Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| A LETTER TO THE COUN- l.,
!, TRY FOLKS FROM
UNCLE SAM
BY HIRAM MOE GREENS.
Editor Woman's World.
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Dear Nephews and Nleces:
Even before you open this letter I
know that you will know what II Is
about. Some one OF you-Lemuel
Jones guess II was-said the last ti;ne
was out to you're house for Sundas
dinner. that hardly ever came around
and almost never wrote, unless il was
about money matters. Wen. | guess
that Lem Is about right. but as the fell
low said when some one offered him
sympathy because he lost couple OF
fingers In corn shredder. "You can't
feel any worse about It than do"
I'm sorry that this unfortunate af-
fair that we are In Is taking so much
money. But I'm glad right down TO
the very bottom of my heart that we
can raise the money to see the whole
thing through. know you will raise
it-but Wen come to that later.
The other day was In New York
and | went out to see one OF those big
transports for soldiers. There were
little tugs ali around her waiting to
get her headed straight into the stream
and further down. near the Statue of
Liberty some battleships were waiting
to convoy the transport. II was an In
terestlng sight. II meant so much. And
| couldn't keep my Adams apple in
It's place. and there was kind OF
mist before my eyes-untll through the
tears I was trying to hold back, I saw
Eb Roots boy. George, looking over
the rail on the top deck. The last
time I had seen him he was cultivat-
Ing corn on that ten acre piece down
on the state road next to Asa Half
ford's.
Somehow when I saw that boy up
there I didn't want to cry. My blood
got warm instead OF cold and every
muscle In my body was as taut as
Violin string. My heart Just swelled In
my body. In all my life never felt so
proud and so much like being able to
fight, as did then.
And / said to myself, "There goes
Eb Roots boy George. He is only one
boy In million and more that are
over there now But there are others
like him, and the folks back home they
will stand back of him, and all, every
thing that he and his comrades, and
the ships and the men and the flag that
files over them stood for"
I could not feel and I do not feel
now, that the folks back home would
waste anything that might help to
bring George Root back. I know just
ms well as know my own name that
George Root and the boys like him
| would not offer themselves as the SUI
| preme sacrifice to our cause, and those
FOR whom they were flghting be small
md nIggardly about doing their part.
During this coming year It Will be
necessary for us to spend twenty-four
billion dollars. II Is a tremendous sum.
But Is not too much to pay for world
Mt pence, with us all as free rs Gcd
intended we should be.
But remember that our total annual
income, all OF us put together. Is only
about fifty billion dollars, and so II IN
going to take about half OF all our in
come this next year. That means that
you must stop all waste. Our waste
runs into the millions. You must stop
'hht NuS'c uilu litH yVu must put lip
saving with other money you have In
Liberty Bonds. II Is the surest. safest
Investment you can make. You have
my personal guarantee and you know
/ have never failed on anything have
ever attempted, and though i hardly
need to add it, never will fail
Adjust your affairs to meet these
new conditions. know / can depend
upon you. Gorge Root and every boy
In u. s. uniform knows that you will
do your part. and so do the mothers
sons of Britain, France. Belgium and
Italy-our allies-know you will do
| your part. q
BE bravehearted about II. II Is a
big thing, tremendous thing but II
has been the big things, the greht
sacrifices that have made us great
| people and have builded our great mn
tion that we hope may re greater still
In the eyes OF the worlo and greater
stlll to our God In his heaven.
Talk II over. Help each other
know you Will all do your part
am
With love and pride for you all,
| Your