The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-10
BY RUDYARD KIPLINC,

lies are. From time TO time our
statesmen repeat them. They all
agree we are lighting for freedom and
liberty. for the right Of small States
to exist. and for nations to decide for
themselves how they are to be gov
efned. All this we understand and
perfectly believe. That is the large
view OF the situation What is the
personal aspect Of the case for you
and met
We ere fighting for our lives. the
lives Of every man. woman, and child
here and everywhere else. We are
fghting that we may rot be herded
/, into actual slavery such - The Ger
mans have established BY force Of
their arms in large parts Of Europe.
We are lighting against eighteen
hours a day forced labor under the
lash or at the point Of the bayonet.
with dogs death and dogs burial
At the end OF Il. We are fighting that
men. women. and children ipay not be
tortured. burned. and mutilatsd In the
public streets. as has happened In. this
town and In hundreds Of others And
We VIII 20 OF fshting TIL the race
who have done these things are in no
position TO continue or repeat their
offense.
No Halfway House Tween
Victory and Defeat
II for any reason whatever we fall
short OF victory-and there IL no half
| way house between victory and de-
feat--what happens 70 us7 This:
! Every relation. every understanding.
every decency upon which civilization
has been 50 anxiousIy built up will
go-will be washed out. because It
win have been proved unable to en-
dure.
The whole idea Of democracy
which at bottom is what the Hun
Nuhts sualnst-~iIl be dIsmissed
from mems minds. because u will
have been shown incapable Of
maintaining Itself against the
Hun. II will die: and u will die
discredited. together with every
belief and practice that 10 based
on u.
The Hun ideal. the Huns rootno-
lions Of life. win take its place
! throughout the world Under that dis
pensation man win become once more
/ the natural prey. body and goods. of
his betterarmed neighbor. Women
Z VIII be the mere instrument for ocn-
/, tinuing the breed. the vessel OF mans
lust and mans cruelty. and labor will
become thing TO be knoched on the
head II Il dares to give trouble. and
worked to death n II does not
And from this order Of life
there Will be no appeal. no possL
| blIlty Of any escape This 10 what
the Hun means when he says he
| Intends TO impose German
KuLTuR-shIch 70 the German
rellclon-upon the world This ls>
precisely what the world has
! banded itself together TO resist
Il will take every ounce In us; 4
ulIl try us out TO the naked soul
Our trial viii not be made less BY
the earnest advice and suggestions
that we should accept some sort Of
/ compromise. which means defeat. put
/ forward by Hun agents and confed-
crates among us They are busy in
that direction already
or Earth Becomes
a Hell Without Hope.
But be sure Of this. Nothing
nothing We may have to endure nov
I'm Ia -, R,-fH.r-osoHf r>o-r,.
pared with what We shall most Ger
tainly have to suffer II for any cause
We fail Of victory.
The war must go on The more
We have suffered IN this var. the
more clearly do We see this necessity
Our hearts. our reason. every iastinci
IN rs that lifts u above the mere
brute. show n that the var must @
on. Otherwise earth becomes . he'll
without hope The men. the ships
the munitions must 80 forward to The
war, and behind them must come The
money. without which nothing ear
move. Where our hearts are thert
must our treasure Be also There In,
been q great deal Of money spent n
England lately. several millions da,
for the last twelve hundred days
That means that many people hav'
had the chance Of earning NOR
money than they could have earnes
4 peace times.
our security Ter cur loan = noe
enly the whole Of the 1rltlsh En-
pirc. but also the whole Of cIviIlra-
ten. witch has peeled lts ~
sources n men, money, and mate
nal q carry on thIs war - VIC
eory. Nothing else under Heaven
matters today except that the V'oF
sha|l a. On 70 that end.