Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Buy a Liberty Bond II You Would
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
There Can De No Such Thing % Nsv.
traiity on the Part Of True
American Citizen In rhis
Great War.
BY RENE eAcHE.

1t is a cry for help. What will you
do about It?
There Is a kind OF man who under
such circumstances says: at ia none
Of my business. l ain not called upon
to interfere"
"Such a a calls himself a 'peace-
loving c~itizen"-a p%aciflst. to use a
word recently %populariZed.
But you know. and | know. that he
Is only a coward. His only anxiety 10
TO keep out Of danger. no ma't"r ut
what sacrifice Of his manhood.
Even though he knows that his
neighbours wife or child is being at
tackled he will not interfere. II Is
"none of his affair" Besides, he him
self might get hurt.
The u%nprovoked invasion Of Belgium
by the predatory Huns was exactly an
alagous to the breaking and enter.
ing Of a peaceable mans home Ivy
| armed burglars. Theirs was a Grim
inal enterprise pure and simple.
Later 1t 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 otr will, "" were
at last compelled to fight. II ever
there was n Just and righteous fight
it Is ours in this war. Will you per-
sonally stand aside, playing the cow
ards part. or win you he|p'
Buy a Liberty Bond.
If YOU cannot do your bit with bomb
and b~ayonet, You can help very iM-
rortautIy by buying q Liberty bond.
Wonld 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 can be no such thing as nett
trality on the part Of an American
citizen in this war. Either you are
n patriot or you are n traitor. Which
of the two shall you choose to be?
II you refuse your help. merely
standing aside, y"n are actually aid
| ing the kaiser. You are y , accom-
plice, at least c~oustructively speaking
of the greatest criminal since Nero
Do you approve of the rape OF be'
GUM and the ruthless slaughter or IT
inoffensive people?
II not. then show 1t by buying
Liberty bond.
DO you approve OF the wholesal
violation of women and the mutllatlol
OF little children?
II not. then buy a Liberty bond,
1 Are yon in favor of the poisoning o
wells, of s%l,elliny unarmed and help
less people in open boats, OF man
crimlnate warfare upon norcombh'
ants?
If not, then buy Il Liberty bond.
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compromise with you
; conscience In this matter. Either 20
are for these things. or you are aga'ns
0 them.
D Civilization Is engaged In n deSnel
ate struggle against barbarls'i~~na!
8 indeed. something much worse tina
barbprlsn. scientific savngery. II
y a fight OF right against wrong.
T. DO you wish to help the rlgh'
Then buy a Liberty bond.
T. The happiness of your children an
e Of your children's children Is ut stak
e, For there can be no happiness with"'
y liberty. and liberty will cease t" eS''
II Prussian power achieves the O.
d 1ects for which It Is now contendln
n One word more. DO you believe
a life that IL to follow this life? l
z YOU believe that your welfare IN II
- hereafter will be influenced by yo'
g conduct in your present state OF e
istence1
e, Then how can you hope for hapf
" ncss in the next world" II. In tn
struggle between right and wrong, "
n deliberately choose TO stand win II
70 Hun murderers against your God!
y You are helping them II y"u sta
r. neutral" and fail to help your cou
try.
Make your choice. And. hav''
I'd chosen, buy n Liberty bond.