The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-26
DENOUNCING GENERAL
PERSHING

Press dispatches bring the new
that Congressman Thomas D. Schall
of Minnesota, is trailing Genera
Pershing' in the latter's triumphant
tour of the United States and is ode
nouncing Pershing in the most bitter
terms" Schall states that Pershine
is a candidate for president and he
is going to follow Pershing as John
son followed President Wilson, in an
effort to defeat Pershing's presiden-
tial aspirations.
One gathers from Schall's denunci-
alton of the man who led the Ameri-
can army to victory, that Schall was
q member of a congressional party
which visited Europe during the war
and that General Pershing "snubbed'
him, or at least Schall thought he
was snubbed by the great leader who
was trying to win the war, defeat
German militarism and probably had
little time or patience with a smell
ing committee" of men who knew
nothing about the actual needs of the
army at the front.
Any way Schall says he was "snub-
bed" and for that reason Pershing is
unfit for president and he (SchalD
purposes to see that Pershing is not
elected to the presidency.
1t is really surprising what very
Csnp1 ooIibyn crotc into tho <TTpito1
States congress. The winning of the
war was nothing, to this self-ap-
pointed committee" who went to the
war zone to get some material for
speeches, compared with his personal
dignity He succeeds in getting
small crowd to listen to his ha-
angues. Any street faker can get
crowd. But it is indeed a small
crowd when compared with the vast
throngs that fairly fight for an OPP
portunity to greet and applaud Perish
OF all the American congressman /
who went to Europe to visit the |
battle fields and see something of the |
war, Schall is the only one who re-
ports having been "snubbed' and he
probably deserved it. Our own con-
gresham, Burton L. French, made a
visit to the war zone, Travelled
through the devastated regions, saw
what had been done by the Huns and
what the American soldiers had ac-
and what they had en-
dured and he wrote a series of articles
,n what he had seen and learned and
ne made number of speeches, but
1one of these contained any carping
criticism. They were filled with
praise for American soldiers, Ameri-
ian officers, and American ac-
But then Burton L. French is not
made of the small stuff that some
are He is first of all
! real American, filled with love for
America, trust in American ideals
nd American principles and then he
$ booster" instead of a knocker.
compare the speeches and the at
itudes of French and this man
'chal and see which is the better
itlzen and the better congressman.
'ut that seems like sacralege to com
are man like Burton L. French
nth man of Schall's calibre.
"a m -
UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE"
The Star-Mirror commends the :
,lendid work of Moscow fElks in Civ +
lg the Christmas tree and presents Il
} 1900 Moscow children. Surely the d
Rviour's instructions have been fol- ?
wed in this instance. There can be q
, better act than that of making .
ildren happy, and this is especially
ne on Christmas, the anniversary >
the birth of the Saviour, who said a
suffer little children to come unto
{ and forbid them not, for of such Il
the kingdom of heaven" q
Twelve hundred little hearts were ).
ade to beat bit faster, with the r.
y Of the Christmas spirit by the, q,
ton of the Elks lodge. 1t was a N
Al Christmas treat in every way d.
,thing was left undone that could OF
to the happiness of the children | II