Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-26

war. They will win II because they
have men and money and food and
righteousness.
Germany, considerably less in
size than Texas, is opposed by four
great nations. 1t has the advantage
of location, the inside of the wheel.
But
In a few months it will see not
only the millions of men already
opposed to 1t but a steady stream
of transports carrying other mil
lions from America, a real fighting
army Of picked men.
Thousands of airplanes, hundreds
OF U-bDat destroyers and an embargo
on the food that has been going to
Germany thru neutral nations will
add to the burden.
Then Germany will make peace
probably before single soldier
sets foot on German soil. 1t Is
inevitable and America should en-
ter the war with abundant cheer.
The end may come in six months, it
may take a year or more-but the
end will be an allies victory.
What is most needed now is quick
action, patriotic action by con-
gress, close working together of
the president and the best men of
the nation. The sooner we are in
real action at home and abroad the
sooner will come the end and the
less men and money will it cost.
1t rather does plain plug citi-
zen good to see the highbrow eff
cheney experts" fall down. After
weeks of corrugated thinking the
high officers of the government |
evolved and announced two per-
fectly complete systems of making |
the drawing for the draft which
were to be scientific and simple.
Then found that neither would
work and strapped the whole works,
conducting the lottery by drawing
all the numbers, just as any ordin
airy citizen would do.
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How would Abilene with 1900
like it If the government
boosted its population to 1000
and then based its quota of con-
scripts on those figures? And sup ,
posing one-third the population
was made up of aliens who are ex-
empted from service and the quota
had to be taken from the other
two-thirds-3000 people? Well,
hat is what is happening all thru
he northern states, especially the
cities The south is
lot affected and naturally is quite I
,leased with the situation.
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The people of this country will
,e surprised to learn that the presi- y
lent has raised the embargo on
hipping arms to Mexico. The dis
atches say the Mexicans are ere
oicing" Why as we are starting
N great war, should we send
rms to Mexico when we have not r.
nough to arm our own soldiers? h
lexico, with its treachery is more c
kelly than not to start trouble for ci
S if it can get a lot of guns and h
As the country where oi
he German spies congregate and :;
rom which wireless news of our
rmy and navy is sent to Germany,
is curious just why we should
How it to have arms from the
nited States
The Reflector has received a doz-
n or so letters commanding the =
riticism of the state automobile u
apartment which wastes some az
10 900 a year in order to keep liz
nall army of Topeka clerks en-
loyed, using money which should \,
W HOlP httH up lOduns llGiI
eneral tenor is: GO to it-you
re absolutely right l am for you"
ut nothing will happen unless the ic,
,eople of the state generally de- ba
and the use of a wet elm club on pc
in state affairs. There 10
i'll be a campaign on in a year and on
e hope there may be something I,
'complished-bu the system will n
} on until then. Already it has 20
st Kansas over $4,000, since the do
ltomobile license plan was adopt IF,
! to
state Journal: A speaking cam An
ign is being arranged for the en-
Irpose Of arousing the patriotism wi
the people OF Kansas. When did
e patriotic feeling OF Kansas
ach point where 1t needed arous-
g? Did Kansas ever fail to answer
e call of Uncle sam? What does
e government want from Kansas COZ
q T. O.,