The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-05-14
OUR MEN WHO ARE
| STILL OVER THERE
| DEMAND SUPPORT
sEURoPE CANNOT BE ABANDONED
UNTIL THE FIRE is UNDER
CONTROL.
MONEY MUST BE COMING
last Chance to Do All We Neglected
to Do While the War
Lasted.

1t is mighty easy and very pleasant
to consider that the war is over and
done and that there is nothing more
ito be done except to welcome the re-
turning soldiers and write histories
of the battles.
In most respects the war is over.
The peace conference is concluding its
aabors Its decisions will doubtless
he final.
But-the war isn't over for a lot
of people. How about the million
Americans who are still "over there?"
Us the war finished for them? Aren't
they just as much part Of the Amer
lean army, just as much our defenders
as they were when they formed a part
of that living wall that stood between
ms and the Hun bayonets a year ago?
These men are on duty in France.
They are on duty in Germany and in
Russia. Their task was to stand
lguard until the treaty is signed. They
will stay longer if necessary for they
are soldiers and have sworn to remain
lat their post of duty and under or.
ders. They are part of the world
forces that are watching until order Is
restored
And the war isn't over for the mil
lions of Americans in America until
we have met ali its demands that we
can meet. We have big part of the
responsibility here. There is a duty
that must be done at once. We have
a balance to meet, a balance on &C.
count that must be paid.
. The Americans over on the Rhine
are paying in time and services. A
year ago they were paying in time, in
danger, in services and in hard fight,
ling. Here at home we have the easier
part of it. All We have to pay is ou1
money and we are not giving that. We
are loaning, not giving, and We are
lgetting a very high rate Of interest
ION the loan.
At that our money for the Victory
Liberty Loan is needed just as badly
as Uncle Sam needs soldiers along the
Rhine. Services and money, they are
both needed.
Until the Fire is Out.
We do not want to leave Europe
until the fire is out, or at least well
under control. We don't want a hall
victory that may cause US years Of
trouble in the future. Europe must
have time to come to her senses after
the raving mania that has been hers
for more than four years. 1t is neces.
sary to hold Bolshevism in check, tc
put an end to lawlessness and to re
store normal conditions as nearly as
possible. We don't want to leave un
It'll quiet is restored. We emphaticalIy
do not want to be going back to dc
the job all over again within a few
years.
OF course, all this is costly. Not N
lives, but in money and time. No mar
can say how long it will be necessary
for Americans to aid in maintaining a
,hard-won peace. But whatever may
be necessary we may rest assured that
our own welfare and that Of the world
demands it. 4 e: 7: ,.a esi 5.f::e
u We can't shirk our part of the work
From the day we entered the war we
t"NAO OO1SoICN W IT, plSNSSu anu COHl
united to bear our share of it. We car
not permit Uncle Sam to get the repu
tation of gutter" We know thai
he needs several billion dollars more
to carry on what he has undertaken
1t is our part to furnish this money.
The Victory Liberty Loan offer:
those Of US who have not done al
we could in the winning of the wal
a chance to make up for what W.
might have done. And it will be thu
last opportunity that will come thi!
way. The Victory Liberty Loan is tn,
last Of the great issues that will b,
popularity subscribed. 1t is now O
never with the American who is not
holder Of Liberty bonds.
We came through the war with small
loses. We were not a battlefield a
some of our allies were Our indus
trial plants and mines have not BEEF
burned or wrecked. Not an acre O
American farm land has been overrul
by an invader. If there ever was a ma
ton that was able to buy bonds tn
American nation is able.