Licking Valley courier., 1918-05-23
Something for You to Do.
Germany must be destroyed.

Germany must be destroyed.
We had great meeting at
the War Conference. The patri-
otism of the people was stirred
and strengthened. But to keep
the spirit of patriotism glowing
we must keep busy. By keeping
busy | mean that we must keep
busy at win the war" work.
There is not a person in Morgan
county that can not do something
to win the war. And until each
person arrives at the point
of feeling a personal interest in
the war; until he feels that he
has an important part to perform
in winning the war, the county
will not have arrived at the prop
er conception Of its duty. There
is something for every one to do.
The winning the war depends
upon you-upon me. The coun-
try has the right to expect that
you will ungrudgingly do all that
you can to bring victory for the
cause Of liberty.
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Our only thoughts should be
= thoughts of victory and how to
help to achieve it. The only le-
gitimate business is the business
of winning the war. What are
you, or what am |, that we should
be weighed against the success
of our armies? What is your
business that it should net be sub
ordinate to the public welfare?
Individual money making is not
to be thought of now. Any busi-
ness that is not conducted along
the line of war help now is not a
loyal business. Profiteering is a
crime at time when the fate of
civilization is trembling in the
balance. No patriot wants more
than to keep his business safely
going during the war. His one
object should be to make his bus
iness a war help. The patriotic
farmer plants his crops and in
creases his acreage, not to make
DE profits 6dttS make food to
win the war. And if war condi-
tions make the products of labor
yield more the excess profits are
due to be given to some war ac-
tivity. The winning of the war
is the only thing that is of con-
sequence at this time.
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We must get this spirit. We
must FEEL the stupendous i'm
portance of the issue of the con-
flict and be ready to make what
ever sacrifices necessary to win
the war. There is no probability
of the war ending this year-nOr
next year. We must face the
fact that upon the United States
rests the burden of defeating the
Germans, and that the task is one
that will tax our resources to the
utmost. Millions of soldiers will
be required-army experts say
five or more millions; billions of
dollars will be need; food and
clothing in hitherto unknown
quantities must be had.
With the increase of the army
and its active participation in the
fighting the casualties will be in
creased and the need Of funds
for the Y. M. G. A. and Red
Cross will be greater, and this
need must be supplied. The CIV
ing, the sacrifice, is just begin
ming. What we have bought in
Liberty Bonds, what we have
given to the Y. M. c. A. and Red
Cress is a mere bagatelle to what
we must yet do, and what we
will do.
We should get ready for the
sacrifice, for it's ceming. The
laborer will be willing to give all
his wages except just enough to
economically maintain his family;
the business man will give his
net profits, and the farmer will
give till it hurts. No man will
say, "How much can | afford t.
give" but the cry will be, How
much can | get to give" W.
}. are all going to feel that wa!
when the casualty list begins t,
grow and the armless and legles
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