Sioux County pioneer., 1919-02-13
THE K|NSH|P Of the
new AMERICAN
aims and Ideals of the United
States and Canata win
Soon Be Signed.

The wae is over, peace will soon be
signed, tho fighting nations have
sheathed thd,r swords, and the day OF
reconstruction has come.
What of 1t!
Hundreds of thousands of men, TAX
en- from the fields Of husbandry, from
the ranks of labor. from the four walls
of the counting h7use, and the con-
fines Of the workshop, taken from them
to do their part, their large part, in
the prevention Of the spoliation of the
world, and IN the meantime removed
from the gear Of common everyday
life, will be returning, only to find in
many cases old positions filed, the
machinery with which they were for.
merly attached dislocated.
Are they to become aimless wan
derers, with the ultimate possibility
of augmenting an army Of menacing
loafers? II they do It 1t is because their
ability to assist in laying new founda-
tions. in building up much required
structures, is underestimate. Men
who have fought as they have fought,
who nave risked and faced dangers as
they have, are not Of the caliber likely
to finch when 1t comes to the resto-
ration Of what the enemy partially de.
stroyed, when it comes to the recon-
struction of the world the ideals of
which they had in view when they took
part in the great struggle whose Divine
purpose was to bring about this re.
construction.
Injured to toll, thoughtless Of fatigue,
trained in initiative and hardened by
their outdoor existence they will re-
turn better and stronger men, boys
will have matured and young men will
have developed.
They will decide Of themselves lines
Of action and thought, and what their
future should and will be. On the
field Of battle they developed alertness
and wisdom, and they will return with
both shedding from every pore.
Action was their by-word and 1t will
stand them in good stead now that the
din of the battle no longer rings In
their ears. or the zero hour signals
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during their entire existence.
But If they return to find their ole
avocation gone, their places filled, thu
institutions with which they were con
nected no longer exist, new walks O
life and employment must be opened
to them. 1t may be that the counting
house, the factory, the workshop vii
have lost their attraction. The return
ed soldier will look elsewhere for EN-
p!oyment; within his reach there is al
ways the "Forward-to-the-Land" ne
cessity. In this lies the remedy tina
will not only take care Of a multitud
; Of those who may not be able to retur
to their former occupations, whose dc
sires are not to do SO, whose healt
} prohibits them from indoor life o
whose outdoor habits from the pas
} one, two, three or four years hav
given them such taste and desir
for It that confinement would be un
bearable. Farm life will thus appea
to them, and the Indications are that |
will be taken advantage Of by thou
sands. 1t means much to them as wei
as to the Continent of America tina
provides the opportunity to the worl
at large, and to the stricken and fan
ssI1ed nations Of Europe, who, not onl
today, but for years to come, will re
; quire the sustenance that can onl
largely be supplied by the Unite
States ah3 Canada. BY following tn
pursuit of agriculture the returne
soldier will continue the cause he 8
greatly advanced when fighting on tn
field of battle. Both countries hav
undeveloped areas yet open to settle
ment.