Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-15
THE HOME GUARD
BY Geo. C. Jensen, Principal Aioh School


Men who confronting American
people these days much
mistake to assume that the
~ our greatest question today is entirely internal
We are at war with true.
across the Atlantic but which country
I p iS certainly correct when he said that We are at
with German autocrac and not with the
equally as ue that just so long the
the kaiser And in the German war
party we are at war with the people too 4
The spy system that prevail in this country is
supemen and is at the same time ONE of the s TN. standard Of
has ever threatened democracy assert their
Aneranism and Danish for all making
every effort n & to ser seriously disturb civilization
that II we do Germany time on her own soil while
hand with other nations We stan nt m r,
her on soil while handed Read Minister
Gerards letters and know practically as strong TO-
{Sa S @ hso a and p the % haTed hundred
children AND THAT SHE REALLY BELIEVES THAT SHE IS ,
tine eiS % Eo nsS w M very grave in
We have terribly missed spirit Americanm and Of demo-
cracy when over young men in some
communities claim serving country 1t NAV be
a onscpon is wrong and that surrounds
opaH war Is "Fohg-'ha we have democratic right
know what is going Monthly even though
the administration be wrong in its Judgment ques
sun we must recognize that there is organization
the United States of America larger than the admin
s'Iaton and that first duty organization
because OF the careless spirit illustrated overwhelming
demand Tor exemption that the spy system has become SO
hny rooted in this We developed feeling that
everything is our business have run
riot with graft while public mighty shak about ea
anu congresses That the fault of the
has been condition that effectively to the
development of growth Our first line trenches are
around our own homes today quite French front
Those who stay at home responsibility grave as ever con-
0'eu souieF IN hed Americans
Oy insisting that all the elements country Amercand
VIII become wholesale
Just as is Americans duty democraicav
separate pocs and business
americans ana traitors The strong for
" Soeaed traitor has been entirely question
before the American people
opinion For the time the majority minority must
tha fact. '' must
There another in the country aside
with /
many points refer to the w movement would he his.
torlcaly untrue and Menbars f ~
workers OF the World
"" ou' 1t Is not 100 much to that the
oPS system hndS ready means of criplng
an old movement In Europe Syndcasm and has beon
engaged Tor years in fully phiosophva
'ut 'he phloSophic bases thing;
freak uprlsngs here oh
S"con quite another The
surely Is destructive Such uprngs
parts OF the country have absolutely
o the country at large There thing to do and that ia
boundaries show absolute nation and for aroc
communities everywhere coming
oe guards are being organized
ie! are nome guards with the of
men VINO count national honor community greater than
e own interests principles worth ANYTHING bov arc
Wheh II must be by mIIving
o"reS deliberately to wreck all civilization.
tlKo can materially help in First
uermnay answering the men for tho front
ana secondly organizing the men with rod hod
III hel 'iehS VINO must stay at home
VIII dare to believe America md
VIII be willing strike
must De struck within the must establish civic
ono at nome before effectively Germany the IcssonS
of international honor " 'S''"
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