Douglas Island news., 1921-04-01

N.NN NNI m NhN|.. T" "'|NN N"..'I.''. mcrruy along and chat tbo Bolshc- rbs and Rcyouuon.ets arc eradu- ally thinning Che ranks. One one of Che other trimming chem down nm u both are becoming somewhat de- plo.ed
 What plcass Che Stroller in cone uccuon vita tbc continuous haueh- ter m Russia a thnt mo innocent bys,audea are cyor injured for Che reason that as ,hc cntro popu- ulon is allied either on one side or hc otbcr there are no innocent bystaudau or course. many Of those engaged switch thor fcally from one faction to Che other oyory day or two bu. they arc stun in Che fight When Che Rcyo,uton's.s cap- ture PuaohoyIchsachyy from Che Boshcua. enough Royo.udou.s.a usually join their former enemies Co enable Chem Co capture it back Che ucNt day. but ha H choir business. Whom % warrior ycams to light hc' should ot lens, bc granted Che priy- Hedge of picking h. s.dc and when hc urcs of one side. it Is his malIou- oblc right tolsw,eh to Che ether ade
 This feNcuos would get man In wrong u aamo countries. but not In RuHa. Thcro Che matter of face uou .s a minor one. 1t ia lighting thcy want and It Is lighting they orc getting. And why should a man settle down Co One proa.o task of growing potatoes Whoat and other articles ol food when hc can engage u shooting up hts leloW
 Besides. why should poor soldiers deter.omtc into poorer farmers when America s willing to bc thc eoat for ius. so long as Americans work hard and stint uom m..vos for Che rrIweec honor and glory of feeding lighting am.o and tlcir victims u foreign oomme. just sol long win tlers ho lighting armies and mer victims i'm chose foreign countries Il hc purpose ot tho fehuue was to maa. t0. countries aIo for democracy and democrats hcrc would bc som. excuse fo- it but ,nero seem. to he moo safety for democrats anyvhe..
 The other day che Stroller vas uEcd what Che various factions in Russia arc lighting about and .f he. had mol road In a school rol.r forty years or more ago a description ol hc Ba.ue O. WuH.m ho would mot hayc boon able Io maUor thc question or supply any information about Che er.a. principles or uot of principles which aro now causing strip. ol virgin soil h.-o and there m Ruaa to run red .n human rorc Those principle. arc tho same as the ract Bobo-. smthr describes as fo.d by rustic named Napor to Ms grandchildren. WHHeImue and re.- orkn. one evening fur hIs dara work was dom. and He was n a reminiscent mood Tho kids had asakcd Che old man numerous quos- uous .s lo thc eaus. ol sE.U bo.us scattered about ncr hHmb'. home soutbcg. version Of tfe o'lumrs story Go thc children being as toI lovs
 It was nu u .uWm0.'a cFcIue
 Ou KaHnorH work was done. And he beside hi. cottage door
 Was sitting in Che sun; And by h.m ported on Che r-ccn I'll. UtUe rruuIchIII WIIh.iuuc. She mw her brother pnIorNu
 Roll something large and round.
 Which hc beside thc r.ru.0t
 u playing thoro had found. He came io lsk what ho had found That was sO large and smooth and
 round
 old Kapcr took it from llo boy
 Who Ho0I cNnooMt hyi And Chen One old man shook his
 hold
 And wI.h natural s.Eh "rH some poor IeIloWH HEu.I said
 hc.
 .Werc slain n Che great victory "I Gud them In Che garden.
 For thorca many hcreahouts And often whom J -l .1 blow,
 The p.0Vlare turns them out For many thousand men said hc
 "Wcre slain In Che gr.a. victory. "Nov teI us what 'tWa. an about
 Young rotcrku hc o.IeHi And Utuc WIhoImIue looks un
 WIth wonder-Wu.tus eyes "Now ten us lI about Che war; And what thoy fought each other
 f0r
 "It was tbe English. kaapcr cried.
 "Who put tbe French Co rou.i But what thcy tough. each other
 for
 could not wcl mako out. uul everybody uId. quot ho.