The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-24

flow, IN hi, VEN, he hasn't any red
blood m HIM
Now that We are IN this war. what I.
must We do The first duty Of the
hour rs to Organize and marshal The /
might ot thl, nation So that It will be ,
irresistible. and to assert that might
where It Will tell Having decided to
fight We arc not afraid tr ugh, The
lIJ,i thing to do d, to raise the money
90 carry un Tins great war You can
not fight wars without money Eortu
natcb the American people have the
material resources, they have the
wealth and great as this operation rs,
we are able to put 1t through We
have To raise something like eighteen
| billion, of dollars TIN, fiscal year til
is staggering sum OF none, ssh
YOU think about o.. and yet 1t is not
SO great for America As compared
with our resources. It is not a great
| sum
All Must Pull ToEether
All We need IS to have everybody pull
together II is a glorious thing that
already the ,plrl, oi nationality. the
| spirit ut unity, IS triumphant in thi,
| great land Of ours There must be no
| politics, no personal ambitions. no self.
rsh interests while this war lasts, be
cause We must subordinate everything
ol that sort to the supreme interests
of the nation
SO the government is imposing four
/ billions OF taxation upon our people for
/ this fiscal year The remaining four
teen billions ought to be raised by the
sale oi bonds At the present time It
Is the intention to raise that much by
bond issue he congress might alter
that plan, It might impose more taxes
at the next session and reduce the
amount OF bonds 20 I've offered, but as.
Il stand, today, We shall have to raise
fourteen billions by the sale Of bonds.
To whom To you, the American
people
The Least We Can Do.
What is the least we can do for these
brave young mem We cannot assure
them the safety Of their principal, as
We can assure you the safety Of your
principal when you buy a government
bond What Is a soldiers princpal2 1t
is his life He docs not ask the govern
mcnt 10 give him security he does not
ask the government to guarantee him
safety. He expects TO die IT necessary
But he has right to ask the civilian
population TO do this much for him-to
arm him with the best gun that Ameri-
can money and ingenuity can devise. A
gun that will shoot faster and further
than any gun yet made, and to give him
the best bayonct that can be forged by
Americas skill and brains-bayonets
long enough to reach to Berlin. so that
when the supreme moment comes, and
he finds himself in the death grapple
with an enemy, he will he able to
strike a blow for liberty, destroy his
enemy and save himself That is the
only chance he has for his life. Tha,
titled to that When you think Of those
glorious fellows who must go out and
face death for Ms. Of the sacrifice they
have TO make, not only of their lives
but IN many cases OF their health per
hapS impaired forever, or martcd for
ever 10 such degree that life will not
hc very happy for them II they come
back-whcn YOU think OF that, and then
think OF what IS being asked OF us who
stay at home what an insignificant
thing IN comparison we do for them
no matter II VIC do the utmost in our
powers
We can. in measure. do for them
what they are doing for uy-wc can
tight at home TO produce the things
that will make them the stronger for
the right And So, when YOU buy a fit.
~ dollar Liberty bond with your prln-
c.pal safe beyond question. and produc-
ing an income Just remember that YOU
are giving some gallant boy the best
S pun in the world-the only thing that
may save his lie Can you do less than
, that
Our Time to Strike.
This is our time TO strike and strike
, hard, and settle dcspotism forever Let
- us see it to finish
Some Of these peace advocates ARE
merely dcluded and simple people 9th
G crS. and ! say 1t deliberately. are in the
q pay oi 'hc German kaiser We cannot
d tolerate men who make arguments at
- this time which encourage the German
kaiser 10 fight harder Rather lc, the
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