South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-06

opinion. public sentiment lie advocates a revolu
ton the social mind" enable il through the
popular frovn the commanding look. and resent
ment "clackng." and 'bushwhackng." and all kinds
stacking" force all dereIcts into patriotic
ton. didn't put it in anywhere near those words
but he have meant it.
Dr. Mcintosh struck the nail pretty square the
head but it was only starter. The time is past
when Americans shall for long be permitted to pay
the debt Of patriotism they TO their coun-
try by railing the German American. or by brand
ing everyone OF German Is a German SPY, ana
casting about them suspicious Of being dsseminators
of pro-German propaganda, while tho, themselves.
lock arms with the worst them in yelled ISLANDERS.
and, in reality, provide them with much of their
linguistic ammunition. II Is not alone question IF
loosenng the pursestrngs the support of the Rel
Cross the War Y. NJ. \. the War X. OF c.. for
the purchase Liberty bonds of Thrift War
Savings stamps. or assisting in food production or
conservation. The social mind" in addition in
huencing these things can also be service silencng
the cIacng CAB and. smashing the seditious quill
We need OF all kinds of food; food for men
in the camps and environments. for in Franc.
for the allied armies in France, and for allies
non-combatants and our own. We need men for the
army and the navy, we need ships. and more
ships: all these thngs-but there is one thing that
we are getting. getting plenufully we
need. II is food for "cackers.' and upon that tn
social mind" needs make itself quite well
as anywhere.
Take South Bends own case. Here we have a real
"clackers" incubator. Main backing around
to Center alley; sedtous George Sylvester
vierick's American Weekly ever to OF
course it is positively against Germany. but negatively
it quite determinedly against America When
of vtro and other bits vtuperation for
the American administration, it quotes column
or two from other "copperhcad" organs. If show
that it alone helshness. The indianapolis
News. the Indianapolis Star, the Fort WAYNE News,
the Gary Tribune Chicago Tribune. and the Koko-
mo Tribune and others; food for the "cackers" that
makes "slackers."-of all the types which Or.
Intosh directly referred
Indeed yes. the social mind" America needs
revitalizing revalizng American patriotism. but
why not strike at the root of the antthesis instead
Of shooting forever in the air? The espionage need
in this country is all upon German Americans o.
just Germans 7. W. VS. har-braned socialists;
they easy enough sift out operating as they
have in the main. without much false pretense. our
big danger today is the aggregation that has. eff
fectiveness. undertaken complete the these
more honorable cuprs under the disguise of wanted
superior competence and larger apparent patriotism
Their first aim TO be sure, is promote a partisan
advantage. rather than help Germany. though that
it helps Germany deter them i'm the least
1t is American repubhco- political bellums doing the
of the Prussian propasandst; repaying the
American campaign contributions Of 1916. per-
haps in intent. but certainly with
propaganda of lies false insnuations, innuendoes
upper-cuts. stabs at Uncle sam. made in his back:
anything keep that German A merican element
outs with the administration, and corral that
ment's the appointed time. America needs a
social mind" that rise above that ''politicO-
partisan mind" and tell it where it belongs
II is pretty the height Of to a
man contribute funds the Red Cross etc AMI
buy Liberty bonds etc. and send his the army
and navy etc, his and help
plant harvest the etc. and then flash in
his face tumble of words the effect that all
waste of money and effort; that everything being
misused and abused. He may know that it is all
political clap-trap the partisan gutersnipo.
and a lie of the traitorous sort. the human
mind peculiar construction. has deterrins
effect just the same.
We are strong for that social mind of which D..
Mcintosh spoke. but there a much bigger job store
for it than he chose outline and besides. such
mind, even for the purposes 10 which he par
ucularly referred, had is nourished
poisons. misrepresentation, prevaricaton, and
fraud which though made America" works just
as we'll though mailed from Berlin.