Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-09-12
That Is What Every American
Must Do in Order That War
Shall Be Won.
DEMOCRACY Being TESTED
Victory over Teuton pespotisn a Mat.
ter of Money and Each Patriot
viii Deny Himself All but Ne
eessities That It May Be
Achieved.
BY HERBERT QUICK.


democracy is Inefficient. We have,
often read that 1t takes a despOtism
to do things. O.
The Germans believed that they
could win this war and conquer the
\ world for two reasons; first, because,
in spite OF some things which look
democratic, the German empire is
despotism and, second, because II is
the first desp0tism in the history of
the world which has reached very
high point In general physical and
mental development. They and many
people In the democratic countries be-
lieved that they could win against the
democracies of the world.
\ Democracy. they said, would be the
anvil; despotIsm the hammer.
Democracy would be the whale;
despotism would be the swordfsh.
Democracy would be the target !;
despotism the gun.
Democracy would be the deer;
despotism the wolf
Democracy the huge. unwieldy graz.
Ing animal; despotism the flesh eater
with fangs and claws.
Surprises for Despotism.
The splendid resistance Of Belgium
and France the magnificent rallying OF
Great Britain to the trumpet call. and
the intrepid decision of Italy to Join
In resistance to the German attack
were the greatest surprises which up
to that time had ever been encounter
ed by a despot. Before the war had
been going on for six months some OF
the wisest of the cold and cruel minds
OF Germany began to wonder whe|
after all the demoeracies of the wlEN
were not too strong to be overcome.
And then came the biggest surprise
of the war. The greatest democracy
OF the wOrld-tbe United States-slOw.
ly began to realize that the whole
| cause Of freedom for the common man
not only In Europe and In Asia. but
here In America, was at stake In this
war; Slowly the idea began to pene
trate the American mind that the
Vaccinations Of Germany constitute Q
greater peril to this country than did
the Issue fought out In the American
revolution or the decisive strife Of oui
own war between the states.
America saw mt last that IL Germany
wins this war democracy will have fail.
ed: not only the, democracy Of Euro
| pean countries. but the democracy OF
| the world. There would be nothing
Il loft 70 oil ho P,,t, k,yS
I losing fight against the most cruel
and efficient despotism of all time.
And finally. in spite Of our owe
peaceful history. in spite Of our own
love Of peace, In spite Of German lies
and German propaganda. and the
United States acted.
The nation reached slowly for the
sword, drew Il, and plunged with oil
her mighty power Into this dreadful
fray.
And 20. on some Of Ire bloodiest bat.
usheids that ever desolated tho soil q
any country. our splendid American
soldiers are bearing the Stars and
Stripes to victory.
DEMOCRACY is PROVING rTsELY
EFFICIENT.
They carry the Stars and Stripes to
victory alongside the flags Of Great
Bral1n, France. Italy and q score of
other nations. because they know that
they are lighting the old battle Of right
against wrong Of democracy against
despotism, and that II they lose tn
whole history Of the United States DC.
comes at once a. II 1t never had been.
Democracy 10 Proving EhleIent.
That Ii the thing which must strike
terror to the hearts Of the poisonars.
vioiators and baby killers Of Berlin.
We have met and vanquishsd the
submarine. We are now placing In
the deld In Europe our second million
of men. and back Of that second mil
lion there IL q third million. q fourth
million. a hfth millisn and still other
millions Of men.
We have shown ourselves efficient In
production. We have more than made
good our promise to send food to our
allies. We have organized our indus
tries for war.
We have firmly resolved that having
drawn the sword we will throw away
the seabbard and never sheath that
sword except In victory.
Victory q Matter Of Money.
But this war Is progressive thing
II cannot be won through things we
have done, but must be carried - to
victory through things which We must
do In the future. On one side we see
that splendid host Of young men car
rying our banners I'm the battlefields
Of France and Flanders. On the other
side we must remember that war, and
this war more than any other war
which was ever waged, il . matter of
food. Of shelter. Of clothing. OF NUM-
tons. of weapons. Of roads, of en-
Eines. of cars. Of ships. Of hospitals.
Of medicines. and Of everything which