Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-01-18

friend of mine VIII express senti-
ments that even SAVIOR of disiovalty
to his government 1t IS not IN his
heart, and therefore viii not find ex
preston in speech or action, It IL
that devoted father or faithful hus-
band could turn against his own
home | do not believe that | have
a friend who ever felt the impulse of
dtsloyalty to his government, and
know that | could not be the friend
OF any man or woman who is capable
of harboring such an unholy thought.
There are men in Mississippi who
may have doubted the wisdom OF en-
tering into this war-and they have
a right to that opinion-but there is
not one of them who is my friend who
will fail to do his duty by the gov
eminent since we have entered into
the war.
1t is quite true that it has become
necessary for congress to vest the
chief executive with autocratic pow
ers in order that this war may be con-
Quoted to successful end, but while
your representatives in congress have
clothed the president with that au-
thority, to be exercised for only a
short time, let us hope, and for a
definite purpose, 1t does not follow.
and 1t is not fact. that you-the pri-
vate citizen - have abdlcated the
throne upon which the constitution Of
the United States places you as the
sovereign ruler OF this republic Do
not forget, my friends, that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty-more
In times like the present than any
other-and that your undertaking fl
deity to the constitution is absolute
ly essential to the preservation of free
government.
wish to congratulate you upon the
material prosperity which you are
now enjoying The first moments of
war usually bring material prosperity
The billions of dollars that have been
appropriated have filled the channels
of commerce. and the excessive de
mand for the products Of your toA
has scattered money over the land
hike the falling leaves of the forest
Prosperity always follows such com
dition. Bu alter a while the day OF
time viii come when
these promises I'm ,he form OF the
money of the realm or in bonds must
be redeemed. and they can be re
deemed only by tho things which, YOU
produce. when the ur Of redemp
ton arrives mn Il al sa money that
heretofore has A~ devoted to the
education Of yCdr children, to provide
the comforts of your home and all
those things That make lie worth liv-
ing must be diverted 10 the payment
of the nation debts
That is iney table ana you had bet
ter prepare for it, The larger part Of
the expenses OF this war win be put
upon the man OF moderate means
the load will rest upon the back OF
the toilers.. The congress at the last
session refused to take even one-haf
of the excess of war profts--money
coined of the blood and tears of SOL
diers and the women and children
to pay the war debts. The immense
fortunes that have been made out OF
the war have been placed beyond the
reach of the tax-aatherer, and the bur
den that they should bear will be
transferred to you. The load will be
heavy, and | therefore would impress
upon you the Importance of economy
Save the surplus money you made
during the last year Indulge, if nee
essary, in little judicious patching,
and in your investments stay close 20
the shore.
This is no time for speculation, and
just as sure as there is a God in
heaven the little surplus you have &C,
CURED will be- required of you in a
very short time. The magnitude of
the obligation which this government
has assumed is shown in an editorial
published in the Washington Pest OF
December 23, 1917. l give, pa.
of it,
standing upon the threshold Of
Christmas and contemplating the tor
rible slaughter that for more than
three years has afflicted humanity,
the message of Peace on earth, to men
good WILL is drowned by the tumult
of battle.
More than 100000 human lives
have been sacrificed in this horrible
AT Verdun alone the Ger
mans lost 100000.
'At the present rate the war is cost
ing $75,000,000 a day
"If it should continue for three
years longer, it viii have cost $1,000
000,0O0,000, representing all the
wealth that has been created in the
past 1000 years
"This stupendous cost Will place
an average tax upon every person in
the world of $50 annually for a pc
riod. of 100 years Since the average
SURPLUS earnings Of an in1igidusl ere
$50 per year, this would result in wip-
ing out practically all surplus
The population of about onethird
Of the globe is involved in this war,
which means that the cost imposed
upon those people would he $3.50 per
year for century, or $50 per year
for 300 years.
Viewed in the light OF these facts,
this conflict assumes the proportions
of war of determination The world
cannot survive it much longer 1t
must stop from sheer exhaustion If
reason cannot be brought to bear
upon it effectively"