The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-14
LESSON TAUGHT
BY YEAR OF WAR
Truths Brought Home to Ameri,
cans by Great Fight for
Democracy.
ALL CAN SHARE IN BATTLE
Send Your Dollars to Government
Rout Our Enemy Within Our
Gates-Your Patriotism
on Trial.
By GELETT BURGESS of The Vigi.
Iantes,

ny 16EEll OF Inc VI9'
Iantes.
What have you learned from this
Arst year of the war?
Have you learned that no peace ia
possible but one founded upon the tri-
urnph Of democracy?
Germany's faithlessness to her
treaty agreements in Belgium has had
Its sequel in her deceit in Russia. Ger
mans frightfulness is the deliberate
policy of autocracy in its design to en-
slave the world. All pretenses of lib
oral reforms have been drowned in
the rising lust for world-conquest.
Intoxicated by self love and ruthless
ambition the kaiser and his war lords
seek to bring all civilizations under the
reign Of brute force. Nation after ma
don has fallen their prey. If we are
to survive, that malign doctrine of
might hakes-right must be destroyed
forever.
Have you learned that you, too, can
light in the battle for freedom?
Lend your money to the Liberty
Loans give 1t to the Red Cross. Every
dollar lent the government helps equip
Z soldier; every dollar to the Red
Gross succors him in his time of need.
keep out of these "drives" than, If a
Doldier, you could refuse to 90 over
the top into No Mans Land.
Dollars Are Soldiers.
Dollars are soldiers, too! Your dol
lars will fight to end the war. Each
private may think his own worth small
but all together they make an army.
Your dollar seems small, but II each
Ices his share the war will have suffi-
Client backing.
there subscribe! You would not re-
fuse to help a pal? Well, you have a
million pals! Help them!
, Have you learned that the enemy 10
herewith US, loo?
The soldiers blood, in the trenches,
Is not only drained by flying shells-it
Is sucked by rats and lice. Here at
home we have a human vermin preying
UPON us. Just as evil and insidiOus as
the trench pests are the pro-German
spies and propagandists and the paci-
lists who seek to impede or discoun-
tenance the war. Watch them, watch
for them, seek them out.
Let no seditious word or act go un.
reported. Let the alien enemy sub
1ect declare plainly where he stands,
whether he Is for us or against us. IT
German born, urge him to join the
League for Americans Of German Orig
In and thus manifest at nee his in
e%radicable love for the fatherland and
his devotion to his adopted country.
Those who are not for us are against
us!
Have you learned that your patriot
Ism is being tried by your faith and
your works?
Be not cast down by defeat. Spread
no rumors of calamity. When the dark
days come, encourage the timid and
fearful, reprove the alarmist and back
sliders. Aroused now to the solemnity
of our task, the duty will be perform
ed to the end-victory! Yet only when
every one does his full share shall that
victory come.
War Is Grim Work.
Urge haste, urge thoroughness, urge
unremitting effort. Take the war ser1-
ously, for wal is grim work, and we
have an enemy who thinks Of nothing
but efficiency. Our soldiers are. not On
ly to be amused, but armed and taught
Ito fight. Insist that this comes first.
More guns, more ships, more air
blanesl Is your congressman or SEN
Ator tagging? Punch him up. Act ev-
ary day as if your life and your wife
were in danger. They are! Speed up
the war!
Have you learned that waste is
treason?
Upon us our allies depend not only
for men and munitions but for food
and clothing. If our permanent liberty
is to be won, they must for a while de-
fend it for US, till we, too, can fight.
Shall we waste. then, while they
want? While they are to be fed and
clad, waste is treason. Save wheat,
save meat, save wool! The war needs
everyone's strictest economy.
The good ship Democracy is sorely
beset by the storm. Shall the passen-
gers revel while the crew starve? Di-
vide! Divide, and save the ship lest
all be lost!