Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
COMMUNICATED
New York, Aug. 26, 1919.

New York, Aug. 26, 1919.
/ Editor Milford Chronicle:
l wish to congratulate you on your
| able editorials in the Chronicle OF
August 10th. The article on the peace
league was the clearest, the soundest
and most American l have read in
any paper, and l have read several.
/ wish we had more real able Amer
ican editors, and American papers, to
print their ideas and scatter them
broadcast.
If Mr.. Wilson were a little more
American and less English, he would
not want to betray his country. Yes,
| say betray, for he has the fame
bee" in his hat and cannot see any
good in anything but Wilson's League
of Nations. One of the English news
papers said that Woodrow Wilson is
the best Englishman living, and
think it is right. Or, why should he
let England have six votes and the
United States only one? Would he
sell America for fame that he might
be the leader of the League of Nations?
Arnold sold, or tried to sell, if for
money. Mr.. Wilson can live better
without fame than we can without a
free, unrestricted United States of
America. l hope and pray that our
Senator is a true blue" American
and will vote against the League as it
now stands. Our country, first, last
and forever" should be our motto.
Then again, the article of turning
the railroads over to the government,
is another very able article and right
all the way through. The government
control does not help us on the High
Cost of Living; it only makes every
thing higher. The roads are not run
as well as they were under private
control. Employees are not as civil
Goods are delayed in shipment had
three crates of cantalOupes shipped
from Redden. Delaware, arrived in
Jersey City in twelve hours and were
held a week there. Then l was noti-
fed to remove them or they would be
stored at my expense. They were all
spoiled and not worth storing. Under
old Pennsylvania railroad control l
would have been notified within 10
hours after arrival. 1t is the same
with the United States postoffice. While
in Delaware the first of August l sent
II cantaloupes to a friend in New York
which were well and carefully pack
ed. They were seven days enroute
and no good when delivered. Reduce
the Cost of Livingl Why, our Gov
ernment, under its present admins
tration, could not reduce a pint of
milk with a gallon of water. Let us
nave a government ruieG Dy Amvri- /
cans first and even then we do not
want government owned railroads. Too
much graft in it; too many fingers in
he pie. It is the exception now to get
l civil answer from a railroad en-
)loyee.
Your editorial on Addicks brings
pack to my mind the time when lived |
n Sussex county and was a voter in |
Delaware; how l fought the buying |
II votes, tooth and naill I saw it all; |
Republicans did not sell their votes. |
Democrats sold. did not agree with |
dr. Addicks and had many arguments |
With his lieutenants on their methods, |
'ut their answer was. 1--WE are beat |
ng them at their own game. We are |
'uying Democratic votes" But they
lid not want him elected; that was
asy to see. But your editorial shows
hat out of evil, good can come. No
me is so far gone but that you can
ind some good in them somewhere, if
'ou can only find the spot. So even
'ut of the League of Nations may
ome good; but l think the only good
league of Nations would be a dead
league of Nations, as all good Huns
re dead Huns.
Yours respectfully,
Q. d. COMMON.