Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-12
BE REAL AMERICANS
Those Who Complain Are
Un-American, Giving Aid
To The Enemy-Loyalty Is
Watchword Now.

the contrary are false. They are
pro-German and everyone who
harbors such tales is giving aid
and comfort to the enemy and
sooner or later will find them
selves in the tolls of the law con-
fronted with serious charges.
Department OF justice officials
daily are drawing the net tighter
in their effort to pat an end to
sedltious utterances and drastic
punishment is melted out to those
who persist in prattling things
untrue. Disloyalty is a crime.
The one who does a great deal of
complaining now is just as bad as a
German propagandist. He not only
hurts himself but he hurts the coun-
try in which he seeks refuge. What
has Germany to be thankful for to-
day? The German people, no doubt,
are thankful that they are still able
to get something to eat and not very
much of that. Why, they are getting
less than some of the men who think
that they are not getting enough in
the Army Camps. And YET the Ger
mans have logged faith in their
own future. The Company of "Me
und Colt" does not seem to work out
very well lately. Abraham Lincoln
once reproved a northern officer for
saying that ''God was on our side be-
cause we are now winning battles"
He said 81 do not care whether
God is on our side or not, what care
about is whether the people are on
Gods side" The Kaiser looks at it
from Il different way; he has the Ger
mans bluffed and he tried the same
on the American people. The German
system of internal propaganda is a
terrible root of evil. It's workings
have been seen in Russia. 1t is try
ing hard to have peace made with
Russia, This will not be done in a
sincere way. If it succeeds then las
ter Russia will be under Prussian die
tation. Russia is filled with spies.
This is the most powerful weapon the
Germans now use. Italy also suffered
from this propaganda. Her many
defeats lately were caused by this
internal system.
Disloyalty is un-American and dis
loyal persons at the present time
should suffer nothing less than being
condemned as spies. What we need
to-day is better and more Americans
There exists to-day difference of
opinion. This should not be- There
are many loyal Americans in Wiscon-
sin and if any man who came to this
country to better himself and still has
a difference of opinion regarding the
stand this country has taken, the door
is always wide open for him 20 60
back from whence he came and good
luck to him. which is a scarce article
over there. The proper thing to do
for anyone who receives a letter with
those stories in it, no matter from
whom, is to sit down and answer that
letter in a way expressing clearly and
forcefulIy what they think about it.
1t is high time that men were men;
that, they would consider the welfare
of their countrymen and not only
themselves through purely selfish mo-
tives; that, they would counsel with
themselves whether or not they are
living in the best country on earth;
that, if they are not satisfied with
conditions here, why not go back to
their ideal country; that, if this coun-
try has given, them splendid oppor
tunities and more liberty than else
where, why not stand by it? Never
il the history of the world has coop
Grafton been needed more than at the
present. All must do their bit, the
farmer, the manufacturer, the ship
builders, in fact all organizations
that have been started by man.
There is one great difference be-
tween the American and the Hun.
The former is game loser; the latter
is not.