The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-02
bUY[|bERTYBONDS
OR SEE j. S. LOSE
Add to Funds That viii Forever
End Germany's Desired
lron-Hand Rule.
DUTY OF EVERYBODY TO HELP
Question 10 Not Whether We Feel
Like Subscribing, but Our People
Must Spend or %
Spent.

Like Subscribing, but Our People
Must Spend or %
Spent.
By ALBERT BUSHNELL HART.
OF the Vlollantss.
Proclaim liberty throughout all the
land unto all the Inhabitants thereof
20 runs the legend on the Liberty bell.
which by favorite tradition pealed out
10 the world the tidings Of the birth of
the United States of America on that
famous July 4, 1776. We thought that
message had gone out once for all;
that freedom in the United States was
q rock Of Gibraltar that could not be
scaled nor penetrated nor moved. We
have thought that the old days Of ma
donal sacrifice and anxiety were for
ever passed. What 30 strong, 30 per
mansnt, so vigorous, 20 dominant a.
government Of the people in these
United Statesf
II the American Revolution had been
emily bell ringing and the passage OF
resolutions, we should not now be the
foremost republic of the world nor any
other kind Of a republic. The Declare
ton Of Independence was bold state
ment Of liberty which had still to be
made good. The heroes Of the Revo-
luton knew how to watch as well as
to pray. how to march as we'll a. to
rosolute. The Declaration Of Inde-
pendence 10 q mighty force In the
world because when the country called
soldiers sprang into the ranks. Liberty
had to bs spelled out by such big capi-
tai letters n Lexington. Illinois, Ben
nington, Eutaw. Rocky Mount, Trenton
and Yorktown.
W. Are Better Fortified.
The hard fighting in the fleld won
eoly half tho battle. Our forefathees
we're able to proclaim liberty
throughout the land" because they
Sound the sinews Of war. It was one
thing to raise the nag. another to raise
troops and still another to raise the
wind" There was not . bank In the
United States I'LL the Revolution was
nearly over and few were the people
who had money enough to lend to any
body, yet that 5000 900. Of whom q
fourth were slaves who could have no
property. someAow induced the people
Of the country to turn In their small
surplus Of provisions. clothing and
military supplies and take for It the
eblisations Of the government. which
toward the end Of the dark period Of
the Revolution seemed little likely ever
to be paid. They furnished about $685.
100000 In taxes, contributions and sup
piles and at the end Of the war the ma
tlsaal debts incurred In behalf q the
Revolution were. including arrears Of
interest, 81. 900. 900. whioh was thea
about 80 q head o. the population.
man, woman md child. whites. In
dians and negroes. ssamen, farmers.
Dlantatioa slaves % they ran.
Must spsnd Or Do opsWt.
Make no mistake: this 10 not Ques-
t1so of whether W feel like subscrib-
Ing to loan any more than Q question
Of whether We feel IKE receiving news
e Q break on the war front and the
capture or retreat q the American
tnoops. The nation 70 compelled to
choose either to spend or to be spent.
Thses % only one possible way to ed
he war 10 the honor and safety Of the
United States and that 10 10 light for
Il. Our sons 6ght In the army. our
dauSAters nght In the Red Gross. ~
elders must night with safe deposit
boxes and mortgage deeds and ahsets
q securities.
In the days when the French wsrs In
tie habit Of recruiting troops In Swift.
sseiand. there was . saying. "No
nonsy, no swisai" Nowadays Il n,
sNo msosy. no Yank I" for unless you
subscribe to the loan your son cannot
b trained or equipped or fed or trans
i ported over seaa or carried to the
front q protected by . barraEs Of Ar
t1llssy 6rs o. put where he can attack
the enemy.
Remember the llbsrty Dell.
The battle u going on from day to
Aay in the national banks and the aav-
liAgs banks and the trust companies
and the treasurtea Of the fraternitie~
and the clubs and the churches and
he restaurants Just a. much a. In
nerthern France or Belgium. No one
soldier can win At the front nor . hun.
efsd thousand together. II would take
| Q million. but II every one Of TINT mil
lion hangs back. there 10 no army. no
war. nothing but shame and misery
| fee the nation. Just 40. you cannot
savs your country oil alone by your
subscription 70 the third Liberty loan |;
but 20 can unite with 4 million 9th.
sss. Do your duty and expect and urge
others 10 do theirs. That makes . VIC.
toslsus army Of people pouring In their
Pattlins dollars a. the boys at the front
huSi hand grensdea.
"Ail the Inhabitants thereof" that n
what the Liberty bell aroused. Not
tAs soldier only. not merely the Red
oeoas. the =. N. q. A. and the other
| n0A1n ro.WoPheR and ro-01hesea 9th