The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
LIBERTY DAY.
By w. G. McADoo.

few days ago one of the Kai-
ser's undersea assassins destroyed
the. American transport Antilles, kill
ing sixty-seven Of Americas gallant
sons. The Kaiser must answer for
this crime. He must be made to feel
the prick Of American bayonets, Let
US remember the Antilles. Let US
never stop nor falter until this In
Famous apostle of brutalized warfare,
the Kaiser. is brought to justice.
10 the families OF the soldiers and
sailors who were killed on the An
tiiies this war was made personal.
its horror was brought home to them
with a terrible shock. Those brave
men had no chance to defend them
serves to hight for their country and
their lives. but they died like he
roes. The people at home can fight,
however, both for themselves and for
their country without going to the
Iront. This war must become a pei
sonar thing to each man, woman and
cniio OF the civilian population Just
as II Is a personal thing to our SOL
oiers ana sailors and their families.
II must grip US by the heartstrings.
II must be our first thought every
nour. Today let every American real
ize that this is a personal war be-
tween every American and the Ger
man Kaiser. The Kaiser has brought
u 70 every American home, whether
IL De the home of a German-Ameri-
can citizen or any other American
citizen. The Kaiser does not snare
German-Americans: he fights ali
americans. and all Americans must
fight him.
Ioday the American public Is on
trial. The eyes of the world are
upon her-the eyes of the oppressed
peoples OF the earth with hope and
expectancy. the eyes Of the military
autocracy Of Germany with outward
contempt but inward fear.
our first duty Is not onlv IN sub-
scribe. but to oversubscribe the Sec
ond Liberty Loan. II we fail. IL will
De victory for the Kaiser. There
Is no reason why we should fail, be-
cause We are the richest people in
the world. Our prosperity has been
unexampled and we are able to pro-
Floe our government with all the
money and resources required to win
this war.
To accomplish this great task all
must pull together. Bankers alone
cannot finance the government; men
alone cannot do 1t; women alone can
not DO II, the rich alone cannot do Il,
tne poor alone cannot do IL, the men
OF moderate means alone cannot do
H. but all uniting and cooperating
patrlotically and enthusiastically can
90 IL. In a Democracy no one class
should be permitted TO save or TO own
the nation. All the people should
save ana own the nation. II each
does his part, IL everyone is animated
py superlative love of country and
resoiute purpose, we can finance
every requirement OF the government
and win this mighty war Quickly ana
save thousands OF precious American
lives and vast amount OF American
treasure.
The war can only be won quickly
II every liberty loan is promptly SUBJ
scrlbed. The least we can do for our
gallant sons. the only chance we can
give them to return with their lives.
Is to provide them with the best gun
that American ingenuity can devise
and money buy. A gun that will shoot
faster and further than any gun yet
made. with a bsyonet forged by
American skill and long enough to
reach to Berlin. Every $50 bond pur-
chased by a patriotic American will
provide some noble American boy with
this kind Of gun and bayonet.
1t is our soldiers. our sailors. and
our guns that are going TO win the
victory. vindicate Americas rights at
home and upon the high seas and
make the world safe for democracy.
The least service Of patriotism that
any man or woman who stays at home
can perform is TO lend their money
to his or her own government on
impregnable security at Per cent
interest.
They risk nothing, while the soldier
risks all.
1 have visited some OF the great
camps in the West where thousands
or splendid American young men are
training for the army. They are set
ting an example which the civilian
population would do well to emulate.
Our brave soldiers are not only giving
up their families, all Of their material
interests and putting their lives in the
balance, but they are actually SUBJ
scribing from their mea gre nav TO
the bonds of their own government in
larger amount per capita than the
civilian population. All honor to our
brave and gallant men. Nav, those
who stay at home not fail to do their
duty to these valiant sons of Amerf-
ca.
The failure OF one liberty loan
would destroy the governments
credit, undermine confidence, imperil
prosperity and disgrace us in the eyes
OF the world. The patriotic people of
the forty-eight States OF the Union
must make such a disaster impossible.