The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-19
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

A whole lot of .'flapdoodle is being talked about our being in this war so save political principle and theory of government.
 We need Northcliffe in America to spread -eagleism and face the bald fac1 that in spite of President Wilson's great and catchy phrase, we are not at war to .safeguard democracy" but to save our skins.
 This was the brutal truth that Loro Northcliffe drove home to the English people when fresh from the trenches in France, where he had seen Englishmen without proper arms or sufficient muai- tions go doggedly to their death. With the whole orror of it before his eyes he rushed home and got together the picked men of old England and said: Its time to quit talking the pious cant that we are in this war to save the smaller na- tions, for we are in this war to save Great Britain from becoming a German dependency"
 know that America has a glorious record as succorer of those in need. The s;panish-American war was bit of chiyalric fighting for others that to many seemed quixotic, yet we did the job and refused to profit from it, while all Europe looked on and wondered at our self -abnegation. There are some who still talk as if we have rushed i'll this conflict to save England and pay debt to France and that it is very noble in us to make such sacrifices, while others are of the opinion that it is their fight and that we butted in, and yet few who say thae there was really no need for US to take part as we were i'll no danger whatever from German ag- gression
 The fact ought to be made so plain that no one can fail to see it that we are al war with Germany because the life or our nation depends upon it if We hope 10 follow in the paths lined with the blood of our foreiat.ers who fought that we mgnt forever be freemen. Let 1t be fully understood that the patient Pres- ,ident has long since passed that stage where he felt that America was tco proud to fight, but has spoke the word that has been heard around the world, cheering every liberty loving peoples on the face of the globe, and at the same iyatn the chancellories at Berlin Vienna, Buda- pest, Belgrade and Constantinople.
 Here it is; it's worth paragraph ali by itself, so that it can get proper at tention? Read it once, and again until it burns itself into your heart of hearts and mases you proud that you are an American: .,Let there be no misunder- standing. Our present and immediate task is to win the war. and nothing shall turn us aside from 1t until it is accom- plished Every power and resource we possess, whether of men or money or materials. is being devoted and will con- tinue t,, be devoted to that purpose until it is achieved"
 
 This was spoken by President Wilson as a buglc call to America and as defiance to the Berlin gang and their confederates. It is the word of our greatest civilian. But now hear the calm and comforting words of Black Jack Pershing, the soldier upon whom is fali. ing the task to help beat the militarists who have thrown civilized warfare tc the winds and are waging battle as bar. bariaHs and Huns. It, toos is worth paragraph.
 General Pershing recently sent. through Bishop Luther B. Wilson. who was in France on commission for the Young Mems Christian association. message to the American people and it was as follows
 ''Tell them there is no ground for the heresY that Germany cannot be beaten.
 "Gefmany can be beaten.
 sGer,na nv must be beaten.
 "And Germany will be peaten'
 Just now with Russia out of the fight.