The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-10

fict. He suddenly became too intlrm
or his age stood in the way.
The real men TO depend upon are
the men who look at the SITUATION
seriously. and who are anxious 10
avoid a conflict, but when they see
that it is unavoidable they are ready
to get down to business. There is
no sinking OF duty by these klnd
of men. We are going to hnd IN tne
present crisis, that the war makers
are not the real men to count upon
they will be found in the ranks Oh
those who did not want war, II II
were possible to avoid 1t. They are
the sober, sturdy men who are al
ways ready for action when the Tune
comes for action. We are sure that
we have millions of these kind OF
men who will be on the hrlng hne
when the call comes for them to oe-
fend their country.-GreenWood jour
nal.
The above is well said and very
true. Those who did not favor war
are among as good citizens as ln's
country has, and now that war IS on
will be found doing their duty Wner-
ever duty calls. And they have not
abused those who did not agree with
them as some of the loudmouthed
criers for war have abused those VINO
did not agree with them. We reao
in one of our exchanges where the
editor was going to give trouole 10
the fellow who was not in favor or
war. and in another paragraph Id tne
same paper where the same edltor
said in the event Of war ne Would
offer his phonograph to the govern
ment And that is about the way II
goes. And about what some OF them
will offer.
We regret the country has decided
tn 90 to war, and yet now that 1t IS
going. we are ready to do our duty
whatever that may be and in any ca
pacitv in which we may be placed
We do not believe that the people
wanted war, and the sloWness Win
which volunteers have come is evl-
dence that there certainly was no
clamoring for war. If there was 1
was with the expectation that the
other fellow would do the fighting.
The governor by proclamation mas
set apart Tuesday as enlistment DAY
for the navy. Let the volunteers come
along now and show their faith ov
their works and prove their protes-
tations for war by their acts. Inls
is the opportunity for the LOUD ta!K-
ers and those who abuse those VINO
were not clamoring for war to act
and lead. And for all others, too.
It took real courage and genuine
manhood of an exalted type for Con-
gressman Kitchin 20 make the speech
he did in congress when debating the
war resolution, and yet the jlngoes
and the jingo press will ridlcule ana
abuse him for it, and when the test
comes the president may count more
on men like him than on great many
of the loud takers, who were clam
orins for war. More real moral cour'
age to oppose the resolution than 10
drift with the crowd in its support.
Somehow we still believe that MT.
Wilson is going to be instrumental IN
leading the nations of the world to
world peace and that the war WILL
not last long. At least We hope So
And that he will lead in the build
ing OF a new world.
This thing of war is serious busl-'
ness and no child's plaything. we
hope there will be no effort to send
our boys across the seas. They have
more men over there now than they
can feed. What they want is food
and munitions Of war. 1t takes men,
and food to carry on war.