The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-26
Buy a Liberty Bond II You Would
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED now!
There Can Be No Such Thing as seu.
rslity on the Part Of q Tve
American Citizen In Ths
Great War.
BY RENE eAChE.

1t Is a cry for help. What w yes
DO about III
There IS kind OF man wbs snder
such circumstances says: 1T h none
Of my business. am not called upon
TO interfere"
such man calls himself "peace-
loving clhzen'-a pacifist, 70 49,
word recently pOpularized.
But you know, and ! know, that he
IS only a coward. His only anxiety Is
10 keep out Of danger. no matter az
what sacrifice Of his manhood.
Even though he knows that his
neigh5or's wife or child Is being at
tackled he will not interfere. II 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 TO the breaking and enter
Ing Of q peaceable mans horne by
armed burglars. Theirs was a Grim
inal enterprise pure and simple.
Later II became manifest that We
were likely TO suffer similarly in our
turn. In fact, the same criminals be
gan to attack US. They killed our
people-even our women and children.
SO. much against our will, we were
at last compelled TO fight. II ever
there was just and righteous fight.
It Is ours In this war VIII yss per
sonally stand 2&de. playing the COW
ards part, Or will you helpl
Buy a Liberty Bond.
II you cannot do your bit WITH bomb
and bayonet, you can help very i'm
portantly by buying a Liberty ksnd.
Would you prefer to help the kaiser
and his gang Of professional murder
ers? You can do so by refusing To help
your country with your money.
There can be no such thing rs neu-
trality on the part of an AHerican
citizen in this war. Either you are
patriot or you are traitor. Which
Of the two shall you choose to be;
II you refuse your help, nerely
standing aside, you are actually aid
Ing the kaiser You are the accom-
pfice, at least constructively speaking
Of the greatest criminal since Nero.
Do you approve Of the rape Of Bel
gium and the ruthless slaughter OF Its
inoffensive people?
II not, then show II by buying
Liberty bond.
Do you approve of the wholesale
violation Of women and the mutilation
of little children?
II not then buy Liberty bond.
Are you in favor OF the poisoning OF
wells, of shelling unarmed and help
less people In open boats, of indis-
criminate warfare upon noncsmbat-
ants?
III not, then buy Liberty bond
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compromise with your
in this matter. Either you
are for these things, or you are against
them.
Civilization is engaged in a desper-
ate struggle against barbarsm-nay.
Indeed. something much worse than
scientific savagery. 1t Is
a fight OF right against wrong.
Do you wish to help the right
Ihen Duy Liberty bond.
The happiness Of your children and
)f your children's children Is at stake.
For there can be no 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
7ou believe that your welfare In the
hereafter will be Influenced by your
conduct in your present state Of ex-
stence?
Then how can you hope for happi-
less in the next world" II, n this
struggle between right and wrong, You
choose to stand with the
Hun murderers against your God?
You are helping them II yea stand
neutral" and fail to help your COUP
ry.
Make your choice. And, having
hosen, buy Liberty bond.