Douglas Island news., 1918-01-11
VERY FITTING
 COMPARISON
Kaiser Wilhelm Likened to Mad In- cendiary Who Has Fired
 House of Civilization

The Committee on Public Inform ation issues the following, written by Meredith Nicholson:
 Civilization may be llkoncd Co a house where a family live in com fort and ease and the enjoyment of Che privileges and security that rep resents thousands of years of labor
 When a house is on fro it be comes he instant duty of the noigh- bors and Of the government imme- diately responsible for the protcc ton of the householder Co render aid-not today or tomorrow, but tho moment thc flames become visible and it is known that the house ana It's inmates are threatened.
 House on fire! We hear cries in. thc street. thc rattle and jar oi the engines and hose carts as they hurry Co the scene of connagrution. the fire is spreading; not one but. a hundred homes are threatcned'
 Torch to Civilizations House
 When the Kaiser began his Wal for world domination he applied a torch Co that House of Civilization | have visuallzed as home, the re- pository of every good and perfect gift that has been won for human ity. the very freedom that is its| foundation, and the peace that Is its| corner stone.
 The Kaiser is a mad nccndiary He stole upon the House Of Civili-| zutlon in the night and tossed a burning brand through an open wiu- dow. Like thief who applies a match to thc rear of house to. the inmates and distract their attention while he plundcrs the Kaiser expected to satisfy a long pondcred scheme of robbery and con- quest Civilization slept the sleep of peace to awake In terror.
 Tho Kaisers army, perfected through years Of training to aid the pyromaniac lord of the Hohon- zollerns in his malign purposes has rosorted Co every conceivable otroc- Icy to tcrrorizc civilization mot merely to destroy its house but Co murder the inmates or reserve them for more hideous fate than death.
 When we say that this is war Co make the world a safe place for democracy, we mean also that it Is Co preserve Che House of Civilization in which democracy Is the altar end sanctuary.
 House on fire! It is not for you and me to stand outside and say that it is merely a neighbor's house that is monaccd The first German soldier who set foot on Belgian soil threatened your home md mino. He nourishcd his brand at Che house ot civilization in which you md live. He attacked law. liberty mercy, jus tice everything that strengthens and adorus that proud house in which we of America have lived In and peace.
 There are things in the humblcst home that Che owner would not lose without a struggle. When the house gets anro the inmates spring Co pro- tect and save those things
 We of America are in this war Co protect and save the house of civ- ulzatlon and the proud trophies that represent not only our own strug- gles and sacrifices but those we in- hcrited from sires who shed their blood for them.
 Put Out the Fire Quickly
 Put out the fire. The moro quick ly we ralizc that it is our house that is burning. the more quickly we shall be free to cut away the black encd walls and make the house hab- itable and secure. We want Co see the Grcmon dispersc, Che police hus- tie tho incondlary to the lookup, and the adjusters come in and settle the damages
 The way Co hasten this consum- nation is by aiding our nremen our army and navy-in every pos sible way. IT we can't carry water or wicld the ax on burning timbers we can stand back Of the men who are doing the work-our work yours and mine. We can pour out our dollars to help them. We can see that the fire fighters are fed and clothed while they are on Che job; we can take care Of them when they fall injured in our cause.
 House on fire! Civilization on fire!
 The man who says this is not Ann erica's war is asleep in a burning house and does not deserve to be saved by the splendid valorous fire men who are fighting to rescue him.