Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-19
Farmers WILL, BACK
The LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary Houston Shows Why
They Will, Do AIlain
Their Power.
He Will Help Produce Food and
Aid Soldiers to Achieve
Victory.
BY D. r. HOUSTON
Secretary of Agriculture

It is every citizens duty to pur-
chase a Liberty Bond II he Is In
position to do so. Every patriot will
regard 1t as privilege to participate
in the Liberty Loan He will thereby
contribute directly and effectively to
the successful prosecution of the war
which Germany has forced upon us. II
The nations task is serious one.
1t intimately touches each of US. 1t
faces you and me. II we do not win
this war we must prepare ourselves
for grave changes in our institutions
and to lead a different sort of life
from that which we had planned to
Eve-from that which our forefathers
died to give us the right to live. We
shall Indefinitely face the interference
of the Prussian autocracy or bear
permanently the intolerabls burdens
of militarism.
To win this war we must have both
men and money. I know that every
farmer wants to do all in his power
for the nation in this day of trial. He
Will not only labor TO produce the
necessary foodstuffs but will also gen
erously contribute Of his means to
make 1t possible for the men at the
front to achieve victory.
l am confident that the farmers Of
the land will not permit any other
class to take the leadership in sup
porting the government in this crisis,
financially or otherwise.
We are at war with Germany be-
cause Germany made war upon US !:
sank our ships, killed our citizens,
and plotted against us while profess
sing friendship. We were patient
till oflenses became 30 fragrant and
insults SO intolerable that 1t was
merely q question whether we would
admit we were no longer q free ma
ton or accept the challenge Of the
war-mad. hypocritical and medieval
Prussian militartsts. There was one
choice we could not make-we were
incapable Of making. We could not
choose the path of submission ana
suffer the most sacred rights OF our
nation and our people to be ignored
and violated"
We are defending our rights as q
free nation. We are resolved that
there shall be an end of brute force
in international affairs. What Ger
manys victory would mean to the
world Is plain. There would be no
right except might. no peace save at
the price Of humiliations too bitter to
be borne. Small nations could not
exist.
There would be no sanctity to .
pledge, no solemnity to a covenant.
| With the dominance OF Prussian mill
tarism, the Anglo-S Saxon struggle for
free institutions and liberty, persist
ing from Runnymede to Yorktown,
with it's Magma Charta, its Bill OF
Rights, and It's Declaration OF Inde-
pendence, will have been in vain.
It is to prevent this, to defend our
rights, and to make possible an or
derby and just peace in the world
that we are at war.
The nation calls on its citizens for
high and noble service. On some It
calls for service in the field; on 9TH
ers for service at home; on all, 1t
calls for financial support am con-
fident that the farmers OF the nation
will eagerly respond to the call for
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan.
In spite OF the advsnce in wages
and the price OF everything he buys
that Is. after allowing for the shrunk-
en- dollar the farmer has made good
money in the last two years, and has
larger bank account than ever be-
fore. II has been estimated that his