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

.staHtlN broadening circle.
The city of Philadelphia is not only covering Il
business districts. II is also campaigning in Il
schools.
To make the children thoroughly familiar with
the reasons for response TO the call of the counr
for money! system of 'Daiy Liberty Loan Lee
sons" has been inaugurated. The lessons cover tn
following topics:
/. How entered the
2. Why we entered the war.
;. What have done in the
4. What will happen If Germany wins.
5. What will happen II we win.
IS 6. Why despotisms favor war.
Z. Why democracies hate
S. Why money is needed for
9. Who should contribute the mone?.
10. Raising money by bonds.
IL. What Liberty Bond is.
u. Earning for Liberty Bonds.
l3. Saving for Liberty Bonds.
IA. A Liberty Bond an investment.
Is. In partnership with the government
Is. Where the bond money goes-army
H. Where the bond money goes-navy.
is. Where the bond money goes-airplanes.
10. Where the bond money goes-merchant ships.
20. Where the bond money goes-Allies.
An idea of the general character of the lessor
may be gained from the text given under the topic
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 neutras
We thought we might best serve the world by
not taking sides therefore keeping free to play
peacemaker between the beligerents when a
proper time arrived.
Germany herself forced us to forego neutral
ity. She fought with utter disregard for inteT
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 us,
yet all that time protesting to be wholly friend
~. While drowning American women and chill
drep, 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 buildingmore U-boats to go at it hard.
er. and her ambassador at Washington was ask
ing his superiors for $4,000 to bride our law
makers to favor pro-German schemes. Moth
ing less than armed opposition to this active
war which Germany was making against us
could maintain our national selfrespect.
Germany, however, had proved by her be
havior that not orr safety only, but also the
safety of civilization itself, depended upon her
complete defeat Belgium Serbia and Ruma
MIA witnessed 10 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
money ransom. .z.~.>..-. -...
These happenings made wholly clear the
daries, but to assure all peoples of selfrule and
freedom from autoeratic domination. It's aim t.
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
farce, prevented peace and stood utterly OBJ
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
tyrannous autocracy and make the rule of the
people everywhere possible and permanent
The position of the men associated with the Lib
criy Loan work in this city and territory should
be that the fight has just begun. Preparations
shrzfld be made on that basis and that aldne I
syHonolulu's work will not be successful unless
our quota is far over subscribed. When the eturns
are in the organization should take an acc ant of
stock so that the field can he gone over aga with
better results and the understanding of the GENERAL
public on the Liberty Loan is so complete that a
Liberty Bond will be the best known and most
widely held product to be found in these islands