Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-04


or her country while we are trying to
make the Kaiser behave?
Undoubtedly.
How?
BY observing the conduct OF weak
t kneed, hysterical, and complaining
adults and then being just as different
from them as possible.
This war is neither a joke nor a
protracted funeral.
You viii notice that some of the old =
er people refuse to accept it as a fact,
while others move about in blue
funk. exclaiming, between sobs, that
the U. S. a. is going to the bowwows.
Let the very young children set their
elders a good example by remaining
calm but determined.
| If You pick up the morning paper
and read that the U-boats bagged II
ships instead of the customary Is and
the Canadians captured only one line
Of trenches instead of two, do not
shake your head and declare that the
Germans never can be licked.
| Set good example to your fathers
and mothers and uncles and aunts by
renewing your faith daily, in spite of
an occasional setback.
| Quote to them the words of Abra-
! ham Lincoln: Let us have faith that
right makes might and in that faith
let US. to the end. dare to do our duty"
! You might remind your grown up
relatives that all during the Civil War
the Northern States harbored a good
many well-meaning people who went
about moaning that the Union never
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accept peace at any price.
| These invertebrates (an inyerte-
brate, children, is a creature with a
string of macaroni where the backbone
should be)-these spineless ones were
willing to let certain states secede.
The blacks were to remain in slavery.
Our flag was to be lowered. Anything
to avoid a fight to finish.
Even after the Battle of Gettysburg.
when the fortunes of war began to
favor the North, just as they are now
favoring the Allies, every community
had to put UP with a few of the whin-
ers and aultfinders who belittled
each victory and magnified each re-
verse.
Your grandfather can tell you about
these peace lovers who helped to pro-
long the war by failing to give united
and loyal support to the soldiers at the
front. II it should happen that grand
father was one of these "peace-at-
any-price' advocates, doubtless he will
change the subject and talk about
something else.
Even II you are less than six wears
Of age, surely you can understand that
the issues involved in this dreadful
war must he settled and settled RIGHT
before the world may hope for abiding
peace
therefore. if anyone asks YOU what
you think about the war repiv as fol-
lows:
president Wilson was right when
! he said that the world must be made
safe for democracy The American
people have no desire TO DESTROY Ger
many or prevent 1t from regaining
commercial Importance. They want
HeTfnany TO restore the stolen property
ana 20 nome in a chastened mood.
Iney want to jam the knowledge into
every close cropped Prussian head that
just because man owns a high-priced
automatic gun and has a lot of am
'munltion and college education he
mas no right to go out and shoot up
ms neighbors. The American people
are hoping to make it clear to the
Kaiser and the Crown Prince and the
various square jawed Hindenburgs
that il is highly improper to form q
partnership with God for purposes of
murder, and then treat God as a silent
partner. AS to the final outcome. the
Battle OF the Marine was the begin
ming of the end. For 200 years all the
Dig events Of history have marked an
Irresistible advance toward the estab-
hsnment of democracy. When the
Germans failed in their mad rush Of
1919, IT means that an All Wise Provi-
oence and the laws of evolution were
not TO be thwarted bye q military
oespot with bristling mustach Ger
many can not win and therefore Ger
many must lose. The end Of blood
shed and sacrifice and widespread ter
ror will come as soon as the United
States of America begins to strike ag-
gressive blows. The more men we
send to the front. the fewer we will
lose. Our greatest enemy at present 10
1ndecision. Our strongest ally is
Speed. Our most needful watchword
is Faith. We are going to end the war
and then sit at the council table to re.
press greed and curb injustice"
OF course, the foregoing will sound
rather hifaluting to come from a SIX
year-old child. but it will be the truth.
and the truth Is needed in large doses
at present, especially by people more
than six years of age.
That will be all for today, children.
You may run along and play.