The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
HELPING FINANCE
WAR A PRIVILEGE
Not Only a Duty Which Ever
Good American Owes His
Country at This Time.
AMEslCA is RE-DIsCOVERED
Autocratic Rulers of Germany aave
Learned That They Cannot Foist
Their Theories of kuItur Upon
Our Democracy.
BY THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
Vice President Of the United States.

Our democracy.
BY THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
Vice President Of the United States.
A very remarkable thing about
America consists in the fact that it
does not remain discovered, for
country is discovered only when the
world knows where 1t is and what
it is. If the world be mistaken in
either particular. it remains still an
unknown land. Historians say that
Columbus discovered it in 1892, and
so far as revealing its geographical
location to the world is concerned that
is true. But in 17T6 it was rediscov-
cred when the fat-headed German
who sat on the English throne made
the great mistake In the life of the
British, empire In thinking that he
might treat the colonists as he chose
Dream OF World Dominion.
The average German junker, If he
had any religious sense which rose
higher than the mere worship of pow
err, would have made splendid theo-
logical professor In those days when
1t was wittily said of Andover that
every five years the professors took
a solemn oath to the effect that they
had learned nothing in the preceding
Ave years and would learn nothing in
the succeeding FIVE. This German
hierarchy became obsessed with the
idea of world dominion emanating
from great empire In middle Europe
1t proceeded with diplomacy that
would have made Machiavelli seek
admission into the kindergarten. 1t
organized by an act of the congress
of the United States what Is known as
the German Alliance. Ostensibly
fraternal organization. Its underlying
purpose was to obtain possession of
the schools, colleges and universities
of America, and by course of train
ing from generation to generation
teach this people that the individual
was nothing, that the state was every
thing. 1t thought In forty years 1t had
30 divided the American people that
there were but two courses open to
them, either ready acquiescence in
the purposes and aims of the imperial
German government or In the having
Of sufficient power at the close of this
bloodthirsty and cruel war to collect
of the American people a sufficient
tribute to indemnify In dollars and
cents the vast expenditures of the
German empire In the waging of this
war and the making of the entire
ives ern continent mere appendage
Of the German crown.
Now that the war is on some of its
leading men boldly disclaim the right
Of the American government to have
any immigration laws whatsoever.
They brazenly announce that Column
bus discovered America for the world
that the Germans have an unrestrict-
ed right to come to America, and If
they can get sufficient number here
imbued with their theories of kuItur
to shift our individualistic democracy
into state autocracy. The Lusitania.
the Arabia and the Sussex would new
er have been sunken, the indignities
heaped upon the flag would never have
occurred, the brutal and autocratic
course Of conduct would never have
been taken, had their government not
imagined its forty years influence
upon the thought and purpose Of
American life had so weakened the
fiber of American citizenship that in
the hour Of trial it would be as impo>
tent as a leprous hand, or as water
spilled upon dry ground that may not
be gathered up again.
Peaceful Man Can FIaht.
1t has rediscovered America. 1t has
found that 1t was mistaken. 1t has
been suddenly confronted with the
fact that the peaceful man is the most
dangerous man when he concludes to
engage in a fight
But this fight is not yet won. There
are no half dozen courses open to the
American people. They must win or
they must lose, and If they lose, what
was sought to be accomplished by In
sidious propaganda will be given to
them by the mailed fist of the con-
Queror Holy writ declares that all
man hath will he give for his life, hue
more than century and quarter of
American life has disclosed that life
10 not life unless with 1t goes liberty
We are therefore up against the real
thing. We must win or we INST he
contented to be slaves, ,iesoc led of
our houses, our lands, our stocks. our
bonds, our mortgages and our money.
] am not graduate of the Wharton
School Of Finance. learned nv finan-
cfai system from the Indiana official
who felt that he had been a faithfpl
public servant when he made renort
In his fduciary capacity which sitnpIv
showed that the money was all maid
In and all paid out. But with blood in
my veins, not drop of which on
either side of the house has landed on.
this soil since 1776, my idea of whaf
constitutes America Is not extent Of
territory, nor vast resources. nor IN
limited power. 1t Is rather that Amer.
lea is the land of opportunity and obIi-
cation, of chance to get on ip the
world honestly if you know how to
get on, and of the duty to see to 1t
that you do not lay an unkind hand
upon the chance and opportunity OF
any other striving son of God
Sacrifices Necessary.
Yes, we are up against the real
thing, and the only question is, regard
less of your race, your faith, your sta-
ton in life, are you willing to face il
Ike people who are worthy to be free?
VIII you hoard your money and take
your chance that providence will win
this fight for you and save 1t from the
Golfers OF the German empire? Or will
you go into partnership with your gov
eminent and win 1t certainly, although
your incomes may thereby be lessened.
The latter ! think Is the course of
conduct for the wise and patriotic
man. There lived in my town in
indiana a man who for 40 years had
been pillar in one of the prominent
churches One day he left it and
Joined another Upon being asked
what he thought of his new church, he
said 1t was just as good as the old one
ana little cheaper That, l think,
ought to be the attitude of mind at
the present time. To be a little poorer
nj the close Of this war, and yet TO
feel that your children and your chill
aren's children are safe from the in
eursion of ambitious and bloodthirsty
men Is just as good as to take
chance on heaven winning this war for
people who are willing to win it fol
themselves, and will be. In my opinion.
good deal cheaper