Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-23
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fast as they can be accumulated and il
Is up to every self respecting American
TO dig as deep into his pockets a. he can
and to STRAIN his credit in order that these
ships, men and supplies may be rushed to
the troops at the front.
Our hearts bleed for the sacrifice
thai is being offered on the Western Front
but we know that the beast Of Berlin shall
not triumph for the American people are
willing TO pay the price"
Turning next TO the internal situation in
America, Col. Ball said that at the out
break of the war there were two parties
and several side shows in America.
snow" he said 'ihere j. only one divid-
ing line in Amerca-you are ei,her for
u or YOU are against us. When one of
those low. dispirited takers approaches
You tell him to his face he i "A traitor.
al of IL know that il was German
propaganda that has caused all of the
trouble between the Tilted States and Mex
leo, and this at time when the United
States and Germany were at peace. Ii
i German propaganda that for years has
been endeavor.ng in South America to
stir up prejudice against the United
States
Had Germany been permitted to sue
ceed in her designs the United States
would have had 10 fight her on battle
ground of her own selection. | have con
Iidenee eEsae IN the Aiilericai people 1ol
believe that even then we could whip her
but il would he a bigger job than it now iS
I'VE shall never make peace with the
German Kaiser" he said I'VE cannot make
peace with an autocracy whose word ear
not be taken and who regards treaty a
a scrap of paper 10 be violated and tram
Piled upon at will. We Will make peace
with the German peope when the time
comes, bus it VIII not he until the IIohen-
zollen and hi> followers are out Of the
way. | am an American father and
want my boy back. but do not want him
back until the American troops have
marched into Berlin"
On the local Liberty Loan drive, Col
Ball said. brownsville j. going over the
top. she j. going 10 show that she j.
with Black Jack Pershing and the boys
over there. The Uniyed States j. not
asking you to give anything. she j, ask
ing Won to make the safest investment in
the world When Won have done all You
think YOU o. 10 and all your neighbor~
hnk YOU ought TO, dig deeper and Dc
are for YOU are still doing nothing com
pared 10 the boys over there. ANY man
who does not come across j. a Stacker
inst the same a any man of military age
who doesn't 90 across j. Stacker and
| have more respect for the Stacker for
he has AT least the excuse Of physical
cowardice but there i no hing more deS-
ri~abe than man who loves dollar
more than life and Liberty
"Somebodv said that the banks have
SAID that Liber-y Loan bonds are not
good investments. The banks have been
money with which to buy bonds They
know it i the best inve> -ment in the
world. We still have to answer To com
ing generations for our conduct in this
war and iod help the man or hi~ descen-
dan.> who must answer that they loved
their dollars too well and neither came
across nor went across.
"We are not afraid nf the little fellow
He has come across. The big men should
realize that should the government fail 10
raise money for the war bv bond issues
they will raise il by taxation. If they
it. You think your taxes are heavy. look
at the taxes in England ad France
"When the war broke out WI h Others
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