The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-10-19
"FREE ADVERTISING. .

.sFREE ADVERTISING"
It takes money as we'll as men to wage
successful war. War means sacrifice in
many ways. The successes Of the Gu
tente allies during the last year have
been due to the fact that they have be-
cone superior to the enemy in artillery.
The latter, primarily, is the product OF
money and factory. The product of
wealth and workmen who never see the
fash or hear the roar of the guns they
make, has become deciding factor on
the battle field.
1t follows that everybody, old and
young, male aud female, may find work
of some kind to do that will help win
the war.-and the least that anyone can
do is to give encouragement il they have
nothing better.
We are pleased this week to copy from
the ''Nonpartisan Leader" some OF the
latter's encouragements. The enthusi-
asm that will be stirred up among the
farmers to tuy Liberty Bonds" by
these encouragements will doubtless re-
suit in very large sum loaned to the
government to carry on the war. Every
farmer that has no other use for his
money will Immediately come to the
front and throw latter due consideration
OF bis own needs rs scheduled by the
"Nonpartisan') all the rest into the con-
tribution box that is being passed
around by our government for the con-
version of the heather in foreign lands
-but-remembering to keep some for
the collection to be taken with which
to fight the heather via the "Leader"
Home Mission Society.
But here is some of the "FREE AID.
VERTISING" given SO generously by
the "Leader." Reading around and
about and between the lines as we'll as
the lines themselves, it is very valuable
advertisement to the government and en-.
couraging to the possible investor.
''The Leader advises every reader of
this paper who can do so to invest in
these bonds. We do not mean that if
farmers have not the money they should
borrow it to invest in the bonds. We do
net mean that farmers sh ould put money
into bonds which they need to SOW
greater acreage next year. for big crop
Is Just as important in winning the war
as the sale of these bonds. We know
that many farmers are hard up finan-
cially. But there are many farmers
who will have money they can put into
the bonds without jeopardizing their
ability to increase production. They
should invest in the bonds. Let us
show the government-OUR government
remember that-that we are broad
minded and patriotic; that we do not
withdraw our support of the president
or OF the government because we lost
out in our fight for what we believe to
be fairer plan of financing the war;.
The government has requested the
Nonpartlsan Leader to publish. free Of
charge. advertisements of the Liberty
Bonds. The Leader has responded to
this appeal We are going to print lib
erty loan advertisements FREE OF
CHARGE for the government.
Let US eubscribe this loan-in full and
more-but continue our fight for taking
the profit out of war through a more
just war profits tax and through con-
scriptlou Of wealth"
just apply some of that stuff as quot
ed to the recruiting Office. A boy comes
and asks about erlisting. He
feels patriotic and thinks it is bis duty
to help defend his country from its foes.
The recruiting sergeant says, "Yes. we
need men very badly; now il after learn-
ing that this is rich mans war, that
had other means Of winning |
the war without exposing men to bull |
lets, that we have no business to be in |
this war anyway, that while there Is one |
kaiser in Germany that there are fifty
kaisers in our own. country, ETC., then
after thinking this over you still believe
this country worth fighting for, then we
will be glad to receive you."
We see that boy enlisting. He has
seen the light. He now knows his duty.
He signs his name to the rolls. pays his
Big and becomes sworn recruit -for
the Nonpartisan League. That u the
place for real patriotism to be shown.
Better to fight fifty kaisers than one.
Better to fight at home than to crols the
seas. "Big Biz" is q greater enemyl
Than the foreign foe. We have no need
% no. abroad to fight, We can get up .
dandy ruction right here at home-al
d Russian.
And the farmers will perhapa tahs the
advice q Sergeant Townley and ,buy
bonds e keep the "L.eader' ipe esads
bas e TN haesas war.