Arizona republican., 1918-04-17
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, MORNING. APRIL IT, 1918
WHY WE ARE ATWAR WITH
 GERMANY
EPHRAIM DOUGLASS ADAMS Executive Head, History Depart
 ment Leland Stanford Junior University

the free peoples of the world from the menace and the actual power of vast military establishment controlled by an irresponsible government, which. hav- ing secretaIy planned to dominate the world, proceeded to carry out the plan without regard either to the sacred obligations of treaty or the long -es- tablished practices and long cherished principles of international action and honor; |. This power is not the Ger man people. It is the ruthless master of the German people. It is our business to see to it that the history of the rest of the world Is no longer | left to it's handling "-President Wilson, August 27, 1917.
 DOLLARS OR BOYS
 The three great needs constantly put forth from Washington are: CD food conservation to aid our Allies; @ men; (3) money. The first, the ! Food Administration Bureau is at- | tempting to secure largely by yolun- tary efforts. The second has been placed by law on a, compulsory basis in the draft. The third will be com- pulsory by laws increasing present taxation to the extent of about one quarter of the annual expenditures in | the war; but three-quarters must be provided not bzy voluntary gift>but by voluntary loans.
 The ease with which the draft of men was carried through, the quiet ac- quiescence of America in it, when advised by Americas self chosen lead CTS, was a magnificent proof of the essential patriotism of our people and of our confidence that we are a truly l democratic nation We trusted our advisers because we had ourselves elected them. Now we must trust them with our money and we must be ready for sacrifices. This war can not even be begun to be won until the people of America fully realize that sacrifices of all sorts, but espe- cially of men and money, are in- evitable.
 Popular opinion seems to think we have already given much. Let us be | honest. What have we given? True, we are preparing to give men and ma chimes. and are spending money in that preparation. but our spending is as yet but drop in the bucket com pared to what our Allies have been spending for three years in defense of us. For that Is what they have been doin-defending the world, and so defninding us. We have been lending them money, at good rate of inter- est They do not ask to give, even now. All that they expect Is that we also shall bear our burdens, as they are bearing their, in this war for the future of humanity and for safety.
 Look at a few facts of Great Brit aims effort-not at grand totals. but at facts applied to the individual. In the last British War loan there was a total of S4,S50, 100000 in cash sub scriptions, which means about s100 per person-men. women, and chill dren. (The best that Germany was able to do in her last loan was $50 per person.) To equal Britains ef- for America, after she had been three years at war would have to subscribe S1O,000,0 ,000,060 in a single loan. ! Through taxation, interest on loans, and higher cost of living. it is es- timated that every Englishmna with l an annual income of $2,500 gives s750 to support the war. One reason for this high cost is that Britain began the war without properly appreciat- ing it's financial burdens. It was the Business as Usual' cry that pre- vented the pouring out money at first which, if then given, might have | especially a saving of English lives,
 This war can not be won without sacrifice. Let no one think it. If Germany wins, or even makes a draw of it, our futures sacrifices will be many times greater. Let no one de- ceive himself as to that. Right now we are pouring out boys-getting them ready. We must pour out dollars 70 equip them. but most of all, to furnish them with the instruments of war that their lives may not be lost by being put up as man power against machin- cry. Many of our boys will die; but some we may save if we are ready to spend the last dollar of our re- sources in giving them the tools with which to make a fair fight.
 Right now it is dollars and boys" In some ways it is a question of dol lars or boys" This is no abstract generalization. It is a question for YOU to answer personally, with seri- ous thought of what money YOU have : available. Every dollar held back for mere luxury, for non- essentials dur , ing this war, means a greater chance of the loss of boy--it may be of your boy.
 If you have no boy in service, and hold back your dollars, can you look your neighbor in the face when he loses his boy? If you do hold back where do you think you are going to stand in your neighbors estimation when this war ends?
 This is the tenth of series of ten articles by Professor Adams