The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-17
whip Of feathers, they either get club
or let the reptiles alone.

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power until our boys gave the weight
that broke the hordes that threatened
to over run the earth. It was a glori.
Gus feeling we had and we took Just
pride in the courage and daring our
soldiers had shown. Five no tbs
have passed and The folly Of our poll
teal leadership has endangered, il not
lost, the fruits Of thst victory. While
it feasied by the side Of kings and
smiled at the wild huzzis OF the old
world and lived in fue palaces and
reveled in the fragrance Of boquets,
the Bolsheviki proceeded with its grim
work Of destroying the best intelli-
gence OF Russia and scattering its
poison throughout the world. It is
said that OF the two million inhabi-
tants Of Petrograd that two thirds or
three lourths are dead. Lenine is re-
ported to have planned the organiza
ton Of great army Of Mongolans TO
sweep the world as a second Ghengis
Khan. 1t Is said that he has a large
number Of Chinese already enrolled.
have before said that 1t would not
be surprising if before the war was
over the kaiser should dominate the
Russian situation and we be forced
to meet the hordes OF that great coun.
try. It may not be the kaiser will di-
rect this food but an even viler brute.
The kaiser did seek 10 preserve the
most efficient material elements in the
world because he could use them for
his own selfish ends and he never went
so far as to nationalize women and di,
rect that they must submit to every
lousy tramp that appeared in the name
Of the BolsheViki. We have heard
much about a league oil nations that
was to change the world. To hear the
ardent arguments OF its expounders
one would suppose that henceionh
hawks and chickens would roost on the
same perch, that bass and minnows
would swim side by side, that thugs
and pickpockels would hasten them to
the nearest church to make offering Of
all their stolen goods while all the
murderers in the land would quietly
buy rope and 20 hang themselves 10
the nearest tree. 1t is just as sensible
to expect a League Of Nations to do
these things as that it will make a
Mexican robber and rapist turn TO
peaceable pursuits or a Russian Bolshe
Wiki become a decent man. There is a
class Of human tigers in the world and
they are in control in Mexico, in Rus
sia, now in Hungary and it looks as
though they would possibly sweep into
Germany. To oppose such by paper
League Of Nations is as sensible as to
dam White River with corn stalks.
Already we have twitiered too long
The only kind Of league that the
bestial gang will understand Is one,
armed and we'll prepared and that gees
forth to smash. AS we'll stand and
argue with a tornado as with such
brutes. How our hearts have anguish
cd during the last three months for
the clear voice Of our dead leader who
had the sense and courage to be wise
Ia time and who was SO indifferent to
his own personal fortunes that he spoke
the truth whether it pleased or not.
Frank Simonds has been probably
the clearest wriler on military affairs
the war has produced. Listen TO what
he says. quote below;
Il wish l could make il clear TO my
American readers how grave Is the cri-
sis we face. We perceive at last that
Trolzky and LeDine will not hold up
their hands and cry "Kamerad" 10
the covenant. We are be-
ginning to understand that walls oil
Prussian Jericho will not fall when the
doctrines Of the League OF Nations are
trumpeted along the frontiers.
We have failed miserably, perhars
| finally, in Paris because We began with
the assumption that all the people oI
the socalled civilized world thought