The Lamar register., 1919-02-12
SUGGESTS MORE WAR
For Peace In 1916; Now Wants to Keep
Nation at War Indefinitely.

can Publicity Association, through Its
President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
today gave out the following state
ment from its Washington headquart-
ers:
Judging from the remarks of Sec
retary Redficld, made before the
Council OF Foreign Relations recent
ly, the United States and its army may
yet be in for high old time, and
those who did not get fighting enough
may eventually find it in Germany or
Russia, or while acting as nurse to
what Redfield terms the barely born
(probably because not clothed with
boundarie5) small natiors of Europe.
The Secretary wko was pacifist be-
fore the election of 1916, now meets
the criticism relative to keeping our
troops n Russia by saying; We must
remember that the po3cible problems
Of force are not wholly gone. Germany
seems in chaos; Russia we know is
so. Who will say today what is the
future of Bolsheviam 2
"As for the first declaration, there
ere a good many people who believe
Germany is kicking up disturbance
merely in order to befog issues be-
fore the Peace Conference, and that
she will settle down to business when
ever she sees fit, and this may explain
guarded use of the word
seems
There is another healthy portion Of
the American people who believe that
Russia should be permitted to work out
her own salvation, or, at least, that
It is not up to the United States to
restore order in Russia. A good many
oyal Americans who have been re-
fused passports to Europe since the
President assured US the war was over
must have wondered when they reflect
ID that the authors Of Russia's woe.
Lenine and Trotsky, were freely ae-
corded passports to Russia, although
no secrecy had been observed by them
as to the nature Of their errand.
~As for the future Of Bolshevism.
We are apt to have plenty TO consider
along that line right here at home.
without going out Of our way to meet
It, and Democratic eoddling Of the I.
W. W, and similar organizations is
largely responsible for the situation
fast developing here.
fN-f~ s-1xN -
we have nothing to do with Russia
laments Redfield. and perhaps il is
not wrong TO infer that they would
argue we Lave nothing to do with the
forces Of what is TO be the
new Germany. We have been fight
ing. however, the battle Of freedom
against autocracy; are we supposed
therefore to have no concern in the
battle of freedom against possible an
archy7' He then admonishes US to
consider also that the newly born ma
tons which have been created amid
the storm Of war are but barely born.
Their exact boundaries are in some
cases yet underlined, their organiza-
tion far from complete
"If by all these hints and sugges-
tons Brother Redfield is presenting a
program for America and American
troops in Europe, then this country
is in for an era Of trouble and tax
raising. the end of which no man can
sec. which was certainly not nominated
in the bond when our boys were hustl-
ed to meet the Hun, and who fought
him for his hellishness and to uphold
our rights on the seas. As for the II
principles, not one out of a thousand
soldiers ever read them and that one
didn't know what they meant.
"It might be well for Mr.. Redfield
to be called upon for an explanation
as to whether he has inside informa-
ton on what it is proposed to do with
our troops in Europe, in view of his
utterances, and Of the fact that the
State Department refuses to inform
the Senate of proposed plans"