The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-05
CREDIT IN WAR

cept that which accrues to glorified
character. Here in the United States we
are giving entirely too much attention to
the credit line in war. Democratic lead
ers are endeavoring to establish mono
poly Of credit for the accomplishments
Of the American people. Unfortunately
the spirit has slipped into many patriotic
movements and we find the credit line a
mighty stimulant to individual effort.
Bureaus and semiofficial organizations
are vying with each other for the credit
line. Nearly every movement started
keeps one eye on the spotlight and in this
spirit innovations and departures are
proposed. Misplaced credit lines precipi-
tate complaints which are foreign to the
noble cause for which we fight. The gen.
eral tendency to hunt the spotlight has
nothing in common with the principles
on which the members of the new Ameri-
can army move. They do not 60 TO the
front to win distinction or to claim new
glories, but to remove that which threa-
tens the safety and security Of the civil
lied world.
With the boys iii the trenches the
thought of self is one of the last to enter
the mind. They give little thought to
the enduring credit of individual per-
Torrance as they 60 out to kill the Hun.
They meet their duty in the full glory Of
the right choice, the choosing of right be-
tween right and wrong. These men are
the ones who are entitled to the credits
Of victory and we hamper their work as
I'VE undertake to temper our duty with
glory. Announcement has just been
made that enthusiastic subscribers to the
Fourth Liberty loan who have made
their pledges before the formal opening
iof the campaign will not be recognized
in the records Of the cities or towns.
The credit accruing to Liberty loan
pledges will not win the war, and no man
need feel hurt if, after performing pat
riotic obligation, his name is not embla-
zoned on the official records. Duty goes
deeper than that and the man who meets
his patriotic obligations without the glare
Of the spotlight and teh noise 0f the brass
band need have no fear that he loses
What the government needs now is the
money and it will have this irrespective
of the little symbols Of personal achieve
ment. There Is infinitely more glory in
the duty performed without regard to
the official entry than in the duty per-
formed witohut regard to the official en-
try than in the duty performed in the in
terest Of self ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Buy your
Liberty bonds as soon as you can and buy
as many as you can. cit the credit fall
where it may, for in your heart is the in
finite satisfaction Of meeting your duty
lin the fitness Of your heart, and this
alone is in keeping with the spirit Of the
American fight-Salt Lake Herald.
\. Personally we are in favor Of taxing
every newspaper that has an excess Of
war fits.-Dallas News.
:...
A German general staff seems q weak
thing to lean on, and begins to look like
q crutch.-Wall Street Journal.
In these times a fashion expert Is any
woman who can get two or more seasons
wear out Of one gown Chicago Daily
news. '4,' fNdX1a2hA1 Z
The real honest truth Of it is that ev-
eryone is in the draft. The government
merely hasn't called for men of some
ages yet.-Emporia Gazette.
Revelations of profiteering in uniforms
sold army officers suggest the desirable
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