The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-30
THE GREATEST NEED OF
THE NATION TO-DAY

The greatest need of the United
States today is for a united United
States. Not that we would say that
there are many ~natiye-born cltlzens
of this country who intend to be trea-
sonable. but that there a great many
whose acts are reasonable in ene;'-
II is war time now, and the last thing
any nation wants in such a time Is
internecine strife-it makes no diner
ence under what pretext it may De
had. II is all well enough, N ordinary
times. to yell, "Hurrah! I'm a RepuO-
lican!" "Hurrah! I'm a Democrat
or "Hurrah for Prohibition" Diner-
inc oninions. and mental contests re-
garding them. are necessary to edh-
cation and progress. But this
try has one supreme need today
that Is TO win a war. Anything-any-
thing-which now hinders that ooJe''
Is iIl-timed and therefore unpatrlotl'
There are some ha%ir-brained ones, no
doubt. who simply won't play" as
children put it. because the game i
not run in accord with their ideals
They can be squelched. But there IS
unfortunately, a vast number of citl-
zens who cannot get over their hao't
of wanting to argue things from the
Republican, or Democratic, or some
other viewpoint. These people as
sumo they are doing right in striving
TO have things run the way they De
lieve is right. The result of such as
sumption is pulling against n an
other The President of the United
States is a Democrat, but he is Pres'-
dent. Our Constitution declares hin
to be commander-in-chief of the army
and navy OF the United States. He IS
the head. and there can be but one
head. This head remains for three
more wears at least. The war is now.
and il must be won within three years.
Not an intelligent man in the United
States doubts that our present COM
mander-in-chief and all his counsel
lors are doing their best in a patriotic
way. They may not do the best thing
always. In fact, they are sure to
make mistakes. But until something
much more serious occurs than has
yet Iranspired, every voice in our
country should be hushed in criticism
and every arm ought TO be raised in
defense of American institutions. A
few quotations from prominent news
papers may not be amiss:
Middletown Del) Transcript: Our
whole land is honey-combed with
treason; German and pro-German
plots and conspiracies in almost every
State! German corruption money
visible in every quarter. briging So
cialists, anarchists of the L.W.W. order
and pacifsts to do everything possible
to thwart the efforts Of our country
to choke off the bloody German pirate.
Such a worldwide conspiracy TO burn,
bomb, poison and assassinate as that
Germany has for three years been
promoting, never was heard of before.
Reno Gazette: There is only Que
thing to do with professional agitators
whose efforts are ill-directed toward
creating mischief in the industrial
world, along with demagogues and
reasonable persons generally. The
Federal government alone can do this.
1t is the duty of the Federal govern
ment to step in and, by providing for
the internment of persons like McKin-
non (for instance), solve the problem
now put up to towns and counties and
with which municipal authorities do
not seem able to cope. The Federal
government is the one authority that
can act satisfactorily and quickly in
such cases as the Bisbee deportations
and those from Yerington and Love-
lock. Intern all who preach treason
by word or deed!
Detroit Free Press: Efforts are I'M
der way for the organization of a De
troit branch of the so-called Peoples
Council for Democracy and Peace. The
citizenship of this city should under
stand the true nature of the organiza-
ton which is trying to obtain a local
grip. 1t is essentially a movement
that assists German propaganda in
America and binders war preparations
Of this government. One of its prin-