The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-13
Time For Action Here

For several months there nave
been current in Cambridge and Vari-
Gus sections of the county, state
the loyalty of Il number OF persons.
These reports nave not been confined
to any one class of people. nor TO
any particular nationality, but in
stead, have included persons whose
ancestors have been residents OF this
county for more than a hundred
years; persons more or less proml-
nent in business and other cir
cles, and in the matter of alleged
disloyal utterances have embraced
various phases and many subjects
The time for allowing such utter
ances and such actions is now pass
ed; the sons of this nation are pour
ing forth their blood upon the fields
of battle in behalf of this great coun-
try of ours and the cause of liberty;
they are shedding their blood, giving
their lives and all that they and we
love most to protect the people of
their native land, and to have these
ingrates, these traitors, these cop
perheads, to sit around country and
town stores and in other places, both
private and public, and abuse this
country, curse its officials, curse our
allies, curse those who are locally
or nationally connected with the
prosecution of the war, attempt to
belittle the wac-like work of the men
and women of the country, is going
entirely too far.
1t is useless 10 deny the facts, they
are so well known that whenever d
conversation is started upon this
subject, the person addressed will
say, do you mean---,' or do
YOU refer : $ .-," or don't
you think something should be done
with --?" Everyone knows that
these people are talking, that they
are saying things that will bring Sc
we're punishment upon them, and the
time has passed for overlooking
their actions. The Council of De-
Tense and the States Attorney
should begin thorough investiga
ton of these utterances; there is no
other way to deal with them.
1t is reported that there are two
or three stores in Cambridge where
the men, mot Germans), get togeth
er and talk in manner that is shock
ing; where the government of the
United States is held up to ridicule,
and where, in bitter craftsmanship,
things are said that would mean in
any other section, tar and feath
federal prisons. There are also re-
ported to be several men of means in
Cambridge, who unhesitatingly state
that they have not taken any Liberty
Bonds, and that they do not intend
to take a damned cents worth of
them # t the az las LAST Is Hundred
years"
These people are not confined to
Cambridge; it is reported that there
is a store up the county where men
congregate from time to time and
blaspheme the government and eX-
press their hopes of Germany's win
ming this war; then, from down the
county also, there come reports Of
disloyal acts and words.
The people who are alleged, upon
reliable authority, to be guilty of
making these statements, are citi-
zens of this county, they have avail
ed themselves of all of the splendid
opportunities it offers; some of
them have been comparatively sue
cessful from a business viewpoint.
and it behooyes them to come up
like men and stand by the govern
ment, and it behooves our authori
ties to see that they do so. The time
for procrastination has passed; the
time for hoping that they will come
around has gone by; they have been !
given every opportunity to demon |
strate their loyalty, and instead of |
acting as they should, they have both |
publicly and privately reviled their |
country, its flag and everything con-
nected with it, so far as the present .
war is concerned Either they must I