Iditarod pioneer., 1918-03-16
HOW REDBI0ODED AMERICANS BETWEEN AGES OF 30 AID 90 CAN DO LOT IN WINNING THE WAR SUGGESTED BY GEORGE AIDE

when they are made by a criminal who ; finds himself backed into 6 corner.
 Eighth. The men in our training camps and aboard transports and sta toned somewhere in France are being safeguarded as American soldiers never before were looked after, as re- gards wholesome food, proper sanjta- tion, prevention of disease, and moral guidance.
 Why enumerate further?
 Abe Martin met felIer down in 1 Brown county that never heard Of Tony Pastor. and we have taxpayer in our township who thinks the world IS | fiat, and vou can find cabaret perform CTS in New York City who don't believe there is such place as Iowa, and c1air- voyants still find customers, aud you ! can name people who will consult a a patent-medicine "ad.' in preference to d doctor, and old Jethro Tilford, over 1 in Shelby township, carries a dried-up potato to keep off the rheumatism.
 In every community you will find 8 contrary minded sediment of the human race-people who keep themselves somewhat in evidence by noisi}y deuy- ing facts which are self-evident to all | of their neighbors who happen to be in the full enjoyment of sanity.
 They are somewhat like frogs, i. e., they make an awful noise in proportion to their number
 Now, if you will take the trouble to check up in your immediate neighbour hood the people who, from the be2in- ming of the war, have been full of doubts and questions and false alarms. you will find that they are few in num- Der and of precious little importance, except as atmospheric disturbances.
 Also, did it ever occur to you: That the man who had brought most liberally of Government bonds never questioned the safety of his security?
 That the woman who was knitting the most socks and sweaters never be- l lieved the silly stories about the Red Cross being a crooked institution? That the soldier boy about to board transport and join his comrades of France and Great Britau never was known to doubt the sincerity of the men with whom he was soon to join shoulders?
 No, indeed.
 All the walls and misgivings and fish stories are put into circulation by 8 few picayune outsiders who were ust built 1 to be obstructionists and somehow can't l help it.
 ! They are in a class with the Tories who feasted the aristocratic British officers while Washington's Army starved at Valley Forge.
 They are a hold over of the Vallandg- ham clan that reviled Lincoln and gave an underhanded copperhead support to the cause of slavery, even after it was doomed.
 They are the kind of people who op- pose public improvements, will not buy l tickets for the Chautauqua, criticize l the minister if he smiles in public, and attach the presumption of guilt to any woman attacked by scandal. They are the small bores, the twO-by- | fours, the gnats, the sand flies, the ticks put on earth to teach good people the quality of patience.
 The time has come to ignore them.
 If we can not lock them up for safe keeping, at least we can shut them out | from our daily program and go ahead with the important work laid out for 1 us.
 This is no time to waste precious hours and vocal energy in trying to prove that two and two make four, and water is wet, and the sun sets in the vest and the mad dog of Prusslanlsm must be muzzled.
 Do not try to convince the miniature La Policies, because they do not wish to be convinced. They derive a bilious comfort from deing different. They have learned that no cloud has silver lining; it is festooned on the interior with crepe.
 If all the optimists along your street should arise some morning into a world bedecked with dew sparkles and ex- claim in unison, 'What a beautiful, sunshiny day." then some two-legged crab would emerge from behind lilac bush and say, "Yes; but think it'll rain before night"
 If you find banana skin on the