The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-14
ON TO BERLIN.

Today the world faces the gravest crisis in all
history. Not since the coming of the Christ has
a moment dawned in which civilization has so
hung in the balance against the forces of evil.
And it has been given to the American nation
TODAY to stand at the portals of the world. with
flaming sword to hold back the hordes of dark
ness, or to put by that sword and let them sweep
past, to the destruction of the world
Already the government Of the United States
has warned the people of this country against
putting too much faith in Germany's peace pro-
posaIs. It is not the intention of this nation as
evinced in the principles laid down by the Presi-
dent, to fail to meet honest intent with frank con-
sideration. Nor on the other hand, is this coun-
try, or the government of the allied nations blind
to the fact that Germany today is the same as
Germany yesterday.
The nation which has used little Belgium
as thoroughfare; which has made beaten,
try taking it's ron-shod, flame-swept, horror
dealing way the heart of a nation; will not
keep faith tomorrow any more than it kept faith
when it flung it's 'scrap of paper upon the winds
of destiny and forgot the definitions of honor
and of faith
Germany needs watching She has been faith
less to every demand of civilization, she has brok
has made of honor byword and of truth-dealing
mockery.
She has fought with the cunning of devil and
the fury of a fend, she has taken the innocent
and made of them toys for sport, she has MUIR
dered babes and she has made on the aged,
she has cruciied civilization, which, having gone
down into the valley of death, has come forth
conquering and to conquer
Germanys fair words mean nothing. She has
broken her word as easily as she has given it.
time and time again.
The people of this country have been warned
by its chief executives that this last card may
have been played with the object in view of put
ting an end to the most important move before
the people today-the Fourth Liberty Loan.
1t is not time for the people to deceive them
selves, nor to be deceived 1t is time for them
to be wary, to be watchfu above all, to be pat
riotic.
Not patriotism which finds its expression in
many words, in much noise. But the patriotism
which backs up its words with deeds, which
keeps faith with the nation, and with the men
who are fighting over there in France.
Whether this war ends this year or next year
or ten years from now, the government bonds
are the best security in the world. If it should
come to pass that Germany is seeking an honor
able peace and the war should end sooner than
anyone has hoped for, the government securities
will be the more valuable.
The people of this country have never been
asked to give anything to this government. They
have never been pettioned to do more than in
vest in the best securities in the world to put
their surplus in bonds back of which the strong
est, richest nation in the world is standing Sc
,urity.
A wasteful, extravagant people asked to
save their money instead of frittering it away
IN non-essentials. They are asked to lend the
government a certain sum, not that some men
If alien blood may be protected, but that their
,wn sons, their own brothers, their own flesh and
blood may have the materials to fight with. {
Let no one think that the government issue is
hot as necessary today as it has ever been. 1t i