Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
IOWA NOT Stacker STATE.
Erndnr E,allS Rannrd


1--WE regret that Mr.. Sweet has as
sisted in giving Iowa a Stacker repnta-
tion." This sentiment is ascribed to
Lafayette Young. chairman of the
state council of defense, and was given
shortly after Mr.. Sweet introduced his
resolution calling upon the president
to restate the war aims of this coun-
try and our allies. Hot headed and
we'll meaning patriots are free to
ascribe unpatriotic motives 20 anyone
who happens to differ with them as 10
method and we have no doubt Mr..
Young has had occasion to regret his
hastily uttered words. The facts are
that Mr. Sweet favored and voted for
CONSUMPTION. he voted to declare war,
and supported everything the admin
istration has asked for.
The Record takes serious exception
to the charge that Iowa has a Stacker
reputation. Iowa is not a Stacker state.
Iowa was the first over the top in the
third liberty loan. has gone over the
top in every war activity except the
first liberty loan drive. Her quota for
the Red Cross and Y. and the various
charities have met with generous re-
Spouse. Her sons have enlisted in
large numbers and disturbances on ac-
count of enemy efforts have been few
and far between. In fact Iowa is very
much a patriots stronghold
THE CEDAR RAPIDS EXCEPTIONS.
[Cedar Rapids Gaette.l
1t is regrettable that men can live in
such a community as Cedar Rapids. or
for that matter IN Iowa, seek to derive
a livelihood from dealings with their
neighbors and fail to appreciate the
beauties and benefits II the general
mental attitude and moral status to
such an extent as to adopt them, or to
make an honest effort for their adop
ton for their own benefit.
It is more than Seerettable. II ts
tragic that they should starve their
souls where spiritual plenty ahounds,
that they should, because Of their own
wtlfulness, waste TO nothingness where
nearly all are reputable and many are
great.
1t Is unnecessary to make personal
references by name. SO few are these
exceptions and 50 well ami senT7 ally
are they known that their Identification
looms large in connection with any
comment concerning those who have
had ali the advantages and who hove
refused to profit themselves and TO be
of benefit to others by claiming any of
the advantages.
Why do they live in America? Why
do they imprudently and impudently
lay claim to a nationality OF which they
are not part and which is not part OF
them? They belong in the Society
Islands, in Corsica IN Java or the
Celebes as truly as they belong here.
Wherever men make common cause
for the common good and for the bene-
fit Of a progressive world they do not
belong
Wherever government is founded on
the popular will they are strangers.
Wherever duty pays in full for rights
enjoyed they are aliens.
Accepting liberation of their con-,
tumacy in small things as license for
disorganizing effort in matters of more
concern, they build their characters by
rearing fault on fault until their lives
eventually stand forth as structural
wrongs.
They are not 10 be united. Schools
are everywhere. The histories Of sue
cesses and the records OF failures are
set before them in'books, and all about
them are the living lessons of men
from whom they might learn all that
is to be known of loyalty and devotion,
which after all are only forms Of honor,
truth and love