The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-31
DEFENDERS AGAIN H0NORED.
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ually. financially and intellectually
spiritually, because such unbelievable
atroclous acts could not be tolerated by
a Christian living people; financially.
because IN America money talks. We
know that if there is money enough.
most any material thing can be accom-
plthedI Other countries realized as
never before the vast wealth of Amer
lea. and how her citizens could place
enormous sums in the hands of her of
iiciais when her fair shores were at
stake; intellectually, because the brain
lest men in every branch of technical
training were set to work to master the
problems with which we were con-
frontpd''
Credit was given the Doys who turned
from plain civilians to well-driled sol
dIers; to the girls who enlisted in the
led Cross and proved themselves to be
80 capable and intellectual: to the army
OF men and women who went across
to be at the rear of the fighting boys
TO help nourlsh and aid them: TO the
mothers OF this country, whose fingers
were always busy with knitting. sew.
ing and cquipping the Red Cross with
all its needs.
After the signing OF the armstiee
people dreamed of a great transforma-
ton of personal habits and of social or
ganizatlon, and they were annoyed that
old ways OF living were re-asserting
Themselves
president Hadley of Yale has given
m his present report that not only did
the boys come back. but they came back
enlightened by the war. not disillu-
stoned. They were more serious. worked
harder, and had finer ambitions than
ever before. When one gets down to
the morale of today, it seems that The
tone OF the average citizen is more earn
est. chastened and modest.
We nave all seen great change
trQq our old method of living. but |
want to ask YOU as fair minded people,
Ism I II better to make the very best
OF things as they are with good intcn-
ton and a\smile, than to bubble at
the government, the officials of our diff
ferent departments or the bosses of our
Jobs: Is it not our share of the war TO
buckle down to hard pan and do the
very best that we can with what we
have?
Is there no satisfaction derived from
the fact that our own peace, as imper-
| feet as it Is, IS something far re-
moved from the Kind of peace That Ger
many would have imposed Do not
| think that our country could issue out
of such tempest into a simple and
placid peace. We should never try to
I solve such a problem as we are faced
with today, permanently. The wise are
| coRtent to clear up a situation as Il
presents itself. They are glad to have
enough lighJ TO walk by ana enough
| truth to live by
Brattleboro has not felt hard times
as the bigger cities have, but even here
| things are changed materially. Wages
have dropped, and are bound to droT
more. Our merchants have he'd to take
| big losses. We all must expect it. Take
| it like American men and women and
| feel that it is your share of restoring
peace Just as much as we" worked fol
| the war, feeling it was our share indi
| vidually to help win.
"And in this connection perhaps {
word to the employer and employt
would not be out of place The EN-
| ployer must know conditions under
| which employees live to properly under
stand the worker and his point of view
! The employe should have some knowl
| edge of the trials and misfortunes o.
| business to appreciate the. attitude o.
4 the Fman who pays him his wages.
The crying need in our industry to
Il day is for both factions to get ava!
i froRa the idea of carrying out their de
1 mands by force or refusal to employ
and get down to the basic principle o
4 treating one another like fellow human
beings working together with a common
end in view for the upbuilding of a ma
II tion.
4eagEsEw the rule be more human atti
EfnsIeT and spirit of good fellowship an,
Il f0frnpcS bptIvann tho two and tho In