Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-04-26
Buy a Liberty Bond If You Would
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED hOWl
There Can Be No Such Thing as Neu-
traIity on the Part OF a True
American Citizen In This
Great War.
BY RENE BAcHE.


1t Is cry for help. What viii you
do about it7
There is kind of man who under
such circumstances says: ut 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 at
tackled he win 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 peaceable mans home by
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 our will, we were
at last compelled to fight. If ever
there was a just and righteous fight,
it is ours in this war. VIII you per-
sonally stand aside, playing the cow
ards part, or viii you help?
Buy Liberty Bond.
If you cannot do your bit with bomb
and bayonet, you can help very i'm
portantly by buying Liberty bond.
Would 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 neu-
trality on the part of an American /
citizen in this war. Either you are
patriot or you are a traitor Which |
of the two shall you choose to be?
If you refuse your help, merely |
standing aside, you are actually aid
ing the kaiser. You are the accom-
plice, at least constructively speaking |
of the greatest criminal since Nero.
Do you approve of the rape of Bel
GUM and the ruthless slaughter of Its
inoffensive people?
If not, then show 1t by buying a
Liberty bond.
Do you approve of the wholesale
Of women and the mutilation
Of little children?
To NOT Thor, ht,, N ;tortr bood
Are you In favor of the poisoning Of
wells, of Smelling unarmed and help
less people in open boats, of indis-
eliminate warfare upon noncombat-
ants?
II not then buy Liberty bond.
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compr Omise with your
in this matter. Either you
ire for these things or you are against
HEM
Civilization is engaged in a desper-
tie struggle against barbarism-nay,
indeed. something much worse than
scientific savagery 1t is
/ fight of right against wrong.
Do you wish to help the right?
then buy a Liberty bond
The happiness of your children and
f your children's children is at stake.
or there can be no happiness without
berty, and liberty will cease to exist
: Prussian power achieves the OBJ
ects for which 1t is now contending.
One word more. Do you believe in
life that is to follow this life?. Do
on believe that your welfare in the 5.
GREATER will be Influenced by your
onduct in your present state OF ex-
itence?
Then how can you hope for happi-
ess In the next world II. In this
ruggle between right and wrong, you
choose TO stand with the
un murderers against your God?
You are helping them II you stand
Neutral" and fail to help your conn
"
Make your choice. And, having
losen, bug a Liberty bond.