The Twin City star., 1918-04-27

Add to Funds That Will Forever
End Germany's Desired
lr0n-Hand Rule.
DUTY OF EVERYBODY TO HELP
Question 10 Not Whether We Fee
Like Subscribing, but Our People
Must Spend or Be
.e Spent.
ey ALBERT BUSHNELL HART,
OF the viqIiantes.

By ALBERT BUSHNELL HART,
OF the vigIiantes.
Proclaim liberty throughout all the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof
so runs the legend on the Liberty bell.
which by favorite tradition pealed out
TO the world the tidings Of the birth OF
the United States Of America on tnat
famous July 4, 1776. We thought that
message had gone out once for all
that freedom in the United States was
a rock of Gibraltar that could not be
scaled nor penetrated nor moved. We
have thought that the old days OF ma
tional sacrifice and anxiety were for
ever passed. What so strong, SO per
lmanent, so vigorous, so dominant as
government Of the people In these
United States!
| If the American Revolution had been
only bell ringing and the passage OF
resolutions. we should not now be the
foremost republic Of the world nor any
other kind of republic. The Deciara-
ton of Independence was bold STATE
ment of liberty which had still to be
made good. The heroes Of the Revo-
Tuition knew how to watch as well as
to pray, how to march as well as 10
resolute. The Declaration OF Inde-
pendence is a mighty force In the
world because when the country caiied
soldiers sprang into the ranks. Liberty
had to be spelled out by such big capi-
tai letters as Lexington, Illinois, Ben
nington, Eutaw, Rocky Mount, Trenton
and Yorktown. "
| We Are Better Fortified.
The hard fighting in the field won
only half the battle. Our forefathers
were able to proclaim liberty
throughout the land" because they
found the sinews of war. 1t was one
thing to raise the flag, another to raise
troops and still another to raise the
wind" There was not bank In the
United States till the Revolution was
nearly over and few were the people
who had. money enough to lend to any
body. vet that 100000, Of whom q
. fourth were slaves who could have no
] property, somehow induced the people
of the country to turn in their smaM
surplus Of provisions, clothing ano
military supplies and take for 1t tne
. obligations of the government, which
toward the end Of the dark period OF
the Revolution seemed little likely ever
8 TO be paid. They furnished about 500,
600 900 in taxes, contributions and sup
r plies and at the end Of the war the ma
tional debts incurred in behalf OF thu
Revolution were, including arrears o.
Q interest, S7OOOO,OOO, which was theI
r about $50 q head on the population
: man, woman and child, whites, In
dians and negroes, seamen, farmers
plantation slaves as they ran.
Must Spend or Be Spent.
: Make no mistake; this is not ques
don of whether we feel like subscrib
ing to q loan any more than question
of whether we feel like receiving new
of a break on the war front and Tn
CAPTURE or retreat Of the American
n- troops. The nation is compelled .
D. choose either to spend or to be spen'
There is only one possible way to en-
the war to the honor and safety OF tn
1t United States and that is to fight 10
In It. Our sons fight in the army, on
daughters fight in the Red Cross, W
elders must fight with safe deposl
Sc boxes and mortgage deeds and sheet
IN Of securities.
In the days when the French were
the habit of recruiting troops in Swi
CO zerland, there was saying, IN
re money, no Swissw Nowadays 1t I
"No money, no Yank!" for unless 20
subscribe to the loan your son cann'
Is, be trained or equipped or fed or tran
In ported over seas or carried to II
front or protected by barrage OF a
tillery fire or put where he can attat
OK the enemy.
re- Remember the Liberty Bell.
no The battle is going on from day
day in the national banks and the sa
ings banks and the trust cOmpani
III and the treasures Of the fraterniti
ar- and the clubs and the churches al
or- the restaurants Just as much as
northern France or Belgium. No o.
soldier can win at the front nor hu
"a dred thousand together. 1t would tai
la million, but If every one Of that m
nu lion hangs back, there Is no army,
n war, nothing but shame and mise
for the nation. Just so, you cam
save your country all alone by 20
subscription to the third Liberty loa
but you can unite with million OF
~ ers. Do your duty and expect and ur
others to do theirs. That makes a v
=, torious army Of people pouring in th'
M rattling dollars as the boys at the fro
IN hurl hand grenades.
"All the inhabitants thereof" that