The Robesonian., 1918-08-29
WHO WILL WISH TO HANG HIMSELF
Saddest Chapter of History Records Judasss Who After
The War Went Out and Hanged Themselves.

to benefit he enemy; q he worked
for personal aims Arst, which withheld
the support from die Government that
gave the advantage to the enemy.
II his crime be that Of . Stacker Il
may no. mean that he resisted the
draft and refused 20 serve in some
branch of the army or navy, only, but
II may mean that he refused to serve
at the smaller tasks at home TO which
he was called. Perhaps 1t did not suit
his convenience to comply with War
measures,-to observe meatless and
wheatless days. to consume less coal,
to refrain from unnecessary expend
lures that he might have money to
loan the Government by buying Lib
erty Bonds or War Savings Stamps,
or, perhaps, he was called on to give
Of his time and services, and sacrifice
personal pleasures and desires for
time, none Of which he has the record
OF doing.
And if it should be for the reason
that he was a proflteer,-made money
out of the war,-it 10 likely that y
means that he drove hard bargains
with the Government and took advan
tage Of the country's exigencies, or
that he competed with the Govern
ment in using for private gains the
labor and material needed for fight
ing the war, or that he refused to
lend his money to the Government by
buying War Savings Stamps and Lib
erty Bonds for the reason he preferred
to use it in private investments which,
he said, would net him bigger diVi-
| dends.
Is it any wonder when q man reads
his credit sheet after the war is over
and finds there NO statement Of any
personal service rendered, no gifts or
loans OF money, no instances OF in
convenience or sacrifices made for Ills
countrys cause,-is 1t any wonder that
he will wish to go out and hang him.
self?
| A. to credit-Do We Deserve III
II we save and thereby better our
financial position and at the same
time help our Government win tha
war. are we deserving OF credit?
When Uncle Sam asks US to save 70
help win the war he asks US to do
ourselves q great favor; and yet. sim
ply because the need 10 great and the
appeal urgent, and because the na-
ton pleads with us to do this simple
thing. We are prone to look upon 1t az
q great favor to the country, and to
stick feathers In our hats and go strut
ting around because We granted II
It's patriotic, all right. 4 helps the
country-not only uow. but later; no
only for tho war, but for the trial Of
national dber that comes after tho
War-but 1t helps US even more.
And II ID 20 easy, 90 much more
helpful to ourselves than to the couh
try, 30 small . thing to do compared
With what our boys in arms are doins
that it really IL . Joke to pin roses Oh
ourselves for doing it.
Lest We Forget to DO Our Part.
please God. our love of life Is moi
50 priced as love of right. In this
renaissance of our country's valor, vi
) who viii edge 0D wedge Of her a.
; sault,. make calm acceptance OF III
hazards. For NJ, the steel-swep'
trench. the stiffening cold-weariness
hardship. worse. For you. for whom
we 90, you millions safe at home
what for you? We shall need clothes
for our bodies and weapons for on,
hands. We shall need terribly ana
without failure supplies and equip
ment In q stream that il constant sne
nsvsr-endins. From you, who are oul
resource and retaneo, who are th'
hsir and hope Of that humanity 10
which ~ smits and strive, must cont
, these things"
cHsnsd) O3HlZEN SOLDIER,
No. 1Ss (Unidsottnsd District, No
- >tional Army.