Show Editorials by the People J Jc c Why Backbone of the S Nation Now Balks 5 S Jan Tan 13 13 1916 Editor Telegram In your editorial January 11 under the the f heading Summer Training Camp you refer to two different classes in England in reference to this European slaughter The first class S you you refer to who rushed to the colors were members of the nobility class who i had lived in luxury and Idleness like parasites and gave up all that was comfortable and easy at home and then gave up their lives in the trenches The members of the tho other class re referred re re- felTed to call themselves the backbone backbone backbone back bone of ot the nation and many have held back and still refuse while she England stands pleading like a mother to save her Let us just briefly analyze these two classes from the one mother stand stand- point The mother England says to toone toone toone one son My son go to the battle battlefront battlefront battlefront front to save me if It you can If It you should die in the attempt you know that all of those loved ones you have left behind are well provided for forwith forwith forwith with generous Incomes Should you return again even in a crippled or un un- un crippled condition the balance of your 5 life is one of luxury and ease as be before before be- be fore ore you went to the trenches AlI Al Al- I though you may return minus a leg or arm armS you will have the consolation of ot knowing that you have defended your interest and mine which Is unearned Income title rights The above class referred to Mr Editor Editor Edi Edi- tor I think you will concur with me roe meis me is like Uke parasites as you state that thai rushed to the colors Now here are some of the other sons eons of ot Mother England She says My Iy sons eons I want you to togo togo togo go to the battle front My life lite is in danger save me if you can some of you must stay at home and work to help heip make munitions of war with your sisters and wives and children while the the- the best best fitted sc scientifically of you go goto goto goto to the front and use the same to kill kil my enemy Have no thought of those you leave behind God will provide Take no thought of ot tomorrow what ye shall eat drink or wear sufficient for forthe forthe forthe the day thereof Not one of you goes forth to battle with the anticipation of getting killed but to kill kUl should any of you be so unfortunate as to meet death remember you have died for a anoble anoble anoble noble cause for obedience my sons eons to your mother is honorable But nut bUnd blind obedience Is not honorable When you return and the war ar is over you shall have the privilege of going back to your old Jobs of ot work in the mine mill or factory for formy my other sons have so ordered it that you shall have the preference of working for tor them before any anyone one else Is considered If It therIs there ther is any among you that are disabled Owing to the loss of ot a a. limb your wives and children shall have the privilege of first consideration of work Also knowing my sons eons that you consider yourselves the backbone of the nation I will have laws wa enacted whereby my other sons eons of the nobility owning class like parasites s shall contribute to a pension fund etc etc Now Mr Editor dont don't you think it possible that some that call themselves the backbone of ot the nation the producing producing producing pro pro- class are liable to see ste through the whole game and conclude that they the the working class may class may just as well be live wage slaves at home struggling to f feed ed those little ones that they are responsible lor for as to be dead heroes and rotting in the trenches I would say eay in closing that I w was S born in England and having spent some thirty odd years of my life Ufe there am somewhat In a position to say that thata a good many of the th backbone of the nation are aware of the th fact their mother England like this nation Is playing a ruling class game and that In the near future the game must fall of its own weight and that human life tn In In private te property must cease which Ints In Its ts is final analysis is the cause of ot all allour allour Our our war and jingoism R Respectfully SUBSCRIBER S |