The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-02-21
THE K|NSH|P Of THE
new AMERICAN
Aims and Ideals of the United
States and Canada Will
Soon Be Signed.

} The war is over. peace will soon b
signed. the fighting nations hav
sheathed their swords, and the day o
reconstruction has come.
| What Of It'll
| Hundreds of thousands of men, tax
en- from the fields of husbandry, from
the ranks Of labor. from the four wall.
Of the counting house. and the con
ines Of the workshop. taken from then
% do their part, their large part. In
me prevention Of the spolIation of the
world. and In the meantime removed
from the gear Of common everyday
ufe. will be returning. only to find In
many cases old positions filed. the
machinery with which they were for.
nerly attached dislOcated.
Are they to become aimless wan
uerers. with the ultimate possibility
q augmenting an army Of menacing
Soafers? II they do It II is because their
ability to assist in laying new founda-
donH In building up much required
structures, Is underestimate. Men
who have fought as they have fought.
VINO have risked and faced dangers as
NY have, are not of the caliber likely
. finch when It comes to the resto-
1fion of what the enemy partially de-
|cestoyed. when II comes to the recon-
|efruction 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-
ccsstruction.
Injured to toll, thoughtless OF fatigue.
trained In initiative and hardened by
their outdoor exercise they will re-
turn better and stronger men. boys
VIII 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
Held OF battle they developed nlcrtness
and wisdom, and they will return with
both shedding from every pore.
Action was their by-word and II will |
stand them In good stead now that the
om 0f the battle no longer rings In
their ears. or the zero hour signals
them TO the fray, and II will continue
during their entire existence.
! 0ut II they return to find their old
tion gone, their places filled. the
otions with which they were con.
30 longer exist. new walks OF
employment must Be opened
may BE- that the counting
hi fhctory. the Workshop win
81 >helr attraction. The return
~ WIN look elsewhere for en-
knt; within his reach there Is AZ
the "Forward-to-theIa.nnd" ne
J. In this lies the remedy that
lot only take care OF a multitude
bse who may not be able TO return
Uleir former occupations. whose de-
'ires are not TO do so. whose health
them from indoor life or
sc outdoor habits from the past
~ two. three or four years have
- them such taste and desire
4 u that confinement would be I'M
G1Fob bic. Farm life will thus appeal
etAem. and the indications nre That II
IN be taken advantage Of by thou
nnds. II means much TO them rs well ,
> % the Continent Of America that /,
rovisies the opportunity TO the world ,
large. and TO the stricken and fam
Nd nations OF Europe. who. not only J
DdAy, but for years TO come. will re-
hire the sustenance that can only
rgeIy be supplied by the United
hates and Canada. by following the
nrsuit OF agriculture the returned
'ldier will continue the cause he 80
'eatly advanced when fighting on the
ID OF battle. Both countries have