Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-05

paninent of every war. She argued
that many of the stories, both true and
false, kept alive for years sectional
animosities and bitter feeling on the
part of the South towards the North.
1t was a very interesting letter, but
one could not help but feel that 1t
smacked somewhat of German propa-
ganda and evidently tried to create
the impression that Americans should
be more Ienient toward the Germans
in their thoughts. That is not either
growing or popular idea IN the minds
of Americans at the present time.
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire admits that he is oId-fashioned
and no doubt VIII acknowledge that he
Is conservative. At least he is old
fashioned and conservative enough not
to believe that there is anything feas-
ible In the proposition to carry mail
between Washington and New York by
airplane. A bill was passed for the pur-
pose of fixing a postage rate of "a
cents letter on this new service and
Gailinger made his comments to the
effect that this proposition would
amuse people for few days and for
that reason ii was probably necessary
to waste the money.
Congressman Tess of Ohio made
on the upheaval in railroading brought
on by the war, for which we therefore
have the Huns to thank. The Ohio
legislator remarked that since the
government took over the railroads
the employees had become careless.
THAT is one of the great prices we
are paying for this war" he contin-
ued, taking away our efficient and
faithful young men who seemed to en-
joy the pleasure of serving the public.
Today others have come in, untutored
as to what the public demands and
wholly careless of what it must have.
They seem to be absolutely irrespon-
sive as to any matters for which they
are employed, and wanting in common
courtesy when you ask them questions
that the public has a right to ask and
they ought decently to answer"
All criticism of the conduct of
the war, all charges of malfeas-
ance in office, all stories about
graft and wastage of money, will be
found upon examination to be much
worse when they are first made than
they are after investigation. In all
such things 1t seems to be a character
istic of human nature to put the worst
possible phase upon any given situa-
ton when an attack is made. Even a
public prosecutor, who is supposed to
conduct himself towards accused per-
sons with absolute fairness, will, in his
eagerness to prove his case, be unfair,
unjust and oftentimes INSCRIPTIONS.
Perhaps this accounts for the gener-
al serenity of those who are in charge
of the conduct of the war whenever
they have seen the sensational accusa-
lions that are frequently brought
against them. For the most part the
officers Of the government are trying
to do the best they can, but they know
that 1t is human nature to make mis-
takes. "In this gigantic war and its
gigantic expenditures" said a cabinet
officer recently, there will be mis-
takes, wastage. and sometimes graft,
but the American people should know
that 80 per cent of US are doing the
best we can"
Although there has been great
deal of complaint about the number of
men in the uniform of officers in Wash
ingtOn and elsewhere who are in the
nOncombatant branches of the army, it
may be set down as u fact that all
these officers want to get "over there"
1t is doubtful if you win find an Off
Ger anywhere who is not anxious to go
to France, and for the most part it
may be said that they are willing TO
go up against the hated Hun. While
it is a fact that there are thousands
of officers in uniform who will never
get an opportunity to go to France, it
is also a fact that there is a very large
number of officers in France who will
not get an opportunity to go to the
front. There are noneombatant
officers of the United States army
lover there" just as there are over
here.
Senator Gallinger took an unfair
advantage of Senator Thompson of
Kansas recently. Gallinger has passed
his eightieth milestone and is the SEN
ior of the senate. Thompson is a young
senator in his first term. No one would
suspect that venerable statesman
from old New Hampshire and her
cloud-capped granite hills" would as
sumo the role of humorist-with a