The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-07
HATS OFF TO THE FLAG

Moscow is to have another military
funeral soon. The body of another
Moscow boy who made the supreme
sacrifice that we might enjoy peace
and freedom, will be brought here for
burial. 1t will probably be a largely
attended funeral, for Moscow hOnors
her heroes and wants to show them
respect.
The American Legion will AXE part
in the funeral services n will march
with the body of the dead comrade.
They will carry the American flag,
the flag for which and under which
they fought; the flag they love and
the flag they respect and the flag
they expect you and me to respect.
1t is customary in all countries for
men to uncover their heads when the
flag goes by. That custom is not OBJ
served in Moscow. Time after time
the American Legion has called at
tention to this neglect of showing the
respect that is due to the flag and
have requested Moscow citizens to
lift their hats as the flag goes by. A
gentleman always lifts his hat when
he meets a lady. A boor and a rube
never do. 1t is the same with the
flag.
1t does not seem that it ought to be
necessary for the home paper and the
men who fought for world freedom
nh11o uro ronoinod of hnnoo in cofa+n
to be called upon repeatedly to
remind Americans that they owe this
respect to the flag of their country.
The ex-soldiers nave been terribly
provoked by the lack of respect
shown the flag as 1t goes b. md
threats have been made that some of
the men will leave the line Of march
and "knock the hat off of some man
who refuses to remove it" and there
is a strong probability that this will
be done. In England a policeman
knocks the hat off Of every man .who
refuses or fails to remove It when
the flag goes by-provided some citi-
zen with greater respect does hot
it off first.
Let us. when the rex soldier pafaG,-
passes us, sho-, that we Tc.pect ;he
flag as much As IN EEalisi1man. IL
4 German or any cher
European spec his fllg. Let us
lift our hats. t il a little thing t.
do, it takes tus little Effort md We
owe that to tka f:as and the NEIL who
fought undor and fpr il.
Sc "a "a
How prone are Americans to exag-,
gerate the facts, especially in a case
of disaster. The early reports from
Pueblo's great flood placed the num-
This was reduced a few hours later
to probably not to exceed 500, pos
sibly signify above that figure" The
next day reports had the number re-
auced to 900 or 300, with 131 bodies
recovered" Still the next
lay the number was reduced to "52
known dead, with probably a few
not recovered yet" Today it '
IS definitely placed at "55 known
lead whose bodies have been recover t
ID" The lowest figure is appalling !
enough, but it is a marked and pleas {
reduction from the earlier reports. 8
ns "a IA
If the present war continues long !
enough Ireland will be depopulated. 7
rhe Sim F%einners attack the British
and police from ambush and {
ill a number. Generally more Sim I
Teinners than British are killed. Then Z
he British arrest a lot of Sim Feinn- q
RS, try them by court martial and
them by a firing squad. Then {
Sim Feinners kill a lot more l
british and a lot more Sim Feinners r
killed. At this rate ireland will il
e depopulated within a few years. s
"BilT' Elliott Returns a
w. M. Elliott, who, for many years