The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-01
SPEEDING Up OUR
BOYS IN GETT|NG
OUT Of THE KHAKI
"NoME SAFE AND SOUND" NOW 4
COMMON AND MOST PRE-
Cl0U9 TELEGRAM.
FOR ITS OVER OVER THERE
sst Don't Forget the v,saory caen ..
Vital Ia Finishing u lthe
war s


One Of the finest pieces Of, news that
can come to many an American home
these days comes on the little slip Of
white or yellow paper the familiar
telegram.
Home Safe and Sound runs the
message from some lad who has inst
come OF the transport. It means that
things r "Ovcr, over there" for you
and all the others who have been wait
ing for the word. And home means
the soil Of the good old u. S. A.
Bringing them home from "ovef
there" is n OF the last big jobs that
We have before us as a part Of the
a Thousands Of them are nome
now, thousands are coming every
week, but there are still hundreds of
thousands Of hearty. husky American
lads Gro the way. 1t will take time
and It will take money. and a lot Of It.
to bring them back.
And while we are rushing the job
Of bringing them back We have the
task of maintaining them across the
water In decency and comfort. To
millions Of Americans the task Of
bringing them back is the biggest
thing on the schedule. They have
been away for months upon months.
These boys have fought in one of the
greatest OF all the worlds recorded
wars and have won the greatest Of all
victories. And we want them back
safe and sound"
Of course, we want all the things
taken are of that are on the program.
We want the industries given their
just payments TO- what they have
done. We want the shipping plan car
fied out as it has been laid down and
we want pains taken to see that there
b continued prosperity in America.
We are willing to do our part in
bringing about peace and keeping il
after it is established and we are Will
ing to do our share toward helping the
weak and battered nations that have
come out Of the war get a fair start
once more. We are not forgetting any
Of our obligations. But more than
anything else we want to know that
the lads who went away have landed
Home, safe and sound" We want
them home again, after their sacrifices
md their iabors.
When the man comes around taking
the Victory Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions that will be one Of the things up
permost in the hearts of millions Of
Americans who will subscribe. They
will know that it is by backing UP the
government freely and literally that
It win be made easier to bring the lad1
from overseas ali home again.
Bringing Them Back.
It may be a sort of selfish way Of
looking at 1t, but it is q very natural
and very human way of regarding the
Victory Liberty Loan. At the same
time every one who subscribes to the
loan with the idea that it will hasten
the return Of a son, oH q husband or
. brother. will be aiding in the hasten.
ing Of the return Of all the sons, hus-
bands, fathers and brothers who are
on the other side.
A million men, and then some, are
still waiting for the word to come
home. They can't all come at once.
though the ships are bringing them
very rapidly. And they must all Re
red. sheltered, cared for and kept
armed and equipped while they urs
waiting. We can't turn our backs on
them and forget them, now that they
have won our war for us.
Just how badly the boys are wanted
ut home is indicated by the way tbs
Victory Liberty Loan bonds are taken
up. This will be q mighty good index
to he state of the American feeling
about getting the est of the army
home from Europe. The buying Of a
Victory Liberty Note speaks much
louder than all sorts Of lamentations
and demands and voiced hopes. For
1t has something behind it.
Get the idea and get it good, that
the success Of the Victory Liberty
Loan Is going to have a whole lot to
do with finishing up this war business
and getting the boyS out of khaki