The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-14
AN URGENT DUTY AND A GLORIOUS PRIVILEGE

the noble aims for which we are eyes of the
people have been opened he said and they The hand
of God laid upon the nations Our is just and holy
for this entered the and for this cause will we battle
until the last gun is ired.'' +"
The the world accustomed to the boasts OF war;
lords who draw their swords for brutal and selfish ends but
it new to hear call battle voiced in such phrases these
and the other sublime of the presidents recent mes
sage congress.
With these high words ringing in with our
spirits the spirit of the nation bahed and gored by this
exalted easm could the least OF be recreant to his hum
blest duythe payment of taxand so forfeit his share in
the heritage Of glory that will inevitably to great
country? No. the least Of for Of certainty there is
no citizen who unwilling render to the nation the things
that the nations Assredly there is who would
permit the to portion of that that
it should and must give to this lifeanddeath struggle, in
making him pay that he legally bound to pay anyway.
We know there is not for such would be base
enemy his country he to stand German trench
and shoot bullet straight the heart of American soldier
This, then is call every American subject to the
without delay the necessities of his govern
men in it's great task of accomplishing the freedom Of the
world If every unmarried with income of $1,000
more, and every married with income Of 1000
will take prompt steps to make report to the
men he will perform nesmable service to the United
States and to it's treasury department..
This department is already aborng under the exraori
nary difficulties imposed by the BY giving his hearty
corporation each citizen will be doing his share at least to
it's burden and to Tighten the heavy responsibilities of the
commissioner OF internal revenue who many say the
most able and most efficient head that this important branch
Of the government has ever had.
1t is true, Of course that carrying great burden
Of taxation but business regard these
taxes money lost They but the premiums pay
ing the greatest insurance Of all insurance against
the conditions ruling in Russia insurance that will pro
ect and preserve families property lives
ideals all that and all that hope be- Think of
Belgium Systematically ruined think Of Poland devastated and
laid waste, think of Armenia nation massacred and
dercd by ally of the Huns Think these things and then
remember that dollar of taxes pay into the treasury
of the United States places another barrier between
loved ones and such unspeakable horrors these
The payment of the income tax is the present duy-thc
splendid privlegeof six million citizens No loyal American
will fail give immediate the CALL For at this time
great peril and pressing danger when the battene and
frontier Of civilization will soon be held by million Of
beloved sons the least failure to do promptly simple
single duty might easily to be deed that would follow
us with shame to the end Of our days. 5r*
Let every American citizen whose income is not exempt
now-odayand so write his the records
who willing to pay the price Of liberty and of honor.
From The Literary Dig
est for January H. 1913