South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-24

The time has once more arrived for my annual
to YOU and Notwithstanding all the strife and trouble
around us I pleased say myself wife and fam
lily are all in good health and comparative comfort
and hope hear similar good news from you
My first duty will be TO thank you for the very inter
esting Literary Digest which in spite of the submarine
menace reached me with almost weekly regularity
sunday Chronicle being sent you weekly in return
VIII be pleased 10 know that every Digest re-
ceived by is taken TO the postoice, from thence
free the soldiers in France with
your the cover where we sincerely trust II
NAV fan into hands cheer the heart of some
OF your splendid countrymen, so nobly and brayey
helping us in the cause OF liberty freedom
against the German tyranny that now threatens the
whole civilized world.
since writing you Il months ago many great and
expected events have happened. and each succeeding
year brings increase burden and sorrows for
apart exceedingly good industrial condition.
which has been equaled in all history, our
Of casualties counteracts ali advantages OF mate
rial prosperity which only artificial and relative TO
the cost al living OmJtng the increasing number OF
homes mourning the loss of husband and sons an IN
some cases both. fortunately able TO it is NOT
till this fourth year OF the that this part of
England beginning 20 realize the pinch OF the struE
Gle in the strict economic by Its
erect upon food supply. caused mainly 10y tho
diversion shipping from commercial TO military
purposes and which may lead 20 the Punishment of all
Injuries extension the rationing system for
which We are quite prepared knowing that it is
only method THAI viii provide adequate supply Of
the necessares life all and each. and de-
gree check proheerins. Upon this latter subject
Increase in food and clothing so per cent my wages
IS per drink 800 cent, paper 500 per cenS
cVeusabIe mistake the government the beGnnins.
which wi the intentions tried meet the diff
nculty by raising VaTes with the result that the
creased OF lnIuI became general. whereas tins
Is limited larsc concerns. namely
railways munitions colIere~. ETC. consequently
smaller and private firms unable to with the
abnormal conditions have suffered extinction and ruin.
Thus 30 the majority the workers reve'l-
u- IN Eldorado OF prosperity. whilst a minority out
side the whirlpool the exist best they can;
with exception. safe say that leaving
few selfish people who MAY have experienced some
discomfort no has suffered hardship in any
whatever.
GREAT CHANGE NOTED.
This is aU the more remarkable considering that
public life and character EngIand has undergone
complete change during the last three I'm peace
time the Euelishuans and think the Americans,
ideal sef-reance individual liberty. and sef-inde
peudcnee. These principles longer obtain.
liberty the subject i subordinate 90 the eNiSencies
of the and the Former conditions governing
capital and labor. and for the time being p4rlia-
ureutary government have all disappeared like
y SCRAPS of raper state socialism has cone
ha- been transferred to number of state departments
each ol s,Eleh r. composed "a multitude state
officials. with salaries FAR and OF their
real value but quite equal the dignity authority