sure that every
thing said would be published.
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Russia will also send a commission. We think
We will send one to Washington, too. Maybe there
$ enough for us to get something too.
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The way some people talk about going to war
+ it wasn't for their wives would almost lead one
o believe that they are ESSENTIAL.
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Dangerous to keep money in an old sock, but
put it in a registered bond and it can be kept
safely in any old place.
Senator Lodge has at least one soldier to his
credit-the pacifst he knocked down is training at
the Plattsburg camp.
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With sugar at its present price, those Cuban.
blacks are foolish to be trying to raise hades, in
stead of raising cane.
Surely it cannot be modesty that is preventing
John D.. Rockefeller's advertising his intention to
do his bit.
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Billy Sunday talks as though he'd participate
in . boxing bout, if it were necessary to attract q
crowd
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We hope Congress will also make provision for
the compulsory military training Of young men IT.
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