The Glenwood post., 1920-05-22

~ to suffered OF De-
fuddnent Or perhaps it has been sunk without trace by
some maign and unAmerican agency working in the dark
Whatever the explanation there be doubt to the
Our nation drifting rapidly towards disaster and
far the executive branch Of the concerned
without leadership official control
When the armistice signed the United States the
moral political occupied
position among without parallel the past The
peoples looked to great constructive power
still left the world which should do Them
least what had done for Cuba.
This magnificent position leadership been With
careless hands have thrown the trust and al
of mankind No darker tragedy has Swallowed the
pages of history.
We Of the with truly splendid record Of in
usa operation and achievement Our people were
united feeling and purpose Large and liberal ideas had found
themselves the relations of labor and capital Every
expected with should great
of mterna growth and prosperity
hopes too shattered The economic genius
exhibited by leaders r handling the vast and complicated
problems the eclipse In the place OF strong
atesmane leadership have confused babel of be-
weng echoes The general be that
exceedng. and scs during the it is in order
for each to get mis- MEle the getting is good
industrial situation growing hour Strike
strike each unreasonable disastrous and cynical
than the last Organized labor keeps breaking from
its leadership and the outlaw strike is the latest thing
and setessne durbes the ignorant the aen and
1.-THE naturally rebelous mixed population Ambitious
dmagogues seeking gain by public leadership Influence
these elements lying promises Puyfootng demagogues
political their position to endanger the nation
Everywhere the demand for shorter hours and
less do what used to do, and
they half well for twice the Thousands of FARMS
going business because there is to work them
widest kind has succeeded the patriotic thrift
lof the Liberty Loan days.
To whom shall suffering people of this country look at
protection Who is responsible for
1.-THE of law and the maintenance of order?
Attorney eneral2 The Secretary of Labor! The
hmselfg the president why does he Junction
las Supreme Head of the Nation?
To ask this to raise serious We mat the
gigantic difficulties placed Mr. Wilson by the war
the problems of peace have broken his health We JON
the fervent wish and hope that he may
speedy complete and glad give nm
and for all they have DONE have tried t."
do servants Of the nation, IN its hour OF trial
But time when nation we must have
leadership what relations with the rest OF the world
may develop Of affairs 1t is mpos
for the last The nation
ifs virtually of civil And this condl
due mainly to lack OF governmental control ana guidance
During the critical following the amsce when
constructive policies for the safe and speedy restoration OF
life footing ought to have been
by the president he persisted in absentng himself from
I.he country
With president away ill for than year the
country has like captanes ship Congress has
important Legislation covering the return OF the railroads
owners and other connected with the peace But
needs than this We have to- new age and
leadership The constitution gives us pres
who these supposed stand above party and
o whole people Clothed with unique authority he is expected
guide his bwdered and bdned people into the broad way
united national thinking endeavor and ideal Without such
leadership whole political structure subject to dangerous
strain
president ncpataed for the discharge Of his great
people it. The constitution provides
chief becomes ncapactaed his duties
the duty of deter
president condition to discharge his
If why does not the act? both
the the legislative branches of the fail
country the people help
themselves? The for polite phrases past Either have