Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-18
ALIEN ENEMIES.

How many Americans interned in Germany are en-
loving comfortable quarters and three full meals per day
at the expense of the Imperial German Government?
Compare their condition, will you with that of the Ger
mans nerned in this country Contrast their conditions
would be better term The United States Government
is keeping the German barbarians in luxurious ideness
while we scarcely dare think of the fate of the Americans
who were so unfortunate as to fall into the beasty Ger
man hands, The term internment" as applied to alien
Germans ought to be abolished If they are considered
too dangerous to at large they ought to be shot Shot
without fomaty prearrangement by any man, or group
of men, who have proof positive of their dsloyay. And
the fact that they are aliens almost sufficient proof to
warrant shooting them sight German who has been
in this country long enough to take out his first natura
zaton papers and has not done it has NO legitimate bus
ness in the United States and the United States has
business pennng up the scoundres and feeding them
the fat of the land to prevent them from burning
houses blowing up factories poisoning horses scattering
etanus and other disease germs peddng poisoned chew
ing gum aud putting ground glass into food intended for
human consumption
The alien registration law is failure so far check
ing German propaganda is concerned Their damnable
espionage system ourshes to-day as never before The
dastardy work of the Teuton propagandist still goes
How long, in Gods name, how long are the people 60
ing to stand for this? The enemy not only at gates
he is within our portals We know not when nor where
to expect the next blow to fall
The only safe rule of action is to kill the bastard
Boches whenever and wherever they found There
can be but little question to their disloyay The fact
that they are German born and unnaturazed is prma
facie evidence
But we cannot afford to stop with the alen Thous-
ands of naturazed Germans loyal at heart to their
former kaiser as if they had not allegiance to the
United States In dealing with this class little more
caution should be used Their oath of allegiance should
be given the credence to which it is entitled but if the
dsoyaty suspected and proven hell hath fury toe
violent to be meted out to them
There is another class-the American born, of what
ever parentage decent who in sympathy openly
secretly with the Teuton cause. Watch them as yor
would mad dog. Mark well their every word and act
For them there no middle ground They are either fo
our country or against it, 1t is impossible in this grea
crisis to be ukewam hafhearted Ifthere is any rea
son to suspect them pursue them with the vigilance of
tiger stalking its prey and if you convinced after dis
passionate investigation, that they reasonable
heart why take such action you would take to defen
your house against the intrusion of burglar an ncen
diary and take at once If you deem immediate actor
the safest and most effective why don't wait to consul
legal authority. Authorities are sometimes too slow II
act
Let the slogan "To hell with the disloyasts" rim,
throughout the land Paste it in your hat and also wea
it next to your heart
To hell with them!