Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

The city of Philadelphia is not only covering t
business districts. 1t is also campaigning in t
schools.
To make the children thoroughly familiar with a
The reasons for response to the call of the COUNT
for money. system of "Daily Liberty Loan LIE
sons has been inaugurated. The lessons cover Il
following topics:
/. How we entered the war
2. Why we entered the war.
3. What have done in the war.
4. What will happen IL Germany wins
5. What will happen IL we win.
s. Why despotisms favor
z. Why democracies hate war.
g. Why money is needed for war z
8. Who should contribute the money.
10. Raising money by bonds.
IL. What Liberty Bond is.
IL. Earning for Liberty Bonds
Is. Saving for Liberty Bonds.
IL. A Liberty Bond investment
10. In partnership with the government.
JIG. Where the bond money goes-army.
IL. Where the bond money goes-navy
is. Where the bond money goes-arplanes.
10. Where the bond money goes-merchant ships.
20. Where the bond money goes-Allies
An idea of the general character of the lesso
may be gained from the text given under the topi
s'Why We Entered the War;" as follows:
When war appeared in Europe the United
States government and people felt every desire
to keep out of it. As the greatest of neutrals
we thought we might lest serve the world by
not taking sides, therefore keeping free to play
peacemaker between the belligerents when a
proper time arrived
Germany herself forced us to forego neutral
ity She fought with utter disregard for inter
national law. She DESTROYED the property of
neutrals. She murdered noncombatants. She
threw to the winds honor and the regard of de
cent men. She compelled us to oppose her.
Germany violated our rights here in our own
land. Her Official representatives, while openly
friendly, secretly forged our national docu-
ments. caused labor strikes and hired criminals
to burn our factories and blow up our ships
Germany plotted against us abroad, propos
ing to Mexico and Japan to make war on u.s.
yet all that time processing TO be wholly friend
~. While drowning American women and chill
dren, without any least warrant in the usages
of war, Berlin kept promising to stop the in.
human work At the same time she was actively
engaged building more U-boats to 20 at it hard
er, and her ambassador at Washington was ask
ing his superiors for $4,000 to bride our law
makers to favor proGerman schemes. Moth.
ing less than armed opposition to this active
war which Germany was making against us
could maintain our national seIfrespect
Germany, however, had proved by her be-
havior that not our safety only, but also the
safety of civilization itself, depended upon her
complete defeat. Belgium, Serbia and Ruma-
MIA witnessed TO her brutal disregard of all
save her own selfish interests. If she could SO
act in Europe, she would act similarly here as
soon as opportunity allowed If Belgium could
be devastated for military advantage and Ru-
mania overrun for food supplies, the United
States could land WOULD be attacked to gain
q money ransom.
These happenings made wholly clear the
wars real aim Its aim was not to alter boun-
diaries, but to assure all peoples of selfrule and
freedom from autocratic domination. Its aim
was ito make the world safe for democracy
as our president had declared Such force as
Germany claimed to be land was frightfully
attempting to prove herself) made democracy
a farce, prevented peace and stood utterly on.
posed TO true progress.
So we have entered the war of defense
against an intolerable violation of our national
rights and quite as much. to put an end to
tyfannous autocraey and make the rule of the
people everywhere possible and permanent
The position of the men associated with the Lib
erty Loan work in this city and territory should
lie that the fight has just begun Preparation.
should be made on that basis and that alone.
Honolulu's work will not be successful unles.
our quota is far over subscribed When the return.
are in, the organization should take an account O.
stock so that the field can be gone over again Will
better results and the understanding of the genera
public on the Liberty Loan is so complete that &
Liberty Bond will be the best known and most
widely held product to be found in these islands
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