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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-09
Who ARE 1901. pATR|oTs7
BY James Pontius.

During the war the country from
North to South and East to West was
plastered with what we could not help
but call the Capitalists hypocritical,
patriotic posters praising the wealthy
and slandering the poor, and the kept
and paid press acted as "me toos' =
in encouraging that sentiment. The
propaganda was so unreasonable and
absurd that we wrote similar article
TO this one exposing the dope, but it
was refused space in the papers.
Their aim was to make the common
people believe that this dope meant,
he who gave 800 or the cnrpcraticu
that induced its entire force to give,
whether it robbed their families or
not. was 100 per cent patriotic and
so on down according to the amounts
given.
This seemed TO have been the rich
mems slogan, but few things can be
farther from the truth. Were we to
base patriotism on such idea, people
with money would be the only patriots
and all the poor would be unpatriotic
many had nothing to give, and very
few hat small amounts. To prove our
assertion let us ask ourselves the
honest and real questions as guide
to true patriotism.
Does true patriotism depend on those
who talk or act; the laborers or pro-
fiteers; those who gave their lives
or their moneys
The few wealthy of the 110,0OO,000
American people pretend to believe
that true patriotism depends on CIV
ing small part of their wealth or
force the poor TO pay to support the
flag and the country, while the mil
lions think giving ones life for the
country is still greater patriotism
We think with the latter for the reason
when our lives are ended our money
will do us no good, but if our money
is gone we still have chance to make
good.
But for the sake Of argument We
will be fair and put both labor and
capital on an equality-5O9o for each.
With such n foundation who is the
1OO?o patriots That's easy. He who
gives his life and all he has is
the only 1000 patriot, for the reason
that no one can do more.
Suppose A has nothing to give but
his life, B has 500, G has $1,OOO,O0o
and D has $l,000,O0O,000 and each
would give his life and all he has,
each would be 10Oee patriots. But sup
posc those with the money would
only bive their money or only a part
Of il and A gives as before, he would
be the only 100Go patriot, the others
would only be 500 or less according
to the amounts given. This is too
plain to be denied and to prove this
we refer YOU to the last part Of tho
10th chapter Of Mark wherein Jesus
said to those who cast money into
the treasury, that the poor widow who
threw in two mites "cast in more than
all they which have Wst into the
treasury, because she cast in all
she had, even her living. Mark you,
Jesus did not say any one who cast
into tho treasury, but all they who cast
into the treasury-meaning all together.
SO with the widows at tho wash
tubs who put in their time to keep
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-09

their children from want and the
Government from aiding them, though
they had nothing to give to the Red
Gross or to buy bonds, are certainly
as patriotic as those who gave no
matter how much. If this is not true
admit that Jesus did not know what
he was talking about.
So it was with the poor laboring
men (and we know of many who had
not $50. worth of property in their
names and some who had not even
sheet to put up on their beds and had
to live in furnished rooms) yet nearly
all took a $50, or more, Liberty bond
which made each a strong 50qo patriot
While not one Of all the balance
\ the bankers, merchants, corporations,
Saioeio$s, lawyers, politicians, officials,
clergymen, capitalists, etc. gave all
they had in order to make them 500
patriots, a2l those who gave less than
1920 of their wealth are even less
than so patriots for their lives are
not sacrificed aud talk don't count
it all depends on what is done.
Now let us see what per cent the
inillionaires and billionaires test
chose who so often prate about their
Loyalty and patriotism. Nearly all
that any of them have thus far given
the government had to force out of
them from ircome, graduated and in
heritance taxes. We know of none
VINO even gave 10 per cent of their
wealth, besides beating the government
out of millions by their profiteering.
Henry Ford may he an exception
though he at first opposed the war.
It is stated that he sold all his war
materials to the government at cost If
you can point out any Others who did
likewise We will stand corrected.
A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES: If
millionaire only gave $4,000 and a
Millionaire only $1O,O00,0OO each would
only be one half Of one per cent pa
trlots. Besides ex-governor Johnson of
California, now in the United States
Senate, said the corporations in 1916
made from 500 to 1000 per cent on
their money from selling munitions to
The government.
And since then, if we can credit
newspaper reports, many other corro'
ratiors have made several hundred
pL1 cent more prosfits than did the
cnes Mr.. johnson spoke of. So instead
of giving $4,000 or $10,OOO,O00, as the
case may be, to be but one'half of
one per cent patriots, they took ad'
vantage of the government in its
peril and made even moro than 800
TO 1000 per cent on their money in
stead Of an honest 6 to s per cent.
Thus, as we speak of the card player
who fails to make as much as he bids,
goes "into the ohle", So with those
fellows, instead of giving a sufficient
sum to make them but onc.half of ono
per cent patriots, have made, accord
ing to reports, more Than 500 to 1900
percent-leaving them that much Gin
the hole" from extortion, or, If you
please, so much less than no per cent.
patriots. Figures don't lie. This is why
Congressman Emerson of Ohio intro
duCed resolution in Congress to put
those fellows on the criminal list to
prosecute them. And were the admin
stration but cno.fourth as willing AMI
anxious to bring those fellows to jus.
tice, as they are the hungry poor, all
the millionairess and billionaircss pro.
CONTINUED on page A..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
TRADES UNIONS AND FARMERS.

Donnellson Review: We attended
a mass meeting in Fort Madison last
Friday evening at which the represen-
tatives of union labor and the farmers
of the first congressional district of
Iowa were supposed to get together,
shake hands and proceed to knock the
everlasting stuffing out of politicians
and big business, and then assume
among the powers of the earth the
separate and equal station to which
the laws of nature and natures God
entities them" and erect upon the
ruins left by the old political parties
overnment which would leave moth
ing to be desired among men,
There was good attendance-the
building was comfortably filled-the
audience being composed of men,
women and kids; all classes and con-
ditions were apparently represented
except the farmer. OF course the
farmer was represented upon the pro-
gram. Two hornyhanded sons of
toll, who admitted that their recent
years had been devoted to organizing
the farmer so he could secure his
rights, were the principal speakers of
the evening, and if they can plough
as well and fast as they can talk. they
are mighty good farmers. But we
rather suspect that the title of ex-
farmer might be nearer correct.
The Keokuk Community band and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

States district attorney; and unless he acts
against himself the crimes committed will never
get into court.
Of course the difference is that Senator Sim
mons was an administration supporter and the
workers who had part in the fraudulent prac-
tees We're of his following. In this matter, and
in many others, there is one law for the north
and one for the south. The senate investigation
OF the Newberry case should be thorough and
ought to be an inquiry into frauds which in any
state have helped a senator to his seat. Politi-
cal hypocrisy is nauseating. President Will
son gave it as reason for refusing to recognize
Huerta as president of Mexico that free and
fair election had not been held in certain Mexi-
can states. And yet at the very moment when
MIR. Wilson took this noble ground he himself
held Office by the electoral vote of states in the
south where vast element of the electorate is
driven from the polls and there has not been an
honest, legal, free and fair election since the
civil war
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

q few representatives of organized la.
Dor from that city were present; also
twenty labor men from Burlington.
The most radical speaker of the eve
ming was a railroad man from Burlin-
ton; he believed in the Plumb plan
for the railroads: in fact. from mis- re-
marks we take it he was in favor of
government ownership of about all
public utilities. at least. Sort Of a
socialfstic. 1t sounded to us.
The speakers told lots Of truths
There are many things in this coun-
try that need rightipg. We know
that the farmer is not on an average,
receiving one-half of the value of what
he produces. We know that the wealth
lof the country is not divided as il
should be. In removing our hand
from our pants pocket just a moment
ago, we discovered that fact-that we
were woefully shy on our share
but we are sometimes prone to
wonder whether this unequal dis
tribution of wealth is all The fault of
the politicians, capitalists and big
business generally, or whether we our
selves are not to blame somewhat IL
more of the long green" don't stick
to US.
Yes, there are wrongs to be righted,
but they will not be righted this year
by the formation of new party, nor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Davenport Times: The newspapers
| throughout the state have not given
Brookhart's announcement much
weight. There doesn't appear to be
| any disposition so far, at least, tc
get into his camp. There is con
viction abroad in the state, il news
paper comment so far is any indica-
ton, that Senator Cummins should
be retained in the senate by Iowa
because OF his experience. his infiu-
ence and his long public service in
Iowa.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. Smith
Brookhart says he will contest with
Senator Cummins for the senatorship
now held by the latter The right
of Bruokhart TO try for the place is
inquest ioned, but the facts in the
situation are that we now have too
many men OF his unbalanced class in
the senate now.
Manson Journal. So far as we
know Mr.. Brookhart is a very estim-
able gentleman, but he announces
that he is opposing Cummins because
of the latter's attitude on the rail
road bill. This being the case. we
shall do everything in our power to
help nominate Cummins.
Davenport Democrat: Hiram John
son must have shuddered when he
Learned he was about to receive the
of the Hearst newspapers.
Webster City Freeman-Journal:
But what win Mr.. Bryan do if Sens-
tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, is the
democratic nominee for president?
He has been regular with such
regularity that he would find it hard
to support any but a democratic can
didate.
Cedar Rapids Republican: It is
easy enough for the mine operators
and miners to get together provided
they can pass the burden on to the
consumers.
Marshalltown Times-RepublicaR
The suggestion that Wood is the
only candidate who is spending
money sets US wondering how the
rest OF the candidates are paying
expenses.
Cedar Falls Record: If Senator
Borah imagines that presidential
campaigns can be run without ex-
pense he ought to get into the game
and get some first hand information.
Des Moines Register: 1t is quite
plain that General Woods knowledge
Of tactics is not confnde to those
Taught in the army
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
NEW VIEWS OF CRIME.

San Francisco Call: Certain new
views about crime and punishment
continue to make Roadway. DIR. Max
Schlapp, professor of neuropathy at
the New York Postgraduate hospital
declares unequivocally that IAN Inn
pressive percentage Of criminals can
be restored to normal and saved to
society through treatment of the
nerves and emotional impulses" "In
view of what we have learned, n he
says. summing up the results OF the
treatment OF $4,000 cases. sit is as
outrageous to lock up victims of men
tai deficiency or of certain forms OF
emotional Impulse as il would be ia
penalize sufferer from measles oil
typhoid fever. One is no more a.
fault than the other. and both can be
cured. In Furnishing the former class
society Is blind to its duty It. is az
ridiculous as were our forefathers in
their WITHDRAWING and similar prac.
tees. now recognized as criminally
absurd"
The correctness Of this viey can
be scientifically proved and there Is
no doubt that it will eventually lead
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
Keokuk, April 3, 1920

1t seems unnecessary for The Gate City to
protest that it is opposed to all forms of cor
ruption-go political and personal
Its editorial comments in the past have sufh-
GENTLY established its position in that regard,
and it would seem that our inquiring CORES
pendent, ''Anti-Bribery,' who apparently Is
a close reader OF this newspaper, has failed to
note the distinction in the Newberry case, be-
tween criminality and misdemeanor. How
ever, the federal law under which Senator New
berry and his associates were convicted in like
case fails to make this distinction, it would ap-
pear Hence there is more or less confusion
In the layman S mind as to the proper attitude
one should assume in consideration Of the mat
ter.
Senator Newberry, of Michigan, was not CON
victed Oh the charge of having used money to
buy votes, to corrupt election boards or TO
cree or defraud voters of his state. He was
convicted of having spent more money than the
law allows In pertectlng political organization
and advertising his candidacy for the Office he
sought His opponent Henry Ford had with
out cost the active support OF the federal adj
ministration and its host of officeholders and
cemployes in the state. They constituted
great and powerful organization, and the gov
ermcnt paid them The candidate did not
have to-and they worked for him govern
ment time Mr.. Ford had also his own vast
business organization and the thousands en-
ployed in his industry the war contracts
he held In order to have any chance against
this handicap Newberry's friends felt forced
tt, create an organization Of their own. This
cost more than the ten thousand dollars which
the law allows a candidate to spend.
Turning now to another state, the state Of
North Carolina, we find that in the senatorial
olo,+;o, NJ 1919 whom Snnator Simmons was re-
turned. the election laws were violated in his
Interest in no less than thirty-fou different
ways-not thirty four instances of fraud, but
thirty-four fraudulent methods of setting the
laws at naught. These facts are common knowl-
edge throughout the state. Were these frauds
ever Investigated by a federal grand jury? No;
and instead Of that, and apparently to prevent
Investigation, the campaign chairman under
whom they were perpetrated was made United
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE ROVER.

THE ROVER.
My heart is in the homeland, like the wide world
Ger,
And when take the home road it's good ashore.
Yet once looked upon the and l glad CO.
To trust fate to little ships that travel and fro
Aye they have been the good friends they've been
staunch and true;
They've carried the world and brought back
TO you,
And yet they never had my heart, who sailed the
with me-
Ny heart where my home is, and you have kept the
key.
sniff shore breeze but smell the pines
That It's place Of home, and beacon shines
But guides to the homeland the miles between
And sets heart dreaming of cool and
When tropic skies ciearest and / to go,
IFS coed 20 be alive, then but best OF all know,
While Joy within my heart leaps thrills through
like wine,
That IN the homeland you mine.
New York Sun
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
KILLINGS AND MAIM1NGs MUST STOP.

/ Ihe entirely lnexcuSable and deplorable oc-
currence OF Saturday night that has resulted
Inc the death of respected and well
! known resident of this city is result of
conditions that have been allowed to prevail
here for months-yes, years. Drivers of auto
mobiles who speed their conveyances beyond
certain limit are subject to prosecution under
mlsdemeanor charge. But it is construc-
lively crime for driver to pass streetcar
that IS about to stop to discharge or take on
passengers Violation of the city regulation
and of the state law was the cause of Saturday
ri gifts accident -
Section twenty-sx of the laws of the thirty
eighth general assembly of Iowa provide that
automobiles shall slow down when approach
ing street intersections and that all automobiles
must stop five feet behind the rear of any street
car which has stopped to load and unload pas
sengers and the automobile shall remain at
slandstill until the car has taken on or dis
charged passengers.
So it would seem that here is a case for the
Immediate consideration of the county officials
representing the legal department of the state
government 1t calls for quick action, the plac-
ing of responsibility and severe punishment of
the one found guilty of law violation
On December thirtieth, last, The Gate City, in
referring to the continued violation by automo-
bile drivers Of the statute cited above, said, edi-
torially: Defiance of this statute may easily
be responsible for serious accidents, and the
motorcar driver who is guilty of it should be
taught lesson that he will not soon forget.
This law is broken many times each day along
Main street In Keokuk. A fragrant violation
was noted on Monday afternoon. A streetcar
going in an easterly direction come to stop at
the intersection of Main and Sixth streets, and
while passengers were alighting an auto whiz-
zed by on the south side and nearly struck
woman who was earring a child in her arms. /
It is regrettable that the reckless driver could
not have been apprehended and punished for
his offense. - I
A few days later official announcement was /
made that prosecution Of drivers of automobiles I
who failed to obey the laws regarding ANTONIO
bles and automobile stops would be made.
However, these laws continued to be violated
with impunity, as anyone with normal vision
IAN testify, but no prosecutions resulted. Now
ct the police department join forces with the
county officials in cooperative effort to stamp
put an evil that will surely persist unless posi-
i've action IS taken.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
No man owns tomorrow; tomorrow is the
fools today.-Anon.
TWO GASES AVID POLITICAL HYPOCRISY.

To the Editor OF The Gate City:
I am surprised, panied that The Gate City has.
far. voiced word Of condemnation OF the
methods employed by Senator Nev,erry secure
his election TIE expenditure OF vast sums OF
money IN political campaign Is one Of the crying
evils OF the times and the conviction of Newberry
and his associates sounds good TO many people.
Does II sound good to The Gate City?
ANTEBNIBERY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

Because Of the acute newsprint shortage we
are going to discontinue, temporarily, our syn
dictate service to the two thousand, eight hun
dred papers on our list. Perhaps others, fol-
lowing our example, will do the same Thus
reads bulletin from the recruiting publicity
bureau of the war department.. This is perhaps
the most practical evidence of common sense
that has come out Of the department of late
years. It is hoped this example will be noted
and followed. When the war department has
zeal news to offer, it will be promptly handled
by press agencies When it has advertising to
do, it can well follow routine procedure and adj
vertise. Two-thirds OF government publicity
matter is pure waste and its elimination would
be an immense gazing of paper, time, wages to
unnecessary employees and thus of the peoples
money.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

Charges Of corruption in New York City adj
or branches thereof are becoming
so common that we outlanders pay little at
tention to invest cations and scandals and such
things there now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

It's getting so that the salaried man trembles
every time he gees news item of a meeting of
a trade organization to ''stabilize'' prices He
then anticipates raise in prices, but not cor
responding raise in his stipend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

any other year by the arraying of one
class against another.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

TO the sending of more prisoneu
the hospital and fewer patient
prison. 1t is barely conceiyabls !,
the idea of Punishment may ~,
ally disappear. The chance s.sa
remote only because the passion
revenge is so firmly planted m ,
man nature: and that there !.
chance at all is due to the fact 4
there can be no concentrated nns'
opinion against the routine cr,m NV
So live that you'll live 90 !,
you'll fool your heirs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05

Cut out the lost motion in government.
The evening world., 1920-11-22
$4,000 A YEAR EACH
FOR CRIMMINS BOYS
Court bffirmS Report of Referee
in Case of John d.
GrandSonS.

Referee Joseph McCloskey's report
awarding $500 per annum to John
d. Crimmins Sd, fifteen years old,
and a like amount to his brother,
Holmes Crimmins. twelve years old,
grandchildren Of the late John d.
Crimmins, was to-day approved by
Surrogate John +. Foley.
Surrogate Foley also affirms the
payment on account of each OF the
two boys S2,697 to their stepfather,
Charles L, Hoffman, this money be-
Ing paid for the support of the boys
from May g. 1918, to Dec, 81, 1918.
The report shows that the boys are
Interested in trust fund OF 1867, 900,
the principal Of which Is 70 be paid
to them upon reaching thirty years
Of age.
Attorney McCIoskcy says in his re-
port that the payment OF such an
nuities TO boyN OF such tender age is
in line with the wishes OF the grand .
father that they have every educa-
tional advantage 80 that they might
be useful members of society and a
credit TO their ancestry"