Evening journal., 1918-08-24

Germany Of the twentieth century to introduce the de-
sructlon OF the eyeslght Of methed of winning
Ia Through the centuries of study research, ou-
lure development and upllft through the list Of names
Of great Germans who contributed to progress In In
dustry arts end science, the focus burns upon this
damned spot this Idea from helli and from the shame
horror and brutality Germany may not recover.
When you between the ages Of 81 and 30, a
decided mental change takes place upen German put
ting out your. eyes.
We want you TO read the story about Roland
Park Hospital, Baltimore, where the government
i trying to reconstruct" our blind soldiers blinded by
Hun gas. because we're going to offer radical
suggestion.
These blind soldier boys must be utterly declamed
and those "reconsrucllng" him nrst go to work
his mental readIusment.
Formerly, you could' go about other men. indie
pendenty, without fear conscious Of your strength TO
look out for yourself Made sghtless by German you
must guide your feet with cane; little dog may be
useful TO lead you you must remble at noise Of street
car, auto wagon; you may smell the fire that you
cannot locate you must always depend someone or
something for even the common things; you must give
up the flowers The mouains the green fields. the gs-
cning, ripping brooks; you must merely imagine all new
faces all new people, all new things
Formerly, you looked into your young wife's eyes
and saw CLEAN from heaven that thrilled you. Or,
you took your baby upon your knee TO make It laugh,
TO glow its growth. the way its curls be-
ginning twne about neck the struggles It made to
say Daddy" realize that It's part of you and may
will grow up just like you
No more Of that--foreverl To crush and rule mil
lions Of like you the has gassed you into
blindness. everlasting backness opaque curtain be-
tween you and all that you loved.
Wisely the governors Of Roland Park Hospital de-
eide that such a change has effect the mind.
Mental readiustment is necessary. Yesterday to see
wife babes beloved face; to be In and OF the bright
world Today to nothing; to be in world between
life and DEATH
one Of these blind soldier boys OF ours-of oursl-
says a writer has been mentally readIusted that
he joyously sits and pens letter TO his mother
in wobby characters perhaps but legible May God
alone be with that mother when she reads It.
You should see them at football following the
the ball by hearing. You should how they carry
on like joyful kids while doing IT," says Newland No
We don't want to that while there's living Hun
who has not felt all the punishment that's in the strong
arm Of America. We don't want to stand the side
lines watch American boys, blinded by Huns, follow
the ball by hearing We want TO be in the trench lines
removing Huns.
Wen, government is going to reconstruct" these
blind boys far possible. II is going TO teach them
vocatlons to make them independent far possible.
II finally going TO turn them out into the world to get
along, well as possible.
It is not enough It is not enough for our blinded
boys Il is not enough for the cowar1ly brutes who
blinded them
When we 10 sit at the peace table. should
at $4,000 indemnity for the benefit Of every
American victim of this hellsh practice Of Germany.
And isn't too early to notify the ungody Hun auto
Gratis that such is our Intention