The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
THE .ONL KER
Brief Comments and Reflections Anent Topical and
Timely Events SuCcinCtly Discussed
From our Viewpoint
By "Hdns


young folks Custom declares that the feminine sex snail stay
their friends From early morning until late
dotted with automobiles
seghs the homes OF their
friends They lnger for moment-geperay just long
enough enjoy refreshmen their
remember with mingled emotion last New Years
day Visions healthy sparkling and glad greet
ing also remember the emotions
gendered youthful that blessed evening when full of
syups and cordand other things
the and vital truth that capacity after ALL
but
Not many years RECALLED with Imperialism
arguments and Despite the objection OF the ants
qured the Philippines Now have bought the Danish West
group Islands purchased of little commercial
value But they of Porto Rico
The given purchase that will utilize them
coang probably forify glance the
the absurdty Of this statement Porto
already docking coang and creating
Why should islands fifty miles off
the consolidating sphere
of activity?
The reason for the acquisition of the
provide with coapg sons but their
purchase European who might have them fortified
naval bases undertaking operations against Porto Rico and our
Imperialism means something acquisition
implies willingness and them from
aggression.
And has taught the fuily of acquir
ing thousands of miles from Shores
rounded on all sides by many foreign
How long did Germany hold isolated China colony and her few
History repeating
that nations depend the theorca
thousand miles removed from the
port within striking distance of several
tenial enemies is trouble
argument does apply the possession of islands
days cruising of shores These form
defense They which will
keep open channels radetha is provided
an adequate navy.
Philippines have proposition
Since the the American farm
increased value of hemp has run into hundreds of millions of
when hemp handled through London
York brokers' the prices for fs ranged from 81 to
pound The American farmer could buy good 900 f
eleven pound Since the trade
brokers exclusively
to the farmers has about doubled
Evidently Imperialism which destined protect
shores from aggression what need and want But do not
foreign eaousies and
of living.
paraphrase phrase peace-and of peace. Let
hope sake of suffering humanity that the
peace crystaze the Every evidence show
peoples Europe of the boodshed
people the gamble their taking visionary
conqus quickly the question:
There been sufficient demonstrate the that
opposing sides conclusive victory
the slaughter spartanm
This is the twentieth century A. D.-not B. G.
We nothing heroic about the politician urging his
beyond ability
fine thing, but If the fre-eae
swallow little pride concerning dollars surely
they place human life high value From journalistic
standpoint the Roman" attitude of European
splendid. The reports of what this and that said
ehes with patriotic according the orthodox
the But their attitude that of bloodus
venge permanent victory
these the incentive.
The noble claimed by merely cloak
hatred Their lofty
contradcted by the ncendary
tell who right who wrong We do
the Nor do the people who
million. if the the
confagraton
will the whole truth be
tell the word
method of arriving truh-from
cerned?
hoped that the will be over
the people that
egaled the
tending different proposition
necessary the working peoples of
tho