Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-29

| The people have stood for RoOse-
velt's insulting egOism about as long
as they can bear it. and II were well
that some sort Of impediment be put
to his further activities. Roosevelt
is of vastly more discredit to the
country. of greater menace to the
Nations interests. than many OF the
alien enemies who have been intern
cd; and many people are coming to
believe that he will be taken care OF
in the immediate future in like man
ner.
! Tho more charitably inclined are
prone to view his recent attacks on
the administration as efforts from Il
tortured mind and physical wreck,
which latter the Colonel unfOrtun-
ately for himself. now is. One can
not help but wonder what those
brave lads of RoOsevelt's. now ser
ing in different branches of the ser
vice-and gallantly. oo--think of
the actions OF their father. With
out doubt the sympathy of all will
go out to these worthy young fight
ers in this their hour of grief over
( their fathers near-treason.
Among the many denunciations
this week published by the press of
the country. the following from the
Oklahoma City Times, rings true TO
patriotism and reflects i'm great meas.
urc the sentiments of the newspaper
men of America:
There Is a limit beyond which the
people of the United States will not
tolerate the braying of Theodore
Roosevelt
I'VE believe the limit is near at
hand.
while democracy is on its knees.
praying to an Omnipotent. good GOd
| to see the world through this Geth-
scmane. former Presndent OF the
United States bleats about the fruits
of our delay. the incompetence Of
the American Government. and puts
the greatest man in the English
speaking world today. President
Woodrow Wilson. in the same class
as the unspeakable fool Trotzky.
the leader of the brainless Russian
BOlsheviki
Never since Jesus Christ stood
before plate has principle drunk so
deeply from such a cup of Hell YET
in God hoping. prayers for guns and
CUTS and steel and strength to ston
the Hun this great American patrio'
blasphemes with his i told you so
anathema.
Yes, praise God. Great Brit
ain is fighting our battle with tn"
traditional bravery of Washington.
and Wellington and Wellesley. BE
hind the magnificent of Haig's hard
put army is the confident assurance
that in another year America will b.
the hope Of the world ~ the strong
right arm of demOcracy's cause
'gainst which the winds and wave;
of Germanism can crash and smash
in vain.
France gave her blood for two
endless years while Britain buildeA.
Britain. dear old Angel Albion. is
dr"nching Picardy in blood today
without murmur. She knows that
1919 is not far away.
There may have been an isolated
France, Britain. an America yes
terday. Today there is a spot tha,
is forever America. That spot is
western Europe. The great demo-
cratic nations have been nodded in
to brotherhood of blood There IS
one front; one democracy; one pur-
pose: one God.
"ln England and France there
Will be no voice raised like the tre-
Bile in our own household.
sticking knife into an old sore
that has been prodded. torn and in
1laihed by score of previous irri-
tations is practice that contains
little of healing philosophy
Yes. we delayed. Yes. we mad"
mistakes. But in the last six months
our progress has been an achieve
ment. not to be spit upon
"The Roosevelt editorial service
Will not be published by the Oklaho-
ma city Times hereafter"
RAGS WANTED - Clean COTTON