Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-30
TWOMen WithOutaC Country
Story of Two Natives of the Enemy Country, Who, After
Prospecting in America Refused Help it, And They
Reaped Their Reward.

of the county council in readjusting their
relations with their neighbors. They were
promptly Informed that their neighbor-
hood troubles were Lroiighi upon them
selves ny Themselves, and that the county
seat would not afford WITHDRAWING
assistance, that $50 Liberty Bond GOV
cred no decent ownership obligations on
their part. that they would have To settle
with their own community committees,
and that they were 10 take their $50 bonds
back To the bank and get their money
The county council told them that their
neighbors ought To kick them out, That
they would he unable to sell their crops or
To buy anything. They said they know
that, fer they had tried TO do SO. They
were further informed that If their neigh
hors kicked them out they could not 90 TO
any Allied country. for they would he
jailed there. No neutral country wanted
! citizens who were rs useless citizens aa
they were, ard if they returned 10 tho
| land which they stood mp for, they would
probably be shot fer treason
At last the true situation tlawncd upon
them. Their ungracio,w nets Ind made
them Two Men Without n Country
They broke down and wcpt bitterly
R,lmor has il that they returned TO
their homes and inscribed to their quo
tss. But you know what happens to the
/ Benedict Arnolds and the Aaron Burrs
Men cannot tinker with their loyalty,
| cannot refuse 10 assist their country IN it's
| hour of trial cannot render aid and com
| fort 90 it's enemies and ever again hold
| the respect OF their fellow citizens Ever
| and always they and their families carry
the shame 10 the third and fourth genern-
| tions
4 II MI
| Their houses painted yellow for failure 10
acuuit themselves NJ desirable citizens
| should We have heard and read Of tnr-
| and-featherlngs and lynchlngs for dis
! LOYALTY But all Of these eases sink into
+, insignificancc MS examples Of revulsion Of
| feeling on the part of communities for dis
| loyal offenders when compared with the
| hopeless situation III which these Two
| Men Without Country have placed
| themselves and their families
The other dav when ! passed By their
comfortable homes and splendid farms.
J | looked in vain for Il Food Admlnistra
! ton card q Red Cross, Liberty Bond
| flag No starry banner Rraced their porch
es They had not lifted hand TO help
| defend the land which had given them 50
much by Their refusal ~ do my q these
things, they had done all they could 70 ald
and nbet the enemy whose dcspotIc power
they had fed They were just plain com
mon TRAITORS and roaped the reward q
| PLAN outcasts
As passed ono of the firms saw the
man near his gate with his wife and
| children sole friends now, and sharing
the penalty fer his traitorous and repro
/, honsible acts What the cnd will bc no ouc
| can forecast hu how awful % hc cast ont
! ~ ones rattut r, MN
! All along The MY through that lovely
and splendid country saw on evert
: hand. evidences of LOYALTY and apprccia-
! ton Of country. and the little flags viii
their ono, two. and three stars which told
OF the supreme sacrifices which these
! farm homes were making and could tut
compare the tluicc happy the loi q those
who 10 and die for thor country with the
=, ignomniou existence Of the selfish and
| disloyal lives Of such as the Two Men
| Without q Country
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