Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-11-14

oversight on your part. Others noticed it, though,
among them the manager of the Milwaukee Office Of
Western Newspaper Union, who was kind enoughto
write me personal letter saying that had Iegiti
mate cause for legal action against you. Having
some hope that the people of Villas county would
sooner or later find out that they had two news
papers, or at least attempt at two, let the sug
gestion 60 That was another fine example or your
Americanisn.
Finally, the United States entered into the war
with Germany Then for the first time in the eight
wears that have read the Villas County News, you
took position that you could not easily recede
from if circumstances were advisable. Immediately
you began to brand everyone disloyal and un-Ameri
can who did not at once fall in with your ideas on
how to win the war; believe that / first entered
the Benedict Arnold class in your estimation when
l refused to follow your dictates and published
article on the Martin Luther anniversary centennial
which every large paper had, the being cele-
brated in practically every city and town in the
United States, although at war with the
country in which Luther lived and died four hun
dred years before. Standing Germans up against a
wall and shooting them without the benefit of Clergy
occupied the attention of the News next. You re-
fused to become member Of the now defunct
Loyalty Legion unless certain people lacking in 100
per cent loyalty, according to your views, were ex-
cluded. was one of the number, I've understood.
The precaution was needless as I had joined the
order by mail in Milwaukee several months before
anyone thought of organization here. A few
weeks later there school election held. One
of the best citizens in town candidates. man
who had forgotten more true Christianity than the
man you shouted for will ever know Your candi-
date as usual, was defeated and Immediately the
cry went up that the pro-Germans did it. They
turned out next day and almost to aaman voted for
two strictly loyal candidates for US senator.
Your studied attempts to attach the stigma of
disloyaIty upon the Review during the past two
~ <I1owo n3rN
believing that the stirring up of internal strife at
that time was far from true Amercanism but your
last vile attack is malicious in it's INTENT that
feel justi6ed in using up few inches of good space
to let you know that the wind bag brass band-hip-
hip-hooray sort of patriotism that fills your columns
may have people butfaoed but not the
Review.
increasing patronage which / believe has been to
the detriment of the News, and cannot help but
feel that the personal issue thus engendered has
been largely responsible lie for your attacks Some
more Americanism.
Recently you refused to take place on an enter
tertanment committee if was left on it, | did not
solicit the honor and did not know of your refusal at
the time. 1t would not have disconnected me any
if had known, as I cheerfully would cooperate
with the vest of the vile at affair given in hon.
or of the soldiers you pretend to love so dearly
My patriotism and love of country was instilled
through long association with father whose four
years of service in the Civil War taught him the
true tenets of that emotion. Patriotism comes
from the heart. It's not the rantings OF war hys-
terra that the raw-meat eaters have raved about
for the last two years. II / worshipped the Deity
as you profess to- in parenthess, would also thank
Him for not permitting me to be such a walking
and talking monument OF loyalty, 100 per cent
Amercansm and lover of mankind as D. G Menefee
VERNE RICHARDS, Editor,
The EAGLE RIVER REVIEW