'JV5TICE GRANTS TO'ALL A VO>CE-
TAKES EXCEPTIONS.
Public Forum Editor, The Caducous;
“You are requested to accept the
following signed article which is the
■viewpoint of a man who did his fight
ing thousands of miles from the front:
“Somewhere in half-forgotten rec
ords we rememeber having read of
the manner in which our present sys-
temes of civilization are linked with
the remote past. The story runs
something like this: Long years ago
when the forest and prairie reigned
supreme, a small rabbit hopped around
wherever his fickle fancy might dic
tate, but without thouglit he left his
foot prints upon the earth, which
footprints attracted the sight of a
wolf,, and on and on anim_al followed
animal with the thought of prey until
their many passing feet had worn a
trail, constant usage made of the
trail .a path, of the path a road, of the
road a highway and of the highway a
city’s greatest- thoroughfare. This we
realize is a roundabout -way of arriv
ing at our subject, but we were aware
that we were rather incensed and de-
si. ed to cool our temper cn a picture
of a more altruistic time, simultan
eously to present a lesson that once
in a while out of infinitely small
things grow great events. A small,
thing started the city’s thoroughfare,
a small thing started our temper, our
temper, a small thing indeed may be
the cornerstone upon which the fu-
Lure generation of soldiers may have
their lot ameliorated a.ud. cast in
more congenial surroundings.
“Many of us have sojourned at
Camp Greene for over a year .and
there have been many times when we
felt like trying to get a word in edge
ways as to just how w e felt about the
camp, (it’s availability and. suitability
as a home for old soldiers never both
ered us much for, honest, we never
thought any sane man would hesitate
in his decision.)
“Some of the tearful pleadings to
have pamp Greene retained sounds to
■ our ears very much as the prospec
tus of an oil company organized un
der the laws of Arizona to do business
at the North Pole, Really tlie people
at home'-have visions of their sons sit
ting out under the red Southern moon,
inhaling orange blossom perfume, lis
tening to the mocking birds and hay
ing their palates tickled with Dixie
Dainties. When we are at home we
have not the heart to inform them of
the mud, rain, heat, chiggers. Liberty
Park, Camp Four car and the various
what nots that seem to infest this sa-
luberious atmosphere.
“Under it we have been patient. We
have nursed our grievance somewhat
as a sulky boy, but tonight it must be
THE CADUCEUS
said and the cause of it is found at
the bottom of the last column on
page three of the Charlotte Observer
for December 6, 191S. For the read
ers who may have forgotten these ex-,
tremely unfair lines and have lost
or destroyed their copy, we quote,
“It will require six months or longer
to demobilize the army, Charlotte will
witness many parades of real fighting
men.”
“We are aware that this was sent
out by The Associated Pres.s, but we
are of the opinion that any one who
publishes it subscribes to the senti
ment.
“We are sorry that w.e could not be
real fighting men, we are indeed. We
only did our duty and ought to remain
passive under the reflection cast by
‘real fighting man.’ A lady, of finest
temperament and feeling, when’ com
menting upon that statement said, ‘I
wonder if the men here are not real
fighting men, when they endured all
kinds of hardship.?, amid all kinds of
disease, meanwhile all prepared for
their countries summons to embark.*
Th,at was about the kindest thing that
anyone has said to us except our offi
cers. What we would like is a little
fair play. In sueli a wonderful victory
tuere ought to be enough glory to go
around. We only want our share and
we shall have it. Let the soldier over
seas wear his wounded crevrons and
his service stripes. X-Ie has eaineu
them a hundred times over. Let the
’..ltd and thrift sta.*"! buyer be hailed
-With .'icclsim as he who furnished tlm
,-:i!iews of war Let us who did duty
at home have simrli justice instead
of discord-breeding innuendoes and
quips.” SGT. LEROY SELLERS.
BOUGHT SEVERAL.
Several of the young ladies, em
ployed at the office of the largest in
dustrial plants of Winston-Salem,
sent the following and flattering com
munication to our desk this week and
address to Public Forum editor;—■
“Again Winston-Salem has been fa
vored by a visit from the khaki-clad
youth hailing from Camp Greene. Not
this time, however, did they come for
the purpose of “preserving peace and
order” among us, but in the interest
of The Caduceus, which it is useless
to state, they experienced little diffi
culty in disposing of, since the ma
jority of the fair ladies with whom
they came in contact, insisted that one
copy each was insufficient for their
reading matter for the space of a
week. As merely a suggestion, it
might be well for the publishers to is
sue a mid-week edition particularly
for the Twin City’s benefit. This,
the writer feels confident, would prove
successful provided the magazine was
represented by last Saturday’s distrib
utors.
“Seriously speaking, the paper is
full of bright, interesting articles from
cover to cover, always enjoyed by
those of us who are so fortunate as
to scan its contents and we hope it
will continue to be offered us each
week.
INTERESTED READERS.
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