The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-19
EVERY ONE MUST NOW DO HIS
SHARE OR BE A MORAL OR
PHYSICAL "SLACKER."
From Manufacturers Recrd:

from destruction by barbarism,' this
country is at wcr with Germany. The
cost in suffering, in privation, in lives
and in treasure may be greater than
we can at present forecast, but the
sacrifice is dem ,nded of us j. was
not of our cho osing. 1t was forced
upon us agains our will. Preslden.
Wilson struggled as probably no other
man in human history ever struggled
to save the nat on from war.
Now that we lave entered the con-
test, weigh responsibility rests
upon every n IN and woman. All
must do their p,.rt. No one can shrk
the duty of the hour without being a
Stacker" and the "slackers" will be
those who, in the factory or in their
homes, fail to measure up to the re
sponsibiities Of the hour.
The war ma be long and desper-
ate. 1t may tax our strength ply
sically and financially. 1t may call
forth sacrifices such as none in oul
country have known except the wo
men of the South who lived through
the privations and terrors Of the Civil
| war. For four years Southern wo
| men fought greater fight even than
the heroic men who, under Lee and
Jackson, footsore and weary and hun
cry, maintained that mighty contest
This war may not be fought on our
own soil, but no one dare say that is
impossible. We are fighting the most
terrific war machine, the most ruth
less power the world has ever known,
and no man can say where it's blows
may strike us.
Our country has summoned it's peo-
pie to arms to save ourselves and our
nation ere it lie too late. We hest
tated long. W. waited with patience
that seemed ell less as ignominy was
neaped upon US and as our people
were murdered, hiding as we were.
behind the English fleet, which was
| our only safety. Indeed, as a nation
we were ''slacNcrs," sulking behind
| hat fleet whic.. alone saved us from
Bclgium's fate. We covered our eyes
70 shut out the light and stopped our
sars, refusing to see the inevitable
and unwilling to hear the insistent
eall of duty.
To many of ,ur people all this has
been as plain $ the midday sun for
| more than two years, but the vast
| ma jority refus, d to see or hear, and
preferred to Sc * peace and prosper
| ity rather than duty and national
salvation. 1t is never pleasant to look
a desperate situation squarely in tn,
face. Every man believes every
other man but himself to be mortal
and subject to the call of death, ra-
her than sternly face the fact that
ne, too, may AT any moment have to
face death and should be prepared
for it. We believe that in some way
We were not subject to dangers which
other countries faced, and that we
could put the thought of national
sickness and death far from us.
At last, however, through force Of
circumstances and the power and
strength of President Wilson's ad-
aroused and OF : people compelled to
see the deadly danger that confronts
US, and the ishonoraable position
in which as lation we have lived,
willing TO be saved by others without
putting forth any effort to save our
selves. We a e awake now, thank
God, and the ghty spirit Of the ma
ton thrills Wi new life and new
sense of resp visibility to ourselves
and to the Allies who have saved ua
and civilization itself from destruc-
ton.
Embarked at last upon the contest
which will settle the destiny of all
mankind for centuries to come, we
must by energy that knows no halt
ing prepare for the struggle.
Upon millions will fall the task of
fighting the battle Of civilization on
land and water. Upon other millions
will rest the task of carrying forward
all business activities, without which
he nation could not stand the strain
Of war, while millions of others, by
the most intensive work, must per-
form the patriotic task of feeding
our country and our Allies.
The man, woman or child who in
creases the supply Of foodstuffs will
be doing patriotic service without
which our nation would be destroyed |
Every acre of ground that can be |
planted and cultivated strengthens
me nations army and helps to insure
its life.
While production must be increased |
unnecessary consumption and waste |
must be decreased In this country
We waste enough to feed millions /
While our larger hotels operating on
he European plan and fashionable
tlubs are wilfully wasteful in supply
N