Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-13


In the name Of religion, We VIII all bs
ready to bite again,
The sign admondsled folks to 60 to
church. They were all over Iowa. We
saw one at Columbus Junction. at Mt.
Pleasant at Tama, at Toledo, at Grun-
dy Center, almost everywhere you
went, there was q go to church sign" y
and we have no idea the sign ever in
duced single. solitary. lonesome man
to go to church.
THE GREEKS DOING THEIR BIT,
Correspondent Sioux City Journal
To the editor: In the morning edl-
ion of your paper Of Jan. %. 1918, l
wv declaration Of Rev. NJ. IL. Levitt
nat the members Of the Greek colony
arc taking an almost Identical attitude
| 10 escape military service, and that
zone alive Greek registrant offered him
a bride Of $26. Altho I do not wish to
mix with the exhortations Of publicity
l feel 1t Is my duty as a descendant
of the ancient Hellenes, who always
fought for liberty and Justice, to In
form Rev. Mr.. Levitt that the Greeks
are not slackers. There are today
Grek boys fighting under the stars and
stripes in France. I need not to men
ton the number Of those who are IN
the different environments, grinding
themselves for service. However am
safe in saving that more than a half
of the Greeks Of Sioux City are now
in the army camps. Sir. does this In
dictate that the Greeks are trying to
escape military service? No! The
Greeks are doing their bit. AS to the
offer Of S25 bride. l grant that some
man may have offered 1t to you. but
that man was not Greek. For there
are many alien enemies. such as Turks
and Bulgarans. especially the latter,
who, like brutal and barbarous peo-
pie call themselves Greeks for the pur-
pose of OBTAINING the descendants OF
those who fought the battles OF Their
mopylas, Salamis, Platea and Mara
thon, and saved the civilization OF the
world. For the good Of the people.
Peausamas, who had attempted to be-
tray his country, was stoned to death
by his own mother. Sir, the Greeks OF
Sioux City would do a similar act II
there were here such Greeks as would
not enlist in the army Of the illustrous
country of the United States. The
Greeks have never been ungrateful
The aid which the United States Of
fered them during their struggle for In
dependence in 1921 shall never be for
gotten II II be their good fortune that
the United States shall require the
poor Offering Of their lives, be sure,
sir. they are ready TO die. Every mans
J. ,.t Il, 60 1--WE tho GS{nN nf
patriotism and liberty. Chris Rou-
meiiotc.
CITY GOVERNMENT AT ISSUE
tSioux City Journal
Without any doubt there arc enough
voters in Sioux City willing TO sign q
petition favoring the ward plan Of city
government to make the calling OF an
election mandatory. The members Of
the present commission have done we'll
to accept the showing made by petit
ton circulntors and to AZ a date for
a referendum Of the question. March
has been selected and on that date
1t will be shown whether the number
o. voters favoring tho ward or alder
manic system Is sufficient to defeat
the present plan. It appears to be tho
VI VIC p@C SSUAIAhic0kSAA
ers that. owing to late presentation OF
the petitions, there can be no upset
ting Of the commission plan this year.
that even II the ward plan wins In the
referendum It can not be put into
effect for two years. This Is q legal
matter and will be settled accordingly.
To those who without prejudice have
watched the operation OF both forms OF
government in Sioux City It seems
hardly likely that majority will vote
to return 10 the aldermanic form The
commission plan has been by no means
an unqualified success. AS its oppo-
nents said in the beginning. any plan
is largely dependent on the caliber OF
men II attracts to office The real ar
gument OF the commission plan advo-
Gates is not based on denial OF that.
To say that each member Of the four
city comm!s ons elected in Sioux City
wa exceptionally qualia, w'uld be
foolish. But TO assume that a better
record. on the whole, would be made |
under the ward plan seems to have
little substantial basis.
The commission plan II Sioux City
has existed at least co!ncidentally with |
a period Of remarkable growth. The
practical betterments that have taken |
place in THAT period need no recount
ing, though no doubt they will be
and frequently recounted
in the campaign that is ahead. The
enemies of the plan may contend that