The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-28
and England
WI Have to Pull Through
BY Newell Dwight Hills.

just now Il people are much alarmed oyert he pesnnnfsic s,a,an.nt,l
maze maze by leading Americans who have returned from Europe. William Alien
rs rs shortly e oecone an Industrial soviet. through a hooness revpluuonl
herbeft ~. Casson. The London expert on efficiency, says hal IL Great Brdtatni
becomes q republic that" the Prince of Wales will b. h first prestdents Htl
writes vs. II II We're an accepted fact of the passing of he dukes n the
thTd OF her MAJ power. the paralysis of her industries the danger of com.
munsm IN Italy and OF sheer anarchy in Spain. Davidson, the banker thiuks
hat without the aid OF the United States. andybnMona OF dollars Of credit
wMchW VIII nabie he ruined lands Of Europe to buy our raw material q long
uine. that these devastated peoples, weakened and we'll nigh ruined by war.
will fall ntore revolution am chaos. Its a black picture. Not on Of these men
mas xaggsrated MS statement yet n Q one reading their interviews n arricet
Is justified in pessimsn. #A M@& @
The simple fart is. a great nation like France cannot die No matter
"hat hersahffeufhe her people must ron them. N 10 matter how grieyousiya
hheasys. the burdens, she aus bear them. Menaars built that ~ay. by GOD
almighty. A superficAl magazine writer, has just written a article OF The
future OF thu world, n especially of France. He says that he gained by
much sweat the knowledge that. Frances population is doomed by decrease
position of "a fourth, rate nation" This writer has told he truth: h says.he
gained his knowledge about Frances: decay by sweat" q He certainly did nor
gain II by Intellect for lie has sweat" but NJ yII6n, muscle ut n thinking
power. His assault upon France hss brought down himself not only tho
has been N greatw r that has lot been followed by a vastly Increased birth
ate The spirit of france vas never 20 Inc and the French people never so
patent brave esnnreefn an determined IS today Three tines in the last
2VWD years their cities hay been destroyed III their lad laid waste and
thrice they have risen triumphant from the ashes @
Ihe most interesting thing bout England today is thst the quiet way In
whchs She Is buying p the raw materials all over the world ad building
ships Tor the doubling If her foreign trade. Instead Off going overt the financial
abyss. her ank of England. that has urmounted every monetary crisis, IL
eyeloping ranches in every harbor u port Of The undeveloped peoples OF
foreign continents. EnsIands financial position afer thu Napdeonic wars was
far more serious thar it is teday in 1919 If history teaches anything III
teaches the at hat wars fought for justice, liberty and progress have
,eentefans beeh a tonic to the financial III industrial eafto of thu nation. TIA
a nguia factt hat it was the struggle % pay The war debt OF 1865 after ty
overthrow OF slavery. that forced the rapid development of thu United States
where otherNHse the increase of property would nave been slow. IS rs
Againa and again history shows tina thu ron broom of war las swept he
debris OF ed institutions and castems e.t O. tbs =faetery. the field and the
Legislative halls. There is no place for pesamism n an intelligent n moral
universe. Big men do not bet against America, France Or England Strong
nations and strong individuals are stimulated by penf and storm