The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-02-26
WHY MAKE THEM SO COMFORT
ABLE?


The editor OF the Herald has been
disguised time and Gsain with the
soft manner in which "conscien-
tious 90 obiectors," l. w. WIS and
the other enemies of our country.
J. I've been dealt with and given their
,erty. We are glad to note that
@ ir belief along this line is shared by
publishers of the large papers. as is
shown by recent editorial in the
Daily Oklnhoman. America for
Americans" is our slogan. II there
are those here. and unfortunately
there are In great number too. who
don't like Americas way of doing
things and who seek to destroy the
principle of our government. let them
be kicked out, but first let them pay
the penalty. not by soft treatment
either. for their crimes. Sending
them home in comfort and leaving
honest. patriotic Americans to paw
the freight on these dogs may be
"Woodrolsm" but II Ia not American
ism. The Oklahoman article fol-
lows
REDS" IN THE PILGRIM DAYS
The old saying. there Is nothing
new under the sun" seems to apply
even TO the policy of the deportation
OF reds. This. In spite of the fact
that some persons have protested
against recent deportations on the
ground that such a course constltut-
cd new experiment for liberty low
ing people.
IL is found. however, that IA far
back as the days of the Pilgrim
Fathers. reds in this country were
deported. This bit OF history is
pointed out by Rear Admiral Francis
r. Bowles. retired, who quotes from
the story OF the Plymouth colony
written by Governor Bradford
Admiral Bowles states that John
Liford and John Oldham were the
reds In the Plymouth colony. and that
they "conspired together both against
the church and the government of the
colony, endeayored to cntice others
with them and wrote defamatory let
ters 10 the friends OF the colony In
England" Captain Standish finally
called upon Oldham for duty and
whom the latter refused to serve. Old
ham and Liford were placed on trial
before the entire colony. Both de-
PENDANTS were convicted and de-
part a.
atcr, Oldham returned 10 the
col nv and again started his red
Pre- randa. Admiral Bowles thus
crci1g Governor Brandford as to sub
seducnt proceedings against Old
ham:
"Thcy committed him til he
was tanner. and then appointed n
guard of musketeers. which he
was to pass through, and ev-
cry one was ordered to give him
thump on ye brich with ye
butt end OF his musket. and then
was conveyed to ye waterside,
where boat was ready TO carry
him away. Then they bid him
goe and mende his manners
go. II seems that the Pilgrim Faith
ers went even further in dealing with
the reds than is at present being
done. They not only deported the
trouble-makers but punished them
before sending them away. And there
are many Americans who believe that
such policy should be followed now.
There might be fewer allen reds In
the United States II foreigners, hol-
Observation-Disclosures knew that their
activities against the American gov-
ernment would bring them real pun
ishment. Al present, n an alien Wis
itor turns red he Is given free trans
portation home by the American GOV
ernment and Is generously fed and
= otherwise kent comfortable duriug
the voyage. Certainly that Is better
than letting them remain here. But
, wouldn't IL be more efficacious to lei
them serve on a rock pile, or at least
give them 20 thump on w birch" be-
fore they cre conveyed to ye water
side?"