The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11
PUSSYFOOT PATRIOTISM
(Bv Virginia Frazier Boyle.

Al one lllHe We NelS tOAu tO oo neutral. but some have forgotten that the embargo was removed on April 6. 1917. Shame to them that there are ears which must be assailed by crier and bell with the news, but it is true. Their lethargy or indifference might have met with tolerance prior
 to that date, but today these same ears must be penetrated, whether they
 will or no. with the ringing challenge, .pro-German or Amerieani" There can be no middle ground-no side ls- sue Before our declaration the attl-
 tude denominated as "pussyfootlng,
 for want of a more expressive word,
 might have proceeded from laziness, selfishness, or the shrinking from fac ing disagreeable things; now it is
 hejnous crime. But it has stalked be-
 fore trusts willing to risk the loss Of
 "a nation for present gain. It has been
 the propa ganda of wild-eyed dreamers
 who would see the situation, not as it
 is. but as they would have it; and +veneered with peace at any price it
 has dared to garble the words of holy writ
 With this menace in our midst shall we be as slow to wake up as was Eng land? Shall we not heed her clarion
 call to profit by her example? Shall we wait for the best blood of our na- tion to be spilled upon the fields of France before we can grasp the cruX
 of the battle to be waged at home by
 every man, woman and child who is
 American? Ours is not fight Of ava rice or conquest. We have not set up
 a pagan god to war with the Kaiser 5 Thor. Jehovah, the God of Battles,
 still is ours, and it shall be ours to win for christianity, civilization, and lib
 ertv for all men if we do our duty. But there are other things necessary to solidify the nation along with con-
 servation. Hooverizing, and allied
 propaganda. We must put our per
 sonal loyalty to the test before we can l"try out" for the other fellow
 Are you, manufacturer of necessary
 war materials, "pussyfooting" around
 the disloyal utterances of business associate because he is adding dollars
 10 your coffers? Are you, clubman,
 treating lightly what that man has
 said in the smoking room about your
 Government, because you know him as
 a jolly good fellow" and you would mot hurt his feelings?" Are you, club woman. passing over seditious ut terances of a woman across the table
 who is defiant because she is woman, because she believes that she can not be held responsible? Are you, little society coward, minimizing what you have heard to-day because the offender was on your visiting list prior to April 5 and you are too much of a lady to be rude? Both trousers and pettl' coats have often concealed Jellyhsn and a ramrod is a suggestion for the 1 StrenRtQeDlnR Ol yOul DoNhbSANS' These offenders would not require the offices of Secret Service men if they had the earnest consideration of the loyal private citizen. In this grave crisis the Government has not estab lished military law nor defined lese majeste; it has believed in the sheer ity and patriotism of all it's people It is not enough that they have sent their sons to France, that they have bought liberty bonds. have contribut ed largely to the war library fund, and have worked to make the red triangle a success. All this service and ac tivity avails nothing for the great fin ality without personal loyalty, that loyalty, armored, ready to serve against any thrust or innuendo aimed in any manner whatsoever against the integrity of this country.
 Old Glory has never trailed since the first stars were sown upon its field, and it is your duty, my duty, the E duty of every man and woman under lit, please God! to see that it never II