The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-09

Everyone, that is, except the return
ing soldir himself
II know just the thingP says a So
licitous official. "The arid lands of
the Vest Our veterans can reclaim
them"
"The swamps Of Florida leave much
gests another. "They would keep any
number of men busy draining and
shoveling for years to come"
This leads to train Of similarly
benevolent propositions, involving the
working over Of various undeyeloped
sections Of the country, with an eye to
keeping the unemployed veteran busy.
But what about the veteran? He
has not been quoted for publications
on this "arid land" question. Presum-
ably, when he left this country few
months ago he was normal Ameri-
can with normal Americans pre-
conceived notions Of what constitutes
a good time. 1t is safe to assume that
reclaiming arid lands has not been on
his Inst of things that he wanted to do
when first he reached home. What,
therefore, will be his emotions on be-
ing GREETED by his local reconstruction
committee with this message: "Wel-
come home, our hero! Your old job
is gone, but we have the jolliest bit of
desert in Arizona which the govern
ment will grant to you, and on which
you can raise practically unlimited
family and perhaps radish or two in
time. Go West, young man, go Vest"
Life in Gods great outdoors is
doubtless a wonderful thing, and we
have been led to believe that the thrill
Of the pioneer is a reward in itself, |
yet there ought TO be at least an al
reward for those returning |
soldiers who have benefited so little |
by military training as still to banker
after the effete life in the congested
)ut congested centers of human life.
NIKOLAI LENINE expects to have
! an army Of 3 millions by spring.
And he expects it to be well equipped
md armed Munitions works are work
ng overtime to supply these necessi-
les. II he gets any such army he will
verthrow opposition in Russia, and /
hen move on into western Europe, t
there the bars are down. 1t is the $
,enine belief that peace is not to a
ONE until revolution destroys the for i
Ter systems, political, industrial and
,cial 1t is a world revolt he con-
smplates The funds sent to Ger n
ANY TO set up bolshevism are re- &
orted to be small change compared o
it'll the sums raised and sent to New o
ork to bolshevize this country. As a
merica was the victim of German
now it is to be annoyed
: Russian of the bolshevik order. W
1cre is situation that causes the ST
aders of governments to forget h;
laller issues and to meet one another he
If way in a sincere effort to reach pi
me agreement that will restore or pl
r in the old world, and this in part
counts for the genuine cordially
wards President Wilson and his m
ace points. Weeks ago British 81
itesman defined the fundamental yo
ne as Wilson or Lenine," and it has 10
t changed. Failure to come to agree Tn
int practically on the line of the 10
lson system would certainly give 10
great impulse, and the tn
y question is whether adoption of MI
whole Wilson plan, including an
ective league of nations, would
ok that reckless movement, the out ~
with of exhausting bloodshed and "i'
r, of homes destroyed and broken, -, ~
governments overturned, or un- Nv
assured destruction of wealth and '''
ital and of poverty and hunger. nc