Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24
Have You a Liberty Bond

Have YOU Il Liberty Bond in your home?
If SO YOU taking turn at the thumb screws
that will cfectuaIly bring this calamitous reign of
barbarsm and savagery by German kultur 20 i'm
mediate end, and that end will be hailed with pro
found thankfuncss by the civilized nations Of the
world.
in following the chronicles Of this war. more
especially the part played by Germany it is almost
unbelievable that human beings even in state Of
cmi-savagery. could be debased, so brutal, so
absolutely diabolica as the Prussan and his allies
have been. The record written is of such as
has not been seen since the world began. 1t is a
staggering revelation to the world the part of
certain Of Gods creatures supposed to he endowed
with culture training humantarianism, gentleness,
high character and neness of feeling but found to
be devoid of every instinct that goes TO make man.
The whole civilized world has raised its hands in
adherence at the atrocities and diabolica actions
of the German army.
During the first months Of the war, when reports
came across the telling us of the devitry of
the Huns, said that there must be some exaggera
ton; it could not be true. The horrible stories
charged German soldiers with Staying noncombat
ants in accordance with cod-blooded decree to
kill men, women and children a means of obtain
ing military advantage. This decree sent a thou
sand innocent people to their death In the sinking
of the Lustana; this atrocity, or more properly
speaking coId,booded murder, included many little
children. While the Savior said Suffer little chill
dren to come unto Me-" it is not thought that he in
tended they should be sent via German kutur and
several miles of salt water. Think of it! Little
children, drowned, murdered, and their murderer
still lives
The world stood aghast, Mortified, unbelieving and
demanded proofs. These furnished by the
most important and most responsible committee the
world has ever called together This committee
says:
1T is proved
Il. That there in many parts of Belgium del
iberate and systematically organized of the
civil population, accompanied by many isolated muir
de-s and other cutrages.
"2. That in the conduct generally innocent
CO. civilians, both men and women, were murdered in
large numbers. women violated and children muir
~ dered. IT,.
g. That looting, house burning, and the wanton
destruction of property were ordered and eounte.
elaborate provision had been made for systematic in
cendiarsm at the very outbreak of the and that
the burnings and destruction frequent where
military necessity could be alleged being indeed part
of system of general terrorizaton /
"a. That the rules and usages of war were fire.
quently broken particularly by the using Of civilians
including women and children, shield for adyanc-
ing forces exposed fire, to less degree by the
killing and woundng of prisoners and in the frequent
abuse of the Red Cross and the white flag
Add to that the sinking of hospital ships at sight,
the murder of Capt. Fryatt the execution of Nurse
Cayell the cruel deportatons of men and women from
Belgium and France; these and other atrocities have
the Of the world to the corrupted soul of
Germany and compelled united and universal con-
demnaon OF Its aims and policy, its ambitions and
spirit. ...:: ....
Have you Liberty Bond in your home? |
This is Liberty Bond Day, and tie opportunity
offers for you to put yourself on record.