Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-02
Buy a Liberty Bond If You Would
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
There Can Be No Such Thing as Neu-
traIity on the Part Of True
American Citizen In This
Great War.
BY RENE BACHE.

Murder !"
1t is a cry for help. What will you
do about it?
There is a kind of man who under
such circumstances says: 1T is none
of my business. I am not called upon
to interfere"
"Such a man calls himself a peace
loving citizen'-a pacifist, to use a
word recently popularized-
But you know, and know, that he
is only a coward. His only anxiety is
to keep out of danger, no matter at
what sacrifice of his manhood
Even though he knows that his
neighbours wife or child is being at
tackled he will not interfere 1t is
ssnone 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 a peaceable mans home by
armed burglars. Theirs was Grim
final enterprise pure and simple.
Later it 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 If ever
there was a just and righteous fight,
it is ours in this war. Will you per-
sonally stand aside, playing the cow
ards part, or will you help?
Buy a Liberty Bond.
II you cannot do your bit with bomb
and bayonet, you can help very Inn
portantly by buying Liberty bond.
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 cap be no such thing as neu-
trality on the part of an American
citizen in this war. Either you are
q patriot or you are a traitor. Which
of the two shall you choose to be?
If you refuse your help, merely
standing aside, you are actually aid
ing the kaiser. You are the accom-
plice, at least constructively speaking,
OF the greatest criminal since Nero.
Do you approve of the rape OF Bel
GUM and the ruthless slaughter Of its
1noffensive people?
Liberty bond.
violation of women and the mutilaton
of little children?
If not, then buy a Liberty bond.
Are you in favor of the poisoning of
wells, of Smelling unarmed and help
less people in open boats, of fndis-
eliminate warfare upon noncombat-
ants?
If not, then buy Liberty bond.
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compromise with your
conscience in this matter. Either you
are for these things, or you are against
them.
Civilization is engaged in a desper-
ate struggle against barbarism-nay,
indeed, something much worse than
barbarism, scientific savagery. 1t is
a fight of right against wrong.
Do you wish to help the right
Then buy a Liberty bond.
The happiness of your children and
of your children's children is at stake
For there can be no happiness without
liberty, and liberty will cease to exist
If Prussian power achieves the OBJ
1ects for which 1T is now contending
One word more. Do you believe In
a life that is to follow this life? Dc
you believe that your welfare in the
hereafter will be Influenced by YOU
conduct in your present state Of ex
tStence?
Then how can you hope for happi
ness in the next world" If, in thi:
struggle between right and wrong, yol
deliberately choose to stand with thu
Hun murderers against your God?
You are helping them If you stand
sAneutral," and fail to help your coun
try.
Make your choice. And. having
chosen. buy a Liberty bond