Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-10-28
Mother, Where are
You?

The little child in fright or pain cries out, ''Motl-
er where are you?" 1t is mothers voice that reas-
bold in the dark. 1t is mother who wipes away the
tears and kisses the hurt to make it we'll" 1t is
mother who saves him from all harm. 1t is mother
who shares his joys and troubles. 1t is mother who
prays daily for his protection Mother is the guard
that never sleeps when he is in danger How safe he
feels In the arms of mother Home and God and
Mother are all the same to him Would mother fail to
do all possible to protect him from the dread diseases
OF fever and plague and war; Will mother vote to
continue system that sometmes--and it may be
soon-will destroy his life or blind his eyes, mangle
his limbs or eat up his lungs by poison gases? Moth
er, where are you? Ask the little child H will
tell you.
Your son has reached manhood He is stricken
with disease that under the old method of treatment
has always proved fatal. But new remedy has been
discovered that will in nine cases out Of ten
How long would you tolerate physician that insisted
on sticking to the old death methods and refused
to give the new lifesaving remedy trial? Mother
OF America, forty-one nations have adopted remedy
that will prevent the sacrifice of their in
Are you unwilling that trial be given this remedy to
have your sons? Let us assume that country
fuses to give the remedy trial Without the league
OF nations the laws relating to the coming of
as unchangng as We're the laws of the Medes and the
Pelslans Let us look ahead few years to the COM
ing war 1t is inevitable under the old system. Your
son on battlefield, or in muddy trench in fever
stricken camp or hospital suffering from body wounds
or muated limbs or struggling for the breath of
delirlum, just as he did as child when no one else
could save him, Mother, where are you?" Can
mother save him then? Will mother save him now?
Need ask?
Mother that has Just come out OF the valley of
the shadow OF death with the bit of helpless hui
maty; mother OF the sweetest, dimping cooling babe
that ever crowed for kisses; mother of the laughing
prattlng, lnquisltive oddler mother Of the little
OF SIX ready Tor school; mothers of the boys and
youths Of America mothers of the men of the greatest
nation on earth; mother, the hottest thing alive" we
thank God that you are to participate n the settling
OF this great moral, lfe-savng question 1t is the
greatest issue OF the age But beware! The reac-
tionares and opponents of the league are employing
their cleverest brains to dstort the meaning of the
covenant to misrepresen its principles and belitte its
Importance They are telling you OF its evils, mostly
imaginary, and based on the absurd assumption that
nations will habtually violate their agreements. They
never tell you of the great good it will accomplish
that Its defects can better be discovered by fair trial.
nor that 1t can be amended nor that we can with
draw it if we don't like it. Was there ever an atti-
tude more depraved and uncompromsing that is de-
termlned through Misrepresentation to prevent the
trial OF method that promises to you in the
future the lives OF your sons?
BE not deceived We had no league and more
than 100000 of best have just been sacrificed
The league is to prevent repetition of this, and
greater, sacrifices 1t is not believed that the mothers
will be diverted from the path of righteousness by the
Misrepresentation and efforts to confuse and deceive
her. Mothers and know the right intutvely
Queen OF the world he mother holds the key to the
soul, and makes the being who would be savage
Christian man" Through her prayers and her votes
she will force the nations discard the age-od man
savage way of settling their disputes In it's stead
they will have the civilized Christian way of the COW
enant Civilization and other nations in despair are
crying, Mothers of America whereeare you9" The
hope Of the world lies in the motherhood of America
Mother will keep the faith with the sons who have
gone before and the sons of the coming generation
Her influence through the vote will put civilization
thousand years ahead And her children will rise up
and call her blessed'
Mother, where are you? q
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