The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-27


proceeded to carry out the plan without
regard either to the sacred obligations
o. treaty or the lonp.estabilshed prao.
tioes and long. .cheriahed principles 81 In.
terratIonai action and honor, !. Thl.
! power 10 not the German people. II II
the ruthlcss master OF the German peo-
L that the history OF ths rest 4 Of 81 the he
world ls no longer left 20 ltn handling =
President Wilson, August az, 1917.
TRAITORS TO OUR DEMOCRACY
The general definition OF a traitor
Is one who gives aid and comfort 70
the enemy" This is usually applied
to direct action. as In the Oklahoma
movement In opposition 10 the draft,
or the encouragement OF draft eva.
sions, or when an American citizen re-
veals our war plans to Germany.
Such acts constitute direct treason; I;
but there is n kind OF indirect treason,
much harder to define and combat, yet
often far more dangerous TO our eoun.
try and the success OF the war than
direct treason. Before the war there
were In this country many social.
political. or humanitarian movements
on foot, all OF which were radical
(that is TO say, advocates Of chanoe)
In their programs. Such. for example.
were the Socialists. the Land Tax re-
formers. the Pacihsts. But all OF
these asserted faith In the democratic
principle In government and wished to
gain their ends by converting our
democracy Most OF the adherents
OF these various movements have rec.
ognixed that this democracy of ours
having entered upon war. must DO
supported--thnt special programs
must. for the moment. be subordihated
to the one great object Of ,oiHniRJ The
pdr. But there are some persons so
feeble-minded or 80 incapable OF grasp
Ing the world Importance OF this war.
that they talk and write things cal.
culated to weaken our efficiency In
war These people are traitors 10 our
democracy.
The whole matter Is summed up by
the Single Tax Journal OF California
(Evervmdn, November. 1910: "Wil
sons business now is TO win the war.
and win II soon. The radical
press should stop knocking him and
attend to its own business which is
to create the democracy that tho Allies
are to make the world safe for To
fight war. after II IL on. liz bootless.
To hinder its quick, effeotipe prosecn-
ton fs. Of course, trditor0Rs."
But there are other methods than
radical speech which can hinder the
quick. effective prosecution Of the
war" Labor organizations, long en-.
gagged In q struggle for better labor
may see In the existence of
war an eppsrtusity to secure their de-
mands. II such demaads are unusual
and II thsy would have seen uaiusti.
he'd had there sseR ne war-if lsbsr
seeks to take special advantage Of the
existence Of war. then suck ishsr IL
Iraitsrsus. II hinsers the successful
OF the war Fer the most
part, laher organizations have net
,ousht such special advantage. but
/ few have dene 40. and In public es-
imatieA they stand as traitors 10 eur
democracy.
Business men-men with capital
IRE not free from the imputation OF
raitoYeus conduct. That man whs
places his own business interests
lbove the interests OF the nation In
his war Is trsitsrously minded. If
10 deliberately seeks proft at the en-.
,eBse Of national efficiency tas In the
ale Of uRasrsraas materials to the
he shsuld be punished.
lot simply as a cheat, but as a trailer.
Phis Is the rare exception. II is the
Ilmest unsenseieus exshntisn Of his
WE BUSINESS Interests, kswever. that
makes the average business msn dan.
,ersusly liable 10 trsitsrsus csnduct.
there Is ne suck thiHg a. "susiness
10 usual during a war.
Finally. the question Of honest tax
stuyns sna Of subscribing to war
ssns is directly and positively a sues-
len Of loyalty or trsasss. There 10
70 nssd to argue tbs psiat thst the
aan wks esnesals his resources, or
aakss dishonest tax returas IN "A
raitsr In iatsnt and deed. what
bout lending 10 the government?
'uch lending means usually a slight
aerihes. But the war can not he
ron without saerihees-and great sac.
ihess. II q man has money which he
an lend, and II he does not lend. he
] traitorous, for he hiaders the quick
nd effective prosecution OF the war.
Such traitors may Indeed never he
rought to punishment. even though
hey deserve II as much AS the radi-
al Pacifst who argues against this
ar, or eovertly belittles the honesty
I the purposes Of eur Allies. But
he radical ioho snsers. and The man
nth money phs can lend and does
OF, are alike traitereus 10 our conn-
", 10 our faith In democracy, and
, our objects IN this t0dr. And me. |
ho DO make sacrifices. knoW them for
.e traitors that they are.
DOLLARS OR BOYS.
The three great needs constantly
ut forth from Washington are: ~
bod conservation to aid our Allies;
p men; (S) money. The first, the
ood Administration Bureau is at.