The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-24
PUBLIC SHOULD PROTECT
THEIR PATRIOTISM
Time For Divided Alie1i;,ncs Has
Past-Every Person Has Had
Time to Make IL Choice Between
This And Some Other Country.

After all has been said and done
there are many of us who Just dc
not exactly know where we stand
got TO stand around and see where
someone else is before we can find
ourselves. Did you ever notice how
many persons there are in every
community who have no ideas and
no opinions OF their own? What
they say is simply reflection OF
/ what someone else has told them :;
their sympathies, their antagonisms,
their likes and their dislikes; in fact,
their whole lives are made up of
the influence OF someone else
This state OF affairs probably ex-
lists everywhere; it will always con-
tinue 10 exist; there never will come
a time when all the people will be
! able TO decide questions for them
/ selves; there never will come d time
when some people will attain ma
turity, they VIII always be like chill
dren, dependent upon someone else
And this condition of affairs might
run along very smoothly through the
lives of 90 out Of every 100; in fact
it might run along all right for SO
years out of every 100, but this
year and until this war is at an end
is Ghe time when il will not run
we'll; this is the time when every
/ person who depends upon someone
else TO tell them or influence them
as to how they should stand. wants
to be certain that their advisor, their
guardian, is all American, full ledg-
I ed, all wool. a yard wide, with no
ifs, andS or butts attached to his or
/ her loyalty. There are too many
American lives at stake for any half
way business; one must be with the
country or against it.
And being with ones country
means something more than merely
buying liberty" bond once in a
while; or putting up some dollars
for the Red Gross, or the Y. NJ. C.
A. campaign, or similar things. 1t
means something more than half
hearted support; it means something
more than surface support; it means
the Whole-hearted, whole-souled,
complete support of the country in
every possible manner; it means
bending ones every energy to max
ing everything in connection with
war successful; it means cheerfully
sharing some of the inconvenience
which really arise as the result of
the war;it means giving every ounce
of strength that we possess, and ev-
cry ounce of influence that we can
exert in support of the mothers sons
who are fighting at home or abroad |
in behalf of the grand old United |
States of America.
Soldiers are needed at home as |
we'll as abroad; every man and ev-I
cry woman can be soldier at home; /
there is no age limit; little children |
and old men and old women canI
help fight the battles which must be |
fought at home Just as well as those
of military service age. The fight at !
HoIIle Is perhaps the most InpofUf1rt> :,
one; it includes dispelling doubt,
showing up in their true light false
rumors; helping those who are weak
kneed, and bracing up those who are
easily Influenced. The enemies at /
home include those who are always !
knocking, the ones who start and
circulate untruthful and sensational |
reports, who discourage everyone |
they can, who sow the seeds of dis |
cord, who try to cause rebellious |
feelings over hardships; who cast |
doubts over everything; who stir up