The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-23

ing, not the plutocrats that are t1e
most enthusiastic war advocates. The
people therefore must take steps 10
alleviate in advance as far as possible
the terrible suffering that has already
thrown its shadow on the screen OF
the worlds slasa
"The people, without the best ala
OF the government, cannot DO much,
it is true, but they can at least plant
food stuffs in every yard, on every
acre of ground, in every garden. That
they will need it, and need it badly, IS
clear. The food riots in New York
have given to the country a foretaste
of what may be expected all over the
United States shortly. If in time OF
peace and good will to all, the people
in our larger cities are actually starV-
ing, what will happen in time OF war,
when our railroads are busy trans
porting troops and munitions and
horses and war materials?
"The proyerbial rainy day is on its
way, and it will be a day of rain and
thunder and lightning as we'll The
greatest economy is absolutely nee
essary right now; frugality, always
virtue, will become a dire necessi-
ty. Preparedness for war does not
alone consist in the marching OF
large bodies of troops, nor in the stor-
ing of huge mountains of explosives.
1t is the ability Of the great masses
of the people to live through it all
at home when the armies are fighting
in the field, that saves the nations
from destruction
Here is still hoping ana DeIIev1ns
that there will be no war with the
United States, but with the arming OF
ships and the building of submarine
chasers it begins to look like the pres
ident is really intending to plunge
this country into war, and if he does
it will be because of the money pow
er on account of the big loans which
this country has in England and
France. 1t all sounds very nice to
talk about fighting and the sailing OF
our ships on the seas where we
please, but when it comes to the real
thing these fellows who are doing all
this big talk will not do much OF the
fighting. The people of this country
do not want any war
We feel like quoting again from the
Charleston American:
'The whole lamentable calamity
that has come over the world had and
still has it's roots deep in the soil OF
sordid profit-making. Frenzied COM
merce has taken the place as origina-
TOR of wars, where formerly ideals
and principles were attacked or de-
Tended to the last drop Of blood OF
enthusiasts. But commerce still re-
alizes the time-honored necessity OF
lashins PEOPLE into a frenzy by ap-
pealing to ideals which have abso-
iutely no place in the nature of the
promoters. And therein is contained
the true danger to mankind-a danger
far greater than the bloody battles
and the harvest of physical death.
"It is at this time, whm the angry
breakers threaten to shipwTeck all
crafts Of justice, patriotism and ma
tional nobility. that the really great
are hooted, that true patriots are
treated az traitors, and creatures OF
treason are hailed as true patriots
President Wilson when he severed
relations with Germany invited all
neutral nations to join him in not
speaking to Germany. zimmerman
in his note to Mexico only asks that
government to join with Germany in
case there should be actual war with
this country and Germany. But we
still believe Mr.. Wilson is a man Of
destiny and it is his part to avert war
on the part of the United States.