Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-24
TIME TO CRY A HALT.


Editor Every Evening; For the past
few evenings | have been reading
Bancroft's History of the United
States" and was much impressed with
the thorough Amorichnism of this
the greatest OF our American his
torians. The patriotism OF Adams,
Hancock and Patrick Henry who, by
their eloquence fired the struggling
colonists Of i776 to throw of the
yoke of British oppression. seen
through the mist Of years, has force
that charms and delights. The military
heroes OF that War Of Independence
seem To have been cast In a different
mold than the quasi" heroes Of the
American Legion as we note in this
our day aud generation. Nathan Hale
! G755-1776) when captured ana hanged
as an American SPY by the British,
regretted "he had but ono life to give
/ for his country" TIanford Macnldor,
national commander Of the American
Iegion we want the bonus and wo
want Il at once. and we don't care
how the money f. raised
Truly 81 IL not hard 90 ind tho
patriot. 20. tcfnpora. O 1noreH" one
was a true patriot. giving his life for
his country's freedom and regretting
he had only one 20 give. The other
seems 10 be 4 patriot for revenue only,
Judging from the wholesale onsl, nght
the American Legion rs making on
the United States treasury II looks as
though they had lost All their indie
pendeuco and self reliance nnd are
q
10 feed and ciuthe them. Why do we
not get down % work and help our
selves.
The American people. divided ae thoy
are among these Rpecia interests.
arc becoming nation Of their paid
agents 90 the seat " government tC
beW. bambnozie. threaten and lutiml-
date our representatives ln Congress
and our respective state legislature
into giving blk appropriations 20 'hla
that and the other cause they are iu.
terested iu. or 20 grant special priv.
icges 20 all sorts and classes ~ people
The uumncr ~ them that have been s,
iindustriousiy and successfully milk.
Ing" the government during tho IN 81
2 decade has grown sp fHst and has,
become ~ strong and powerful tina
= eFgn tne treasury ~ this, the riches
( country iva the world l~ showing aeiI
/ GUS slFus of strain and collapse Du
, rational. state county ana nuoicipa
- Eot ternmcnfs have 4ncro4 sod their iu
{ debtedBes~ hy such outrageous l"ap
: and bounds that 80 is really bc.ominl
70 question whether 'ha cost ~ govern
1 mcnt ls not more than 10 - worth
IA one does not mu1h relish the .Gea %
turning over DO the iavKathrrer 90
Httl" he may be a1lv 80 savc ote
and phose the hare cost 0f living
D, ttia mad urRis or spending m1s
stop. and we must impress this geo
=. nu Our CouRrcs~tueu and .egi gisistor
. SpeC iaI interests have been feeding r
the public CRIB long enough. lot q
4 drive them away ana force them
help themselves. u - high tlme tins
the general public bs relieved from n
- parasites tbHt have bean sucking bet
dry. II our CouRreasraeu and repreRef
=, tatlves, both municipal and state. ~
too much afraid of these special 90
teresta and ths votes they may cas
!, let the general public take a hand an
\, teach every Congressman, State ar
:, municipal legislator. that the great fl
:. definite unorganiZed mass Is arous.
> at last and expects results. Wat,
, Congress and see how il acts. Demal
- an accounting Of your State and m
nicipal officials and see what speCi
interests they are afraid Of. This ye
The people demand first considerati
and they insist that their burdens
not made greater than they can bes
r What the people want now and are q
e. termined TO have Is speedy relief fr1
Il this great burden Of taxation that
ly expressing them aHd sapping the ii
ne blood of American initiative n
'r, progress. 3. g. G.
Il Wilmington. March 90. 1921