The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-06-06
WHY WE ARE
AT WAR WITH
GERMANY
BY
EPHRAtM DOUGLASS ADAMS
Executive Head, History Depart
ment
LELAND Stanford Junior university

irresponsible government, which, having
secretly planned to dominate the world
proceeded to carry out the plan without
regard either to the sacred obligations
OF treaty or the lcng established prac
tices and long cherished principles OF In
te national action ard honor; . This
rower Is not the German people. Il ID
the ruthless master OF the German peo
pie. II Is our business to see tc
It that the history Of the rest Of the
President Wilson, August 27, 1917.
DOLLARS OR BOYS.
The three great needs constantly
put forth from Washington are: 1)
food conservation to aid our Allies
(2) men; CD money The first, the
Food Administration Bureau is at
tempting to secure largely by volun
tary efforts. The second has bee.l
placed by law on a compulsory basis
in the draft. The third will be com
| pulsory by laws increasing present
taxation to the extent of about one
quarter Of the annual expenditures in
the war; but three-Quarters must be
provided not by voluntary 0ift, but by
voluntary loans.
The ease with which the draft Of
men was carried through, the quiet
acquiescence Of America In 1t, when
advised by Americas self-chosen lead
era. was magnificent proof Of the
essential patriotism Of our people and
Of our confidence that we are a truly
democratic nation. We trusted our
advisers because we had ourselves
elected them. Now we must trust
them with our money and we must
be ready for sacrifices. This wdr can
not eUcn be begur TO be ICON until
the people Of America fully realize
that sacrifices Of all sorts, but espe.
ciolly of men and money, are IN,
evttdble.
Popular opinion seems to think we
have already given much. Let us be
honest. What have We given? True.
we are preparing to give men and ma
chimes, and are spending money in
that preparation, but our spending is
as yet but drop in the bucket com
pared to What our Allies have been
spending for three years in defense OF
US. For that is what they have been
doing-defending the world, and so
defending us. We have been lending
them money, at good rate of inter
est. They do not ask us to giue. even
now. All that they expect is that we
also shah bear our burdens, as they
are bearing theirs, in this war for the
future of humanity and for safety
Look at few facts of Great Brit
at facts applied to the indiuidUdl In
the last British War Loan there was
a total of $4,350, 100000 in cash sub
scriptions, which means about 500
per person-men, women, and chill
dren. (The best that Germany was
able to do in her last loan was $50
per person. To equal Britain's ef
fort America, after she had been three
years at ndr. would have to subscribe
10,000,000,000 in single loan.
Through taxation, interest on loans
and higher cost Of living. it is es-
timate1 that every Englishman with
an annual income Of 81, 500 gives $3.50
10 support the war. One reason for
this high cost is that Britain began
the war without properly appreciat.
ing it's financial burdens. 1t was the
Business as Usual" cry that pre-
vented the pouring out of money al
first which If then given, might have
meant saving for England later, and
especially saving of English lives,
This war can mt be won without
sacrifice. Let no one think it. If
Germany wins, or even makes a draw
Of it, our future sacrifices will be
many times greater Let no one de.
ceive himself as to that. Right now
we are pouring out boys-getting them
ready. We must pour ont dollars to
equip them, but most of all. to furnish
them with the instruments of war that
their HUeS may be lost by being
put up as man po" er against machin.
cry. Many Of our boys will die, but
some we may save if We are ready
to spend the last dollar of our re.
sources in giving them the tools with
which to make a fair fight.
Right now il is dollars and boys"
In some ways it is question of dol
lars or boys" This Is no abstract
generalization. 1t is question for
YOU to answer personally, with seri.
GUS thought Of what money YOU have
available Every dollar held back for
mere luxury, for non-essentials dur
ing this war, means a greater chance
Of the loss OF a boy--it may be Of your
boy.
II you hare no bog in serpice, and
hold back your dollars, can you look
your neighb0r In the face When he
loses his bOy' II you do h0ld back,
where do gOu think you are going to
stand in your neighbours estimation
When this ,Cdr endsi
This in the tenth Of a seriea Of Ten