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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
copDLINe THE sLAckERs.

Saint Louis Republic: tdem.) Some
grotes1ue things are happenins
in connection with the rehabilitation
OF American soldiers. Take an every.
day occurrence at Camp Funston as an
instance.
The loyal soldier who has fought In
France must buy his own civilian clio
thing when he comes out of the
army. He can keep his uniform for
a few months II he desires, but most
men want to get back into a Civilian
outfit 80 he Is discharged without his
cldtime clothing allowance and spends
what he has saved from his pay with
the olothier.
At Camp Funston they have a large
number OF conscientious DIRECTORS. :,
and mingled with these are others. pa.
rading themselves as I. w. w. "Infer-
NATIONAL Socialists" and plain disloyal.
lists. Be it remembered that the boz
est conscientious objector" is a RAJ e
bird In these camps
These beings were drafted into the
army. They wouldn't battle and their
Uncleanliness was neaueating. They
were. and are. disloyalists, traitors.
dam gang that is no more.
Neverless. when these gentry are
discharged from tie army they are Ia
ken by representative of the govern
mept and given a full outfit of clothing
hat. suit. shoes, socks, underwear,
shirt, collar, gloves and even a neck,
tie,
They have been drawing their $50 a
month crmy pay the same that loyal
American fighting man was given
Furthermore, there IL no record that
any OF these Collectors" even objected
10 drawing that $50 per. OF courset
svery man OF them got ''aishonor-
able discharge, conduct band" when
hey were let 60 That worries them
lot at all. They managed to keep their
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

which the armies had to cope on the
fields of France. 1t impeded their
advance more than shot and shell
Soldiers wallowed in it and cursed
It They waded IN 1t. slept In it, died
In 1t. II became nightmare to them.
Whenever they recall their battle ex-
periences thpy viii remember and
mention the mud.
Just SO. Iowa's biggest obstacle
now is her mud. She has been lift
ing first one foot and then the other
for years. trying to get out Of the
mire. but neither foot has ever dried.
She has tracked up the hard roads
OF adjoining states. She repeatedly
has suffered partial paralysis, dag
nosed by outsiders caught here by the
disease as muditis- We get mad
every time q cross state traveller
gives us publicity on our bad roads
and then we get more mud But
we don't seem to get wise.
When we get wise wen have hard
roads. Let's all be mud-slingers.
Lets sling the mud out Of Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
MUD.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Mud is dis
tasteful. 1t is slippery TO walk in
and heavy to carry on the feet 1t
stalls automobiles and loaded wagons.
1t soils carpets and counties 1t
separates the country from the city
almost as distinctly as the lake sepa-
rates its shores. II keeps the farmer
from the town and the town from the
farmer. 1t keeps the grain and the
livestock On the farm when they
should be on their way to market. 1t
keeps the materials that must go to
the farm from the city on the shelves
when they should be on their way.
II hats traffic, and halted traffic in
yariably means congestion some
where, serious in comparison TO the
duration OF the halt. Mud is a money
loser 1t blocks education. II blocks
The schools and the
churches are no good when sea of
mud maroons them. II retards social
progress because there can be no
progress without communicating
when mud separates
people like a wall
Mud was the biggest obstacle with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
Nothing tests manhood like the choice of
bosom friend.-Newell Dwight Hills
HOW PLAIN IT ALL IS.

Secretary of the Interior Lane in public
address delivered in eastern city urged his
hearers to understand and accept those ideal
istic theories advanced by the nations head.
He did not go abroad Of his own free will the
secretary explained, but to add to the glory of
America. HE is not in Paris by your order
and direction but to carry out your wish
How crystal clear this makes it.. The presi-
dent knew what the people wanted better than
they themselves knew. Before they had gone
SO far to formulate their desires, he knew
them, by fathoning their sub-conscious wish.
Other official heads of nations, other repre-
sentatives and servants of the people with no
such means of divinaton can only wait to be
told what the people desire. Lacking the in
tuitive understanding the common rulers,
statesmen Of the ordinary type, usually have
to ask the people what they want. This, as
everybody can see, is crude way of arriving
at conclusions and waste of time for states
man with superior faculty for hearing the
inaudible voice of inarticulate nation and
feeling the public pulse before it has begun to
beat
1t is true that on one or two occasions our
president has employed the old commonplace
method of discovering what popular sentiment
was He asked the people in the last election
to make it clear if they wanted him to act as
their uninstructed, unembarrassed spokesman.
They stood up and shouted
..Nol"
This might have discouraged an executive
who lacked the art of reading the secret hearts
OF voters and had no recourse but 10 base con-
illusions on what they said. But the realiza-
ton that all their clamor was for what they
thought they wanted put different face on the
matter And again our president essayed the
conventional expedient of asking the people
Il he should 90 abroad, not in so many words
but BY inviting an expression of the popular
sill Once again a great majority of the ma
ton advised him through the press which
voices public sentiment to stay right in the
@hEte house and attend to home affairs But
30 mind Of super penetration able to look be
heath the EuTface shadows and see things as
shey were, It IS evident that the people were
unaware Of the true state of their own minds
IhaFae91ate announcement of the presidents de
sasson 20 20 abroad therefore brought the ref
ssen8gas ~ al end
~ H&saoa - indebted TO Secretary Lane for
Making tfaes@ things clear, and how it is pos
ssfsas - earrg 0zt the peoples wishes by taking
Sss as'srse taeg think they do not want.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

precious hides out Of tba u
range while the better men ,ias sp1
Our war department has dons J.
strange things. Just what 80 g
.orce. working under cover in ~!
ington, has permitted thcs. fa,rs Wy
one seems to know. Just wna1 -
|, was that brought the sunmar ~ N
charge OF a number OF Funston ~ y
because they had attempted To -,
tnese creatures keep themselyes !. ~
ana OBEY the simplest routine ha. -
er Deen even partially erDlsinss q
congress wants eject OF inres,;,
uon, the delicate and tender soI,.s
offered the disloyalist and eana.,
uous objector in the army csms ss'
fers something worth investiga ,Jas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
THE FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN

Los Angeles Times: We know nov
that at least one more Liberty icar
is necessary We Eayc been tcld
by the repres entative OF the treasur,
department sent here for the purpose
that the new loan is TO be a s.popu
lar loan. whatever that may mean:
We are informed that it is to be fol
as large a sum as the fourth loan, OF
( Sc, oge 900. 900, and that the same sys
tenn Is to be employed in placing this
huge issue with the public
The treasury department has prob
ably not lost sight OF the fact that
while the organization OF men and
women formed early in the war To
sell government securities may be re.
tanned intact, and while this organi-
zstion has rendered most unusual
service. it viii be necessary to make
an entirely different approach ii the
Victory loan announced for April lis
to be successfully negotiated
The appeal to the public to save
the boys" has lost much of its pot
ency. The Hfe-and-de2th element is
eliminated; the pomp and panopty of
war have given way to the pursuits
of peace: the big stick will not be
SO effective. The buyer of bonds is
going TO look the salesman right in
the eye and inform him that he does
not consider the United States Of
America an object OF his charity.
You are in the same position as any
other borrower of mnoey," the bond
drummer viii be told. You say the
government must have funds. Very
well: what are you paying?" And il
the price is sufficiently high the. gov
eminent will get the money. If Uncle
Sam offers a bond promising fair
income TO investors the banks,
moneyed Institutions, insurance COM
panies and large and small capital
lists viii be eager 10 buy il, without
any pleading. begging. bulidozing or
agonizing. That is business.
Under high-pressure patriotism and
q realization of the necessities of the
hour the people Of the United States
have loaned the managers of the war
about $4,000. 100000 for its prosecu-
ton. At the outset it was hardy
soul who thought that SO much as
81, 600 .000, 900 could be raised in the
first loan. Nine times that sum was
secured in four loans. and now So
900 100000 additional is required
The money must be raised. There
is no doubt of that II has already
been spent in the accomplishment of
the task assigned by the people to
the administration. Reputation Of
such an obligation is, OF course. I'M
but the government must
offer something this time besides a
hue and cry. The new bonds must
be put upon a self-sustaining basis
They must be made competitive with
other bonds. and buyers must not be
asked or expected to hand over to
he government the earning capacity
Of their savings between the price
he government is willing to pay Tor
he accommodation and what may be
procured in the open market.
II is the thought OF financiers who
have given the matter much study
hat the ffth loan must be made at
In interest rate no lower than Az
per cent. and that the bonds must ,
bear liberal tax exemption features
Or the government will find itself In
IN embarrassing position. 1t has
been practically decided that the
bonds Will be for a short term, prob /
ably five years. This viii help.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
STYLE IS THE MAN.

Harry T. Baker, in The n.
American Review: Most per,od,.
are conducted on the princinla Y
all OF their contents shall he a.
bgloie 70 the average reader. N,s
any. this excludes a good deal on /,
portant matter. Indeed, it excins1
some OF the greatest ltersturs
any period; for great author,
GLIDING Npling In the present %,
alton, expect the reader to no.
sufficient imagination. tntelii,s,.
and sympathy to meet them IN -.
own level. AS Ruskin put i.
Sesame and Lilies" we mus. M,
ourselves worthy OF the kingdom
literature In order to be free Of
We must not ask ourselves, n
the writer agree with me? ont n
can ! make myself fit to unders,aJ
MS words and to heed them,
vile or vulgar person, added RUSH
can enter the kingdom. The obis
OF great writers is not wholly
please. In fact. In the case Of Rnst1
himself. and of Carlyle and Swift
was to denounce and to warn. 4
ali three are to some degree and
some passages or whole works.
example. Swiftis social satire.
Modest ProposaI'-unintelligibI
stupidity conventional people n
fault lies with the reader, hover.
He must make himself worthy IN
derstand- To this end, he needs i
guidance OF teacher. No doua
there Is plenty Of bad teaching. whs
the blind leads the blind. None d
less. the best literature must
taught If ii is to be apprehended; ID
our best schools and colleges JUST
themselves by their fruits. A Ltd
airy background, often supplement
by specific instruction, is necessa
to the complete understanding D
enjoyment of literature.
Guiliyer's Travels" for examp
is interesting to children; but en3
the average adult often misses
best and most penetrating social
tire.
Good writing is a personal visd
OF life. knowledge OF one nasta
piece helps US to some extent, to d
derstand others; get each is high
indiriduaiized. The familiar maIla
style is the man" suggests this
the other hand natural science au
at establishing simiiarities-which
calls laws or hypothesa
Conformity is the soul of science
non-conformity. the soul of Eiera
lure. 'Sblood." says Hamlet 4
you think / am easier to be PLAYA
IN than a piper" The reader
must. do more th1
govern the ventages" with fingsI
and thumb: he must acquire r
laps painfully, the art of playing
he instrument of literature. Pop
ar magazines are a kind OF plays
,iano which require little skill fro
he reader: or. to speak more acc
'ately, they are in a majority
heir pages literature reduced to
owest terms, simplified for the MI
itude. But life itself is not sinpl
lot wholly ineligible; and good !
nature, which reflects II, must
orrespondingly difficult. To ask
.reat writer to be absolutely pia
S to ask him to be as stupid as
re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

|. Des Moines Capital: In sentiment
/ Iowa is a real good roads state" to-
| day. Action viii follow thought as a
matter of course. There may be de
lays; progress may not be as rapid
1 as one would like, but the real good
roads victory has been won The bat
! tie has been one OF political conversion.
contest against the idea which had
been advanced by enough leaders to
give its weight. that the people of Iowa
were set against paying the bill for
good roads.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald The
trouble is not with the sport (boxing,)
which, when conducted in a Clearly
fashion, is manly one. but often with
the pllIg-uglies themselves and inyari-
ably with the hangers-on OF the ring.
The Ia tier are as a rule civilizations
offal-pikers. touts, double crossers
and crooks. Start boxing com
mission in Iowa and 1T would be drag
ged down to the same level of the Fix
ers" who killed horse racing and every
clean pastime that attracted their pol
luting presence.
Anamosa Eureka: Some fellow has
denounced tenant farming as slavery.
Yet the land owner, living in town on
the income from his rented farm, pay.
ing taxes insurance and keeping up
repairs. finds that his income. figured
in a matter OF dollars and cents on the
investment. is not a great thing. The
conclusion seems to be that neither can
get it all There must be split. and
each is entitled to HIS bit
Davenport Democrat: One OF the!
happiest speeches that President VIII
son has made in France was that
which he delivered Monday in re- !
Spouse to the GREETINGS rendered him
at the luncheon by the French senate.
His COMPREHENSION of the French spir-
It and ability to respond to it in kind
has been q notable revelation of his
visit abroad.
Spencer News-Herald: We have
read recently OF seevral cases wherein
Iowa folks are going to California to
avoid the winter. What winter are they
trying to avoid? We have not seen any
around here yet i
Cedar Rapids Republican: Food will
stop bolshevism, says President Will
son. There Is no doubt OF Il. but do
we want TO encourage all the Internal
ionai babies TO cry until their Unclet
Sam. to stop them, turns around and |
leeds them7 II
Sheldon Mail: This last experience, {
with roads in northwestern Iowa, dur !
ng which time we enjoyed 90 the |
nerst roads we have had since the !
early settler, has clinched the matter {
n the minds OF the vast majority Of I
he farmers and all of the town people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

Again, care must b. taken to see
that the bonds get into. the posses
sion OF individuals and corporations
who can hold them because Of their
intrinsic value as an investment. Tax
exemption and higher rate will do
much to accomplish this. A sorry
spectacle is present at this time by
the mad rush OF holders Of bonds OF
small denomination, or even by those
who have only acquired moderate
equity in such bonds. to sell their
holdings unload" is the technical
and expressive term. Thousands OF
these buyers. obligated themselves to
the purchase either under stress OF
the excitement of the campaign or
because they could not bear the OPP
probz1ous title of-slacker" which was
forced upon them At the first OPP
porrunity. and especially after the
signing of the armistice, they dump
ed their bonds on the open market
This gave opportunity, which was
quickly seized, for INSCRIPTIONS deal
ers to secure the bonds at heavy dis
counts: the price went down; bitter
ness was engendered and an unhappy
situation developed wherein the best
security in the world, which should
be selling above par. is peddled about
the streets or offered on bargain
counters. Make the new bonds good
enough to stand alone and then sell
them to legitimate investors. whether
such investor be able 10 buy $50 or
$4,000, 900 worth.
In spite Of the statement that the
new issue is to be sold on the same
general plan as the former bonds, 1t
surely cannot be the purpose to use
the circus stunts which have here
tofore found vogue. Under present
and thoroughly revised conditions the
thought OF the greatest and the rich
est nation In the world sending its
representatives up and down the land
with brass bands. red fire. ballyhoo-
ers, famous actors and actresses,
decorated booths, pink lemonade and
ice-cream cones. pleading with the
crowd Sin 'front.' with the laundry
girl and the Office boy to make S.
payment towards a $4,000, 900 900 loan
is pathetic, undignified. emotional.
The answer TO the problem seems
to lie in the application Of ordinary
business or horse sense. Let the
congress authorize bond issue pay
ing fair rate of interest; let the
bonds be free from taxation SO that
there may be no repetition OF the
December financing, when large
blocks of the bonds were thrown on
the market by holders who thus
sought to establish a loss that their
Income tax might be reduced; let
those who buy do so with the reason
able certainty OF retaining the bonds:
do not attempt to make new record
N the number Of individual buyers; /
cut out the hippodrome; let the, ma /
ton be told why the government !
must have the money and what will I
be done with It. Substitute facts /
and figures and sound business Rrgu-
ments and the solid American pub
ic viii produce the sum asked. Give Z
them a good investment and they I
will jump for it. Float the new issue /
Is straight investment proposition: /
make 1T attractive to general inyes-
ors; make 1t thing to be sought
or. not to be forced upon reluctant
Or impoverished buyers, who won't
II can't keep IT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.


The pure. the bright the beautiful
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulses 10 wordless prayer
The streams of love and truth
The longing after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry:
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die.
The tinlid hand stretched forth to aid
brother in his need:
"A kindly word that grdefs dark hue
That proves a friend indeed;
The plea for mercy softly breathed
When justice threatens high;
Inc sorrow of a contrite heart
These things shall never die.
LET nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work TO do:
Lose not chance 10 waken love
Be firm and just and true;
So shall light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high.
And angel voices say to thee
These things shall never die"
Charles Daci
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
War Encouraged Reading

Macon Daily Telegraph IL =
noteworthy fact that the recent
was the cause of making more -,
ers. Ours is not a reading peof
but there were SO many VIAL
terested in what was COINS
throughout the world, especiahy y. -,
in France and on the seas. tnas : |,
got into the habit of readlns :,
papers. particularly the extras,
this led them into other Enus n,
reading. until now they are reas,
books and papers more tllan
before.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
WHY DO WE WAIT.

| Secretary of Labor Wilson sends out a warn
ing that within a month labor will be an over
supply in many of our industrial centers
Twelve states have already reported a consid-
I cradle amount of idle labor. The secretary is
right enough in sending information but he can
hardly send this warning In spirit of criti-
iclsm American industry is halted in its ability
to plan and move on by uncertainty. This un-
certainty is measurably complete; it is impos-
sIble to guage the circumstances of business
management.
Take, for instance, the question of wages. 1t
lis here that dissatisfaction is foreseen It is
easy to remove dissatisfaction by increasing
wages; this has been DONE But to meet the
Eproblem of reduction of abnor1nally high wages
rs difficult problem. 1t is an axiom that upon
the market for a product depends the possible
cost OF making it; no industry is going on at
loss. Labor cannot I'M the long run get more
than it can earn, for wages have no sinking
fund In perpetuity. The labor leaders declare
for the maintaining of high wages. This means
the maintaining of high prices VIII the peo-
lple pay high prices and can theyf Will the war
Reconstruction markets be governed by ordin-
airy trade laws9 Will they buy less in proper
ton as they must pay more2 Will other ma
lions produce in competition to us on a reduced
cost basis2 These questions the manufac-
Ituei HluSt answer IN QeCer1nlnlng his future
program. Is it any wonder he hesitates over
the answers?
The uncertainty which prevails is paralyzing
our efforts to get started on reconstruction in
industry. Congress manifests waiting atti
ltude; the dominant party waits its masters
voice; the republicans wait contingencies
Business waits settlement of world questions
This waiting seems at first thought inevitable
Yet Japan is not waiting; Great Britain is wait
ing but working; France is working 1t is high
time the United States of America walked to
the situation, and acted
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

1t is estimated that rats aes ~
every year at least a twenu9nl
OF the sugar canes in JanI aa1
amounting in value to nearly
600.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

Christopher Columbus should sit up and take
notice. The president of the United States has
admitted that the Spaniard did service to
mankind in discovering America.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

All great expression which, superficial survey
easy well simple furnishes after while
to the faithful observer standard by ap-
preciate it.-Margsret Fuller
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

California is having hard luck First came
the war, which made it impossible to export her
wines to Europe for Importation to the United
States; and now comes prohibition. which will
make it impossible for her to make any wines
at ALL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

Governments in Russia are of two kinds these
lays-de facto and de functo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27

Sheldon Mail: This last experience
with roads in northwestern Iowa. dur
ing which time we enjoyed 90 the
-.rst roads we have had since the
early settler has clinched the matter
in the minds OF the vast majority OF
the farmers and all of the town people.