, 1923-11-01
PURSUING PEACE HER WAR PERSISTS
National Republican,

The queer delusion persists with some supposed leaders of
public opinion, including leaders in woman's organizations, that
any scheme of international Involvement, no matter how foolish
Peace may not be maintained in a warning world by mere
tertained the delusion that enemies, both psychic and physical
could be repealed by the display of hideous banners. This sys
tenn of repening invasion was unsuccessfuly tried out in China's
disastrous war with Japan. There are those who think that if
something has been accompH idne to achieve It, whereas her II the PEER pr.
f'V What the has wo ony I m9ae is th not Pa so mrc Fid t6e %5j to . IS tbe
will to give up the things that cause war. In this country the
mills would surrender to the delasion that fitting against war, as
such, is necessary here. The United States has never gone to
the Mexican war. No one honestly believes that the American
people want war, or that it would be possible to put in power
a government that sought to involve the United States in war,
especially since our last experience in saving the world for
vh The pea peaceful full portion oF ion ftnt the w Stosi1dd is is the western e1iI hemisphere Sa hsGs
use is made Of that power. No effort is made to dominate nt the
other nations of the western world. America wants no addi-
nomicaly Independent and politically secure.
The theory is set up that American can advance the cause of
system of Europe. Persistently the deluded partisans of Europ-
rdHas%; eh in european es 0 pohtics OF e commo app sense Tor of A eosrse' in 1n-
Gates clearly enough that for us to desert our own to stand on
hemisphere peaceful for that which has kept Europe in war
for centuries. would not be a contribution to world peace, much
The mothers of this country who think as well as talk, under
for the World war which cost America so much blood and treas
Hr W. While Am american eiaro mothers not Tsr would ID like to save the lives Of
from wars and war-breeding systems, and that it is better we
should risk our own peace by taking pot lot with European gov
ernments, animated by centuries-old racial, geographical, re-
igous and social prejudices with which American has nothing
to do.
Sentiment in this country in behalf of European involvement
is not growing. Suspicion OF the motives of those who persist
emily carry on propaganda for the sacrifice of American to
European interests is growing. The cry that America should
do something for Europe is impudent and hypocritcal. We
have already made enormous sacrifices in behalf of Europe, only
to earn ingratitude, contempt and hostility from most of those
in behalf of whom we vainly poured out blood adm treasure
during the World war. We know now that the way to keep
out of war is to KEEP out of Europe.
The American people need to keep constantly on guard against
the. persistent propaganda of those who would sacrifice Ameri-
can solvency. security and peace to either sordid or visionary
schemes of European advantage.
Way back somewhere in the dim past there existed in Wyom-
ing an organization known as the Wyoming Press Association"
much to raise the standard of Wyoming newspapers.
Several years since this Association became inactive and at
any association of newspaper men of any kind:
Wyoming is one of the few states in the Union which does
Iy regretted as a live Press Association can do more to advance
the interests of the state than can any other organization: H.
lack of an organization as it is only by coming together and
discussing matters pertaining to the business that the best re-
so can be accomplished
Every newspaper man in the state should study this PROPOSE
ton very carefully. All should realize that practically every
other profession excepting theirs in the state, has an organiza-
ton. The lawyers. the doctors, the engineers. the merchants,
rank.
Each newspaper man in the state. however is going along
in his own little grove, not knowing or seeming to care, about
anything except his own newspaper. The result of this policy
is that each year newspap|s in the state are losing influence
The Republican would like to suggest that the former officers
of the Wyoming Press Association get busy and endcavor to
revive that organization.
THE OLD HoME TOWN"
Sir Harry Lauder, the famous Scotch comedian, in his present
hits hit a o. song s%s entitled gaaIs " TR old Home Town"
The editor of The Republican while attending the American
Lauder sing this song. Before singing the song Harry Lauder
made the statement that in the large audience listening to him
cisco and that no difference how they loved their present home
their thoughts would ofttimes 20 back in fond reeoleetons to