The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-30
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THE STAY-AT-HOME STACKER.
Moscow, as we'll as almost every
community, has number of mer
who would resent any intimation that
they are "slackers" and are not do
ing their duty to their country, but
they are really the worst kind of
siackers and are not only failing to
do their duty to their own country
but to the entire world.
We refer to the men who know
exactly how the peace treaty should
be written, just what it should in
clude, when it should have been pre-
scented and how the peace terms can
and should be enforced, yet, when the
entire world is puzzling over these
great problems, these men are con-
tent to remain in Moscow or the
other towns that are fortunate
enough to have such wise men, in
stead of going to Paris or Versailles
and taking the matter out of the
hands of the novices who are trying
to arrange the details and finishing
it up as it should be finished.
The world has suffered from I'M
certainty, stagnation of business and
lack of markets, for many months,
while efforts were made to solve the
problems. Yet there are scores of
men in almost every community who
could solve these problems without
even going into the details or being
told the actual facts. They tell US
70; they tell you so; and they tell it
to all who will listen, but they do not
tell it where the statement would be
appreciated and bring results.
They tell what is legal and what
is Illegal; they assure US that this
can be done or that cannot be done,
but we are powerless to put their
advice and suggestions into practice.
These men should not remain here.
They should go to Washington or
Paris or Versailles and tell those who
have been worrying for months over
these problems. They are "slackers"
because they are not doing their duty
10 the country and the world. They
can solve these problems and solve
them right, for they have told us so
and told US just how they should be
solved. Their work here is not nearly |
as important as bringing the present
chaotic conditions to an end. In fact
many of them are not working at all.
Some are getting small salaries that
are insignificant compared to the
ut Paris and they should have gone
there months ago and told the peace
cOnferees how to end the war and
bring about tranquility and the rest
oration of business stability instead
Of remaining here and telling their
who are helpless to put
the reforms into execution. When
these wise men tell you of the mis-
lakes that have been made at Paris
md how the matter should have been
settled, don't use that threadbare ,,
"Tell it to Sweeley'' but s
ssk them to tell it to Wilson and 1
Lloyd George and Orlando and Glenn
.nceau who should know about it. :,
The fact that many of these wise
men did not know, until the past few 7
weeks whether Fiume is seaport or
! breakfast food, makes no differ
nee to them. They can point out the I
mistakes of Lloyd George, Clemen-
eau, Wilson, Orlando and others and
hey do it cheerfully, in fact far more !,
heerfully than the average man fl
istens to their tales of wisdom. c
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