Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-30

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! American school boy in an American
school. taught by an American teacher
| has failed TO hear that great story written
! by Edw: r Everett Hale, the story Of
| The Man Without "A Country says
| Hoords Dairyman Of Fort Atkinson
| Wis. which continues:
| You will recall TINT he man lived back
| in the DAYS of Aaron Burr about the year
| 1900 and made the wish that he might
never hear the name of his country
America. again. on will also recall that
his wish was granted, and the rest Of his
| life furnished us the pathetic example of
"A Man Without a Country.
But pathetic as was that example In
the days when our beloved country was
| Young. far more pathetic is the case of two
| inhabitants of our country in tins year
| 1915 when our land of freedom and OPP
portunity is in death cripple with the
most despotIc country the world has ever
| seen or heard of
Here is the real story. for these men are
not story men rs was THE Man Without
Country " The American people were
| making the supreme effort IN subscribing
the Third Liberty Loan. and nil Of the
ncighbors in that township had done Their
best except two, who steadfastly refused To
subscribe. These two men had come from
our enemy dcspotlC country some years
ago They had escaped from that country
to avoid the hard ways forced upon the
people there, and had chosen America
because they recognized II rs land OF
freedom and opportunity.
Here We must pause 10 be sure that We
understand why this land is dear Ia us.
From the vesv beginning, the govern
! ment nf the United States has belonged Ia
each individual and II is the result of what
all Of the people have made IT, No king or
kaiser or emperor has owned the land or
claimed II, as his possession Our leaders
and heroes have been common people
and very many Of the names We revere
have been those ~ backwoodsmen, who
have hewn this country out OF Wild forests
and plains and by their lahors and sacri-
fees herolsm and suiierings have made IT
he chosen land II IS
again what orr land IS, is what the
majority has always made II You sec
All hut two of the men Of this American
ncighporhood worked and sacrificed TO
keep this country true To the ideas Of the
settlers and founders Of tho country
| These two men chose this country and
| this particular ncighb0rhood because
these ideas had made II a place where
tho common man could get ahead But
when il came 20 the place where assist
aucc was dcmandcd from them. they
baked They fed their native land to
escape its rIgorS They chose 10 enjoy
an the rights and blessings of free land
hut ychshly refused to carry any Of its
burdens 80. loyalty TO thor native
cou,,r, Which they have left and dis
lo,alt, to their adopted country rendered
them Two Men Without Country, !
n You wl!l scC
4 hon 9E
drove III Ia the cheese factory with their
milk ,hc chccscmakcr btckoncd them
out ~ thc line and motioncd the next
farmer to drlNC M After several succeed
ing farmers had unIoadrd their milk and
30 moro attention was pald these two.
they Indignantly sought the reason and
were informed that They were undesirable
citizens and that fhcf milk would no
longer hc taken Thcrrupon. IN great
anger. they drove away 10 q nclghhorlng
factory where thcy were met with the
same refusal Aftcr calling al thu third
factory and receiving tho same rebuff.
they went To their homes with their milk.
Ii 50 happens that in america II is no
uncommon thing for common men To
own great herbs 81 dairy cattle and milk
becomes their main product II WAS 50
With these mon. All the years in which
they had grown prosperous, they had
falIc, 10 recognize the great value OF the
market which tho laws III the land had
made for their milk
Needing some supplies, they drove 70
their usual trading point to trade lhs
merchants turned them away saying
they were not selling goods 10 undesirable
citizens any moro.
Here they were now. unable Ia sell
their crops or To buy their necessities
They were dependent upon their own re
sources To enjoy just the KIND OF country
thev wished TO make. But they did not
wish to endure the hardshlpS which il
takes 10 build country such as would I'll
T their especial likingS 30 they determine
10 compel their nelghbors 10 submit I,
their way. 10 make their fellow citizens
: continue to furnish all Of the blessings Of &
! free country without their assisting. whIlt
on the other hand they continued TO arc
| and anct the kaisers cause ThcA
sought he county judge AT the count5
seat While they did not care for then
adopted land. It's courts were good enough
Ia appeal 10. 10 make the people accorc
them their undeservcd rights
Having heard their complaints ano
having questioned them upon the reasons
| for their troubles the Judge concluded
? that their failure to subscribe for bond'
, and show friendly interest in then
adopted country were the causes OF thell
r difficulty and advised them to bu!
Liberty Bonds They went to the bank
, and each SUBSCRIBED for a $50 Liberty
Bond the very least subscription they
could make Truly, these were Two
r Men Without Country Then they
repaired TO the office Of the County Coun-
| eli f Defense and requested the assistance
|
co,u;nu circIa With