The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-25
Promised to Protect Bows

Promised to Protect Boys
When the war began We made {
covenant with the soldier boys who
are lighting our battles that we would
sustain and protect them We have
no right Ia send the boys into the
trenches unless we are willing to back
them. We must now fulfill This COW
enant. We have no right TO send the
boys into the trenches unless we arc
willing to back Them With our money
our love and our lives While the cam
mons roar let no one pun back in the
traces, nor by speech act, or deed
weaken tle cause for Which we are
fighting
ON September a., 1917. in the
course of my remarks | called a.ten-
tion to the fact that the revenue bill
then pending would moi raise sufficient
funds hy TAXATION to carry out our war
program and al the same time project
our national credit. The greatest
problem now before The country is
how to successfully finance lhc war.
1t is difficult to comprehend the
vastncss of The required appropri.l-
tions. II YOU had $50 for every min
1ll", night and day. since The birth of
Christ you would have less than the
sum authorized for This fiscal year.
Business is now good. Millions of
war profits have been made during the
last three Wears and will continue to
accrue While the WAR lasts. The time
to levy The war cNcess profits is now,
While the War profits Ire being reap
ed. Now is the lime to CONSERVE our
national resources. We are now sub
ject to the dangers OF imitation and the
dangers of high cost of living
Money wins the LAWSUIT: it rules
the commerce, the business world it
wins battles upon land and sea We
must get il from those who have it
Insolvency brings failure. defeat and
ruin. We ought now to prepare for a
long contest and make our victory sure.
This We must do hy economy: by
guarding zealously our financial credit.
In this holm of peril money is lust
as. necessary a> men in our supreme
taxpayers pursuing lucrative bust
ness. many of them making an i'm
nlensc profit out of the war and liv-
ing in fine houses i'm sai" places The
same power that took tue hoy from
tll" llone now asks Lhe taxpayer to
give up only a portion of his cXcess
profits He should be asked to CON
tribute a far greater amount. for, COM
pared wi.n the sacrifice of the con-
Scripied man his sacrifice is incunSid-
cradle Some must fight and some
must pay, so men and money must be
impressed for service together.
III is estimated that American cor
porations are now making in excess
profits above the peace profits Il sum
of not less than 50 600, 900, 900 The
SIrhl {j,n,,
nine times tile profits they made dur
ing peace years II the capital of these
corporations is left unilnparcd and
they are permitted 10 earn their peace
profits and allowed TO keep 20 per
cent of the excess war profits. they
would still be making millions of dol
lars for tho stockholders Which they
could not make except through the
misfortunes of war. What sacrifice
boys in our armies?
The world war is roofing love out
of the human heart and is breeding a
prolific crop of millionaires. In 1916
We had 1i.57I millionaires: in i9I7
we had 22.696. and 1918 promises a
still greater increase
The citizens duty is plain. He
should give up the non-cssentials and
stand ready for sacrifice. The gov
ernment needs all the essentials to
carry on the war program, and the
citizen should compete with his gov
ernment or increase its burdens.
our soldiers can fight the real bat
ties successfully only when we are
united at home. only when every cit
izcn becomes part of the contest.
The brave boys Who are fighting for
us should know that we are sacrificing
at home. l Will give them inspiration
and courage If they know We refuse
to give them our utmost support, how
can we expect them To geously
fight our battles?
The people must Gecognlze that This
is their war; and that ii will cost more
to lose than it Will TO win. To win
means the preservation of our libcr-
ties. To lose means indemnity and de-
struction of our liberties. Every cit
lzcn who loves his country should sup
port tho Liberty loan to the best OF
Red Cross, and help all Christian as
socia'ions engaged I'm looking after
The welfare of our soldiers. Ap-
plauses.
While the war continues we mus
stand as unit behind the Command
erin-Chief of the Arny. Only CON
structiye criticism should be .indulgec
in, and then only for the be,termen
of the service. lneftlciency should b.
eliminated. We can not tolerate it.
Speed the day when the people o
the world may lay down their weapon;
of war and follow the Prince. tn,
Prince Of Peace, that they may abidt
in that perfect love that knows NJ
evil. Applause.l