Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-25
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This column published weekly in the
interest Of the Ex-service men of
Rowan County,.

line headlines OF the worlds great
daily papers have had a startling re-
semblance to those same headlines that
flashed before the eyes Of all nations
in 1914, these past few days. Once
again a world power is abrogating her
solemn treaties, and defying the bal
ance of the world to take any steps
to resent those actions. The only diff
ference is, China, in spite of her vast
population, tremendous resources, and
the indisputable fact that she has right
on her side, merely fights a defensive
action, and has not declared war as
did little Belgium and mighty France.
Neither has Japan declared war, such
declaration would be a futile gesture
under the circumstances, and might,
l say might, cause the rest of the world
to intervene, however reluctantly.
From the vast silence that hangs over
the disarmament conference, the
League of Nations and the diplomat
ic centers of the world, one is lead to
believe that in the absence of a decla-
ration of war, those mighty statesmen
don't believe there is a war. And per-
haps there isn't, but those dead Chin
csc men and women, and little chill
dren, are just as dead as they would
be were war formally declared. And
we have a bunch that those beaten and
bruised diplomats of America, and
those teachers, could not be told that
war did not exist, with safety, we
fear the diplomats would forget to be
diplomatic, the teachers would not be
so meek.
However, there is one bright spot
on a black horizon for America and
Americans. Our noble Congress hest
tates to blythely vote to scrap a few
more ships, junk a few more guns, and
fire a few thousand soldiers and sail
ors to swell the throng of %unemploy-
ed. If the situation has actually u
ed those august solons to think, it has
done a days work, heretofore they
have merely listened to the blandish-
ments of those fools and reformers
who control the votes. Being beyond
redemption, and past the point in life
where | desire to live forever, | have
nothing against reformers personally.
But it does seem a bit highhanded for
aged imbeciles to place a mortgage on
the Lives of unborn infants, sell the
bodies of the juvenile generation now
wearing rompers, to salve an ego that
bursts with the desire to become world
famous. Germany's population was
we'll nigh exterminated because of an
ego that avowed the intention to rule
the world. Americans bids fair to be
exterminated because of an avowed de-
sire to establish an Elyseium where
only chaos exists. Perhaps though, if
some solon has actually had a thought,
the inevitable will be postponed long
enough for we who were sold, to reach
the age limit that will allow us to
draw twenty dollars a day, walking
around with a saw and hammer, build
ing measle and menengitis incubators
for those who have yet to be sold.
You Polar Bears will naturally won
der if Russia, really is modelling on
the Manchurian border, SO do we, but
only Stain knows, and if SC why, it
is difficult to believe hat the Boil
SHE really desire any of what Japan
has to give them, but one never can
tell, stranger things have happened,
and Russia, after all, may shame the
rest of the so-called civilized world.
No, gentle reader, we are moi advo-
eating war, but, we are color Blind
when it comes to human beings, and
we do love a good scrap.
THE LANCE CORPORAL.