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WHY WE ARE
AT WAR WITH
GERMANY
BY
EPHRAlH DOUGLAS ADAMS
Executive Head. History Depart
ment
Leland Stanford Junior University

TIE object Of ,Hts ~ar IS TO ae ssr
the free peoples q the world from trs
menace a1d the actual pc~er o. vast
military estabi sruers ccutroilel bt an
lrresponst Die government. NeiCn. nav ro
secretly planned to dominate trs World.
proceeded 70 carry cut the plaa without
regard eit-sr 70 the sacred 90 Igatjoas
ot treaty o. the icng established prsc-
tees ana long cherished principles Of ln
ternationai action ard honor This
po"er Is net the German people Il is
the ruthless master of tire German peo-
pie It IS our business 70 see 70
I that the hstory Of the rest OF the
world IS no onger left TO IS handling.
President Wilson. August z. 1917
DOLLARS OR BOYS
The three great needs constantly
put forth from Washington are ID
food conservation 70 aid our Allies
p men t5l money The first. the
Food Administration Bureau is al
tempting to secure largely by yolun
tary efforts The second has been
placed by law on a compulsory basis
in the draft The third will be com
pulSory by laws increasing present
taxation 70 the extent Of about one
quarter of the annual expenditures in
the war but three-quarters must be
provided not by voluntary 0tu. but BY
voluntary loans
The ease with which the draft Of
men was carried through the quiet
acquiescence OF America in il when
advised by Americas selfchosen lead
ers was a magnificent proof of the
+ essential patriotism OF our people and
of our confidence that we are truly
democratic nation We trusted our
advisers because we had ourselves
elected them Now We must trust
them with our money and we must
be ready for sacrifices. TAts rar can
not erCH be begHH TO De ICON untii
the people Of America fuHg realise
that sacri1ccS Of all sorts. but esps
/ sally Of men ana money ore in
trlt1bie
Popular opinion seems 10 think we
have already given much Let us be
honest What have we given True.
We are preparing to give men and ma
chimes and are spending money in
/ that preparation. but our spending is
as yet but drop in the bucket COM
pared 10 irhdt or Allies hare been
spending for three years N defense Of
u.s. For that is what they have been
doing defending the world and so
defending us. We have been leRdin0
them money, al a good rate of inter.
est They do not ask us to gire. even
now An that they expect is that we
also shall bear our burdens as they
are hearing theirs. in this war for the
future of humanity and for safety.
Look at a few facts of Great Brit.
aims effort not at grand totals, but
at facts applied to the indirdual In
the last British War Loan there was
a total of $4250 coo 600 in cash sub
scrlptons which means about sloo
per person men, women. and chill
dren. Crhe best that Germany was
able to do in Yer last loan was $40
per person To equal Britaiu's eff
luIl RlIltI ltd. H|tff NNt nun NftN fNf't
Uears at rur. would have to subscribe
/ $4,000. .0o0 600 in single loan.
/ Through taxation interest on loans
and higher cost Of living, it is es
tjmated that every Englshman with
an annual income Of S.. 500 gives $3.50
TO support the war One reason for
this high cost lis that Britain teGda
the war without properly appreciat
ing its financial burdens It was The
Business as Usual cry that pre-
vented the pouring out of money at
drgt which ii then given might have
meant a saving for England later, and
especially a saving of English lives
This war can not be won without
sacrifice Let no one think it #
Germany wins or even makes a draw
81 it. our future sacrifices viii be
many times greater Let no one de
ceiye himself as to that Right now
Ve are pouring out boys getting them
ready We must pour out dollars tc
qup hem but most Of an to furnish
Them with the instruments Of war that
put up as man po er against machin
cry Many of our boys will die but