Republican farmer., 1918-09-06
WAR AND COMMON SENSE

MAN during the has from state or Ddr kA parity to comparative civilization, he has increased lit tie by little his stock of morality and his control of the powers of nature At any time he has been bound by the conditions about him; always he has had h view ideals He has looked toward the better way After while he has attained the bet ter thing. When this principle stated in of material things, 1t is easy to understand Men walked; after long time they rode the ogs rough dug followed canoes boats sailing craft steamboas modern iron cad and the sub marine. The man was wise who at any time improved the means of travel he unwise If at time he advised other men not to what they had because there might be something better.
 could he land until they knew how to float the water travel beneath the surface of the water until the submarine invented
 Social devices not tangible machines built of wood steel but they of the nature Men cannot until they get the ballot ride government rail roads until the railroads owned by the governments cannot have cooperation while nearly everybody believes in compet on cannot have permanent while nearly everybody be- lieves in the necessity of war.
 The is wise who showshe way to better social me- but he unwse if he tells they not to en- joy the things they have because there better things to be had day.
 Men and form habits all some, and some, many which practiced, often to fanaticism
 Variousy, eat or drink too much; smoke too much They acquire habits of excessive play become baseball fans act bowling alleys torture pool tables spend fortunes on collections of books of postage stamps There are bad hab its of the muscles such wchng the nose pulling on one ear biting the nails sucking the thumb and many others
 higher order of mental habits acquired in much the way these inferior habits Some become unduy prohibition personal liberty; affect caism and willing be asassns because they to excess the habit of desiring peace.
 War a of habits; especially of such tisoca the for this is quite simple It is the instinct of self preservation
 If pacifist violently assaulted by who intends his life and he has warning and me he will fight like wild The God implanted desire to live is stronger than his habit of desiring peace who is fighting for his life not smoke drink chew while the fight is He does his nails though he may his opponent He may have had any all of those habits violently before the fight began The instinct to live surmounts his habits.
 War is pursuit in which the lives of many smultan- eousy threatened That they may live they put their habits they accept unwoned discipline of body toned garb mine with those whom they do not know sub init to unusual dangers and hardships
 less degree because the danger to their bodies is ess the civilian population submits to discipline
 In ordinary times the right to burn gasoline to have full supply of coal much desire obtain is assured
 When the instinct of self preservation being by innocent things may be forbidden; become crim
 It is not otherwise in the domain of ideas
 In peace it is good that there should be competition of ideas The fellow who vigorously for change does good work though his fanacism magnifes his tiny m= provement, and dminishes other values.
 The anarchist the socialist the pacifist the single aXer the municipal ownership the chap who wants bond for public improvements each do his level best to make the world of his mind
 Not so when there is The pacs must his ag- taion the time being Men who striving to live will not if they prevent it, let others hurry them to death
 The ponder must let go because the needed to aid the national self preservation The anarchist tine socialist other will be allowed to weaken the arm that strikes the saving blow.
 Free speech which in ordinary times men have the right enjoyment they have to sugar coal gasoline is necessary extent denied The denial be by written law usually will be by the law of public opinion
 any doubts the existence of this law of public opn ion let him at Main street and Fairfield and pro claim the doctrine that the Kaiser is splendid fellow.
 The right to strike right guaranteed in times of peace no longer exists.
 been replaced by the duty to work Men requre striking for the they require their consumption of and gasOinehe insnc of self preservation demands it.
 The strike is barred because it mpers the lives and for tunes America threatens and mper the lives Americans.
 Those who wilfuly hold up production enjoy in tn presenCe of the nation a singular gnOminy.
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