The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-02-23

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sentinF tn" farmers Of America
4 need not tell yau. far / am sure
you realize aa kpoufY as I do. that 49,
ere uA a nation u The presence uf q
CREST task which demands supreme
sacrifice and rndaayur Of every one of
us. We can give everything that Is
needed with fha greater Willingness
aud even satisfaction. because the oh
ject of tn var in Witch VS. are en-.
gagged Is th, .saatest that free men
have over undertake. II ia tn prevent
the life of the yznrld from Aatpg de.
termiuud and tn fortunes oi rpeu
cyeryvhere affected by small groups
of milItar. masters whn seek their
own interest and the selfish dominion
throughout the world Of the govern
ments they unhnpuily for the moment
control You viii not need 10 be- con
vlpced that II vus necessary for Us as
n free uenple 10 take mart In this var
II has ralsed its eyn hand against ue
The rulers Of Germany had sought 20
exercise thelg bower In stich uay as
To shut of our economic life so far as
our intercourse with Europp vas cor.
crrucd and ia cnpfps our neupls "a An
In the Western urmfspbare while they
accumulated purpoaea which would
have nprpanputgy Unmarried and i'm
pcdcd every process nf our national
life and have nut the fortunes Of
America Al tho mercy of the immortal
Government of Germany This was mo-
threat II had become q reality Their
hand Of violence had been Iutd upon
our own people and our Own property
IN fagrant violation not only OF justice
but Of the ~rll.recoEnized aud ions.
standing covenants oE international
las and treaty We atr fighting, there,
fore. as t"uIy for the liberty ahd self.
government OF the United States as II
the var Of our oWr revolution had 10
be fought over again aud every man
IN every huSinebs IN the United states
must Know by this TIME that his whole
future fortune lies 10 the balance. Cur
national life aud onr whole economic
development VIII pass Hhdtr the SUNS
ter influences OF foreign control II We
do not Sin We must yin. therefore,
and Sc SHAH win need not ash you
10 ptedF" your ilF's aud fortunes with
those OF the rest 81 the Nation ia ~"
accomplishment ot that great eha.
Crisis Has Come
"Yng viii realize. as | think states.
men on both sides Of the water realize
that the eliminating crisis Of the strug
gIe has COME and that the achieve.
ments uf this year on the one side OF
the other must determine the issue
II has turned ont that the forces that
FIGHT for freedom the freedom of met
all over the world as veI as our oWu
depend upon us lu an extraordinary
and unexpected degree for RustenaHce
for the supply 0f the materials bg
which men are to live aud TO fight and
il wlll be- uuf glory Wheu the var il
over that We have supplied those
materials and supplied them abundant
Is. sud II will be- al the more glory
because In supplying them wo have
made our supreme effort and saeFthc".
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