Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-29
II We Fall In Our Duty Boys In
France Cannot Achieve
Victory.
LOAN MONEY TO UNCLE SAM
Buying Liberty Bonds an investment
In llvss Of Americans "ovsr
There" and an Insurance fos
Safety Of Our Country.
BY CORA HARRIS,
(Author Of "A Circuit Riders WIFE,"
"Eve's Second Husband" Ete.)

"Eve's Second Husband" Ete.)
During the Thrift Stamp campaign
IN July. 1918. prominent citizen was
sent into a backwoods farming com.
munity to arouse the people. and II
possible sell Thrift Stamps. He was
not expected to have much success
with the sale Of stamps because the
people were very poor and illiterate.
The effort was to be chiefly educa.
tional.
The speaker found dlngy company
Of farmers and their wives waiting
for him In an old field schoolhouse.
He began his address with argu-
ments for the support Of the govern.
ment reduced to the simplest forms.
No one seemed to listen. The men
stared straight ahead as II they had
something else on their minds. The
women famed themselves and looked
out Of the windows. He changed his
manner Of speech to an impassioned
appeal; no one was moved. He
paused perspiring before making last
despairing effort. But before he could
30 on a tall, saunt farmer stood up In
the back Of the house and waved his
hand beseechingiy:
Mister" he said. IF you are done
talking. give US a chance at them
Thrift Stamps 20 we kin sign up and
get back to the field"
He gave them the "chance." They
bought nineteen hundred and nfty
dollars worth Of stamps, although
there was not q man among them who
owned property to the amount Of two
thousand dollars.
I'VE own this land" the farmer said
addressing the prominent citizen grim
~ 10 he passed up the last pledge card
we own al this country. The govern
msnt At Washington belongs to ~
We made II and II Is ours. The arm!
In France IL ours. too; they are oul
sons. We sent sixty.two boys Their
from this district. and I reckon VI
know II 10 our duty to work for then
and take care Of them while they ar'
busy whipping them Gernans."
This 10 the best, most serviceabl
and intelligent definition Of patriotism
I have heard since this war began.
Victory AZ Any Cost.
This Is the most expensive war eve
known. still beyond our Imagination
TO conceive Of. The enormous destrus
ton wrought by the submarines. tn
terrific sums spent for war materials
the loans TO our allies, none Of thes
things account for the incredible q
pense. The real explanation Is tina
civilization demands that II shall coz
everything. Never before has any nj
ton spent 10 much to insure the healt
Of Its soldiers. never before have sue
provisions been made to safeguard
great army morally. More Is bein
spent to equip hospitals. provide an
balances. nurses and doctors to Cur
for the wounded than whole campaign
cost In former wars. Never In the hi
tory Of man has such provision bee
made to insure widows and orphan
and soldiers from the after effects
wounds and poverty. Formerly whe
man entered the army to fight FOR hi
country. his country took his life. an
that was the end Of II II he was kllle'
Now the government pays and pay
enormously. for every man who live
or dies In this struggle. All this Is
because as a nation we have develope
a sense Of justice and honor that r.
CARDS any and every expense as Sc
ondnry TO the one tremendous oblig
ton to it, citizens.
Our allies were compelled to hgl
Germany to preserve their very exl
fence. but we chose to fight her when v
might have made n shameful treat
with her that would have insured
shameful peace, because we IRE not
craven grasping nation, but q matte
built upon ideals, and II costs more
preserve an ideal than II ever costs
preserve peace. because you cann'
buy them-you must achieve them.
Nothing stands between the wor
and this catastrophe but the Amerlci
people, their honor. their energy. the
fidelity and their wealth. Our trool
In France are only the sword arm
the nation. We, the people at HON
are the body and life Of that arm
II we fail at all. they must fall G
tirely.
l. We are about to make another los
Of six billion dollars for war expense
II 10 not a gift. but an investment '
make In the lives Of American soldis
and an insurance we take out for q
safety Of our country.
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