The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-25
Thursday, October 25, -917,

The Liberty loan campaign is to
be wound up in Bamberg today
(Thursday.} The prospects are that
the county will not come up to ITS
allotment unless some good subscrip-
tions are reported today. 1t is un-
doubtedly the duty of the people to
subscribe literally to this loan. There
are many who can make no other con-
tribution to the war--to these espec-
tally the loan should appeal. There
is plenty of money in the county, and
the full allotment of the county can
be met without anyone feeling the
slightest pinch, and it is money in
vested in the best security in the
world. Every dollar loaned the gov
ernment now brings the end of the
war that much nearer.
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One of the most interesting docu-
ments We have seen in long time is
a bulletin issued by the Committee
on Public Information entitled
american Loyalty" The bulletin
contains expressions Of loyalty from
a number of American citizens of
German descent, and from the tone
of the articles it can been seen that
the absolute loyalty of the writer's
cannot be doubted Such names as
Otto Kahn and Franz Sigel appear in
tho booklet. In view of the half
loyal or totally disloyal talk
heard so frequently. it is good to
read such splendid sentiments. We
have no patience with the man who
comes to America to enjoy the free
dom of the greatest country in the
world, and to get away from coun-
try where the contrary exists, and
then even for a moment entertains
anything but the most unqualified
love and loyalty for his adopted land,
when conditions arise which demand
strict loyalty. AS we see it, there is
no middle ground-you are either
for US or against US.
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However we may have been treat
ed in this State by the civil authori-
ties-ignored, snubbed and charged
falsely with various things-we are
true to our State and to our nation.
We must overlook the lies that have
been printed and spoken about US by
the anti press and the prejudiced
speakers who have paraded the State.
It is hard to take, but we must rise
above letting it influence us and save
the day for our grand old State as We
have saved it before
The above is taken from a state
ment attributed to Former Governor
Blease urging the members of the
reform party to buy Liberty bonds.
If the newspapers of the State have
ever abused or heaped opprobrium
on the so-called Bleaseites we have
never read it. The only criticism we
have ever read was of the Bleaseite
leaders, and the only way Blease can
take it to mean all his followers
would be to consider himself and
other leaders the whole cheese" No
body has ever said there were not
hundreds and thousands of good men
who are adherents of the former gov
ernor, and they are now doing, with
out the bombast of their leaders, their
part in this crisis Of course the for
mer governor has anticipated the sue
cess of the Liberty loan campaign in
the State, and hastens to try to take
the credit for it,
We wish We had reason to share
the view of many that the European
war will soon come to a close. A
close study of the situation does not,
as We see it, warrant any such belief.
The winter season is now so close
that intensive operations are not like
ly to be attempted any further on a
large scale this year. We do believe,
though, that there is more than a
possibility of peace being forced next
year. America will not enter into
the campaign on large scale before
next summer. Then she will throw
the most magnificent, best equipped,
best trained army the world has ever
seen into the ranks at the front.
There will be no bluff about the
American army. To believe America is
bluffing is to delude yourself. This
country is intensely in earnest about
this war, as everybody will find out.
And it is we'll for everybody to pre-
pare for strenuous times. 1t is pos
sible the operations next summer may
so disconcert the Germans that VIC
tory may come sooner than many ex-