The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-13
WE MUST WIN THE WAR
II We Don't Win the War, God Help
Us, Says Capt. L. Ross Smith.

burg Plate Glass Company, are send
ing letters to all of their statesmen, in
closing a copy of resolutions of the
Executive Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
which contains statements relating to
the conditions of the world at this time
relative to the existing war. They
each request their statesmen to have
leave copy with them. so that they
may know and realize the serious con
diNons With which the United States
must deal II her part with the present
war, and it is their desire to awaken
a full realization OF thinss AID to
know that the idea that any King or
Emperor and his immediate followers
can bring ruin and distress to hull
dreds Of millions OF people Arouga-
out the world and the necessity g
prompt action en- the part of the Unit
ed States, both in furnishing men fot
the army, and those who cannot serve
in the army, prompt action in max
ing inves aments in Liberty Loan Bonds
and in this way, and the only way, it
will be possible for us to maintain for
ever the human doctrine of Liberty
Freedom and Democracy.
The resolutions referred to above
states that there are the strongest
reasons for believing that the United
factor in the Great War; With France
past her maximum of men, with Eng
land rapidly approaching her maxi
mum and with Germany perhaps still
more distant to go before her maxi
mum is reached, il stands to reason
that this country must prepare quick
ly TO supply not only food. ships and
munitions and materials of war bus
train electives in huge numbers, per,
haps in millions, an army Of fighting
men from the United States.
Until the United States entered this
conflict, there was no decisive factor
in sighr
The question is being asked how
long viii the war last? 1t can De
answered by a question, how quickly
Or how slowly will the United States
meet the enormous obligations it has
assumed?' The length of the war de-
ponds to large extent on the answer
O;her contingencies which ght
cause the United States to bear the
blunt Of the fighting on her own shore
which follow, should be given serious
consideration by al:
If Russia should collapse.
Il the British fleet should be over
come.
If the food situation should brine
cur allies to Their knees.
If the grea reversal should be met
on The Western front.
Il the submarine menace be not
checked
The impossible has happened SO
often in this war that any of these
contingencies are not impossible.
The masses of the people of the Uni
ted States have not realized he graEi-
ty of the situation, they are enjoying
the comforts of life and their daily
routine thus far has met With no in
reference and it has often been said
by young men, who are Of military age
that Germany has done nothing to
them, and as long as their individual
rights have not been affected, they
are willing to let others fight the bas-
ties and they remain at home to en-
joy the protection, the liberty and
pleasures, coupled with prosperity,
that has been enjoyed by no her citi-
zenship in the world.
We should move today as if we We're
! to face Germany alone tomorrow. This
is 2 war between nations and is not
war between the people, There is not
d man or woman in the German En-
pire who is not today doing somethtns
to win the war. l is perhaps sar-
prising to the masses OF the peopla 10
know that over seven million men
have been killed during this war ana
over !orty-fTe million have been Ei!-
led, wounded and missing among ali
the armies engaged. This amount of
men is nearly one-half the populations
Of t1,o Tr,,i+a1 Gtatac
The article urges prompt action on
the part Of the men who are to consti-
tute the army and a prompt action o.
those who cannot do their share or
fighting, to buy Liberty BONDS and up
on the promp5 action of all much de-
ponds the success of the United States
and the end of the war.
1t is commendable on the part of
the Simmonds Hardware Company and
the Pttsburg Plate Glass Company in
endeavoring to place before the bust