South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-30
REV. TITUS REPLIES.

4JtdI MI ZuNtL.
Permit me the space in your valu-
able paper 10 answer your article Of
Friday, which appeared in reply 70
my statement of the 27th. Let me
say, however. that il has never been
my desire 10 enter the field of con-
troversy with you. Ny article was
simply an expression of what has
been in the minds Of all fair and
loyal American citizens since the ap-
pearance Of your editorials on Brit
ish Policy. There are hosts of splen-
did citizens that do not agree with
you in this connection. and who look
upon your articles mentioned as be-
ing unfair. untimely. and untrue 10
fact. But I had hoped that another
more able to answer you might ap-
pear upon the scene: and since I
have been disappointed in this. I
concluded to contribute this final
statement.
Sir. you seem to question my
Americanism. Indeed you have gone
so far as TO charge me with being
a British propaganda. Since you
are such an adept at the guessing
game. I would advise you 10 make
another try. for, as usual, you are
far astray in this matter. 1 am an
American through and through. I
am not a British American, nor
would my name indicate that am
a German American; but just an
American without any semblance of
hyphen. II you dispute my word.
perhaps I may be allowed TO use a
personal reference to convince your
sceptical mind. When the opportun-
ity presented itself I very gladly
offered myself and my services to
our men. II was impossible for me
TO enter the army. so 1 seized the
next best opportunity. Leaving be-
hind a family, including small chill
dren, I journeyed to France. Upon
arriving "over there" I sought no
easy Job. for during all those days
encountered the same dangers,
experienced the same hardships as
did the men IN the ranks. When they
went into the trench, IL was my
happy privilege to go with them.
When they slept in old barns with
the cattle, slept alongside OF them.
When they hungered, I fed them TO
the limit Of my supply, and then
suffered these pangs with them.
was glad TO do II. and il was far
from playing at the game Of sol
der" While our editor was sleeping
in a comfortable bed. the writer,
with our splendid heroes. was curled
up in the bottom OF a muddy trench
with our splendid heroes, was curled
face. If II had been HIS lot TO fall
with our gallant sons. upon mo
Mans Land" he would have been
willing to have made the sacrifice.
He bears in his body TO this day
and will carry TO his grave. a scar
from the hand Of the hun. II Mr..
Zuver thinks for a minute that this
is a mere playing at the game of
soldier" then II strike4 me at being
a peculiar form Of play. Not many
OF US would care TO take our amuse-
ment in that way. Returning from
France I gladly offered my time. and
my single talent TO my country in
raising money. I covered the county,
and part OF an adjoining state in
the Liberty Loan drive. 1 spent my
own money in this work. have COW
cred the entire state in the United
War Work drive. I have freely and
willingly given OF all that I had, and
would do Il a thousand times again
II need be. So, I trust Mr.. Zuver.
you will be somewhat fair, and re-
memb Der that the best way to judge
a mans patriotism is by the fruits he
produces. not by the splendid
phrases he may sling together.
Now Mr.. Zuver. would il not be
wise for you TO remember that we
are still the ally OF Great Britain.
You made a clever move TO evade
the real meaning OF this particular
part OF my preceding statement
Nevertheless. the fact still remains
that England and America are still
allies against Germany. True the
newspaper censorship has been re-
moved. but this pertains to news
only. and in no sense gives a man
the right 70 criticize and jeopardize
the cause for which We have been
fghting Any indication OF this spirit
on the part OF any individual now
clearly evidences TINS same IeeIlnE
even in the days OF fighting. II
Is an evidence that one was
waiting for the lifting OF the
lid" n blurt out oil his pent up in
dignation. Granted. the wild boar
is safely Gagged in Holland" Does it
! not occur 10 Mr.. Zuver that our fight
was not against the kaiser alone, but
il was against Germany. We were al
so fighting the German people. Hence
it is with the German people that
we must now contend. When we sit