South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
Other Editors Than Ours
THE UNITED STATES-A GOING CONCERN.
(The Washington POst.l


There a passing uneasness in the public mind in
the United States which manifestng in various
ways The shaken out of their for
mer habits of thinking-Or thinking-and the
acquisition of knowledge proving acutey painful to
many kinds of brains. Some of them are unequal to
the strain of absorbing truth They turning sour
pessmstc bolshevist according to the temperament
Of the individual One type of mind that seems be
increasing in numbers is that which would throw away
all the good that has been century
OF effort TO embrace notions that cannot 10
of quiet analysis This hair-trgger Amer
lean is reveling the chaotic state of affairs
hoping TO a complete overturn in which he will
stand a chance of grabbing some advantage which he
cannot hope to acquire in honest competition with his
fellows
The fault however. does not lie with the shallow
pated or the merely unripe ntelects. Some of the
strongest business in the country behaving
though their brains had deserted them Instead of
Centratng upon the problems that presented
and quietly comforting upon ways and means TO CO
operate sensible course o. action they are throw
ing fuel the boshevk bonfres by ll-considered
speech and unwise acts Others have drawn into their
shells refusing loosen their pocketbooIs for the
sake of keeping the wheels turning. They
turtleliSe maneuver by asserting that one knows
what is coming and we wait what the
peace conference will do similar nonsense
OF course knows what coming But is it
not presumabe that the richest strongest solvent
most active and most independenty-placed nation in
the world viii continue the Surely that is
not violent assumption although strictly speaking
is more capable of demonstration than any other
ordinary American If he Will but stop think he
and his fate bound up in of the country
If the United States Is to down. the Amer
lean would just down with It, and if the
United States is to forward the is
satisfied to along rather than seek his fortune in
other countries.
The banks bullying with money. The people OF
this country rich Their government borrowed
billions but il borrowed from the people who have re-
covered most of the money business and
time hold the bonds. which drawing interest The
bankers of the country cautious good trait in
bankers. If degenerate mere sheepish
timidity Would it be well for the to ex-
anime themselves and the country and ask whether
they bit cautious the interest OF
all concerned? Does the United depend upon
peace conference after all? Is rather fact that
the United States has been held back long
normal domestic development until it is cramped?
The 100, 100000 individuals OF this country more
railroads more buildings. homes. more schools
more churches. more suburbs more farms more gar
dens every everything that brings comfort Why
shouldn't the people have what they when they
have the money b.y it
With all due respect 10 the strength OF the late Ger
man empire. seems that many Americans are
concedng much 70 the process OF the enemy when
they are afraid forward in business because OF
will come back and another ware Not a chance,
Nor anybody else that need bother the
United States. This mighty nation suffering
now from nothing than a false state OF mind on
are uneasy. them think twice and they viii per-
ceive that the old United States intact bigger and
richer than ever. with prestige abroad and
greater markets both at home and abroad than ever
states however terribly wounded Germany free
nations will give US a better market than Germany
dreamed OF giving All that Americans need do now
they wish prosperity Is TO cut out foreign notions
on government throw away their worry the peace
conference and the questions
Iup their sleeves and get busy