The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-08

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| will just suggest here that the place
to whip the enemy is where it is doing
it's fighting, and if we can get them
whipped before they shell our sea
coasts and land a million soldiers on
cur shores it will be a good deal bet
ter for as.
Tells Directors to Volunteer.
II appears to me that those who OBJ
ject TO the draft system are those
who do not want to go to the army as
general rule | don't mean to re-
fleet On any of you, but there is a
general lule. ! don't mean to reflect
Gu any Of you, but there is a test; If
.Cu really want to serve and object
to the draft, the lift is still open for
volunteers, and every one of you can
volunteer if you want to and save your
pride.
The kind of literature that is being
disseminated in some quarters and
misleading good men like you in a very
dangerous thing to the country. That
is the kind Of stuff that has demon
allied the Russian armies. and the Rus
sian government and made the burden
heavier on us. Those who are OPP
posed to war and opposed to raising
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serve their resolution on the kaiser.
He is the man who is kicking up this
armies and quit fighting he will end
all our troubles. AS long as he and
his ten million soldiers and millions of
cannon and stores Of ammunition and
submarines are threatening the de-
struction of all of JUS and as long as
the United States government is en-
gagged in war with him, | am for the
United States government and the
people Of the United States, and
believe you are.
| hope you will repudiate all evil
counsel and come to realize the gray
ity of the situation, for unless | am
badly mistaken you will find the stu
alton yet great deal more grave than
you imagine, and the scattering of dis
sension for one purpose or another by
agitatOrs will not cOnduce to your
safety or your comfort. 1t will only
make trouble if persisted in.
Not Safe to Oppose Government.
The law was adopted after long CON
sideration and investigation of condi-
tons of every war, past and present.
1t was wisely adopted as the only
means available for the preservation
OF our lives, our liberties and our eX-
istence as "a government. 1t is not safe
to oppose the policy OF a government
adopted in time of war, ana the men
WHO are advising our people into an
erroneous course OF opposition to their
government in time OF war have, so
far as | have noticed, made but one
promise in the direction of immunity,
and that is that they will be defend
ed in the courts. In times of war op-
position TO The government may bring
ment TO such straights that representa-
ton III court will not entirely protect
and save them, even if it were posi-
BILE to do that. The truth is, very
few people are never going to get into
court on that subject. In the second
place, il sufficient number of men
TO amount to anything get into court
it would be rather difficult for one
or two men to represent all of them
gratuitously.
| am your friend, much more than
those who give you false advice. | ap-
preciate your resolution and will do
anything you ask me that is right, but
would resign before | would vote or
use my influence or say anything
against my government or my coun-
try, which a vote for the repeal Of
that law would be. If | had any idea
that a majority of my people were OPP
posed to the government in this crisis
| would rsign and go to the way, if
accepted, but thinks be to the Lord
and the GOODNESS and patriotism of my
people, the people of the fourth dis
trict as a mass are patriotic and true.
They are standing by the administra-
ton. They are for the United States
government against the kaiser. They
know we must whip the kaiser and
the German militarism or be whipped
and go out of business as govern
ment. | believe when you study
about the matter you will find your
selves standing with me. for know
every one of you and | know very one
of you are honest and true. You SIM
ply have an erroneous notion in your
heads Many people have done that
and gotten rid 70 the notion and are
still good men, and am still bet
ting on you. Your friend,
w. c. ADAMSON,
-. Ill.