The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-27
Vigorous Enforcement Of the
vagrancy Law Is a Pub.
lie Necessity.
CUT OUT 1AE SENTIMENT ! \!
DUTY Of Every Citizen - Report
Nsiohbor Or Acquaintance Who
Won't Work and, Demand
Sheriff Enforce Laws.
prepared by tho United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)

over the United States are enforcing,
or preparing to enforce the vagrancy
laws very vigorously. There is ma.
tion.wide sentiment Of utter detesta.
ton for the man SO small Of spirit az
to be willing to do nothing during the
supreme hour Of all human history.
There is general determination all
over America that such men are 60
Ing to be forced to work, without de-
lay or ceremony.
However, in so vast land there
may be a few communities. here and
there. where sentiment has not be-
come sufficiently aroused to echo this
general demand which resounds over
the country. II there is, q place where
farmers are looking for help, and, at
the same time, loafers are hanging
around the depot, the stores and the
cool rooms. those farmers themselves
are somewhat to blame unless they
demand Of the sheriff and local on
GERS an absolute and unylelding ap'
pllcation. OF the vagrancy lava
A field man Of the United States
department Of agriculture recently
wrote this from one Of the important
agricultural states: s%Ss rs
Entirely too much labor, rural as
well as city. is Stacking. The com.
pulsory work law Is not being en-.
forced as well as it should. For
sentimental reasons some persons
hesitate to report a neighbor or &C
Quaintance who is idle and won't
work. ]. My idea Is that the
first thing to do is to clean up the
loaf1ng habit 7.
"Fer Sentimental Reason!"
Maybe you feel that way. Perhaps
Bill Smith, whom you know well, and
rather like in a casual sort Of fash.
ion, Is q chronic .loafer. He is .
harmless enough wretch, and you just
hate to. make a complaint against
Bill-"for sentimental reasons!"
No doubt, "for sentimental reasons"
You hate3to think Of your son being
killed-but 1T was the prouaest day
of your life when you watched him
march away to fight in France. By
the way, Bill Smith, the loafer. must
have 4 different brand Of sentiment
from your son and. ii yourself-the
Sentimental reasons" that inpelled
your boy to rush to the colOrs at the
first call don't seem to- have moved
Bin very: much. For some reason
sentimental or otherwise is still
sticking to his old job-whittling in
front Of the post office.
If your son dies in France-gives his
life fighting for the freedom of9Amer.
ica-fghting for the freedomsof that
very Bill Smith. the -loafer-
much do you think your grief will be
assuaged by the reflection that even
II your boy did have to die your
sentimental reasons" have been sus-
tanned and Bill is still loaflng to his
hearts content. II your soldier son
makes the supreme sacrifice how
much consolation will you find in the
knowledge that II Bill Smith, the loaf.
er, whom you shielded "for sentiment
tnl reasons had been forced to
work on some war Job more food and
supplies might have been sent to
France and your boy might have
lived. gilIos 3sil
Make Every ldler Work.
Maybe your son isn't at the front
yet-but he Is certain to be there
soon, and the longer you delay "for
sentimental reasons" In seeing that
your friend Bill Smith, the loafer, is
not sent to the chain gang or the
farm. the longer It will take your boy
and his companions to do their job.
Maybe you have no sons. But your
neighbors have-and they are over
there. But don't allow your "senti-
mental reasons" to be directed to
them! Oh. moi Don't try to help
the noble boys from your county who
started out for he'll with smile just
because they are real Americans!
Don't let your sentiment turn to them
but be sure and protect Bill Smith
who Is not fighting, nor working, not
doing anything except encumbering tho
face Of the earth with a useles car.
cass. Be sure and refrain from COM
planning to the sheriff about him
''for sentimental reasons!" Between
vagabonds and heroes let your "senti-
mental reasons flow to the first, Of
course! When the. casualty lists
come out you won't be saddened!
You can Danish all grief by saying:
"Oh. well, these fne lads are dead,
but worthless Bill Smith is safel
I lived up to my sentimental reasons!
I kept him from having to work. even
If real men had to die while he
loafed."
Sentimental reasons! See that
every idler in your county goes % the
rock pile or goes to work-''for sent.
mental reasons!''
Grave Dlseers Strike.
Shamokin, Pa.-Grave diggers EN-.
ployed In the Shamokin cemetery say
AA~k 4.