The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-05-16

can for thSm We don't have T. die
back Of tho lines In order to help them.
rhe worst thing We could do back Ct the
lines is to die: We must live to help them:
shirkers at this time. (Appiauss).
a war ~ Production.
A war under present conditions IL not
war merely Of soldisry, ladies and
| gentlemen Il isn't q war merely Of
| physical courage and bravery. essential
as they are. i Il war OF production.
powerful nation, asserted upon those
battle fronts through the men We choose
| to make the sacrifices in the exercise
and assertion OF that might ana We nreu !
| lively require and their sacrifices VIII
be fruitless unless every man. woman ann
| child in America goes to the limit OF
nv" What ,ec can they do am asked tho
| question constantly as I go from one
| end OF this country to the other Wnat
can do? / would like to 90 somsInin M,
and am going to test you OUT. lou
can do what everybody can DO. men:
women and children. white men anu
white women. and colored men and col i
ored women This isn't white man >
war only. Why, upon that battle front
in France today. on tho Allies side.
showing that we represent all tnal -
worth while in the protection OF free
DOM liberty and idealism to the woria,
| there are the peoples of almost every
race and almost every color. eAppiause'.
Money IL Fundamental.
we want them all to do their part:
all to do their part. Now. money is 2
fundamental in war. It is the one thlng
universally that underlies every other
activity. Why. the Government OF the
, United States has got to come constantly
to you, the people of the United States.
to get the money with which to fight
this Why 1--WE DO those h hesa Il, c Mh
they wear and the shoes on their feet; 70
give them food and keep them warm ana
healthy and In order that they. may nave
charge cha with the bayonet when that fatal
order comes. (Appiause). We need il
to keep the great factories going; 20
purchase the steel with which 60 MAKE
seas today. And. oh. my friends. how
tragic it was that in 1914. when your
great, far sighted president (applause)
to Np pass a ship bill. with an initial ap-
preparation Of $5o,ooo.o0o. in order that
the government OF the United States
might Immediately begin 20 put some
der, the only flag at that time which
Germany respected - the Stars and
Stripes. !Applause). That bin was
and went to the Senate and Was fiII-
bustered there to death. An, It was a
tragedy for America that that bill was
defeated. 1t delayed our ship program
years In time Of war; and America Is I'm.
neriled today more because OF the de-
feat OF that ship bill than any other
single act Of the American people,
But we are trying to turn those ships
out now. What's the use of crying over
the past? l don't care anything about
the past except insofar as 1t strength
ems us in our ideals and courage to go
forward. and enables us to learn the
necessary lessons for the future. l want
you to learn the lesson OF that thing.
because unity OF America -unity-unity.
OF America is the thing now which all
must have. Let us put the carping critic.
the cheap politician, and all those who
consciously or unconsci0uSly stand in the
T. way in the supreme effort OF America
let us put them to the rear. fApplause).
| Let's tell them to stand aside and let the
| legions OF liberty go forward CAP
| plause).
| All Fighting for Liberty.
! But we need the money to build the
ships long delayed and to put them on
the high seas We need It for thou.
] going to describe. We need these moneys
In order that the grand soldiers fighting
side by side with our grand American
with the same things we give them; be-
cause want to tell you. ladies and
gentlemen. the grand Tommy Atkins in
| the trenches. the soldiers Of France. the
soldiers OF Belgium, and the soldiers or
italy, like the American soldier, are to-
day in this great war for liberty our
soldiers as well as our sons. Cap
| plause) And we are going to keep them
| just as strong for the fight as we keep
eur own men. and that puts upon our
resources that great strain which cannot
be met il there is single shtrksr In
America. (Applause).
Money W.. Liberty.
Now what do we ask you to do to keep
this money supplied? 1t Is so easy. All
you are asked merely to do-what? Give
Sam asks you to lend your money to him
mot lend as little as you can, but all
you can. II you don't value liberty less
than money. you lend It to Uncle sam.
| fApplause). He is going to save your
liberties and your homes. Do you want
TO hold on to your money and lose your
liberties and property and have Ger
sentinel proddlng you IN xo sne PACK
lend it to your Uncle Sam and get i
back at par. with interest. and save your
liberty (applause) in the bargain and
rive liberty to the world?
| Now. everybody can lend money to the
government, because we have done this:
] we have issued these bonds In denomina-
/ tons OF $50. 800. $500. and $1,000 cash.
! You can buy just as many as you want:
and you ought to buy all that you can.
! But II you can't buy 50-dollar bond
! even ii YOU are too poor to do that-then
we have issued war savings stamps:
which are obligations OF the United
States Government just as much as the
| Liberty Bonds are its obligations. They
| are just as good as the dollar bills that:
YOU have in your pockets However,
am sure. as I look over this W 1l-fed
4 crowd that none Of you carry demo sina-
| tons so small as one-dollar bill. am
/ glad to see it.. l want to tell you Just,
| revel in the South's prosperity. Cap
plause). am one of you myself.
| War Savings Stamps.
These War Savings Stamps in IS de-.
nominations are just as good as the cur
rency in your pocket. II you can't buy a.
| five-dollar War Savings Stamp, which,
| by the way you can buy for $4.15 and
| the government will give you IS for IT.
on the LIST of January. 1923, five years
lafterward. because the stamps accumu-.
| late interest at the rate Of per cent per,
annum compounded quarterly. So you
| are lending your money to Uncle Sam on
security that is better than any savings
bank can give you, and you are getting
| Just as much interest for your money.
and besides you are protecting your lib
critics.
| Now. II you can't buy one of those
stamps. Why, we have got It down to-
where you can certainly come into this
l rrAa nd r10rinuR game of liberty. You