The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-08

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I am of the opinion that the most
colossal fool in the world is he who
would surrender his own peace of
mind and esteem of his friends to
gain something he will not be able to
keep.
A man who thinks more of his
party than he does of the flag is a
bad citizen and should be interned
| during the war. A young man was
asked to salute the flag and he want
ed to explain that he was loyal to
the flag, but that he was a socialist
and could not do it. The poor fool
needed a coat of tar and feathers to
bring him to.
A man a few days ago said 'sthis
is a free country and I'll do as
please and he had to ''be shown"
that 'doing as he pleased" meant to
do as "the consent of the governed
thought, and not as Kaiser Bill and
his deluded followers thought"
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You may have been born a Ger
man, we have no objection to that,
that is an incident in your life, but
II you try to force German notions
of government, of social life and of
thought upon this nation, you would
better stop "instanter" Or receive the
treatment that belongs to traitors
Men who fail to realize that in this
country we get our power from the
consent of the people and not from
a mad Kaiser will have to take the So
c1al, political and intellectual conse-
quence. If you cannot see, you will
have to feel Some people are so
stupid that they cannot feel until
their property has. been confscated.
IF you do not like your "Uncle
Sammie," you had better fall in love
with him shortly or realize that the
mark of Cain has been placed against
you during your natural life. Re-
member your absolute allegiance is
demanded. No party,no church, no ma
tlonality to be considered but loyalty
to the "stars and stripes" will be ex-
pected, will be demanded. IF you
send one dollar to an enemy nation
you are traitor You are being
watched.
A man who will not support the
boys that are carrying "Old Glory''
on the worlds battle-fields for a larg-
er democracy is not a good citizen
and should be treated ACCORDINGLY.
That treatment should be, to person
ally plead with him, give him the vi
sion of a world made safe for demo-
cracy, show him what American Lib
erty has done in the last 141 years;
urge him to see the light of liberty;
but If he refuses after a number of
the American brotherhood have
worked with him, then treat him as a
heather and an enemy.
AS it happens, American liberty is
the newest thought IN all the world,
and If you are not posted on it
would advise you to read the late
message Of President Wilson to Con
greSs. If you cannot understand it,
II you are not converted to it, my
advise Is, keep your mouth shut until
you come into the light, Or you will
find some personal workers waiting
upon you to work with you until you
''get through"
A hopeless life is an aimIess life.
You must be cheerful. OnIv people
with nice lace handkerchiefs say that
they are anxious to loan to advertise
their opulence, care for the society Of
the individual who is always in tears.
SO lar as your SorroWs are concerned
personal or professionally your
own undertaken and give them a pri-
vate funeral
You hear the expression, 'swe must
keep up with the times;;" just keeping
up with the times never gets you any
where; you must keep ahead of the
times II you are to be a leader and
not hanger-on. To be successful In
the future, you must be intelligent IN
the present. Intelligence does not
come by chance You will be able to
read some of the future by being able
to understand the past.
There is something wrong with a
man who would copy a past ideal. Re
member you are the maker of an
ideal. If you have an old ideal. an
ideal OF another age, you would bet
ter call up the junk man and dispose
OF It. In the days that have Just
passed, musicians thought long hair
and a greasy coat collar indicated
an Ole Bull but up-to-date musicians
are not known by their long hair but
by the music rendered.
No past heroes are fit for ideals
for the future. Great men OF the
past are ut for to be placed In the
Hail OF Fame. We can go to them
Tor inspirations for our activities but
not our ideals. The reason for this
statement is the conditions that pro-
duced these great souls are past Our
ideals are for the reconstruetive per
1od after the world war, and on the
battle-felds OF the past. The war
OF the Revolution made Washington.
but the new battle1fields of 1918 and
1919 are to make the future Wash
ingtons.
II you are admiring the paint and
the polish-if yoH are letting your
artistic sense get In the way these
strenuous days, you are making a
grave mistake; but If you can have
artistic beauty with masterful lie,
you VIII find it a great benefit. A
me machine when It VIII do the bust
ness IS greatly To he r,rafer.ra-i