The Arvada enterprise., 1918-04-25
Buy a libarty Bond II You Would
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
There Can BE No Such Thing a. Nsu.
trality on the Part Of True
American Citizen In This
Great War.
BY RENE BACHE,

"Murder"
1t Is II cry for help. What will you
do about 1t?
There Is kind Of man who under
such circumstances says: ut ia none
of my business. am not called upon
to interfere"
"Such man calls himself "peace-
loving citizen"-a pacifist, to use a
word recently popularized.
But you know, and l know. that he
is only a coward. His only anxiety is
to keep out Of danger. no matter at
what sacrifice Of his manhood.
Even though he knows that his
neighbours wife or child Is being at
tackled he will not interfere. 1t IL
none Of his affair."" Besides, he him
self might get hurt.
The unprOvoked invasion Of Belgium
by the predatory Huns was exactly an
alagous to the breaking and enter.
ing Of peaceable mans home by
armed burglars. Theirs was a Grim.
inal enterprise pure and simple.
Later 1t became manifest that We
were likely to suffer similarly in our
turn. In fact. the same criminals be-
gan to attack US. They killed our
people-even our women and children.
So, much against our will. we were
at last compelled to fight. II ever
there was Just and righteous fight.
1t Is ours In this war. VIII you per-
sonnlly stand aside, playing the cow
ards part, or will you helpf
0uy q Liberty Bond.
II you cannot do your bit with bomb
and bayonet. you can help very i'm
poStanuy By buying Liberty boyd.
Would you prefer to help the kaiser
and his gang Of professional murder
ers1 You can do 70 by refusing to help
your country with your money.
There can be no such thing a. neu.
trality on the part Of an American
citizen in this war. Either you are
4 patriot or you are 4 traitor. Which
of the two shall you choose to beI
II you refuse your help. merely
standing aside. you are actually aid
ing the kaiser. You are the accom-
plice. at least constructively speaking,
Of the greatest criminal since Nero.
Do you approve Of the rape Of Bel
6ium and the ruthless slaughter Of its
inoffsnsive people1
II not. then show It by buying q
Liberty bond.
Do you approve Of the Wholesale
violation Of women and the mutilation
Of little children1
II not, then buy q Liberty bond.
Are you in favor Of the poisoning Of
wells, Of Smelling unarmed and help
less people in open boats. Of indis-
eriminate warfare upon noncombat.
ants1
n not. then buy q Liberty bond.
You Ar For Or Against.
You cannot compromise with your
conscience in this matter. Either you
are for these things. or you are aeninst
them.
Civilization IL engaged In q desper-
ate struggle against barbarism-nay,
indeed. something much worse than
barbarian. scientific savagery. II IL
. hsht Of right against wrong.
Do you wish to help the 1Ghtf
Then buy a Liberty bond.
The happiness Of your children and
Of your children's children IL at stake.
For there can be no happiness without
liberty. and liberty will cease to exist
II Prussian power achieves the oh.
3ects for which II Ia now contending.
One word more. Do you believe In
q life that Ia to follow this lifef DO
you believe that your welfare In the
hereafter will be Influenced by your
conduct in your present state Of ex.
istencsf
Then how can you hope for hnppi-
ness in tho next world" n. In this
struggle between right and wrong. you
deliberately choose to stand with the
Hun murderers against your Godi
You are helping them n you stand
neutral" and fnil to help your coun.
try.
Make your choice. And. having
chosen. buy Liberty bond.