The Washington herald., 1919-02-16

front. but to those at home as well
We have all tasted this he'll of war
some Thousand fold more than
others. Yes, we all agree with sber-
man.
But. Buddy. the great question now
is-how have we stood IL? Have We
come out of this mighty furnace OF
blood and hate purged of dress and
! refined TO the pure gold Of loyalty fcr
home and country. or have we found
/ that, after all. there was no gold In
u.s.
This is the test. Buddy. your test
my test the greatest we have any OF
us yet been permitted TO undergo.
Anr now. ead0 one of US stands be
fore the mirror OF truth. and what we
see reflected there. Buddy, Is the real
man-the man we really are today.
You fellows. who went abroad. did
not finch when you met the Hun in
a hand 10 hand fight. You treated
'em rough"
You boys, who stayed at home. did
not finch when your hearts were al
most broken by being kept from the
! front. You did your work.
Was all this camoUhage on your
part? Were, you fellows on the other
side only able TO fight In a crowd.
like the Huns? Were you boys al
home just windbags and blowers7
No A thousand times no. But say.
] Buddy. doesn't Il look just a little
like IL. the way some OF you are tslH-
ing. Be fair.
You think the war is over. but
you're wrong. dead wrong. the great
est fight you have had on your hsn1s
. FE har fRh FFn aHI M
Sans country. And some OF you are
laying down.
It's a mans fight. Buddy and only
the resi- true man can belong. for this
fight Is one in which you have not
only to fight yoUrself-your discon-
tent your spirit OF hate and criticism.
but YOU must fight those same In
visible enemies OF your country IN
your wife and sweetheart, In your
father and your mother. in your
brother and your sister and in your
friend
And arrsyed against you. Buddy.
you will also find the Hun and the
Bolsheviki There insidious props-
ganda will give here a little push.
and there p little push 10 your dis
content and criticisms You will find
iit eyervwhere-in friend and foe alike
and. Buddy. YOU don't now seem 20
realize that this soil OF discomfort
and criticism r. the one thing that
those subtle enemies OF your dear
ones and your country arc trying 10
foster above all else. TO make fertile.
50 that in time their murderOus and
Uinhuman ideas NAV take root
So come now. Buddy and others.
he men. Stop this criticism. YOU gain
nothing bv f. Stop this discoU tent
and hate. il does not add 10 your hap
piness. Don't stab your government
in the back don't bemosn your hard
luck nor YOUR misfortune. Wake W
and grin and bear ii like men. For.
Buddy war Is hell and not suite ~
the Waldorf Astoria with the eats.
BE fair Think what vour govern
ment has done to tho UuhouDded al
tmiration and astouishment OF the en-
tire world Think what it has done
this with. tAnd remember. Buddy.
that YOU were one OF the bunch. some
handicap wasn't it. IL We judge you
10y the way some or you arc now talk
ingl. Unframed. men and unframed
cirls-thousands Of them-and all so
anxious. so willing To do an They
could for YOU. j. IL strange that mis-
takes were made. yes thousands o.
mistakes. could YOU have done better
with the material at hand Be fair
to your government 10 the Thousands
who did their hest for YOU To us
virtues be very kind and 10 it, faults
A little blind.
oh. Buddy. can't you soc g. can't
YOU see that the battle is not won
vet, 10y a long shot that you are stll
fighting for your dear onoT for Ihoi-
fIIveS. for their future happiness. and
last but not ieds, Tor YOUR county
and theirs.
And IL YOU can't be fair and cam
still fight on for those you love Tor
your country. your government and
all il stands for
Why Buddy and all others.
! Here's your hat. what's your hurry
CHARLES r. MARVIN