Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-01-09
War Is Over Now.

sympathy.
War Is Over Now.
. The war is over, but differ
ences of opinion, for and against
the government, still exist. The
legion members, whether of
. Grangeville, Cottonwood, or any
other place, stand for the gov
eminent of the United States,
democracy and civilization. And
mark you, we are against any
organization that tries to des-
. troy those institutions.
Before the aimistice was
!: signed, destructive organiza-
tions were considered pro-Ger-
!: man. Today the pro-German is
!; slipping by unnoticed, while the
!: other radicals rave and rage on.
!: Even though the war is over the
!: pro-German is not extinct. The
!. pro-German is just as much
!. menace in 1920 as he was in 1917
|. and 1918. It makes no differ
!. ence which organization you are
|. affiliated with, their motives are
!. the same, whether pro-Germans,
(: Non-partisans, |. w. w. OF Dol
!: shivik.
!. Mr.. Hussman, we feel that, ut
!: the present time, with the pro-
; German actions during the war
{ still in our memories the bomb
!. ing OF ex-service men at Contra
!: liza by the !. w. w. recent af-
!; fair, Townley's prosecution and
!; the convicting evidence of the
{ Non-partisan disloyalty still oc-
{ cupying space in the press, and
: the action of the department OF
!; Justice of the United States to
|: deport alien bolshevists from our
/ shores, that all right-ninded
7 people would sanction the eX-
;: termination of this element. As
( we said at first, we are amazed
Z that a man of your standing, a
]. former member of our legisla-
! ture. sent there to represent us
!: from Idaho county, should hold
- such adverse ideas.
1t is noticed that in the begin
ing of your letter you heartily
commend the legion and especi-
ally praise the legion Of your
I own community But, my dear
I sir, do you realize that the or
ranization of ex-servicc men you
spoke so highly Of. in their ma
I. tional convention, condemned
this anti-American element as
the avowed enemies of our gov
ernment? Why, then, be so in
consistent as to praise the or
ganization with one breath, and
> speak so harshlv of it in the
l. next, for the sentiments express
q, ed so we'll in the resolutions ad-
" opted by the Grangeville post
n and criticized by you. are writ
n. ten in the constitution of the
i national organization?
If Reference was made by you
concerning the state memol
10 to be erected in each county.
+ This we think needed no COM
,f ment, for the Cottonwood post
70 was no exception in it's views on
i the matter. The post here pas
70 sed similar resolutions, and the
party concerned certainly ex.
pressed himself well. II com
mendation is due anyone, it is
Mr.. Turner, for his attitude il
the mater was commendable. As
to the memorial itself, you faileC
ne to express your sentiments
I'd whether in favor or against. AnC
he it is sound reason that the
d. memorial, itself, is the all-im
I'd portant consideration. The mere
We fact that one face or another
I'd was combined with others by thu
sculptor in the construction o.
at the statue, does not detract from
in the memorial. 1t is not the
to face nor the form of the figure
O. that interests us, but that it vii
of he a permanent memorial tt
o. those that made the suprem,
" sacrifice for America and un
IL selfish service to humanity.
lie Can't Disfranchise Vets
"a AS to political influence, WI
he feel you speak from assumption
hit The steps taken toward an enc
m my of our institutions were no
rs and need not be political. Polit
Ell les does not need to enter int,
is, the organization, yet you canno
u disfranchise the four million eX