The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-29
OH, THE PITY OF 1T

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When Kipling penned those wore
that have been repeated wherever tt
English language is spoken, he mu
have been looking forward to tt
United States in the years followin
the world war. Four years ago no
the people of the United States wei
demanding that this country ente
the war with the Allies which wer
fighting losing battle against tn
enemies Of civilization. Four years ag
next Wednesday the United State
formally declared that state of Wa
exists between the United States an
Germany, and the United States ma
thrown here strength, her soul, he
wealth into the fight on the side o
humanity.
During the next few weeks the yer.
flower of young American manhood
to the number of several hundred
thousand volunteered. Then came tn,
selectfve draft and the young mer
responded and were rushed to train
ing camps where they were given {
few weeks or few months of train
ing and sent across to fight for hui
mainly and make the world safe fol
democracy" We, who were too old
or too young, or were prevented by
other causes from going to the front,
remained at home and did our pit"
in every way possible. We bought
Liberty bonds, war savings stamps,
worked in the harvest fields, produced
more food, ate less, lived on substi-
OF our Allies might be fed and clothed
and provided with arms and equip
ment.
The whole world looked on with
amazement as the United States, TO-
tally unprepared for war, made the
most rapid progress ever known in
the history of the world and gathered
an army of almost five million men
from all parts Of this great country,
trained, armed and equipped them
and put nearly 100000 of them in
France and Belgium, with the loss "
but two transports and less than 270
Of our men In few months the
United States landed more men in
France than England, 90 miles distant, |
with the greatest navy in the world |
% protect her transports, had been
able to land in the same length of
ime.
Our soldiers threw themselves into
he thick of the fighting and turned
he tide. Germany was defeated and
he United States troops and the self
acrificing people at home, made this
ossible. Greater glory was never
ION by any nation. Greater glory was
ever deserved by any people. We
rere united There was no north.
o south, no east, no west There .
-as no democratic, republican or
Their political party We were ali !
mericans, the pr. udest and grand :
It name on this earth. We threw |
lr whole souls, our best young man !
,od, our wealth. our energies INTO :
le conflict and we won. German 4
riters today give the United States p
e credit for winning .he war ard
ture historians will record the same s
,rdic:. k
But we never hear of the grand n
ork the United States did in the war, Y
cept from the German, French. Bel {,
an, English or italian press One c;
,uld think that the United States n
d done nothing but blundcr solicit x
nds from the citizens and sauander y
en- in corruption. We have heard W
I'm the partizan press that every 1T
ng was rotten That there was al
aft everywhere and our navy was a 9,
lure and everything we did was ps
ong. Since President Wilson re- tn
ned from Paris the jackals of Am ~
ca, the tribe that thrive on carrion, ay
e been busily engaged trying to tn
credit everything America did and wi
Y have succeeded only too we'll I'D
, political assassins of character, ora
MOOD and everything good, have m;
n so busily and so successfully mi
owing mud and dirt and lies and =, :
lder at the administration that has ow
ended, that in less than four of
TT years from the day the United go
les entered the war to save the 90,
Id, we have entirely forgotten all
he grand things, all of the glor go'
deeds, all of the marvellous pro- ~
y anu eie uAuiealheu ~ Su' ee'e7S' yot
use our minds have been filled wit