El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-28


country. but because of unframed lay
men being willing to attempt task
impossible to them. but easily posi-
BILE to trained experts
increasing Production.
Unity and intelligence turn a pile
of bricks into a house, turn shower
of sparks into a tongue of flame, turn
mob into a regiment What this
country needs is organizing ability
that will make wealth increase like a
river. and give its life giving treasure
to the employer and the employe
alike. IL is in this spirit that this
work of the conservation Of industry
has been in2ugurated and carried for
ward. Not alone for the sake Of the
state. but for mans sake and Cod
sake and for the sake Of civilization
Better DAYS are coming We may
or late. the pilgrim host viii enter the
Promised Land and hang out the sig
rails of victory.
Vision of n just and Lasting Peace.
Reviewing our wars for liberty
and the issues Of this greatest of bat
ties, let us believe that the selfish
and cruel ambition of the Germans is
being Overruled OF God for liberty
Without shedding of blood there is no
remission OF sins, just as there is no
wine without the crushing Of the pur-
pie grapes.
Germany's wOIfish Spirit.
"Germany's spirit is the spirit OF the
wolf, and Americas emblem is the
herd. the flock, the vineyard. the or
chard. the library, the gallery, the
court OF justice. There are some
things, like slavery, that have to be
cut out by the surgeon Of war And
militarism and autocracy are cancers,
and God has Amounted the surgeon
with ointment black and sulphurous
But for the chastisement OF the war,
London and Paris, Berlin and Vienna,
PetrOgrad and COnstantinOple. would
have descended into he'll within three
generations This time the knife has
TO be heated red hot, that II may eau
terize the wounds lest the patient
bleed and die"
Mr.. Chamberlain. the bond expert,
explained how the Liberty loan was
being placed before the American
people through the bankers. dealing
with the business phases Of the
movement
Americas Best Investment
Mr.. Chamberlain said: TO pay a part
OF the expenses Of our first years par
ticipation in the great war. our govern
ment has called on every citizen to con-
tribute his share to the national defence
by lending what he can to the government
by buying the new Liberty loan bonds The
response 10 this call from many quarters
has been truly magnificent The amounts
given by some OF the larger banks and
great Corporations lnOlN4ulal4F are II Lnt
fives and tens OF millions This IS as IL
should be. for the country IS prosperous
as never before and these corporate rep
resentatives Of aggregated wealth and
huge earning power were never in better
position TO furnish the government with
this money sinews OF war and at the
SINE time continue maximum production
Everyone Should Buy a Bond.
But these subscriptions are not enough
In fact coming so promptly and in such
large units as they did, they may have
discOura ged the much more valuable sub
scriptions Of the small fellow The fact ist
that the average citizen IS not yet awake
TO the seriousness Of the war situation, or
real service that he can render as the
creditor OF his government Moreover,
the average American citizen has not yet
become acquainted with bonds and has
never yet been steady bond buyer Per
haps one Of the many benefits that we
shall acquire from this great world strug-
gle will be the habit OF buying bonds. Per
haps out Of this experience We shall
emerge like the French after the Fran
cO-Prussian war. a nation made financially
and morally strong as never before because
the rank and file have learned how 10
save by buying bonds in large or small
amounts aS their means permit
Must Take Good Share.
1T IS absolutely essential for the well
fare % the nation that a large part. II
not the larger part Of this $4,000 ooo, 600
Liberty loan be taken by the private in
weston. II is sound anc proper, within
certain limits. that large Institutions shall
join in these subscriptions. but II they buy
too much the money thus employed is
diverted from the ordinary channels OF
business with detriment TO the national
Of the citizens. when the Individual buys
a Liberty bond and pays for It out OF his
earnings. whether in one payment OF by
fnstalrnents. he Il not only relieving the
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