The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-06-14

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In the seventh year the twentieth
century saw forty four out of the
worlds fifty seven sovereign states
represented in the second peace con-
ference at the Hague for the purpose
of beginning the civilized nations
towards the practice of conforming
to their professions of peace.
Like sheer mockery of the Hague
neace conference came the desperate
cruel European war Of nineteen hun
dred and fourteen.
NiSeteen hundred and eighteen sees
this war developed into a world war.
It cries out to humanity. 1t is the
cry of democracy against autocracy.
1t is the cry OF freedom against bond
age. 1t is the cry Of unborn genera
tions. make the world decent
place for US to live" Would you
have that cooling babe that will be tho
''man Of tomorrow" to say to you:
II suffer because you failed to dc
your duty"-and what is your duty!
Nothing more or less than patriotism
and patriotism is hard work plus
self sacrifice.
Is America doing her part? She
;; is sending her sons and daughters to
France to do their part there. She
is leaving the rest of us at home to
do our part here-yes. Ours is NO
BILE part and we should do it gladly.
Uncle Sam has to have money to
carry on the great policy he has be-
gun, and he must have it from you.
He does not ask you to give him
this money, but asks that you lend
, it to him. He has devised two
schemes-the Liberty bond and the
Thrift Stamp-and an interest is
promised on both of these. Think
for a moment of how we can help
our great country, America, by con-
tributing to the Red Cross. We can
not only help ourselves but we cali
also help our country.
Deny yourselves of the pleasure
rides that yon take daily. and take
this money that YOU would have
bought gasoline with and give it -
the Red Cross or buy Thrift Stamps
and War Savings Stamps, or give i
to some other v ,rthy cause.
A Scotchman lecturing in this
country, tells L: cry frankly, that
the people of American do not real
ize as vividlv as the Enolishman and
Frenchman the price we will have to
nay to win the war. He says: "1n
New York I see the peonle out pleas
ure riding-if the people of London
go pleasure riding it means that the
soldiers must die" A few hours CT
extra work each dav and money is
earned for the Red Cross. Money
given to the Red Cross means that
a mothers son is saved.
Put yourself in the Scotchman's
Mace for moment as he says: "T
sat in nv garden in France and
listened to the roar of the guns, yes,
he added. war is to some people g
beautiful thing. To see the troops
of soldiers marching down the street
to the tune of the band but you
should see them coming from battle
The band is no longer playing, the
faces Of the soldiers are covered with
drst and their breasts are covered
with blood" But the beauty is not
all gone. thev are still singing
+ "Park nm your troubles in your old
kit bag"
These soldiers are fighting for you.
After the war volumes and volumes
will N,e written on the important part
the Red Cross nurse and the people
that were left behind played-yes,
ours is noble part and we should
do it willingly and gladly.
| Can you think for a moment OF
! Germsny's inhuman treatment Of Et-
/ tie Belgium and be Stacker? How
| the kaiser forced his troops through
the country devastating the country.
After the emperor had refused his
bribes. We are told after the Ger
mans passed on, that the Belgians
! came together to give thanks to God
for their deliverance. When they
came to the line in the Lords prayer:
/ "Forsive us our trespasses as we for