San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04

To the Editor:
There are things Of far greater i'm
portance than European monarchs and
their transplanted, fawning, intelec-
tual eunuchs, calling for discussion In
the columns of The Light; but the shoe
that makes 'em sholler is the one that
pinches so the "Boerne Apostle" was
back in the letter page on Sunday last,
SO l just want a few words.
Now, there are q lot of egotistical
microbes who imagine a man must be
in the wrong if he disagrees with them.
In fact, the wilderness is so full of
the species that the fool killer jumped
the job, being discouraged, he killed
himself. 1t satisfies to make a direct
hit occasionally, the "Boernite" capitu-
lated as a Britisher, with reservations.
Britishers are all right in their place
but not criticising American institu-
tons. And being called a "rabid"
American by a transplanted, unadulter-
ated Englishman is the greatest honor
that could be paid an American citi-
zen.
This apostle" Is not altogether per-
feet; he equivocates little; "his TRADE
was meant for all Christian nations"
Albeit he specifically claimed "only one
in every hundred thousand Americans
are Christians" and my being elimi-
| mated from the running. shall not feel
amenable to the apostle" for writing
further in my un-Christian style, and
1t must be nice for the Christian ma
tons to have a texualist issuing edicts
when they chance to stray from the
straight and narrow path.
| This Britisher accuses me OF hating
his people, even though the good book
says Christians should not judge others
but l fully forgive him and herewith
send absolution through the columns of
The Light. When a fellow takes on
more Christianity than he can carry it
runs away with him-a phenomenon of
no unusual occurrence. In fact, there
was nothing written about English roy
atty, not equally written about Germa-
ny's, and all the so-called blue bloods
of Europe, but this "Boernite" flew TO
the defense of the British. l suspect
the shoe pinched and l too am sorry.
The fact of being born in America
means nothing. The Benedict Arnolds"
Of the past and the "Bergdolls" of the
present were born here, and there are
lots who will never forgive God for
suffering them to be freeborn Ameri-
cans instead Of European lackeys or
loyal Britishers who cultivate accents
like sharpening q back tooth with a
rat tail file.
No, the denunciation of England was
not a smoke screen; it was quoting
historical facts, called forth by the
Britisher trying to elevate the "mother
country" at our expense, and when
confronted with statements which he is
| ~ 10 nF ftrWs l.. :
hateful sentiments, 'Orrid dOncherknow.
About the kaiser being half-breed
Englishmen, tits no affair of mine: the
fact of his lineage being traceable to
an incestous boudoir can't be blamed
on me; none of my forbears were para-
mours in royalty's Augean stables. Set
: tie the controversy with the historians.
Hold on, my Britisher No one CEN
sured you for denying Germany's right
to prohibit US from going where we
please. On the contrary, if Mr.. Wilson
! showed little "rabid" Americanism in
: his dealings with Mexico, and particu-
larry when the British insulted my
: country, not yours, by searching our
ships, Germany would never dare throw
down the gage of battle to US, and
when fighting blood was needed a lot
= OF us fell back on the alibi of economic
aVocatlons" and were left where we be-
long, tllling the wilderness, with the
privilege of doing our fighting by scrib-
bling.
SO this "BOernite" is a League of
Nations advocate; he would have us
J mix up in European politics: stand
, guard over its future, despite the fact
that during the war we poured out the
greatest libatiOns earth ever knew, in
blood and treasures in unmeasured and
unsunted volume, receiving nothing in
return except graves for our dead and
n the contempt Of the nations we saved.
Returning to the original bone Of con-
tentlon, l want TO prove to this "BOer-
mite that America can get on with.
o out England, absolutely. Trade being
n only exchange Of commodities; this is
r iamillar to any business man. If Eng.
e lanI buys of us largely and sells us
G nothing, why are not our financial cen.
= ters flooded with British sovereigns
+ Why isn't the dollar playing second
Q fiddle TO the pound?
statistics show that our exports 10
: England proper are negligible 1uon.
o uty. The surplus passes through Brit.
K lsh hands en- route TO other nations
= with an efficient merchant marine this
. can be eliminated Money being only q
). convenient medium OF exchange is alb.
Q Solutely useless without its equivalent
" N cotton, rolling stock and the like
Q | because we epreSs wealth in terms Of
s money, the OumptiOus British scribe is
miStaklng the shadow for the substance.
= Money for weeks wages is conven.
I lent but not an absolute necessity. A
uoIIar IS an order on the public for
= commodities to that amount. and cred.