Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-02
A FEW WORDS TO CUTTERS

WE ENCocNIEiDD yestefuas se"
AN tleman whose brilliant intellectual: at
kainmcnts have made his name nationally
known in the profession he follows, and
outside OF It. '"rhe business outlook does
not appear bright to me-" he said. The
quitters are all drawing back into their
shells, whence emanate lugubrious sounds
and the atmosphere Is filled with the noise
OF their croakings. The war has been the
biggest stimulus to business the world
has ever known, as the records OF the bel
ligerent and neutral countries show, but
these cutters instead Of reaching out are
drawing In. They are menace to the
country"
God must love brave men. lie has
snatchcd so many OF them out OF the jaws
Of destruction But the bravest. sturdiest
nation that ever existed had its share OF
auittcrs. Not all Of the corpuscles of the
blood are red The white ones also have
function to perform, But it Is sorry
day for the individual when the white
corpuscles dominate the red ones and take
the color from his countenance.
gutter can bc spotted nine times out
OF ten by the activity OF his tongue. The
spleen of his cowardice translates itself
into wordy venom. Everything is all
wrong. the country is going to ruin. the
Germans are bound to win because we
have neither their efficiency nor their cum
ming. the Government is stupid, there is
sure to be a panic. prices are too high.
have got into the war, Wall street is wax.
{ ing rich. everybody is n crook and It is
left. Poor, ignorant. spineless. shivering,
blinking citizens that they are! Why.
chaos. In a railroad train so crowded that
men were riding for scores of miles with
no more than a toe.andfnger grip on
coach. all that one Philadelphlan had to
do was to pin small American flag to
the lapel of his coat to find the best accom-
nrodations to be got. Men bowed to him
and made way for him--he was TO them
representative OF the great republic across
the seas, the invincible republic of ideals
and power and glory. he quitter and
an American citizen! Would TO goodness
that some of these cutters could 60 afar
on and get perspective. Would that they
could see America as II really.,is instead
I Of the little. measly America which they
picture to themselves!
We say to the autter, whether he be a
BUSINESS man or a wor;ser with his hands.
newer of wood and drawer OF water.
time has known no action more decisive
or human progress than this natioA's en-.
trance into the war. Compare the Ger
many OF today with the Germany or year
ago She then was naughty. her morale
was un,mpaired, she was striking for final
victory and so confident was she that her
leaders did not hesitate to challenge the
nnal stronghold OF liberty. Today half
million Americans In arms hold trenches
in France and a million others are almost
ready TO "go over; we are feeding and
otherwise invigorating three powerful
Allies. and we have met the Huns subtle
propa sanda of lies with SO simple and un.
affected, SO sincere and truthful state
ment OF conditions, that his own proe.
tariat Is vociferous for peace and eloquent
IN III demands for a-world organism of the
jsost we have outlined. We have beat him
% the rostrum with all the world lis.
feuer and he knows that we are going to
~, him on the battlefield Il he is insane
>nough TO demand final decision.
The cutters Of today are the bankrupts
* Tomorrow. In this country the bulls
have Il. Easnestness. yes. sensible re-
esrd Tor tbs difflcultiessin our way. a sin.
. 1>re demand for maximum efficiency in
51v eonduct Of the war. but pessi,nism
~ 1oubt never! We recognize neither
a<h II q bad thing to gamble on. II
! ara ~ American with any Of the
~ poison 10 your lungs. ser1' for a
otos ava have some America n!sm
4 a ia. Y will do you lots Of good
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