Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-12
LOYAL AMERICANS
MUST CONTRIBUTE
CRUSHING OF GERMANY CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED ONLY By OUR
FINANCIAL AID.
RESPOND TO LIBERTY LOAN
Appeal to All True Citizens to Help
Eliminate the Diseased Tree Lying
Across the Path Of True Demoe.
raey.
10y WINSTON cHURcHiLI Who
Recently Returned From War

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Germany may be likened to a great
tree that has fallen across the pain
of democracy. The trunk Is being
'hopped through by two axes, the MILL
ttry ax and the propagandlst ak.
n the trunk Is to be severed ana
the obstruction removed, neither ax
must be spared. Americans must con-
tribute willingly to help their allies.
to support their army and navy, when
will be the deciding military factor In
the struggle.
Our American president was the
first world statesman to make clear
that while military victory Is es'
sentia, II Is not In Itself adequate.
The great significance OF this war
lies not on the battle lines. but behind
them. II Is a war for human liberty
and that which restricts human
liberty, not only In the German EN-.
pire, but also In America and England
and France and Italy and Russia
must be abolished. We are beginning
TO perceive that the future progress
Of democracy depends on national I'M
selfishness and international co-opera'
tlon scientifically conceived.
Issued World Proclamation.
In series Of mastery state papers
Mr.. Wilson has announced to the world
that Americn enters the war unselfish-
ly. and has defined the true issue
for all the peoples Of the earth--eyen
for those deluded portions OF the Ger
man population which, because OF
false system Of education, have hith-
erto upheld the hands OF the worst
enemies Of liberty, the junkers. Unti'
quite recently. one Of the most dis.
queting symptoms from the point OF
view of the allies was discomfort
with, II not an actual opposition to- the
war of large elements among the work.
Ing classes of the allied peoples. In
Russia where democracy was most
cruelty suppressed where conditions
for the peasant and the worklngman
were hardest, revolution actually
took pace-a revolution that mas
sounded the keynote Of our times. Inc
world service which our president Is
doing is that Of enllstlng the ale
plonce of those masses for the war;
He Is convincing them that II Is their
war. And these are they upon whom
the evils of an outword economic sys-
TEN have pressed hardest, ana VINO
hitherto have seen little hope that VIC
tory over the Germans meant their
own dellverance. Mr.. Wilson has Is
sued world proclamation of enamel
nation from economic slavery.
Make Their Own Treaties.
He not only declares that powerful
nations shall case to exploit little ma
lions, but that powerful individuals
shall cease to exploit their fellow men.
He declares that henceforth no wars
shall be fought for domination, and
that TO this end secret treaties shall
he abolished. The peoples through
their representatives shall make their
own treaties. And just ms national
democracy insures to the Individual
the greatest amount Of self-determina-
ton. Of self-reallzation, world democ-
racy shall insure self-determination to
the Individual nations Of the earth, In
order that each may be free to make
ITS own contribution TO world democ-
racy.
Fighting for Oppressed.
rht, L. tho snIrit 4 which America