The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-09
PATRIOTIC MESSAGE

.. GOV. Chas. II. Broue,s e Arkansas.
 Unfortunately there .s Q Bolshev.ki n the United States as vel as in Rus s.a. composed as il !s os persons who are ass:ducusly busying themselves around the great canCou.1sr-s in ua- scru2u,ous and clever lying as 10 our ulosiTes for entering the var and our chances Of winning :ae var. feel Ina. il this hour ot our Na5on's stress and strife there can te 10 twiliea. zcae in American patriotism. Every c-siZeG must be either tc. the Presi- den, and for she flag. CT against -he President and agains. the flag.
 We are engaged in 2 srsa. struggle 0. human liberty and ..112aa denocra- cy agaias. military ar.ocracy and das- 7o;isn. We are fighting Q make the
 world safe for democracy and demoo- -scy safe for the world Ne are vim d.c2..Eg our rights and tha freedom ot rls high seas sanc:5onsI ty inter national law. We are protesting agains: -1a fencing of 0. the seas. the laying .: mines in neutral waters. inc viola :ica O q sacred treaty e Germany win Belgium, the killing (. defense .ess civilians, and cts attacks on de teGse.ess towns and the ruthless y.o- .a.ioa ot the saactity O. Wonanhood. All -1.ss ot humanity lave been thrown away by the modern Huns. w-.lo .Aru inc teachings az- demands and commands ot their ru5-ng classes deserve 70 be called 't1e scourge q God. 5ust as truly as A-l.,a and the Huns were known as the scourge 0. God nearly l.090 years ago Tn this g-ea- holocaust. which las already eos- approximately. 2e.0t1 39 men il killed, wounded and prisoners. and the expenditure Of sl25.0l0.6a 91a. Ger many and Austria and the ether ceE. --al Tearon;c powers are making the.- l4s- stand for feuda,:sn against en- coming democracy. This ls war against teudalisn--ha r:g1r Of the castle oa cEe hill 10 rule lae village be- lew. FeuGalism plus science, tair- J@ea,a century plus twen,:seth-th.s i5 -1e religion Of the mistaken German that has linked itself with ne unmen- --onab,e Turk, that. like is scholar. k-s adopted the method ot 7gohammed md 1Ae theory that "the Sca-e has 10 ccasc.sace,' and 't.le king can do 10 wrong" With the sp;rsr {. me fanac- i- the de,uded people ot he central powers believe this gospel and that | is 5he-E duty Q spread ,: by force, for, with the Po.sdam dyraScy, might is right and strength is triumphant" With tear, chlorine and mustard po.s- O1ious gases that make living a hell; with submarines that are worse than lAe devil carrying a dirE ia the dark; win ZeppeIi1s that lombard men and 9on@a while they sleep: wi-.l pe-- .scle1 and scientific syscsa of mans .1Au-aaaity 10 man" t-a- -ae modern world first heard 0. whsa German troops invaded helpless Belz.um-Cer- man teudal:sm is making var upon mankind. Ls- this spirit c. evil and autocTacy have .,s way and no man could live :n America without paying 2 -oll D il. in manhood. and in money. We would live. as France has lived for 49 years, in haunting terror.
 Our people need 70 be thoroughly aroused as to the seriousness ot the s.saatiou- We are confronted by war, grin-risaged var. Germany occupies l1u- times az much area a1d has with in tae control Of her armies and civ illaa population six times as much food acreage as she occupied tAree and q ka.t years ago al the outbreak Of the war. with 2,500.090 Russian prisoners ,o cultivate this food acreage. She has conquered and holds Rgmaaia, Ser : j, Montenegro, Russian Poland, Ser aaT-re kuss-aa country nD 70 Riga, many square miles in Italy, $ per cent