The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-21

Oft / watch them unobserved-
| wistfully they roam,
In their eyes dumb silent longings,.
And a prayer for home!
EDMUND LEAMY.
II seems that Russia us Hoi1 through
tcith rum, RonldHoGs, and rebellion.
Handbook for American PaciAsts.
The ioorId is so full Of number OF
thugs
am sure zoe should all be as humble
as bugs.
II a Hun Stays one of your twins,
turn the other twin to him.
Talk a great deal about being will
ing to die for humanity and some PEG
pie will forget that you are not will
ing to fight for your own family and
clan.
All combat is wrong.
Such being the case, IL you must
find excuses for one OF two com
batants, cannily excuse the one who
seems to be getting away with it.
Pray, do not hit your aged mother
tcnh q ShOtefs I'D
But u nei0hbor hits her, hitting him
Is just as bad.
If a rowdy insults your wife on a
street car, lecture her severely when
she gets home.
She hadn't any business to be on a
car where she would be likely to be
insulted and thus stir up trouble.
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Spirituality is a good word. In case
Of argument, pull II early and often.
A great many people won't stop to
analyze what you mean by it.
II a thug, after taking your poe
textbook, kicks you in the abdomen,
say to him quite severely:
why, you Horrid Anajlronism!
Don't you know that thu Is the
Twentieth Century, and that people
don't act the way you are acting in
the Twentieth Century? It is impos-
siblei'
1t always hurts a thugs feelings
to tell him he is impossible.
Belgium is, II anything, more guilty
than Germany. Belgium Fought
Back.
Never let your children read Mil
toms well-kuown poems. They may
get the idea that God isn't a pacifist
Old Uncle Jim came home and kicked
Poor Aunt Elvird's teeth right dotcn
her throat
she fought hsn. back. She'H 90 to he'll,
The 'O'oked, ~Hpoc!nc, old she-Ooot!
II a man gets soaked in the eye,
for no fault OF his own, and then
goes and takes boxing lessons SO that
he can come back effectively the
next time he is soaked, call him hys-
terical.
Every one is hysterical who be-
lieves in any sort OF preparation
against possible aggression.
1t is hysterical to have a police
force.
1t is hysterical to lock your doors
nights.
1t is especially hystericaI for
Americans to think about arming.
America is at peace with all the
world. Nothing can happen to Amer
lea. Nothing ever has happened. II
there is one nation more than anoth-
er that deserves the love and respect
of Americans it is Germany.
Germany has murdered our citi-
zens, destroyed our property, de-
clared a blockade ag5inst our COM
merce, striven to unite Mexico and
Japan against us, maintained a hos
tile force of spies and reservists in
our cities, and she avows her actions
and glorifies them.
But II is hysterical to think of
preparing ourselves against trouble
with Germany.
When you run out of arguments,
accuse people who don't agree with
you of being crooks.
When you get scared, call it Moral
Courage.
Cuss Capitalism. The Capitalists of
all countries get togethe5Iand plan
wars.
1t was the Capitalists OF Belgium
who launched the Belgian armies in
surprise attack at the heart OF
undefended Germany, thus causing
the present war.
Honor Is silly thing. Who has it is
sinner.
II man assaults pour t1ife ask him
IN 10 dinner.
No matter how hard you work
against adequate preparation for war.
don't work for the abolition of such
armed forces as we already have.
The police force may, some time or
other. come in handy.
II is stupid and irrational, but IL
might conceivably protect German
suspects from mob violence one of
these days.
And American pacifsts owe much
to the disinterested support OF their
German allies. BE loyal to your
friends. That is. of course, up to the
point OF looking out for them
KEEPING UP WITH THE KoCAs.
From the Nebraska Signal, Geneva,
Fillmore county. Nebraska:
Anna Koca is III.
Albert Koca drove 10 Milligan Tues.
day.
Frank Uldrich called on Albert Koca
Thursday.