Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-11-02
UNITED EFFORT
The Power That VIII Keep Our
Country's Wheels i'm
Motion.
Give Generously to Enable Our
Fighting Men to Go On
to Victory.
Souls of Our Sacrificed Sons Are APP
pealing to Each Individ-
ual Conscience.
ALL ARE ON THE FIRING LINE.

Only recently the manhood of
America gathered at the call of the
President and thirteen million sig
nified their readiness to lay down
their lives on the altar of human
right. We are just concluding a
united action that means that
America will furnish funds to carry
on the battle for peace and justice.
Men and money are absolute neces-
sites of war. They are compile
mentary, useless each without the
other. We are all on the firing
line. 1t would be treason for any
man to stand with folded arms and
indlfferently observe the battle. The
souls of our sacrificed sons are ap-
pealing to each individual con-
science. Their obligation was no
greater than ours, but they have
given their ALL All that our Gov
eminent asks of us this present
plea is that we '1end as they fight. :"
One thing more remains to be
done, declares the Catholic Herald.
We are sending our boys across the
sea to fight good fight. We are
equipping them with the necessary
acc0utrements of war. We must
not stop at that. There is a debt
that we owe them that we dare not
shirk. At the very outset of the
war our Government saw the debt
and has done all in its power to
pay. We mean the conservation of
the morals of our soldiers. Our
Government has recognized several
organizations and given to them
every facility to do their work.
Officials in army and navy have
done everything in human power to
safeguard the boys that are fight
ing. 1t is no exaggeration to say
that no government in all history
ever more conscientiously protected
her soldiers and sailors. The or
CARNATIONS entrusted with this
work are preparing a campaign to
raise funds. With the hearty APP
prevail of the President and his Sec
rotary of War they are going to
ask the people of America to give
them money.
This is not an appeal for Catholic
boys alone or for Catholic interests.
1t is an appeal to all Americans.
In this work we have laid aside all
clean Americans who are going to
Is kept absolutely clean IL it be
humanity possible. We have read
glowing reports from the battle
fields of France and see in them
valor and victory. The fields OF
FLANDERS are being drenched with
American blood. While we may
with proper pride exult in the con-
tinuing triumph of American arms
we must not forget those that are
paying the price in blood and tears.
The boys that are fighting so SPLEEN
didly are appealing to us. Many of
them have fallen in battle. Thou
sands of boys who few short
months ago were strong and Wig
orous are now dead. They have
made the supreme sacrifice for hui
man liberty. Their bodies rest in
the tender embrace of French soil,
but could their souls speak to us
they would appeal for the brother
that they have left behind. Each
drop of blood. each wound that they
have borne is call to us Greater
love hath no man than this that he
lay down his life for his friend"
They have laid down their lives for
humanity. for us.
We are saying these things to
every American. but as a Catholic
paper we say them in particular to
Catholic Americans. Our Catholic
people have done their part in ev-
erything that has gone to win the
war. They have given their man
hood as cheerfully and generously
as any class. They have contributed
of their material means to finance
our national efforts. They have
done 1t not as Catholics, but as good
Americans. They dare not be re-
creant to this call The Catholic
War Activities through the knights
of Columbus is working to the end
that Catholics may do their full
share. We urge our readers to get
I'm touch with the officials in charge