The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-10
RESOLUTIONS ENDORSING
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.


tives, many of the nations Of the
world were engaged in terrible war
fare, men who claimed to worship
the same God of Justice, Love and
Peace, were shooting, cutting and
slashing each other to death, women
and children were being made hungry
and homeless, and were being slauefi-
tered, millions of dollars of valuable
property were being destroyed, eve.i
edifces and temples entirely conse-
Grated and dedicated to the worship
of that same God of Justice, Love
and Peace were consumed by ths
fires built by men; the civilization OF
yhich these countries has boasted foi
hundreds of years had been turned
backward
Through three years of this terrible
conflict on land and sea, when So
many countries were being. one after
another drawn into the maelstrom OF
war and destruction, OUT beloved
United States of Amerca, through the
wisdom and counsels of our President.
Woodrow Wilson, and the Congress.
and by the prayers of our people, had
remained neutral and was walking in
the paths of peace and living happily
in prosperity.
A little more than year ago, the
president of this great country and
the Representatives of the people OF
this great Democracy decided that
our government could nc longer sub
nit to the treatment of our govern
ment and people, especially the rights
of our citizens and our commerce
upon the high seas, and feeling that
our patience and our forbearance had
been taxed to the limit state of war
was declared to exist between the
United States of America and the
Imperial German government.
Immediately upon this declaration
having been made, the people of New
berry county met in large concourse
at the county seat, and passed reso-
Iutions declaring their unanimous
support of President Wilson and the
congress and all branches of the gov
ernment in carrying on the war IN
which we had engaged to successful
conclusion. BY more than words have
we kept inviolate that pledge. Re-
gardless of birthplace, regardless Of
forbears, our people have demonstT-
ated their loyalty to the flag Of our
country and to the principles upon
which our government rests and for
which principles our forbears fought
and sacrificed and died. We point
with pride to the fact that in county |
where there are so many people with !
German blood in their veins, with So ;
many people who are in religious
principles followers of the greatest
of all Germans. Martin Luther, one
of the most wonderful men of God iii ,
all ages. there has been at all times ,
a devotion to this land of the free
and this home of the brave, and that
all our people, whatever the blood Ct
their forbears may have been are
united in heart. mind and soul in
support of the armies and navy o. |
our country, and that we all agree ,
that "the shortest road to peace IS
the road straight ahead. with no d.
vision among our people"
Three times the men, women and
children cf Newberry county have
responded literally to the call of our :
nation for financial support in the
matter of the purchase of bonds Of
the government to carry on the war
and each time have thew exceeded the !
allotment and only on Saturday at the
close of the third call the showing /,
was almost two to one of what the |
government asked as our part. And
when the next call comes Newberry |
county will respond as before, for !
every dollar and every dollars worth
OF property in Newhery county is
American money and American prop |
erty, subject to the call of America.
Many Of the youth of our county !
are today in the camps, in the trench
es, on the firing line, on the waters,
and in other needful places, offering !
their time, their courage, their young !
manhood. and their lives for the de- /
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