Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-04-12

mony and fellowship, but it also believes that there are times
Mexico is inviting more trouble for itself than it has ever
hitherto known. The next time Uncle Sam goes down there
hell probably establish a permanent camp.
DEMoCRACY's HOPE.
1t would be expecting too much to hope that democracy
been brought to a close.
If autocracy shall have been dethroned and a reasonable
measure OF selfgovernment and individual freedom shall have
resulted, it will be a long step towards representative gov
eminent, republic in form but democratic in spirit.
This war will have been in vain if autocracy is not over
thrown as a result of it. It must continue, appalling as it is,
until those elements which count for miitarism and uphold
have been overcome.
It is possible that future historians may ascribe the credit
for turning the tide from autocracy to democracy to the young
est great nation of the world-the United States of America.
the older men should be first called to the colors in the
event Of war. leaving the younger and stronger until the last.
Clark the other day. But militarism will never accept the1
view. Militarism believes in striking hard and swift and sure
vatons as well as can the younger. That's why the young men
y first called. The only relief from this condition is through
the overthrow OF mlhtarlsm. Mlhtarism can not be done away
with until autocracy shall have been dethroned.
Brazil is said either to have declared war on Germany or
appealed to Lincoln to stop the Civil War in the interests Of
humanity. Now his successor is about to fight shoulder tol
shoulder with America In the cause of humanity.
It's no use for Senator Norris and others to put forward
the contention that the big interests of the country subsidized
the daily press to create war sentiment. The country will now
have 10 Wall until Je wal. is ended before dealing with that
A Watertown man suggests that during the war FIVE thou
sand dollars ought to be sufficient for any man to support him
self and family for a year. Tell that to J. Pierpont Morgan or
to Geo. w. Perkins! Yea, or even our beloved Andrew Car
inege!
Ever since he began to lisp at his mothers knee, Billie
Bryan's tongue has been rafting on like a d%ilapidated lumber
wagon with an extra set of wobbly wheels. Nobody now will
have time to listen to Billie until this war is ended.
Whether the German people are approaching starvation
depends upon the identity Of the man making the report. The
American people don't really know what to believe regarding.
the German food supply.
OF, course, bonds will have to be issued, but the govern
ment should not forget that there are fellows who have more
money than they know what to do with.
Mr.. Roosevelt says he wants to raise an American army
to 90 over to fight N the European trenches. Wen come to
that unless the war ends this year.
Never mind about who voted for or against war. The
chief point relates to helping the government to prosecute the
war to a successful conclusion.
The late Lord Kitchener said the war would continue FOR
three years The three years time will have expired next
We have had 4 Washington and 4 Lincoln. woodrow
Wilson may be the third great American to 50 down ia his
tory. S
Andrew a;1rsx. carnegie. may die 3 poor man and save himself
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