The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23

On MOnGay, NOHclHpSI y, VIC WIZ
all bound together by common JOY;
the war was won, victory was on our
side; the worlds worst conflict OF
arms was over, and we rejoiced ac-
cordingly. All this was as it should
be; but the same insidious methods
that wrecked Russia and brought
Italy within sight of absolute ruin
are at work right here at home. Who
started this propaganda? The Huns
of Germany. Who are helping to
make effectual this German propa-
ganda? Silly sentimentalists, paci-
fists, Sim Feiners, anti-Britishers,
half-baked Americans, under-done pa
triots. ~
For months past writer's of leading
articles in the Review of Reviews,
The. Argonaut, the Worlds Work,
The Outlook, the Atlantic Monthly.
and many ether standard American
publications, have been warning their
readers against this campaign that is
now in progress. The Hun closed
the eyes of the world for 40 years
against his deviltry; he is again clos
ing the selfsame eyes. 1t is high
time that another Kipling arose and
wrote another battlecry equal to
Lest We Forget"
The Hun sympathizers in America
are forgetting number of things
they would dc well to remember. First
of all they should recall that casting
pearls before swine is Biblical pro-
hibition. Also, it will be well for
them to bear in mind that when
Christ was on the Cross, there were
aso two thieves, one on either side
of Him. One of the thieves expressed
penitence, and Christ said to him ::
verify l say unto thee: Today shalt
thou be with Me in Paradise" The
unrepe1tent thief was left alone, even
by the Savior of the world German
psychology is such that any kindness
shown will be surely taken as an evil
dence Of fear on the part of the
Coed Samaritan, and not as an act Of
Christian charity. If German child
rem really need food, there is no
good reason why million German
fathers should not go over into strick-
en- France and repair some of the
damage done by Hun soldiers The
ruins of Louvain, Dinant, Cambria
and hundred other towns, together
with the dcspoiled orchards of France
offer splendid field to the German
father to do something toward right
ing a tremendous wrong and, at the
same time providing food for his
family; because he will be paid; his
French employers would see to that;
they are built that way
But he best possible food for Ger
man of both sexes and all ages would
be the bread meet for repentance
They began this war; they were sure
they would win it; long before this
they were certain they would be die
tating terms to us, and now that
their devilsh plans have miscarried
they whine and yelp. Instead of
choosing self-respecting way out OF
their domestic difficulties they are
standing al round at our back doors
with their hats in their. hands and
whine in their threats begging fol
bread Tor their children. No kindness
whatever should be shown. the Ger
man at this time, he would unques-
tionably ascribe it to a fear on oul
part that we just have to be good te
him, or he will start another war anc
wipe Us of the map.
We discipline our children in order
that they may grow up to be decen
men and women, credit to them
selves and their parents The court.
of the land are daily handing out pun
ishments to those who have broker
the laws, partly to punish the law
breakers, partly to warn others no
to follow in their footsteps. A mur
derer is hanged, not because the PEG
pic. want 10 Kill man; it is done TO
the double purpose of Furnishing
man for i crime committed, and t,
deter Other men from taking a hu
man life unlawfully; and human ma
ture is such that even a murdere
who dies game is given credit for
certain kind of courage. The Ger