Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-10
the war and because of new conditions
created by it.

the war and because of new conditions
created by it.
We war to end all war We war to
guarantee liberty and happiness; to
give binding force to treaties and safe
ty to ourselves and to small states
and unarmed peoples.
This is our war because If we do
not fight with all our power we and
our allies will lose.
The war has been going on long
enough to bring home to the people
Of Europe who are near the scenes of
conflict what German purposes and
German methods are, but here in this
country our fancied security through
long distance from the battlefelds
dulls our imagination and lulls us to
a feeling Of security.
|. Against Bondage.
What has not happened, we feel,
cannot happen.
Did we ever imagine that Germany
would pursue a campaign of ruthless
ness and barbarity through submarine
warfare, Or that she could or would
destroy over 100000 tons of shipping
in less that fifteen months time?
We fight against bondage Did we
ever imagine that Germany could and
would destroy churches, cathedrals
and homes, raze and obliterate every
thing needed to support life, poison
wells and MAIN the inhabitants of a
conquered country?
Yet she has done all of these.
4 Did we ever imagine that Germany
would thrust into slavery men, women
and young girls?
Yet she has done and is doing this
Why should it be so difficult for us
to imagine that Germany may defeat
the allied fleets, conquer England and
in command of the seas, invade this
country?
Why should it be so difficult for us
to imagine the German Kaiser in con-
troll of our government, our taxes paid
to him, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness denied~to us and lin some in
stances life itself taken away?>
Do your part now! Today the ma
tion-the country Washington fought
for and Lincoln saved-is in peril.
You are called to service
Follow in the footsteps of these men
and do your part!
What You Can Do.
Figheif you can-and have no de-
pendents who will become a burden
to the nation.
If you cannot fight, help others to
fight and win.
1.-Encourage and vote for men in
Congress who stand for sound and eff
ficient conduct of the war; who think
of America first-and of themselves
not at all.
2.-Aid prosperity by working hard
and spending wisely
3.-Eat fairly. Read what Mr. Hoo
yer says about the use of food BY
doing as he tells you and saving you
will be healthier.
4.-Save for the Liberty Loans
Remember that if we don't help the
Liberty Loans we may have to sub
scribe to an indemnity loan to pay
Germany.
5.-Expose the slackers. The brave
should not have to defend the coward
and if Stacker Stacks another must
take his place. The Stacker cheats
the government and all below him in
the CONSUMPTION lists, and you should
prevent this injustice.
6.-Prove wrong the view of the So
called conscientious objector" who
would allow you to protect his family,
his property and his comfort by force,
while he sHnugly profits by your pa
triotism and sacrifice
Loyal to Allies.
BE loyal to our allies who are
fighting with us for the worlds liberty.
8.-Read about and understand the
war and oppose all talk of peace until
peace means the end of all war, ex-
cept with consent of the people Those
who talk peace now are as ignorant
as the pacifists who opposed our pre-
paredness, one, two and three years
ago, saying there never could be a war
for America.
Support the war; hold up the hands
of the President and Congress in all
they do for it's efficient conduct.
Our only duty now is to win victory
and maintain our national honor. ALI
classes of people should work togeth-
er for that end and not allow any talk
of peace until we can have the sure
peaca>of victory.
The time for talk is past-we must