The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-26
Buy a Liberty Bond II You Would
Show the World Where
You Stand.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
There Can Be No Such Thing as Nen-
traIity on the Part Of a True
American Citizen in This
Great War.
BY RENE sAcHE.

1t is a cry for help. What win you
DO about tit
There is a kind Of man who under
such circumstances says. 1T is none
Of my business. am not called upon
to Interfere"
"Such a man calls himself peace
loving citizen"--a pacifist, to use a
word recently popularized.
But you know, and know, that he
is only a coward. His only anxiety Is
TO keep out Of danger, no matter al
what sacrifice Of his manhood.
Even though he knows that his
neighbours wife or child Is being at
tackled he will not interfere. 1t is
'none Of his affair" Besides, he HIM
self might get hurt.
The unprovoked invasion of Belgium
by the predatory Huns was exactly an
alagous to the breaking and enter
ing Of a peaceable mans home by
armed burglars. Theirs was Grim
| inal enterprise pure and simple.
1 Later 1t became manifest that we
were likely to suffer similarly in our
4 turn. In fact, the same criminals be-
gan to attack us. They killed our
! beople-even our women and children.
So, much against our will, we were
at last compelled to fight. II ever
there was a just and righteous fight,
1t is ours In this war. VIII you per-
sonally stand aside, playing the cow
ards part, or will you helpH
Buy a Liberty Bond.
If you cannot do your bit with bomb
and bayonet, you can help very i'm
portantly by buying q Liberty bond.
Would you prefer to help the kaiser
and his gang Of professional murder
ers? You can do so by refusing to helI
your country with your money.
There can be no such thing as neu
trality on the part of an American
citizen In this war. Either you ar
a patriot or you are traitor. Whici
4 of the two shall you choose to BET
If you refuse your help, merel
Il standing aside, you are actually aiC
l ing the kaiser. You are the accom-
plfce, at least constructively speaking
of the greatest criminal since Nero
Do you approve of the rape Of Bel
GUM and the ruthless slaughter of it
inoffensiys people?
If not, then show it by buying
1 Liberty bond.
Do you approve Of the wholesal
violation of women and the humiliation
Of little children?
If not, then buy a Liberty bond.
Are you in favor of the poisoning o
| wells, of shelling unarmed and help
| less people in open boats, Of indi'
Il criminate warfare upon noncombat
i ants2
i II not, then buy a Liberty bond.
You Are For or Against.
You cannot compromise with you
conscience in this matter. Either 20
2 are for these things, or you are agains
:, them.
: Civilization is engaged in a despel
! ate struggle against barbarism-na,
e indeed, something much worse tha
= barbarism, scientific ssyagery. 1t
4 a fight OF right against wrong.
: Do you wish to help the rtght
Then buy q Liberty bond.
The happiness of your children an
. Of YOUR children's children is at stalk
- For there can be no happiness witho1
= liberty, and liberty will cease to ext
: IL Prussiau power achieves the o
iects for which II is now eontendin
= One word more. Do you believe
u a life that is TO follow this life? 1
u YOU believe that your welfare in Il
hereafter will be Influenced by yo'
conduct in your present state OF
istence2
= Then how can you hope for hapl
ness in the next world If, In Il
= struggle between right and wrong, y
Z deliberately choose to stand with t
- Hun murderers against your God?
- You are helping them IL you sta
~ neutral" and fail to help your cou
try.
Make your choice. And, havi
~ chosen, buy q Liberty bond.