The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-27

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Advice TO Americans between the
agea " 10 and 80 On How 70 help Win
the War Is given thus hy George AIDE;
Mhilc tho var IA Ga. the active wor',
In supper, 81 the boys at the front will
b shouldcrd cbctrfulIy by men md
women little too old FOR acroba,ic
senice but not So, frosted AZ the
temples
They viii supply part Of the money,
and most Of The pep" needed 10 sup
ply and encourage a huge army in the
Geld
II "A for them 70 realize that we
have passed the period Of doubling
and question answering.
'Ilus,iiag supplan,ing Conversation"
We have come to the days when
husil.ng must supplant conversation.
/, wHs au right six months ago to
spare an hour day in trying to CON
vince some ono with a yecant eye and
a dark mind that we were really justi-
fed in accepting the insolent chal-
lcnge thrown OF us by Germany.
You are to be forgiven If, even four
months ago, you spent valuable time
trying to co vince sluggish minority
that
First Government bonds are a safe
investment.
Second. Policeman propaganda
arc TO be hit in the head.
Third. The allies are to be trusted.
Fourth. The Rcd Cross is above
suspicion ard does not obtain either
money or knitted goods under false
prctenses.
Fifth. All taxcs which have been
levied are justified b. extraordinary
and unprecedented conditions.
Sixth. This is not a rich mans
war; i WAS not prccipitated by any
Wall Street influence; il is not con
corned over private investments; it is
not a grand benefit for munition max
ers.
Seventh. Fair promises have no
value when they are made by Grimm
al who finds himself becked fntD
corner. /
Eighth. The men in our training
camps ard aboard Transports and sta
toned somewhere in France are being
safeguerded as American soldiers |
never before were looked after, as re-
CARDS wholesome food, proper santa
ton, prevention Of disease, and moral |
guidance.
Why ouumerate further?
You'll Find En- Everywhere
Abe Martin met o Teller down In
Brown County that never heard Of
Tony Pastor, and we have taxpayer
in our township who thinks the world .
is fiat, and you can find cabaret per-
formers in New York City who don't
believe there is such a place as Iowa,
and clairvoyants still find customers,
and you can name people who will con
suit patent medicine "ad." in prefer
ence to q doctor, and old Jcthro Til
ford, ever in Shelby Township, carries
a dried-up potato to keep of the
rheumatism.
In every community you will find a
contrary minded sediment Of the hui
man race--people who keep them
selves somewhat in evidence by noisily
denying facts, which are self evident
to all Of their neighbors who happen
to be In the full enjoyment of sanity.
They are somewhat like frogs, i. e.,
they make an awful noise in proper
ton TO their number.
Mostly Atmosphere Disturbers'
Now, If you will take the trouble to
check up in your immediate neighbor-
hood the people who, from the begin
ming of the war, have been full of
doubts and questions and false alarms,
you win find that they are few in
number and of precious little import
ance, except as atmospheric disturb
anccs.
Also, did II ever occur to you:
That the man who had bought most
literally of Government bonds never
questioned the safety Of his security
That the woman who was knitting
the most socks and sweaters never be-
licved the silly stories about the Red
Cross being a crooked institution?
That the soldier boy about TO board
4 transport and join his comrades Of
France ard Great Britain never was
known to doubt the sincerity of the
men with whom he was econ to join
shoulder? +,
No, indeed
All the walls and nisgivings and
FISH stories are put into circulation by
A few picayune outsiders who were
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