Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-01
Our American Soldiers.

Our American Soldiers.
The most imposing figure in the
whole historical field Of the world
is undoubtedly the American soldier.
The foundation Of the structure of
our government, is the American
soldier. The throne Of Napoleon was
said to rest upon the bayonets of his
great armies. The Kaiser of Ger
many is often represented as seated
upon his uneasy throne supported
by bayonets; but the very govern
ment itself, national existence, in this
country, was created by the sword
Of the American soldier. It was for
him to create and build with his
bayonet so strongly and enduringly
that after the great edifice assumed
it's completed form, the bayonets be-
came useless and no longer needed
to support Of it. It was built so well
that the great structure endures
alone, unaided by large standing
army. The American soldier so eff
fectually performed his labor while
resenting the insolence Of other ma
tions; while protecting our interests,
while stamping out the firebrands of
treason, that he was enabled to lay
down the sword and become once
more a producer, instead Of remain
ing as the soldiers of other nations,
a producing consumer. The A.
merican soldier is laboring hard to-
day, suffering many hardships be-
cause of his eagerness to establish
peace, prosperity and happiness for
the entire world and to put down
the iron hand of the Huns tyrannical
abuses.
It is sad to picture, indeed, to con-
template the one grand figure in the
history Of our country, the soldier
boys as they marched away, who
gave US all our territory, our flag
floats over Except the Louisiana,
Florida and Alaska purchases) gave
US liberty; position among the ma
tions of the world; made our COM
merce respected abroad; made the
American nation as the one great
star in the gallery of the universe,
and so it will be the boys of the
present war that will bring about
better conditions and compel the
German nation to sue for peace
There is no such thing as failure.
We are in the right and must
triumph. A great many are com
planning Of graft in the letting of
contracts, etc. But no one believes
in defrauding the government and
none can feel more strongly than the
boys who are fighting in this world
war.
So, let us lay aside our petty
grieviences, forget politics for the
time being and support your flag
and my flag to the last ditch. Let
us all do all we can to encourage the
boys who are doing their utmost
to liberate bleeding Belgium and
France. The time has come when
we must all be Americans or get out
Of this country and off the earth.
Nothing in the history Of the en-
tire world can be compared to the
awfulness Of the crimes that have
and are being perpetrated by the
Germans upon their neighbors. It is
very evident that his dream of world
supremacy has bursted as bubble
in the air and that lesson will be
taught him that will be forever a
living example to the future rulers,
that everyone has right to live and
breathe the free air Of liberty and
enjoy the fruits of his own labors
and that these rights must and shall
be respected. We have not gone
into this war for conquest and ac-
QUESTION Of new lands as Germany
has, but rather for a just cause OF
| all mankind and that no one man
or nation can or dares to set them
selves up as dictators to the world
Let us crush out this evil idea OF
despotism and bury it SO deep that
it will never again be resurrected
OF all the rulers of modern nations
or of ancient either perhaps, Bill
Kaiser has proven himself to be the
most heartless, cruel wretch of hu.
manity that God has ever permitted
to breathe and exist.
i He has been truly termed the
Beast Of the East" and no punish.
ment can be too severe for him, fol
upon him alone rests the burden o1
this awful carnage Of bloodshed anc
destruction. So we say again, let us
do all we can as a united people tt
assist our noble sons in crushing
this octopus that has committed sucl
damnable crimes against his fellow
man.
So three cheers for the boys o.
, Uncle Sam and God bless them ane
help them to bear we'll their grea
duties and nothing can prevent tn,
success of SO just a cause.
Leonard Hall.
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