The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16
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A LETTER TO THE couN.
TRY Try FOLKS FROM
UNCLE SAM
BY HIRAM MOE GREENS
Editor Woman's World.

Dear Nephews and Nieces.
Even before you open this io+t
know that you will know what t = !
about. Some one of yo,,-T =
Jones I guess it was-said the Ias st'auel
was out to your house for Snn uuie
dinner, that hardly ever came ora auay
and almost never wrote, unless q '
about money matters. Well I an. as
that Lem is about right, but as tho e' ~
low said when some one offerod IA ses
sympathy because he lost comb ~
Singers In corn shredder, "Yon corS.
feel any worse about it than I dos
I'm sorry that this unfortunate =,
Sair that we are in is taking 50 mnas
money. But I'm glad right down -
me very bottom of my heart that W.
can raise the money to see the wh0,e
thing through. know you will raiss
it-but Wen come to that later
The other day I was in New yo,.
and went out to see one of those b,s
transports for soldiers. There wo,s
little tugs all around her waiting -
get her headed straight into the streo,s
and further down, near the Statue ~
|, Liberty some battleships were WAITING
to convoy the transport. It was an IN
teresting sight. 1t meant SO much. Ana
couldn't keep my Adams annie IN
Its place, and there was a kind ~
mist before my eyes-until through tho
tears l was trying to hold back. saw
Ed Roots boy, George, looking owe,
tne rail on the top deck. The last
time had seen him he was eultfyat.
ing corn on that ten acre piece down
on the state road next to Asa Haf.
ford's.
Somehow when I saw that boy m
there didn't want to cry. NV blood
got warm instead of cold and every
muscle in my body was as tant as a
violin string. My heart Just swelled in
my body. In all my life never felt 50
proud and so much like being able TO
fight, as I did then.
And / said to myself, 'There goes
Ed Roots boy, George. He is only one
boy in a million and more that are
over there now. But there are Others
like him, and the folks back home they
will stand back of him, and all, every
thing that he and his comrades. and
the ships and the men and the flag that
flies over them stood for"
could not feel and I do not feel
now, that the folks back home would
waste anything that might help to
bring George Root back. know lust
as we'll as know my own name that
George Root and the boys like him
would not offer themselves as the su-
preme sacrifice to our cause, and those
for whom they were fighting be small
and niggardiy about doing their part.
During this coming year 1T win be
necessary for us to spend twenty-four
billion dollars. 1t is q tremendous sum.
But is not too much to pay for world
st peace, with us all as free as God
Intended we should be.
But remember that our total annual
income, all Of us put together, Is only
about fifty billion dollars, and so 1t Is
going to take about half of all our In
come this next year. That means that
you must stop all waste. Our waste
runs into the millions. You must stop
that waste and then you must put this
saving with other money you have In
Liberty Bonds. 1t is the surest, safest
investment you can make. You have
my personal guarantee and you know
l have never failed on anything have
ager attempted. and though / hardly
need to add It'll never will fail.
Adjust your affairs to meet these
new conditions. y know I can depend
Spon you. Gorge Root and every boy
m o. S. uniform knows that you viii
'sS your part, and so do the mothers
Sons Of Britain, France, Belgium and
IeSly--our allies-know you will do
your part.
ne brave-hearted about 1t. 1t is
biz thing, a tremendous thing, but II
haf been the big things, the great
offices that have made us great
pee pie and have builded our great na-
ton that we hope may be greater stlii
In the eyes of the world and greater
still to our God in his heaven.
Talk 1t over. Help each other
Know you will all do your part.
am
With love and pride for you all,