New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-26
ARE YOU WITH OR
AGAINST THE HUN?
Buy a Liberty Bond II You WouIU
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
Thsrs Can Be No Such Thing a. Nsu.
traIlty on the Part Of q True
American Citizen In This
Great War.
BY RENE BAcHE.

MuTuer
1t is a cry for help. What will you
do about 1t?
There is a kind Of man who under
such circumstances says: ut is none
Of my business. l am not called upon
to interfere"
"Such a man calls himself a "peace
loving citizen"-a p%aci1st. to use q
word recently p%opularlzed.
But you know, and I know. that he
Is only a coward. His only anxiety 10
what sacrifice Of his manhood.
Even though he knows that his
neighbours wife or child Is being at.
tackled he will not interfere. 1t is
none Of his affair."" Besides, he him.
self might get hurt.
The ~unprovoked invasion Of Belgium
by the predatory Huns was exactly an.
alagous ~ the breaking and enter
Ing Of a peaceable mans home by
armed burglars. Theirs was a GRIM
inal enterprise pure and simple.
Later 1t became manifest that we
we're likely to suffer similarly in our
turn. In fact. the same criminals be-
gan to attack US. They killed our
people-even eur women and children.
So. much against our will. we were
at last compelled to fight. If ever
there was a just and righteous fight,
1t Is ours in this war. Will you per-
sonally stand aside, playing the cow
ards part. or will you help?
Buy a Liberty Bond:
If you cannot do your bit with bomb
and bayonet. you can help very i'm
portantly by buying a Liberty bond.
Would you prefer to help the kaiser
and his gang of professional murder
ersf You can do so by refusing to help
your country with your money.
There can be no such thing as neu'
trality on the part Of an American
citizen in this war. Either you are
a patriot or you are a traitor. Which
of the two shall you choose to be?
If you refuse your help, merely
standing aside, you are actually aid
Ing the kaiser. You are the con
plice, at least constructively speaking,
Of the greatest criminal since Nero.
Do you approve Of the rape Of Bel
GUM and the ruthless slaughter Of Its
%lnoffensive people?
II not, then show 1t by buying a
bond.
Do you approve Of the wholesale
violation Of women and the mutilatlon
little children
If not, then buy a Liberty bond.
Are you In favor Of the poisoning of
wells, Of Smelling unarmed and help
less people in open boats, of indis.
criminate warfare upon noncombat-
ants?
II not, then buy a Liberty bond.
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compromise with your
In this matter. Either you
ire for these things, or you are against
hem.
Civilization is engaged In a desper-
tie struggle against barbarlsm-nay,
indeed. something much worse than
,arbarism, scientific savagery. 1t Is
/ fight of right against wrong.
Do you wish to help the right
Then buy a Liberty bond.
The happiness Of your children and
II your children's children is at stake.
FOR there can be 10 happiness without
liberty. and liberty will cease to exist
I Prussian power achieves the OBJ
ects for which 1t is now cOntending.
One word more. Do you believe In
life that is to follow this life? Do
,ou believe that your welfare in the
hereafter will be Influenced by your
in your present state Of ex-
Then how can you hope for happi.
less In the next world" II, In this
truggle between right and wrong. you
deliberately choose to stand with the
Iun murderers against your God?
You are helping them II you stand
neutral" and fail to help your coun-
~.
Make your choice. And. having
hosen, buy a Liberty bond.