South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-05
What of Our Pro-
Germans


Alishawaka's manner Of respond
ing TO. the many and various calls
upon her patriotic spirit ano natural
generosity has been such that she
has attracted the favorable comment
OF other Indiana cities and the
jealousy OF not a few. yet her man
ner Of treatment OF certain OF our
disloyal tOwnspeOple-it is treason
able TO call them citizens, since that
term, If it isn't always, should be,
synonymous with civic and national
lOyalty-has been such that one is
called upon TO remark our astonish-
ing federation.
AT the outset Of the var with
Germany. in which the then triple
alliance combated the entente
powers with America a compassion
ate. but more or less Indifferent
spectator, il was observed that Mish-
awake possessed more sympathizers
with the autocratic country than
with France and England and Bel
GUM.
When the whole civilized world
revolted, however, against the gross
and unspeakable inhumanness of
German war methods. and America
dropped her attitude Of mild dis
approval and stepped into the fray
in the genuine American manner, the
real patriots, the actually sane and
normally constituted, left off COM
%,
find excuses for her high handed
methods.
Mishawal<a Not UnpatriOtic.
Mishawaka is probably no less
patriotic than other American cities
yet there remains out of her orig
inal German sympathizers a modi-
cum of hpyocritical Americans who
enjoy the protection and privileges
Of the Stars and Stripes, while they
actually and not always secretly,
uphold the nefarious principles Of
the worlds common enemy 1t is
against such of her people that the
city's righteous indignation should
be directed, but is not.
Within the past few weeks, there
have been statements made in the
city by men prominent enough that
their common sense if not their in
stinctive honor-provided they pos
sess it which is a matter of consider
able doubt,-which. in other cities
have resulted in drastic action on
the part Of indignant citizens. In
stead of remonstrance or objection
on the part Of those who are in
tenders have gone practically un-
questioned. The fact that federal
investigator have taken the matter
up is due not TO local zeal but TO
the presence of the proper author
tiles.
over i'm Ohio the other day man
was roughly treated and forced to
crawl upon his knees to the Flag
and kiss it, for remarking that
Baker is a "fathead." In Mishawaka
not long ago a man intimated that
he hoped the new long range gun
of the Germans would get that
Baker, And he continues in
absolute peace to hold the position
he should have been ousted from
long ago.
High Instructor Stacker.
In our high school there is an IN
structOr VINO remarked few days
ago. that ne wished for the first
time i'm his life that he were phys
icaIIv unfit. The draft may take
him. and he is so lacking in the
natural spirit of a man and Amer
lean that he would do almost any
thing TO keep from shouldering
gun in the most righteous cause for
which the heroes Of humanity have
ever struggled. He may not be a
pro-G German. but he is not the sort
of man the red-blooded American
wants instructing his son.
II is perhaps not advisable TO ad-
vocate violence in the treatment OF
pro-German sympathizers and the
disseminators OF seditious propa-
ganda, but the spineless and weak
spirited manner in which such
things are being met tends toward
a desire for some real Indignation,
and leads TO the thought that per
hans If the city possessed a Vigil
antes organization whose business il
was to take care of such people.
there would be a cessation of dis
loyal talk.
In spite OF and contrary to, the
many arguments for self-control
philosophy has prepared and handed
down to us. il continues TO be a
mystery that men of Drawn and the
right kind of stuff in them can
stand by and listen calmly while
another derides the government OF
the country and openly ridicules its
executives.
If there is ever an excuse for
anger. and a reasonable OppOrtun-
ity to exercise the powers nature
must have supplied for some such
emergency, IL is at such a time.
What cannot be accomplished
singly. might he attempted with bet
ter success by mass effort and in
all proba bilities by the time a few
Of our local Arnolds have been given
q coat or feather or yellow paint,
there will be slighter tendencies to-
ward seditious utterances.
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