Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-26

Fourth, the Day That is the
 American years badge of h.
 dependence and Liberty, the Day that should mean to us much the same as real Christmas--and the Day that too many of Us have hereto fore dragged through the cheap mire of loud noises and spread-eagleism And now we stand in no small danger of losing forever the glorious old Fourth to the Prussian legions. It is fact, and not calamity howl. tell you, 1t is fact.
 We have three distinct classes of Fourth Observers in this big and good natured, easy-going, still half-asleep nation of ours. There is the class that drowses the day away; the class that spends the Day either in joyriding or in making great noises: and the class that looks upon the Fourth as the sa cred day it is. It was this latter named class that made the Fourth; is keeping the Fourth; and will contin- ue to keep the Fourth, God willing. If these patriots can only get the help of all the people we shall keep the Day of Independence as long as time lasts.
 We do stand in danger of losing this Day and all it means, tell you most solemnly. The distance between us and Prussia has given Us a false feel ing of security. Man, there is no dis tance now Germany is at our elbows. Germany is right here with cunning spies and incendiaries, and cut-throat propagandists. Let me state this to you, brother American; there are men of no small importance in things, here in the United States, who are secretly working for Germany in the stout be- lief that Germany will win in the end. Foolish, you say? Unspeakable, insuf- ferable, perhaps; but hardly foolish. Germany is not yet whipped in Flu rope. If Germany finally wins in Eu- rope; if Germany breaks and rolls up the allied lines-that which will fol- low will surely take your breath away. Never, never was there dreamed of such a colossal reign of horror as that which would follow final Prussian victory in Europe.
 AAOii, ihoh, VIC Iuotu iOSC Oul Fourth. It Is our most sacred her itage; we must keep it and all it stands for, though the last drop of our blood goes to pay the price. We can keep it, if only we wake to the great ne- cesSity that cOnfrOnts us now. If we lose it, it will be the fault of the slack CTS among us. Our biggest difficulty is that wooden-headed. unfounded con. fidence we've got in George-in leaving it to the other fellow. Don't for a fnin- ute think we've got only "bit'' to do ; no; we must do all we cani
 Generally speaking, we've been mild ly patriotic so far The average per son of us has really given little, has suffered little save the inconvenience caused by food and fuel situations. We must back up the army and navy, through our government better than we have been doing. Remember, poor George can't possibly do all there is to do! If we don't help Gee rge, the other fellow, George is going into the hands of the Black Beast of Kultur. And if we don't help George, it would serve us right if the Spiked Helmet did get us-but wouldn't it be hell for George? Poor old George God bless that patriotic overburdened man. Let's help him, you and |; let's keep the Fourth as our own Day of Inde- pendence. I can imagine no greater remorse of conscience than to look backward, after these bitter years that be upon us now, and have to say to myself this:
 'This Liberty is not mine. I did nothing to help. Nothing. Nothing."
 God save the Fourth of July, and make it immortal God must save it for us if only all the people will help Him and George. We pay for what we get. It is the oldest law. If Lib erty is ours, we must pay for it.