The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-08-08
Two Men Without i Country.
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No American school boy, certainly
no American school boy in an Ameri-
can school, taught BY an American
teacher, has failed to hear that great
story written BY Edward Everett Hale,
the story Of t.The Man Without a
Country" = s3s
You will recall that the man lived
back in the days of Aaron Burr about
the year 1900 and made the wish that
he might never hear the name Of his
country, America, again. You will
also recall that his wish was granted,
and the rest Of his life furnished us
the pathetic example Of "a Man With
out Country"
But pathetic as was that example in
the days when our beloved country
was young, far more pathetic is the
case Of two inha bitants Of our coun-
try in this year 1913, when our land
Of freedom and opportunity lis in a
death grapple with the most despotic
country the world has ever seen or
heard Of. a IL
Here is the real story, for these two
men are not story men as was The
Man Without Country" The Ameri-
can people were making the supreme
effort in subscribing the Third Liberty
loan, and all of the neighbors in that
township had done their best except
two, who steadfastly refused to sub
scribe. These two men had come from
our enemy despotic country some
years ago. They had escaped from
that country to escape the hard ways
forced upon the people there, and had
chosen America because they recog-
nized it as land Of freedom and OPP
portunity.
Here we must pause to be sure that
we understand why this land is. so
dear to us. From thu very beginning,
the government of the United States
has belonged to each Individual and it
is the result Of what all the people
have made it. No king or kaiser or
emperor has owned the land or claimed
it as his possession. Our leaders and
heroes have been common people and
very many of the names we revere
have been those Of backwoodsmen who
have hewn this country out of wild
forests and plains and by their labors
! and sacrifices, heroism, and sufferings
have made it the chosen land it is.
Again what our land is, is what the
majority has always made it. You
see, all but two Of the men of this
American neighborhood worked and
sacrificed to keep this country true to
the ideas Of the settlers and founders
of the country. These two men chose
this country and this particular neigh
borhood because these ideas had made
it a place where the common man
could get ahead. But when it came
to the place where assistance was de-
manded from them, they baked. They
fled their native land to escape it's
rigors. They chose sto enjoy all the
rights and blessings of a free land,
but selfshly refused to carry any Of
its burdens. So, loyalty to their native
country which they left and disloyalty
to their adopted country rendered
them 1.-TWO Men Without a Country"
as you will see.
One morning, when as usual they
drove up to the cheese factory with
their milk, the cheesemaker beckoned
them out of the line and motioned the
next farmer to drive up. After sew
eral succeeding farmers had unload
ed their milk and no more attention
was paid these two, they indignantly
sought the reason and were informed
that they were undesirable citizens
and that their milk would no longer
be taken. Thereupon, in great anger,
they drove away to a neighboring fac
tory, where they were met with the
same refusal. After calling at third
factory and receiving the same re-
buff, they went to their homes with
their milk.
It so happens that in America it is
no uncommon thing for common men
to own great herds Of dairy cattle, and
milk becomes their main product.
It was so with these men. All the
years in which they had grown pros
porous they had failed to recognize
the great value of the market which
the laws of the land had made for
their milk.
Needing some supplies, they drove
to their usual trading point to trade.
The merchants turned them away,
saying they were not selling goods to
undesirable citizens any more.
Here they were, now, unable to sell
their crops or to buy their necessities.
They were dependent upon. their own
resources to enjoy just the kind Of
country they wished to make, But
they did not wish to endure the hard
ships which it takes to build country
such as would fit their especial lik-
ings. So they determined to compel
their neighbors to submit to their
way, to make their fellow citizens
continue to furnish all the bless
ings of free country without their
assisting; while on the other hand
they continued to aid and abet the
kaiser's cause. They sought the coun-
ty judge at the county seat. while
they did not care for their adopted
land, it's courts were good enough to
appeal to, to make the people accord
them their undeserved rights.
Having heard their complaints and
having questioned them upon the rea-
sons for their troubles, the Judge con-
cluded that their failure to subscribe
for bonds and show friendly inter-
est in their adopted country were the
causes of their difficulty and advised
them to buy Liberty bonds. They
went to the bank and each subscribed
for a $50 Liberty bond, the very least
subscription they could make. Truly,
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