Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-25
Buy a Liberty Bond If You WouId
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW1
There Can Be No Such Thno as Neu.
traIity on the Part Of a True
American Citizen In This
Great War.
BY RENE BACHE.

1t is cry for help. What will yor
do about it?
There is kind of man who under
such circumstances says: at is none
OF my business. I am not called upon
to interfere"
such man calls himself "peace-
loving citizen"-a pacifist, to use a
word recently popularized.
But you know, and l know, that he
Is only 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 Mt
tackled he will not interfere. 1t is
none 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
hrmed burglars. Theirs was a GRIM
lnal 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 our will. we were
at last compelled to fight. If ever
there was just and righteous fight,
1t Is ours In this war. VIII you per-.
sonally stand aside, playing the cow
ards part, or will you help?
Buy Liberty Bond.
II you cannot do your bit with bomb
ana oayonet, you can help very i'm
by buying a Liberty bond.
Would you prefer to help the kaiser
and his gaAg of professional murder
ers7 You can do so by refusing to help
your country with your money.
Ihere can be no such thing as neu-
trality on the part of an American
citizen In this war. Either you are
patriot or you are traitor. Which
Of the two shall you choose to be? I.
III you refuse your help, merely
aside. you are actually aid
ng the kaiser. You are the accom-
olice, at least constructively speaking
'f the greatest criminal since Nero.
DO you approve of the rape of Bel
slum and the ruthless slaughter of its
noffensive people?
If not, then show 1t by buying q
liberty bond.
DO you approve of the wholesale
lolauon OF women and the mutilation
f little children?
If not, then buy a Liberty bond.
Are you in favor of the poisoning of
Vells, of Smelling unarmed and helm
ess people In open boats, of indis-
riminate warfare upon noncombat.
nts?
II not, then buy a Liberty bond.
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compromise with your
onscience in this matter. Either Won
re for these things, or you are against
hem.
Civilization is engaged in a desper-
tie struggle against barbarism-nay.
ldeed, something much worse than
arbarism, scientific savagery. 1t is
night Of right against wrong.
DO you wish to help the right7l
hen buy a Liberty bond.
The happiness Of your children and.
your children's children is at stakei
or there can be no happiness without
Derty, and liberty will cease to exist
Prussian power achieves the OBJ
cts for which 1t is now contending.
One word more Do you believe in
life that is to follow this life? Do
~ believe that your welfare In the
'reafter will be Influenced by your
nduct in your present state of ex-
tence7
Then how can you hope for happi-
ss in the next world" II, In this
ruggle between right and wrong, you
liberately choose to stand with the
IN murderers against your God?
You are helping them If you stand :
eutral," and fall to help your coun-
?.
Make your choice. And, having
osen, buy Liberty bond.