The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-03-01
DON'T KNOW AMERICANS

ing or me 4 uSCaflla, expressing the SOhNlStAoh
mat The incident must unfailingy dampen the
spirits OF Americans.
If evidence we're wanted that Germany is
lamentably ignorant of American character
The above is sufficient Americans are the lasf
race on earth to be given to crying over split
milk. Probably no nation in history has grown
TO commanding influence in the world over
greater opposition than has the United States
Opposition is the bread of life to our people,
and your red-blooded American has mild con-
tempt Tor any occupation that contains none
of the elements of danger chance.
II proof were wanted to refute the insinu
alton OF the Teutons that we would blancf-at
the dangers iron, their submarines ii is found
in The fact lhaI before the ink hardly dry
on the papers jim this country giving the news
OF tic sinking OF the Tuscania, enlistments in
all branches had jumped to records never
reached before. Thousands flocking to
every branch of the service, many with the
avowed purpose of avenging the heroes so
sharccssly buschered.
Germany is due for very rude awakening
as 10 the real American character. She is due
to discover ihat our aversion TO war does not
cover craven heart, but arises rather from a
national sense OF justice and right. She is also
due to learn that when that sense of justice and
right has been ldgranty abused and insulted,
there is no hesitation on our part to resort to
the weapons of force SO dear to the German
heart
Germany, however, is merely whistling TO
keep up her courage. She sees her doom when
our troops reach Europe in force.
Those responsible for the order THAI no
more profanity is to- be used by the mule
drivers in our army in France, were doubtless
moved by worthy motive, but like many
other worthy motives, it is more attractive in
theory than in practice. The mule is an
American institution. There has always been.
in connection with this institution a peculiar
vocabulary that fits no other. The amenities
of polite society meaningless to his mule
ship. 1t is only when he begins to smell the
sulphur as it drips from the language of the
driver, that the longea hybrid wakes up to
the knowledge that there is something doing
and begins to assert himself. If the report is
true and the order is really in effect, the mule
will feel like an orphan in strange land and
if mules think, he will call down curses on
the day that he wandered so far from home
and those friends who, if not the most polished
in their diction, at least had the merit of per-
feet lucidity.
In a speech delivered to his soldiers the
kaiser is quoted as saying: THE gigantic bat
Ties that ragged from spring to fall on Belgian
and French soil were decided in favor of YOUR
glorious arms" He is evidently of the same
school as the general who characterized his
retreat mastery advance TO the rear"
1t was the irony of fate that while Cham
berlain Hitchcock Wadsworth and other SEN
ators were telling the Senate committee how
poorly prepared our soldiers were, Che boys
over there" were sailing into the Germans in
true American fashion and winning warm
praise from the Allies.
The Washington Pos, would have Dr. Gar
field withhold fuel from congress when next
those hot debates are pulled off, on the ground
that the Capitol is already sufficiently heated
by hot air. But hot air is their food, not fuel
Chancellor Won Hertling says that Germany
must be thoroughly whipped before she will
agree to the terms on which just and lasting
peace can be secured. For once the Chancc-
Tor is thoroughly in accord with his foes.
Henry Ford is reported to have designed
machine for use against the U-Boat Some
Tin c ago he designed machine that has over
come almost everything else but U-Boat, and
why not that?
Perhaps Hndenburg was merely spring
ing a premature April Fools joke when he
fiNsi April ! as the date he would occupy
Paris.
This is the season of the year that the
garden microbe shows signs of returning life.
and every warm day matches out millions of
him.
The Senator from Wisconsin now has
leisure TO ponder the pathos of that old
song. There's Name that's Never Spoken .
he hog is the most patriotic citizen among
us. No matter how much or how little he is
worth, he keeps right on roofing for us.
The fact that old Balaam's ass talked is
no miracle Asses are falkiDo today-Soma IF