The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
Help Properly Equip Your Own
Son and Other Soldier Boys
Over There.
DUTY OF ALL TO BUY BONDS
Liberty Loans to Uncle Sam 10 Bes,
Guarantee Of Our Fighters safe
Return Home-Do Not
Hesitate.
10y ROLAND @. USHER Of the VIC.
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Nanteo.l
Put Il 4 yourself straight now. You
know perfectly well that you would
feel ashamed 20 keep your boy out OF
the ranks II he wanted TO 20. You
know perfectly e-ll that you would
probably feel ashamed before your
ncighbors n they knew that the boy
was sticking at home. But have you
ever asked yourself whether you felt
ashamed that you were keeping your
dollars tight In your Jeans instead Of
lending your dollars 10 the war as
well as your boyl II you have not
got a boy you probably would feel
that he ought to 20 n you had one.
You have got some dollars, why don't
you send themi
Think again n you have sent a boy
over there. don't you know for GER
tain whether that boy will come back,
God grant that he may. But he went,
Just the same. knowing fully Just AZ
you dld that he might not come back.
You gnve the dearest thing you had In
the world 10 the government freely, for
the cnusc Of democracy. You were
glad to do Il; you felt fne about II.
You still feel that II you had Il to do
over again you would moi do anything
else. hut l will wager anything you
like that you have n lot OF money that
you cnn lend 20 the government with
out hurting yourself NJ all, and which
you are hanging on to until II screams.
Think Of IL. Those dollars will be per
fectly SURE 20 come back n you lend
them 10 the government. The govern
ment guarantees that. Why should
you therefore be so afraid 10 loose
your clutch on them. The great risk
you have already taken and did u be-
cause II was n worthy and n noble
thing To do. The thing which II no
risk nt all and yet which Is just as nee
essnry 10 the war as the other. you
hesitate about.
Dollars VIII Come Back.
Let me suppose for a moment that
you have not yet sent your boy. I will
wager you have n snenkiHg feeling
that he ought 90 go. He has too. In
this cnse, ! won't have 10 make n wa
ger about it-you have not sen your
dollars. II you hesitate to send the
hoy because you are afraid he may
not come hack. you have a perfectly ex-
plalnable reason. but you have not got
n good reason why you should not send
your dollars. They will come back.
you may be sure Of Il. Not only will
they some back. the government will
pay you interest on them In the mean.
time. You will lend the government
your capital and will get a return on
Il. Far from losing anything. you
viii make something. Why h~esltatei
Look nt II from another point Of
view. II your boy has not gone. or n
you have no son, your nelghbors who
have SOM have sent them. Those boys
are going Into danger. They are go
Ing to need guns, food, artillery, ships,
and airplanes, not only to enable them
Co do what they went over there 10 do
beat the Germans nut Of sight-but
10 keep them safe. II they don't have
those things they certainly won't come
back nc all. You know perfectly well,
however tlght-isted you may be. or
however mean you may think yourself
and you nre not half as mean as
that-you would not hurt your neigh.
boris son Just because a few dollars
stood In the way. You would feel No
ashamed OF yourself for the rest OF
your life you would not be able 20
shave In the morning. Your n%elghbors'
SOM and your friends sons that you
have known all your life need tho
things your money can buy for them.
and Il Il going To 10 mighty hard with
them II they don't get them.
Make Your Money Help.
Now put Il 90 yourself stnlght. II
the thing was a little nearer to you
30 that you really saw your neigh
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