Life — April 15, 1915 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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ailing with the terrible New German disease, But there doesn’t seem to be any other way out, and though the Allies have doubtless every disposition to do their job with the utmost econ- omy, it is not one in which economical methods seem likely to be effective. For what people must have they pay the price, if they have got it. The Allies feel that they must have a last- ing peace and freedom in Europe, and that those blessings can only be re- gained by eradicating the New Ger- man disease at any cost. So there is no use of squirming more than one must when the New Germans drown or otherwise destroy non-combatants. Such deportment is one of the symptoms of their ailment and will go on until they are cured. Meanwhile, we must preserve our souls in such patience as we may, and do what good we can, and pretend to ourselves that this year it is the fashion in Europe to die. CCORDING to a dispatch from Paris to the Sun, French papers, including the Matin and the Temps, spoke with astonishment of a lett published in a New York paper o February 27th, in which its corr sponcent, Robert Dunn, told his visit to the Bavarians’ trenches near Lille, and described himself as taking a rifle from a German soldier and shooting at two French soldiers. The Matin disbelieves the story, but con- demns it. The Temps says that by his own admission Dunn is an assassin and justice should treat him as such. The Echo de Paris expresses regret that a paper of the standing of the ening Post should have seemed to condone Dunn's action. The French papers are justified in their complaints. For a neutral, non- combatant newspaper correspondent to take pot-shots at men in battle merely to see how it feels to kill a man was shocking. For Dunn to tell about his crime was the very top of folly, and to print his story was an indiscretion hard. to understand in an exceptionally careful newspaper, ex- cept on the presumption that no ex- of \ ee a MAN UWe \WS The Old Scratch perienced editor saw Dunn's letter before it got into print. Dunn will do well to keep out of France, unless, indeed, he wishes to add to his impressions the sensations of a man who has been stood against a wall and shot by a file of soldiers. There are circumstances in which “everybody's doin’ it” is noc a valid excuse, THE. ficient and husky Kansan, Willard, has abated the Jack Johnson for which all obli nuisance, ed to him, we are Let us hope “the resulting Willard nuisance will not be so serious as the last one. Probably it won't. Having a negro for the champion pug involved race complications which were dis- agreeable and hard to get along and in that particular it is a gain to have the colored champion with, Leaten. But except for that it factory that the most expositor of physical he Mack. For physical force longer counts for very much, great office of the body in times is to serve the house of the intellect Fi physical power we look nowadays to coal. was. satis- conspicuous force should no The these as power- mere comicbooks.com