The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-04
Barney Baruch, Dictator.
From the Madisoniarl.

Bernard NJ Baruch was born in South Car
DINA about 50 years ago, according to fenry
Ford's most excellent paper-Ihe Dearborn
independent He was the son of DIR. Simon
Baruch, who was medical man OF some con-
sequence. Il went to college with the idea OF
becoming a doctor, but / did not become
doctor" he told the congressional committee.
He was graduated at the College OF the City
OF New York when he was just under ~
wears of age This college is one OF the Ia
vorte educational institutions with the Jews,
its president being DR.. E. S. Mezes, broth
er-in-law of Colonel E. NJ House, the colonel
whose influence and dis,favor at the white
house has for long time been tavorite sub
iect of wondering speculation on the part OF
the American people, though it scarcely need
be so any longer.
When the war industries board was created
Mr.. Baruch became member thereof later
becoming the whole cheese. He enjoyed more
power than any one man in America during
the conduct of the war, President Wilson
alone probably excepted. We don't blame
Barney-we do blame President Wilson. Bar
ney is the man who talked so gllbly and SO
frequently about fixing the price OF cotton
some months ago. The president was as silent
as the sphinx, while Barley threated, ana
cotton prices tumbled daily.
The Madisonian welcomes return to san
ity in America. There are Augean stables IN
Washington, D. c., that need to be cleaned
out 1t is high time that men who enjoyed
such tremendous power should be dethroned
and the government returned to the people.
Listen to what Barney said before the con-
gressional investigating committee:
Mr. Jeffries-"In other words, you deter
mined what anybody could have"
Mr. Baruch-"E Exactly; there is no ques-
ton about that. | assumed that RESPONSE
bility sir, and that final determination rest
ed within me-"
Mr.. Jeffries-"What?'
Mr. Barucf-"That final determination,
as the president said, rested within me; the
determination of whether the army and
navy should have it rested with me; the de-
termination Of whether the railroad admin
istration could have it, or the allies, or
whether General Aenby should have To-
comotives or whether they should be used
in Russia, or used in France"
Mr. Jeffries-"You had considerable pow
err
Mr.. Baruch- Indeed, did, sir"
Mr. Jeffries-"And all those different
lines really, ultimately, centered in you, so
far as power was concerned:
Mr.. Baruch-"Yes, sir, it did. | probably
had more power than perhaps any other
man did in the war; doubtless that is true
In a current issue of Leslies Rev. Z. +.
Aked, D. d., L. L. D., says:
81 am an American citizen by deliberate
choice, not by accident or birth. | believe IN
America. | believe in the great and beauti-
full things which are incarnate in our flag.
No man living is more convinced than l am
of the Brightness of American principles, the
necessity of American Institutions and the
mission of the American nation. There is
nothing wrong with our Institutions; there
is something desperately wrong with our
way OF working our institutions.
1--WE need a re-birth of the American
spirit We need to determine that wher
ever our flag is flying there justice shall
be done And it is not done. The recent
hysteria Of intolerance is a disgrace to us
ALL We need fresh baptism of liberty We
must cease to manufacture Reds Radicals
and Revolutionaries." And we are manufac
turing them wholesale by our horror of
free thought, our fear of free speech, our
narrow caste-spirit and our insensiate de-
NAL of human rights
1--WE are not realizing our mission. We are
net within sight Of comprehending what
our mission is. We have submitted to a
swollen tyranny which neither Great Bri-
tain under King George nor Germany un-
der the kaiser would have tolerated There
will be unrest and worse-until Ameri-
lea is herself again. The first thing is to
recognize our own weaknesses and short
comings and then Americanize ourselves"
To all of which The Madisonian adds a
hearty ''amenP