The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-01


make them because you believe they
are just, but any criticism you make
of Mr. Baker is criticism of our
President, because our President has
approved of Mr.. Bakers conduct
and management.
Freedom granted to our people in
times of peace permits them to do
a great many things which they
should refrain from doing in times
of war, and one of these things that
should be carefully guarded is criti-
cism of the authorities in power, as
this tends to break down the morale
of the people.
What would be done to private
soldier if just before the eve of q
battle and during the preparation
for the coming conflict he should
get into some secluded place of safe
ty and send written messages out
into the ranks of the soldiers criti-
cising the officers in command, the
military tactics employed and there
by breaking down the morale of the
army?
This soldier would be court mar
tailed and shot.
"Yet, you, private citizen under
our commander-in-chie the Presi-
dent, while all the immense prepa-
rations are going ON for the coming
conflict and just before the eve of
battle, while occupying a place of
safety, do your utmost to break
down the morale of the citizens by
criticising each and every act of the
authorities in command. Your posi-
tion is simply that of a soldier who
commits treason. Nothing more and
nothing less.
Your criticism of DR.. Garfield has
been rather severe, and ] often
wonder whether or not you own an
interest, either directly or Indirect
ly, in coal mines, and 1 have often
concluded that you must own same.
l would appreciate very much II
you would let the readers of your
paper know whether or not this is
true.
-'Dr. Garfield was in a much better
position to know the needs of the
country when he placed a ban upon
the consumption of coal upon GER
tain days, than you can possibly be.
He had his State Fuel Administra-
tors and each State a County Fuel
Administrator He knew to the
minutest detail, the supply of coal
on hand and the needs of each COM
munity and all conditions pertain
ing thereto. You were secure in
your warmth, being within hun
dred miles of some of the largest
coal mines of the world, and knew
that we would not suffer for fuel
for domestic purposes.
mo doubt, DR.. Garfield believed it
was better to close down certain in
dustries on certain days than to pro-
duce coal riots in many Of the large
cities, as these coal riots would tend
to break down the morale of the
American people much quicker than
the closing down of certain indus
tries on certain days.
1--WE do not know of the work done
by Mr.. Baker A large part of his
work, must, because of necessity,
remain military secret.
I'VE do know that he built and
constructed sixteen environments
whereby water, sewer, fuel, warmth
clothing and provisions were pre-
pared and furnished to about forty
thousand men in each cantonment
We know further that it was neces-
sary for him to clothe about a mil
lion and a half men, feed them.
furnish them with ammunition and
all of this having been done dur
ing the most trying times, when we
were attempting to supply our allies
with foodstuff, with steel, with coal,
with ammunition, and under the
most adverse weather conditions
ever known in this country. We
know Mr. Baker has built sixteen
cities the size of Lexington within a
few months time and that Lexing-
tOH Has tdh0H tIdn one nun
dred years to grow to her present
size, even with the able influence of
the Editor of The Lexington Herald
for several years of that time.
"As an illustration of what knowl-
edge we have of the conduct of this
war, none of us know how many
men our government now has in
France, and doubt if you can guess
within one hundred thousand of the
total number of men now over there
LAS further illustration of how
mistaken we can be in our facts it
was only few days ago before an
investigating committee that Rep
resentative Medill Mccormick, of
Illinois, testified that Premier Lloyd
George, of England, complained be-
cause we did not send Major General
Leonard Wood to France. His testi-
mony before this committee was
carried in big headlines on the first
ma ore of all the newSnanerc anita oop