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By OERTRUDli ATHERTON,
Author of "The Callfornlans," "The
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A few dnt axii mi Aincrli-iiii wIhhm
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worth nii'inlonlnn it II wen not for the
reflect Inn Mint the AmerlcHii race
worship Suen'Ns. Tiir KeiuiatliiiiB tl
has toHilled to cal ill. ho mutter how
ill gotten, anil every inn n who uHiieves
power, by whutcvcr devlou ways, Is
secretly envied and upi'iily cnurted.
The innjorlty of Amci-lciins are easy
going. Iiidiffci-rnt. i:ni leallsiic and nut
very clever. They arc also Intensely
liersunal and only ask to he let alone.
It la pusslhle thflt the miifes, there
fore, unless It has n real awukeiiini:,
would, provided the (iermuiiN, In the
remote event of victory, were admit
enough to leave them a large innoiint
of Individual llherty. shrug their shoul
ders and aay : "Well, giiew ihey must
be right or they couldn't win out.
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow,"
"Abominable Prospect."
This fa an abominable prospect, but
It Is to be fuced. Our world, over here,
In the event of German domino Hon,
would be divided Into two classes
mean converts and proud Irreconcila
ble for even In this new and com
posite country there are enough men
and women with high Ideals and In
violate souls to despise a race with
out a gleam of spirituality, of sports
manship, of decency and good man
ners, in whom cunning has taken the
place of intelligence, and that wins
only by driving Its millions of cowed
subordinates to mathematical slaugh
ter. One cannot even respect such a
race enough to hate it. It Is as If one
bad been attacked by a herd of wild
animals from the Jungle. Those that
escape being devoured may at least
withdraw as far as possible, not re
mould themselves Into a semblance of
wild beasts with a lust for human flesh,
"Cock-Sureneu i Bluff."
I have not the faintest notion that
the Germans will win. All the proba
bilities are against It. Moreover, If
one projects his tuind forward tt Is In
conceivable that history can read that
way. The general cnndttlous of the
world are not what they were In the
Fifth Century that Is to say, unless
the Idea grew Insidiously that it was
the destiny of the Germanic race to
win and rule the earth ; In other words,
that It wai the deitlny of Karth to re
vert to the Fifth Century and begin
over again. It Is Incredible that such
a thought should take possession of
any educated man's mind, but the
trouble Is that our famous (and often
Ive) cock-sureuess Is only a bluff. As
a race we are not really sure of our
selves. We prove that by blindly ac
cepting the European -mad o reputation
and hesitating to create and come out
boldly for our own. Those of us that
Chink !'nd have the power to visualize
the future must be on the alert every
moment to counteract this tendency
of an uncrystalllzed race to accept the
success of might as a matter of course
and unconsciously adapt Itself to the
"Inevitable." We must be known as
the IIUlKCONCn.AHI.ES, and tf we
take a definite uiifoiiiprumiKlng staud
there will be only one resotlt the men
of real courage who might otherwise
look upon a new future "philosophical
ly" will not only wake up under the
direct eiiunple, but will be ashamed
to he reckoned as mere numbers In
the great muss of sheep or convicts.
There la no such Insidious lowering of
morale threatened as this, because It
I not of Geniitiii, Pacifist or Socialist
origin. It Is born of common human
weakness and national snobbery. The
result will be a vast mass of Inertia,
and only a party of sleepless Irrecon
cilable will combat and diminish tt.
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What did YOU da to win the
war?
When our brave boy come back
ami risk you tbU question, what
will be your answer?
Can you lay that you did
EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING
poaalbla for yon to dot
That you aaved and served and
t!Sw1 to tht utmoitt
And that, knowing that the mas
on the battle line were defend
liil YOUR home, YOUR family,
YOUR Liberty and YOUR coun
try, you loyally stood behind
them wltb word and deed?
If NOT, WHY NOT?
Think It over.
Natlonel Security League,
II Weet 44th tt., N. Y. O.
GERMANY, THE SUPER-ANARCHIST
By LOUIS RAEMAEKERS
p ,
Oentrlbuttd by Mr. fUemeker. to tho National Security Ltagufl's Campaign f
Patrlfltlim Through ESuQitlon.
TO MY MOTHER
(Written by a soldier in a hospital in Rouen, France, jusi before he
died. It seems to be a call to each one of us, a call io which we can
respond unless we forget.)
"Are they praying for us at home?
Are they meeting together in prayer?
Or going on still in the same old way
As they did when I was there?
We thank them for their money,
We thank them for their care,
But oh, just tell them, mother dear,
We are needing so much prayer !
"Will you ask them to gather together
To meet at our Father's throne,
That we may be kept from faltering,
When we feel we are standing alone?
There are moments when courage fails us,
When dangers around us siare.
Oh, tell them again, dear mother,
We are needing so much prayer !"
Surely their voices must touch us,
As they echo over the seas,
And call us away from our pleasure,
To help them on bended knees.
We are sending them money and comfort,
And seeking iheir burdens to share,
But, oh, let the churches be crowded,
When kneeling for them in prayer !
TOO CAUTIOUS.
"Did the bride's fathpr give
her away?"
"No; he was too anxious to
get her off his hands."
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IN FRANCE,
Dear Mother: Be proud that I'm somewhere in France
At my post 'mid the battle's din,
And I'll still "carry on" just the be best I know how
'Till the glorious victory we win.
Mother dear, I have seen what war does to a land
Which once was so peaceful and free,
And I'll fight till the very last drop of my blood
That such things you never may see !
1 have seen rolling hillsides, once fertile and smooth,
Now shell-ploughed and ugly and bare;
I have looked upon churches and shrapnel-torn shrines
With the Cross of our Master still there !
1 have seen the remains of what once were homes
Now merely a rude pile of stone,
And the old open hearths where love once abode,
Oh, what is there left to atone ?
1 have a whole nation bear arms in its might
All its industries working for war;
The peaceful pursuits and the progress of old
Are lost in the great melting jar I
And Oh, I am glad to be in it to stay
'Till the end of the great Epic fight,
For this struggle is for all who are allied with France,
In the cause of Peace, Justice and Right I
Oh, Mother of Mine, who gave to me life
Long ago mid thy travail and pain;
Dearest one, fur the cause of all mothers on earth
1 shall give it, if need be, again.
For I love you, dear Mother, and I feel you are near,
Mid the roar and resentment out there,
And I'll fight the good fight just as long as 1 can
For I know I am e'er in your prayer I
Time can never heal a woman's I
grief if it comes in the form of a
wrinkle.
Doing Qood.
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BIG CAMPAIGN
TO ELECT LOYAL
WAR CONGRESS
National Security League An
nounces Nation-Wide Non
partisan Participation in
Fall Elections.
Active participation by It In t1i Ton
KresHlntinl campaigns, which will short
ly con m it-net! tliruuKliout Hie country,
has been' annmimcri by the National
Mecurlty League. The l-eattue tlt'cliuvM
that unusual measures must be tnkni
to Insure the ulecthm this fall of a
Conurrm. which will stand mllltuntly
behind the currying of the war to
decisive victory.
The entire force of the League's lis I
branrhes and Its membership of over
100,(11 10 patriotic American citizens will
be thrown Into this campaign. The
crest Inn of support of (he movement
outside the Lett ir lie will also be un
dertaken hy mem 4 of an active propa
KHinlu among Hi" landing cltlzeim of
every tate In the Union, Irrespective
of party.
Ellhu Root Takes Lead.
Ktlhu Hoot, who Is Honorary Presi
dent of the National Security League,
at the recent Annuul Meeting of the
organization laid particular emphasis
on the necessity of non-partisan sup
port of the Government in its ef
forts for the aggressive prosecution of
the war and the consequent impor
tance of this year's Congressional elec
tions. The matter was then taken up
by the National Executive Committee
of the League and the campaign decid
ed upon at a meeting ultuuded by Al
ton B. Parker, who Is Honorary Vice
President of the Security League;
James W. Gerard, former United
States Ambassador to Germany, one of
the League's Vice Presidents; 8. Htan
wood Menken, President of the
League ; Lawrence F. Abbott of the
Outlook, and other prominent men.
The League for National Unity and
other great national organizations
have already Indorsed the movement.
The leading newspapers of the country
are also expressing their approval.
The following are a few of the fa
vorable editorial comments which are
appearing In all parti of the country :
Editorial Approval.
Wllllamsport (Pa.) Sun; "The Na
tional Security League's effort will
have the hearty support of all patri
otic voters."
SprlugQeld (Mass.) Union: "This
Idea Is sound and eminently worttiy of
serious attention."
lies Moines (la.) Tribune: "Here In
Iowa we may well emulate thts exam
ple which will lead to victory for
Americanism regardless of party desig
nation." Saginaw (Mich.) News: "This cam
paign will have a strong and growing j
following all over the country."
Helena (Munt.) Independent: "Ameti
tcaus upon whom party lines rest light
ly and many who are strong for their
party will find reasons for commenda
tion of the plan of the National Se
curity League."
25,000 Letters.
The League's campaign will be con
ducted by a committee headed by
Charles D. Orth, n prominent New
York commission merchant This com
mittee, as a preliminary step, has laid
the matter before 20,000 leading citi
zens in all parts of the country and of
all political beliefs in -the following let
ter: "The conduct of the war and. In
fact, the very future of America are
dependent not Only upon the election
of a War Congress that will enact Dec
ennary laws, but upon the presence In
the National Legislature of men of
vision, ability and broad experience,
who are the best Qualified of our citi
zenship to correctly solve the great In
ternal and International questions
which will come before the next Con
gress. "Qrave Duty."
"The National Security League, pur
suant to unanimous action of Its Ex
ecutive Committee, ha taken upon It
self the grave duty of Impressing
these matters upon you and asking you
to pledge your service for prompt ac
tion to prevent disaster which might
follow the election of Incompetent or
disloyal men to Congress. 'Hi Is can
be prevented through definite and con
certed action on the part of loyal citi
zens, who are In the vast majority.
Neglect and Indifference may prove fa
tal. "The remedy la for every one to as
sume the personal obligation of speak
ing with or writing without delay to
political leaders, newepaper men and
others who form public opinion In
their Congreaiilonal Districts. Make
them realise sharply that the need of
the nation It the election of men of ab
solute and unconditional loyalty who
re determined to prosecute the war
to victory and who poawai the
strength of character and unquestion
ed ability to be of real service to the
country In this crista The problems
before the nation are such as to try
the very souls of the best men that we
can elect.
IN res n si Responsibility,
The people of your district will un
doubtedly take Uie right staud If awak
ened to the political situation tn time
to secure the highest type of candi
dates to rote for In tht primaries. h!v
ery cl titan can directly Influence re
sults to that end, and we earnestly
hope that you will rex-ogniM the re
auouslbUlt of to dolnf."
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