Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-27
A PATRIOTIC
DUTY DURING
WORLD BATTLE
Homes Must be OwreL te
Keep the Home Fires
Burning" 4

One of the most appealing and
popular songs that, has been written
and sung since h war commenced
is Keep the Home Fires Burning"
but can the home fires be kept burn
ing. to the best advantage In a flat
or a family hotel? Can the spirit
of patriotism for home and country,
be. best fostered by people Who have
no greater regular and normal duty
toward the government than the pay
ment Of a small personal tax on
household goods, and perhaps not
even, that. il they live in furnished
apartments? !,
TO be sure, if such people have
children, they have the benefits Of
the public schools, but since they pay
little Or nothing for the maintenance
of the schools, they, do not appreciate
their value any more than people
usually appreciate things that cost
nothing. Owing little or nothing to
the government. h government re-
and how can they feel the full meas
ure, Of responsibility for government
undertakings?
To the home owner. stability OF
government a title insurance.;
and in this country of ours the con-
tinuance Of our present form of gov
eminent means greater freedom and
6ICdSCI opportunity lldu III any Nv
country on the "footstool." The
man who owns his home has many
more reasons. for doing his Bit" and
then some. for the country. Build
Ling, a home means to most people
considerable saving and much sac
rifice-just the habits of most value
Ito the government at times when it
the part Of its citizens. The average
man who has built, or is building. n
home. knows how to q II how to
sacrifice. h
1t is reported of a now prominent
divine that he one was called to the
charge OF a church organization that
was badly in debt, n the first thing
he did on the first Sunday he appear
ed in the pulpit was to ask for "A col
Election for foreign missions. He
wanted. his people to realize that
!. there were needs even greater than
: their own and he wanted them to
>. get into the habit Of giving. The
training ACQUIRED in saving to pay for
Ia home ought to be worth millions
. of dollars to the government.
We believe that it has been amply
!, demonstrated during the past year
. that there is great room for improve
ment in the average Of patriotism
: and loyalty among the people resid.
: ing in the United States, and we be.
" lieve. too. that the lac of them has
been found greatest among thos
classes of citizens and others who, are
: not home owners and who have ne
ties which bind e to any partic'
I ular place. We would not be under
stood to mean that there, are nj in
: : tensely. loyal and patriotic peopl,
s1among those who do not live j,
!. homes Of their own or who do no
: own property. Nevertheless, the maj
= who does own a home is NATURAL!
: more concerned in the government
who Is less affected by what may be
j, come Of the government il German,
= should win the a and what eht
|, will do in world affairs in such event
! 1t is not to be understood that w
4 advocate the building of luxurieu'
!. palaces if the use OF money for suGi
purposes will impair the ability Of tn
causes as are essential to the winnin
~ Of the, war. or lessen his ability TO in
: vest. in government securities. &tMer
{ and money are the chief things re
auired, for with them all other neces'
Il sary things can be acquired. The sc
lective draft is providing the fighting
men: true patriotism on h part O
. those untitled to take up active serv
ice will furnish the required labor
To the end that h money powe1
q of the people shall be at its fulles
n strength, labor Of all kinds should b.
kept employed at sucl, work as viii
o enable it to exercise It's greatest earn
ing power. Labor may be diverted tt
the kinds OF work most necessary
and to the extent that 1t Is SO divert
n ed work Of other kinds may be cur
tailed. But it would be disastrous t
force labor to be idle by stopping
work at which it might be employed
and it would be equally disastrous t
= force the cessation of lines Of husi
ness whose owners are expected Il
contribute to the support of>>prope'
: government activites.-From tn
mississippi Lurnberman.