The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-06-28

Thomaston, Ca, May %, 1917.
w. r. Hearst,
Atlanta Georgian.
You make the people tired with
your cartoons and long winded edi-
torial advice. Those of us who have
children, and who will soon be forced
to offer them up as a sacrifice, in
the war trenches in a foreign coun-
try, have no patience with you and
others of your ilk who are the insti-
gators in bringing on this trouble
between our country and Germany.
How many sons will you millionaires
have in the trenches? None. Who
will gather in this blood money after
peace is declared? The rich, who
brought on this conflict, for you have
previously stated that the poor must
furnish the targets in the way of
young men to be shot and killed,
while you, and your kind furnish the
money to have it done. What will
we, Chose Of US who furnish the boys
to be shot) get out of this war when
peace is declared? Probably our
boys back in a coffin. And what will
be your reward? Your money back
with interest on the same, and among
your class can now be found about
all the patriotism there is in this
country. We believe you certainly
would have cast in your checks if
Congress had failed to pass the con-
scription bill. You was simply crazy.
Why refuse to accept two hundred
thousand volunteers, with a COM
petent and fearless leader? Are not
these as brave as those who are
forced into it against their will?
Yes, Mr.. Hearst, you make us, Chose
of us who will be forced to have our
children sent to France and killed,
In order that the rich may be able
to reap rich harvest in the way of
blood money! You can't fool us
always, the poor have better oppor-
tunity to learn things now than ever
before, therefore we are better posted
in many things. You know you tried
your darndest to kick up row be-
tween England and the United
States, after you failed in your
Mexico annexation plans, but you
fell down in both practically, and for
time was like boat at sea, minus
a rudder, until you were confident
that with you and your Allies assist
ance you could get us in war with
Germany, is when you got busy, and
we have it, and I hope your thirst
for blood is to some extent quenched.
But in the hereafter, we shall reap
our reward and the blood of the
murdered shall be on the hands Of
the murderer, and while the rich of
the country are the murderers indi-
rectly as far as constitutional law is
concerned, yet, God will hold that
they are murderers directly, and of
the purest water, and justice will be
melted to them regardless of their
money power Of influence displayed
here upon earth. Yes, you make the
people tired with your cartoons an3
long winded editorials, for we have
kept on track Of you, and while do
ing this, have learned many things.
w. S. LANDRUM, SR.
When we think of a mother or
a wife seeing their loved ones being
borne across the sea to a strange
land, maybe to face death, we pray,
sob God, oh God, have mercy, show
pity"
How can our rulers meet the judg-
ment, all stained with the innocent
blood of fathers, sons, husbands and
brothers they have forced to dist
ant land, to face the canons or to
drown in the sea? Oh, if I could
just fall at the Presidents feet and
plead with him. He surely does not