The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-04

be raised WITH the constant Thought Ill
their minds that theirs is not the mis-
sion to reclaim the land, to dig the
mine. to carry out the experiment, to
lay the railroad, or to lead the minds
of men to master the forces of unwill-
ing nature, for. from this hope, this
dream of usefulness, they may any day
be turned aside by the stern necessity
Of self-protection and their wives may
be raised with the picture constantly
before their eyes of what has befallen
the women of Belgium. This is not
life for self-respecting people. We
must know where we are and what our
standing is and what our future may
be- We must know that we have rights
u;ion this world--rights that do not
depend upon sufferance, rights that we
can assert And we must know that
while we observe the common laws
that govern mankind and keep our
pledged word, no nation shall have III
its mind the purpose to make us sub
own making. This is the foundation
stone of Americanism.
HELP WIN THE WAR.
l ask you men. as volunteers in the
service CT your country, to give of
your power to the successful prosecu-
ton of this war. | know Of no other
class who reach SO many capable of
contributing in small amounts and in
large to the repienishing of our ma
tional treasury. We do not ask for
gifts; we are not giving money to our
foreign friends-we are making loans
to them, and you are making loans to
yourselves. There can he 10 better Sc
curity than the word Of the American
people: there can he no better insur-
ance that this country will only stand
for what is right and make a peace
that Is just than to have the Eonds of
this country and Of friendly foreign
nations held by Il hundred million of
our people. We do not seek advantage
of any kind. We hope that the liberty
we enjoy may come to all peoples. We
know that dream can never lie realiz-
ed if the world reverts to the system OF
| the middle ages. That system will
come across the water to us through
| Canada if the Allies are defeated. For
| what is to keep Germany from de-
| handing Canada as recompense fol
| what she has lost? 1t may come to us
| through Mexico. whose rights Germany
| would no more surely respect than she
resi- .ected those Of Belgium. There can
be 10 safety for us short of an ending
| to this war which will make Germany
realize that this world may be mas
tered by scientists, by inventors, by
merchants and manufacturers, but il
cannot he mastered by diplomats who
freak their word and by soldiers wht
fight against the freedom of othel
nations.
l ask you i'll the name of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, through who's.
splendid efforts we have secured til,
Federal Reserve System which mo5il
ICES all the financial resources of on
country as the foundation Of cur credi
system; who has secured to the farm
CT an opportunity such as lie never be
fore enjoyed i'll any country, that 0
standing on common platform o
credit with the merchants and manu-
facturers of the land; out Of who's
brain came the conception of our ney
shipping program. which will put TIL
American flag Cnce more upon til
seven seas, tc give your loyal supper
, in the sale of these bonds to the pee
PIE whom YOU meet. Put yourself int
this campaign as earnestly as yo
would put yourself into the campaig
: if you were> called to France l as
, YOU to do this also in the maine of til
, President, who sits alone in the Whit
jicuSe, meeting from day to day til
problems CT conducting the creates
, enterprise upcn which this nation la
, ever been engaged His is the maste
mind of the world: he is the leader q
, liberal thought the world round. Plac
/ i'll his hands the power to make til
; world safe for democracy.