Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-28
THE VICTORY LOAN
(By j. H. Kelley)

The World War was fought on a
clear cut definite issue: Either there
is q taint in the German blood, or
there is q taint in the German teach
ing.
Conduct is founded upon doctrine.
Doctrine is judged by its results. Ger
man doctrine is Of He'll, for it works
out in such hellish manifestations.
In the battle of Jutland, a German
boat was sunk. The British stopped
firing and sent q crew to rescue the
poor devils who were struggling in
the water. While this humanitarian
work was going on, German sea
plane came over and dropped bombs
on them. Why? Germany had to
win the war. Therefore. German doc
trinc is of He'll.
That doctrine is simple-the indi-
vidual exists for the State. His first
loyalty is to the State. A good Ger
man gives over his conscience to the
State. The State is the seat of all
authority and can command anything.
The Grown Prince could therefore
say, II am willing to lose 100, 900 men
to gain that objective"
Opposed To this idea is the Anglo
Saxon ideal that the State exists for
the individual. Its object is life, lib
erty, and the pursuit Of happiness for
4 all members. We are not dumb, driv-
zen cattle to be exploited by the State.
We do not hand over our consciences
Il the State. We must obey God
ra her than man. The first question
We ask about government is, Does
it aid personal liberty, If the State
deifies itself as an end in itself, we
uv~.nch ~ 1.A
man State. The enemy of America
was the enemy of man, and the enemy
of man is the enemy Of God.
Our boys went out to cleanse the
earth, to make it fit place for self
respecting men to live in. There was
q clear cut issue-They fought for an
ideal-ANDTHEY WON! We at home
helped them to win, and we are going
to see the job finished up right.
The fifth Liberty Loan is well called
the Victory Loan-the Price Of Peace.
The war is won, but not paid for. We
lent Uncle Sam our money freely to
send our boys to France; who will hes
itate to lend more money now to bring
them back?
But some say . fifth liberty loan
is impossible. Well, if 80, let US
achieve the impossible is what a
democracy is for.
"For four fateful years, nearly, the
dangerous salient 1t St Aihiel pro-
}eeted its threatening head into France
menacing Verdum from the flank The
Germans could not be driven back, it
was said, without frightful slaughter
Of the Allied force. Those familiar
with the topography said it was inn
possible. Yet, that untried American
Army made the assault and drove the
Prussians helter-skelter under the de-
fensive guns of Metz. The operation
was over in II hours, with IL, 900 Ger
man prisoners in the American pens"
$50, impossibilities are constantly
made possible said Hon. Carter Glass
Secretary of the Treasury, "and when
! am told Of the difficulties which be-
set the Victory Loan, ! refuse to lose
faith in the enduring patriotism Of
. the American people; decline to be-
who gave four million sons to die, II
need be, that liberty might survive,
will now haggle over the material cost
Of saving the very soul of civilization
from perdition of Prussian tyranny"
In meeting our share Of the expense
Of the World War, the honor Of our
Government is involved. Our Govern
ment is our own creation. Its auth
ority rests upon consent; therefore our
honor il involved.
We're We worth fighting for? VIII
our patriotism stand the pocketbook
test? The answer will be our sub
seriptions to the Fifth Liberty Loan.
Ray Rider came IN the other day
frem TIE training camp at Galveston
anA II Mofking at the light paamf q
Ransenk Ray sayS there vas TOO
m1kA E7u for his regiment to get sway
fru0 Tort Croe1nfk He Groo43y =