Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-27
Who's. Heus. !. Summing,
BY Meredith Nicholson.

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Civilization may be likened to q
I house where a family live in comfort
and ease and the enjoyment of the
privileges and security that represent
thousands of years OF labor.
When a house is OH fire it becomes
the instant duty of the %neighbors and
Of the government Immediately respon-
sible for the protection of the house,
morrow but the the flames be-
come visible and it is known that the
home and it's inmates are threatened.
House OF fire; We hear cries in the
street, the rattle and jar of the en-
gines and hose carts as they hurry to
spreading; not one but a hundred
homes are threatened.
When the kaiser began his war for
world domination he applied a torch
to that house of Civilizations | have
visualized as a home, the repository OF
been won for humanity. the very free
dom that is it's foundation and the
peace that is it's corner stone.
h kaiser is a mad ~incendiary. He
stole upon the house of civilization in
the night and tossed a burning brand
through an open window. Like "a thief
who applies a match to the rear of a
house to stampede the inmates and dis
tract their ttentio while he plumbers,
the kaiser expected to satisfy a long
pondered scheme of robbery and con-
quest. Civilization slept the sleep of
peace to awake in terror.
The kaiser's army, perfected through
years OF stern training to aid the pyro,
maniac lord of the liohenZollerns in
ms malign purposes. has resorted to
every conceivable a%trocity To terrorizs
clNl~llZation-not merely to destroy its
nlJS hlyf fn Np,NrIo thD 90
reserve them for a more hideous fate
than death.
When we say that this is a wal to
make the world a safe place for de-
mocfacy, we mean also that it is to
preserve that house of civilization in
which democracy is the altar and
tuary.
House on fire! 1t is not for O and
me to stand outside and say thai it is
only a neighbours house that is men
aced. The first German soldier who set
foot on Belgium soil threatened your
home and mine. He flourished his brand
at the house of civilization i'm which
you and l live. He attacked law, lib
erty, mercy, misunderstanding tha
ngt and adorns that proud
house in which we of America have
liveh IN contentment and peace;
home that the owner would not lose
without a struggle. When the house
gets afire the inmates spring to protect
and save those things.
We of America are i'm this ware to
protect and save the house of civiliZa-
ton and the proud trophies that repre-
sent not only our own struggles and
sacrifices but those we inherited from
slres who shed their blood for them.
Put out the fire! TIL more quickly
we realize that it is our house that is
burning, the more quickly we shall be
free to cut away the blackened walls
and make the house habitable and Sc
cure. We want to see the firemen dis
perse the police hustle the incendiarv
to the lookup. and the adiusters come
In and settle the damages.
III way to hasten this
ton Is by aiding our firemen-our army
and navN-in every possible way. IL
we can't carry water or WELD the AK on
burning timbers, we can stand back of
the men who are doing the work-our
work. yours and nine We can pour
out our dollars to help them. We can
see that the fire fighters are fed and
clothed while they are on the lob. we
can take care of them when they fan
injured in our cause.
House on fire! civilization ON fire,
The man who says this is not Ameri-
cas- war is asleep in a burning house
and does not deserve to be saved by the
splendid valorous firemen who are fight
Ing to rescue them.