The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09

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W. II. Nixon. presiding elder of the
| Birmingham district, African Methodist
Epicopal church, speaking on the war
savings stamp movement. said
My fellow countrymen am charmed
because of your presence. Peace, plenty
and prosperity be unto you.
Have you observed closely the signs
of the times? This nation has staggered
all other nations. l am proud to be
styled an American citizen.
! The Pharisees and the Sadducees
| asked the good Master for a sign
+, from heaven. He asked them if they
could discern the signs of the times.
This government is making it pos
| sible for all American citizens to under
stand and be interpreters of the signs
| Of the times 1t is great
organized body. The railway trains that
dash through space have not a single
surplus pulley, band. bolt, nail, spike,
| or screw. The national machinery is
made up of auxliaries without a sur
plus one within it's branches.
!, The world wide war calls for every
man, every woman, every boy and every
| girl to become patriotic and practice
| patriotism. There never was time in
| sacred or profane history when luminosity
mudded the waters and poisoned the
streams of the friendship of the ma
| tions like that of today.
| THE negroes of America are called
| upon to show and exercise their loyalty,
| Let every colored man rally to the fuel
ton, headed by DR.. Garfield.
1.-The miners must help win the war.
Be loyal to the conservation of food. fol-
low the directions of Mr.. Hoover. Make
| more food and eat less. Catch and prac-
| tice the saving habit.
i Hear me, men, women and children,
| join the war savings stamp movement
directed by Mr.. McAdoo. Mr.. Crawford
johnson, our state director, is one of the
nations most faithful servants He goes
| night and day in the interest of a grow
| ing cause. From the depth of our souls
! do we appeal to the negroes of this COM
monwealth in general and jefferson
county in particular, to seize this oppor-
tunity of taking stock in the govern
meht by purchasing the war savings
stamps OH exhibition at the convention.
The poor, as we'll as the rich can own
shares in this national stock company,
II you have UNCONVENTIONAL jealousy in
this fight. cruelty it. If you are preju-
diced to our cause because you do not
understand it, seek information and
when you find it sacrifice your prejudices.
is EVERY MANS FIGHT
"This is every mans fight We must
conquer the enemy; we must win the
victory or die in the attempt. IL is
said that the negro cannot put into
execution any plan because he is not
united. That is disputed by our unity
today for we are united. Leadership
is respected. The negro has learned &c
cultivate the relation of friendship
with the other races. By his faithful
ness, honesty and integrity to his own
er in the time of trial and conflict or
other days has bade him name afFl
caused him to be taken into the con-
fidence of this nation.
"The responsibilities of the nation
grow more weighty every day. Duties
are increasing. Think of it. According
to Mr. McAdoo's report, this war costs
nearly $4,000, 900 a day. More than Si,-
600 900, 900 within 10 months. The toll
is increasing s100,000,000 per month.
When the statistician totals MS col
umns see to it that the negroes or
Alabama make a fine report We are
launching the campaign today. With
orr motto. TN God We Trust" the
liberty bond, war tax, Red Cross and
baby bond we can overthrow the Kali
ser and the Kaiserisml
America is our home. Our claim
dates back to the landing of the slaves
at jamestown, Va, in 1919. We have
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country. Crude and uncultured as We
were, we grasped the ideals of the lib
erty-loving white settlers. Crispus AT
tucks negro, christened the earth
with human blood for American lib
erty. The negro was not Stacker
at Fort Wagner, Petersburg. Fort Pill
low and the battle of New Orleans.
He is at the front today and before
this time another year we will hear
him shouting. We have given the
Kaiser a hot time in Germany to-
night He went with Perry on the
Great Lake. We are going forth to
protect the flag of the country and to
fight for the freedom of the world
I'VE. must save our children from
autocracy and poverty by buying war
savings stamps. Joan of Arc saved
France Women of America, save your
country by buying war savings stamps.
I'VE have in this campaign to deal
with matters that concern the human
family:
q. The war savings stamp or the