Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-17
NO EXCUSES VALID .

TN NORMAL times the United States there
that by consent are held to be valid and
are why citizens do not do things
they asked to do or even as uscaon OF certain
policies of action pursue in their rea
tions with another or the government
But these are not normal times these times
to defend the principles upon which
the government itself is founded and there valid ex
failure to the call of the upon
its czenry dsoyay in act speech and failure to support
the possible during these days OF
the Nations stress and emergency
During the Third Liberty Loan campaign this fact has to
been impressed the people of the country
is likely forcby impressed upon the
future.
Personal preferments interests pleasure not valid
for not oanng the money this
The need of the whole people and the defense of the
welfare to the interests the welfare
of the Individual
Proteering the part of Judases reprehensibe
is does not citizen from refusing to lend fnan
cial support his only possibly
excuse and that is absolute financial disability Even though
might be beyond shadow of doubt that billion
dollars has been disspated in the production of aircraft
that has failed produce in other words though
be that billion dollars has been stolen from the
ernmen this for failure the part the citizens
of the Nation to give to the last dollar in their in
order to win this war.
One may be of inefcency incompetency stub
born and the part of the ad
mnistraton be disgusted with the which
minded politicians make of present conditions their
own prestige and advancement he be convinced in his
that graft corruption
of these things him from doing his full
citizen giving the limit of his ability of his time strength
and money to help tbs This isn't President Wilson's
it isn't the of party class whatsoever it is
the of the people of this country against the possibility
of in the future and remains for the peope-a the
people-to carry this to victorious conclusion
There many things for the physical mental and moral
welfare and support of American soldiers giving
themselves to win this victory and WE'LL many things for
the of the suffering starving destitute and disabled
TINS of the unercul of which government
not and does not do-and yet they must be done.
This work the Red Cross and the other agencies
recognized and authorized by delegated
attend to- Here again. the work neither for any
vua class, party single organization; essential
and work for all who need whether soldiers
civilians and it is work that must depend upon all patriotic
citizens for support.
The Fulton County War Chest Fund the agency through
which citizen do his share in supporting this
And here again there valid contrary
to ones interests convenience pleasure
to this fund.- it be that has personal antpathy
the people who to be at the head of the movements
Of these things real American citizen SUBJ
scribng to this fund Our American boys the battle
nethey being wounded and killed; they enduring
the awful strain and hardhps of with foe who in cruelty
and unlimited endshness has been equaed in the his
tory of the world They giving themselves they must be
cheered and encouraged they must be kept comfortable
possble they must be nursed and cared for when
wounded and it's to and meto that they get
it!
If you real patriotic American citizen you will give
all that you to the War Chest Fund.