The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-13
DEPORT THE SLACKERS.

DEPORT THE SLACKERS.
Senator Jones, of Washington, has
introduced a bill providing that ev-
cry foreigner who withdrew his appli-
cation for citizenship in the United
States in order to escape military
service should be deported to his ma
tive country. The bill is worthy one
and should receive the united support
of every American in congress. The
members who will not support it are
members who have large numbers of
foreigners in their constituency and
think more of the votes of these for
eigners than they think of the votes
of the real Americans and this must
be remembered when the next cleo
ton comes and the American voters
must not support them. Let them
take their choice of the American or
foreign vote.
The man who comes here to get all
of the benefits of our great freedom
but refuses to fight for it should be
sent back to the country from which
he came. If our liberty, freedom and
glorious country are not worth sup
porting when danger arises, they are
not worth having.
The American voters should watch
our congressman. The average poll
tician is rank coward. He fears to
take stand that might cost him
votes. But there are four million
men who have served with the colors
and every one of them is a voter.
Every one of these has relatives and
it is safe to say that there are two
voters related to each soldier This
gives twelve million votes that should
be cast for one great principle-Am-
ericanism-and it will be power that
the most cowordly politician will fear
to antagonize. Just put it up to your
congressman to. be either an Ameri-
can citizen and support your son, your
brother or your friend, or rely upon
the foreigners for support. There
can be no two positions. He must
assume one or Cne OJner.
There are enough real Americans
in the United States to control this
country. The congressman or other
politician who tries to hedge be-
tween the American and foreigner is
going to have hard shedding The man
who withdrew his application for citi-
zenship in order to escape military
service is not an American, is I'M
worthy to reside in America and to
enjoy the privileges given to Ameri-
can citizens. Deportation is the only
thing fit for him. Let him be de-
ported. Senator Jones bill should re-
ceive the support of all true Ameri-
cans. Voters, watch the vote on this
bill and retire to private life the mem
bers of congress who vote against it.
DIVIDING THE SOLDIER VOTE.
An effort is being made by some
but willy politicians to
create division between the soldiers
who will be discharged from service
within the next few months. The !
plan is to create dissention between :
those who went across" and those
who remained at home. The plan is
we'll laid but it cannot be made sue
cess. II
The scheme is to make separate
of those who went across
he ocean. These men are to be made
/ sort of aris.ocracy. The politicians
will try to cater to them and to con- {
xol their votes by schemes and plans
. favor them as against thoses who
I'd not cross the ocean. BY this plan
d hoped to divide the great army
nto two factions and thus nullify its
'ower as a political factor.
But there is no justice in the
cheme and it will fall of its own
veight. The men who remained on
~ sids Of the Atlantic did SO be-
ause they were ordered to remain
ere. They did not have any choice
1 the matter. The writer has a
riend with three sons, every one
odunteer during the first few months
tier America entered the war One
I these was sent to France but never
Dached The interior. His work was 1T
port Of debarkation. The other
70 never reached the other side Of
le Atlantic. Are these three fine