And if there are no men left in the country like
me, what'll you do for hogs!
"Thanks, was you paying for that? I guess we won't have
another, eh? Two of them things might be bad for a feller."
So, when I used to listen to the complaints of this sort
that rose on every side, I was glad that I was not
President of the United States.
At the same time I DO think that the Government makes a
mistake in taxing the profits of the poor book writers
under the absurd name of INCOME. But let that go. The
Kaiser would probably treat us worse.
I.--Some Startling Side Effects of the War
"There is no doubt," said Mr. Taft recently, "that the
war is destined to effect the most profound uplift and
changes, not only in our political outlook, but upon our
culture, our thought and, most of all, upon our literature."
I am not absolutely certain that Mr. Taft really said
this. He may not have said "uplift." But I seem to have
heard something about uplift, somewhere. At any rate,
there is no doubt of the fact that our literature has
moved--up or down. Yes, the war is not only destined to
affect our literature, but it has already done so. The
change in outlook, in literary style, in mode of expression,
even in the words themselves is already here.
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