South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-15

protest against proposed They would un-
der military control That reasoning applies as well
20 America 10 England. with n major general
in the white house. for instance. and a militarst
congress at his command should such transpire. it
would be easy enough 70 revive even the war time
espionage acts. and make near-treason for even
civilians. not subject to CONSUMPTION, to protest
against the system.
Furthermore the curious phrssins OF the bill sug-
gests that Sen. wadsworth had in mind using the
draft not merely for but for civil disturbances
well possible that he recalls the spectacular
with which NJ. BRAND in 1910, smashed the
French railway strike by summoning the workers
Ito the colors" and court-martiaIing all those who
refused work? It looks possible. Does anyone an
tcipate that Mai Gen. Wood in the white house.
backed in getting there by the United STAGES Steel
corporation. and other great financial and indus
trial interests willing spend millions 70 effect
nomination and election. would refuse resort to
the BRAND system Of military autocracy in behalf
of such plutocracy. should the national emergency
arise? Give him a similarly elected congress and we
would be fitted up with compulsory military sys-
tenn the like of which was scarcely ever known to
the Huns.
The inclusion Of this provso IS trickery to start
with and that which sis iniquity and bred
in sin" seldom has angelic purpose behind it,
Why mislead the people? Whose government is this
anyway? II would be out of place for every
citizen to write wire their congressman and SEN
ators protesting against not only Sec. 7S but Sec
"a 70 of the Wadsworth army BILL as frauds
upon the people. riveting the worst Of compulsory
military service upon them. Cen. Wood made big
hit with the putocrats his handling of the steel
strike; made a wonderful flourish out of nothing
yelled red" when there red" and meant to
scare the whole country out of its wits-until the
In the white house he any other man Of his
mind. with a militaristic congress in unison. could
make a national emergency" out of n cat fight
For mind YOU q national emergency" does no.
necessarily an international emergency" 1t
more properly means only an 'intra- national emerg-
ency." AID anyone who has witnessed the ease
with which Legislatures or a congress can declare
any emergency" existing in order to give a law
immediate effect must realize that an emery
ency" may mean most anything Federal and state
statutes fun of such emergencies Opening At
random the Indiana acts of 1919. we find an "emerg-
ency" existing for the amendment of times
for the Marion county criminal court; that estab-
lishment of free employment service" commits
sion in Indiana an emergency" that an amend
ment the school tuition fund law was
passed as an emergency" and might go on
indefinitely 1t is too easy to declare emergencies.
and there are 100 many greedy and unprincipled
Americans willing and anxious to rrohteer upon
them. for tho people who do the fighting 20
sensbly consent such yoke.
The Wadsworh army reorganization bill instead
of being what it was pictured to the public as be-
ing. turns out be but wolf in sleeps clothing"
a white sepulcher, outwa rdly beautiful but in
wardy fun OF dead mems bones"
Our notion of a sinecure sitting in a wireless
station listening for messages from Mars. That is,
if the chairs comfortable. and the pay all right.
Fine life job for a tired. sedentary listener.
If everybody willing to live in the style
which he is accustomed, might get back to
tomary prices.
The price that in the old days would buy
"a cigar half Spanish buys that's half
spinach
Some day PERHAPS, the vice presidency viii be
come popular.