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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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KEEP THE BAGS FULL!
By E. W. KEMBLE.
ONE MAN'S REASON WHY.
I have a son two years old. I want him to be a sportsman. I want
him to be able to win like a ncntleman, to lose like a man. I want him
to grow up In a world where a victory onlned by foul tactics la Incom
prehensible. I want him to feel always that his word Is sacred; that
no advantage to himself or others Justifies tho violation of his oath. I
want Mm to reverenco the memory of his mother, to look upon till
women with clean eyes. I want him to grant, as n matter of fact, the
demands of weakness upon Gtrentjth. I want him to look upon human
beings as Individuals, to accept choorfully another's right to a belief
contrary to hlo own. I want him to gain his own beliefs through
searching his own soul, not by blindly accepting the dicta of others.
I want him to believe In a generous God, a God Who lo a Gentleman,
not a demoniac God who plays favorites.
One Judges a man by his professed beliefs, by his acknowledged
deeds. One Judges a race In the samo manner. By their professed
beliefs, by their acknowledged deeds, I Judue the Germans. And I
firmly believe that a world ruled by them would bo a world In which It
would bo Impossible for my son to grow up to be the man I want
him to be.
"PLATTSBURGS" FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
o Be Held by National Security
League Throughout Coijntry
During Coming Summer.
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(Contributed by Mr. KEMBLE and Mr. ROCHE to the NATIONAL
8ECURITY LEAGUE'S Campaign of Patriotism Through Education.)
The Huns Abroad and
The Pacifists at Home
WHAT THE VICTORY OR
DEFEAT OF GERMANY
MEANS TO EVERY AMERICAN
(Contributed by OASl'AU Willi'
NKY, now nt tlio front for tho "N. 1.
Tribune," to tho National Security
Lencue'B cnnnmlgn of Patriotism
Through Education.)
Although Gerinnny, while yet n
"friend," Intrigued against our licaco
and order, urged Japan nnd Mexico to
nmUo war on us, nnd murdered our
men, women and children, thoro nro
thoso among ua professing loyalty nnd
Intelligence who practically Bay this" Is
not our war and appear unable to real
Izo that the defeat of tho bocho Is ns
ltul to us Americans as was tho vic
tory of 1770.
Then wo declared for lndopendenco ;
now avo tight to maintain it.
It Is not merely that wo fight In
answer to Indignity and material In
Jury dono us through attnek on our
rights as n nation nnd on tho lives
of our eltlr.ens not merely to uphold
our place among self-respecting peo
ples that wo are nt war; but literally
for our self preservation ns a republic.
To muzzlo this war-mad wild beast
wo havo talcon up arms that tho
world shall bo safo for tho freemen of
tho world.
The world cannot rest In peaco whllo
Germany holds tho destiny of other
peoples in her hlund-drlpplng hands.
Tho world cannot llvo In peaco with
fi people that commits, or permits her
sponsors to commit In her name, the
foul acts of treachery, of vandalism, l
of bestiality, of murder, that havo '
marked the trail of the Uernmn nriny '
over Kurope.
Ono doctrine or tho other must pre-1
vail ; either tho Gorman brutal light of'
might or tuo civilized might of right '
ono or tho other must succumb In thlsi
conflict to tho death. And should It,
ho tho German doctrlno then shall wo
fall under tho domination of a peoplo',
that havo robbed and raped and looted
and burned and killed, that tho
"kultur" of a military oligarchy shall
live.
Prusslanlsm Is dovold of honor,
truth, Justlco or mercy, as Its own nets
havo proved, and Its dofent Is a noces
sary first step for tho peaco of tho
world and tho freedom of civilization.
For tho safety of Amorlcan Institu
tions It must bo dostroyed; for tho
safety of American froedom, yours and
mine nnd of all of us.
"Wo nro In tho midst of war, our war,
tlio war of every freeman, of ovory
man and woman who docs not Indorse
cowardly murderous assault Upon tho
weak and innocent, brutal injustice,
und atrocious acts; and If wo would
preserve tho Stars and Stripes and all
they stand for wo must fight tho Huns
abroad and the pacifists nt homo with
all our strength.
(Contributed by ALHKUT 1'AYSON
TKItHUNK, author and globe-trotter,
to tho National Security League's
campaign of Patriotism Through Edu
cation.) Germany's victory would mean nil
that tho alarmists have said tho set
back of humanity, democrncy, civiliza
tion, rights of man, etc. Hut, to Amer
ica, It would mean Infinitely more.
It would mean our first national de
feat; and, thus, would smash our per
fect record for victories a record au
old as our nation a record that means
jnoro than tho right to brag. lOveu as
a beaten urmy never wholly regains Its
old form even as a beaten ring cham
pion sinks at once Into desuetude so
our nation (Its trndltlons of victory
gone) would suffer far worse deteriora
tion than the mere fact of defeat could
indict. ,
It would mean that the man who has
ilsked idl in his country's struggle for
Night could never again feel his former
calm certainty that Itlght muBt tri
umph. Thus, tho moral tono of tho in
dividual, as well as of tho nation,
would inevitably bo lowered.
This country has nover embarked In
a war of conquest. From 1775 to the
present wo have fought for Llbeily or
for Union or for tho Oppressed ever
for some sterling principle of right.
From childhood we havo been taught
to believe that tho high unselfishness
of our war aims bus tfU'en us tho vic
tory. Wo have seen tho decay or de
struction of men nnd nations that havo
buttled for dominion as Germany Is
now battling. Should wo fall In this,
'our mightiest war for tho lUght, tho
I averago man must lose forever tho
simple Faith which has led our denr
country from nothingness to Its pres
ent estate. For that Faith, moro than
for njiythlng cIbo, our sacrifice is a
hundredfold justified.
"Teachers' Plattsburgs," at which
.100,000 iiiiMIc school ti nelier will be
given practical training In patriotic
ediicnllon, will bo held" during tho com
ing summer In practically every stnte
In the Union by tho National Security
League. Tho scheme of this elaborato
new dIIlon of the League's Patriot
ism Through Education campaign Is
conceived on the same basic Idea along
vlilch the League hns been wot kins;
for some time, concentrating on the
teachers of tho youth of the land nnd
thereby renchlng tho children through
the teachers and the people through
their children.
Tho objects of the Lengue's cam
paign are two-fold active combating
of German propaganda and awaken
ing a more responsible American citi
zenship. At Summer Schools.
The Security League will conduct
these "Teachers' Plattsburgs" through
tho medium of tho summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year. It has not yet
been determined how many centers
will be used. The matter is being
taken up with nil of the 700 summer
-schools of the country and probably
between CO and 75 of the training
camps will bo established, the schools
selected being chosen after careful In
vestigation as to attendance, breadth
of Influence and convenience of loca
tion. The training camps will be conduct
ed by leading educators whoso co-operation
will bo enlisted by the League.
Tho actual Instruction will he under
tho direction of Dr. Itobcrt.M. MeEl
roy, edueutlonnl director of the
League, and tho members of the "Na
tional Patriotic Education Faculty"
which ho has organized. Tho League
already has over 1,000 experienced pa
triotic speakers on Its Speakers' Bu
reau list. A great many of these men
and women will bo detnlled lo tho
"Tenihers' Plattsburgs" and their
number will bo augmented by volun
teers from tho principal colleges and
Universities of the country, whoso ncn
demlc duties havo prevented them
from taking actlvo part In tho patri
otic education work outside their Im
mediate field, but who will bo free
during the summer months.
War Spirit.
Tho teachers will bo given a series
of vital Interpretations of tho wnr by
men and women who havo given care
ful study to the situation. In addition
to this Instilling of tho war spirit In
tho teachers, tho training camps will
also afford them practical Instruction
In the best methods of imparting to
the jonth of the land tho two wnr
principles on which tho Security
League's Patriotism Through Educa
tion campaign Is based tho tnennco of
Germany to America, and tho neces
sity of Individual service on tho part
of every man, woman and child In the
country In order to prevent defeat.
A preliminary letter has been sent
by Doctor McElroy to tho directors of
ull tho summer schools of tho country.
TO THOSE WHO
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WAR'S LEANING
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Ellhu Root.
By ELIHU ROOT,
Honorary President of the National
Security League.
'I Ik ip are doubtless some who do not
iindcrxtnnd what this struggle really Is.
Some who were born here resent Inter
ference with their
comfort and pros
perity and tho de
mands for sneri
tlce, which seem to
them unneccssnty,
nnd they full to sou
that the lime has
c o m e w hen, If
Americans ate to
keep the Independence-
nnd liberty
which Hthelr fathers
won by suffering
and sacrifice, they
In their turn must
.jft fight ngaln for tho
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that Independence
and liberty.
There nro some born abroad who
have come lo this land for a greater
freedom and broader opportunities and
hnc sought nnd received the privi
leges of American citizenship who are
swayed by dislike for some ally or by
the sympathies of German kinship and
fall to see that the time has come for
them to make good tho obligations of
their sworn oaths of naturalization.
Tills Is the oath that the applicant
for citizenship mnkes:
That ho will support the Constitu
tion of tho United States and that he
absolutely and entirely renounces all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince, potentate or sovereignty; that
he will support and defend tho Consti
tution and laws of tho United States
against nil enemies, foreign nnd do
mestic, nnd bear true faith and nlle
glnnco to the same.
"False to Their Oaths."
All these naturalized citizens who
nro taking pnrt In obstruction to our
government In the conduct of tho wnr
nro false to their oaths, are forfeiting
their rights of citizenship, are repudi
ating their honorable obligations, are
requiting by evil tho good that has
been dono them In tho generous and
unstinted hospltnllty .with which tlio
peoplo of the United States have wel
comed them to the liberty and the op
portunities of this free Innd. AVe must
believe that In mnny cases this is dono
because of failure to understand what
this wnr really is.
This is n war of defense. It is per
fectly described In the words of the
Constitution which established this na
tion, "To provide for tho common do
fenso" nnd "To sccuro tho blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
Tlio national defense demnnds not
merely force, 'but Intelligence. It re
quires foresight, consideration of tho
policies and purposes of other nntloni,
understanding of the inevitable or
probablo consequence of the nets of
other nations, Judgment as to tho tlmo
when successful defense may bo made,
and when it will bo too late, nnd prompt
action before It Is too late.
By entering this wnr tho United
Stntes nvalled itself of tho very last
opportunity to defend Itself.
GERMANY'S QUILT ESTABLISHED.
(Extracts from Princo Karl Llchnowsky's "My London Mission,
1012-1011," (i copy of which has just reached this country. Trincc
Llchnowsky, who was Gcrmnn Ambassador to Englnnd when the war
broke, out, says that he wrote the document for his family archives,
but it was made public in Germany nnd created n great stir, the
Kaiser's government hastening to repudlato and suppress it.)
"On Aug. 12 (1011), when I saw Asqulth In order to make a final
attempt, ho was completely broken, nnd, although quite calm, tears
ran down his face."
"Of course it would only have needed n hint from Berlin to make
Count Berchtold (Austrian Foreign Minister In August, 1014) satisfy
himself with a diplomatic success and put up with tho Serbian reply."
"Tho Impression became ever stronger that wo (Germany) desired
war In all circumstances."
"Thus ended my London mission. It was wrecked not by tho
perfidy of the British, but by the perfidy of our policy."
"I had to support In London a policy which I knew to bo fallacious.
1 was punished for it, for It was a sin ngnlnst tho Holy Ghost."
r'f wt&.
EVADE RIGID FOOD CONTROL.
J?fct
i4fcli
Food lo BouQht In Germany Surrcptl-
tlously In Violation of Auto-
cratlc Rulings.
Even tho autocratic food control of
Germany has boon powerless to pro
ont surreptitious sales, according to
sonil-olllclal roports reaching the Unit
ed States food administration, Illegal
sales of butter are being made In Gi-r
many nt prices ranging from 1 75 to
$2.25 n pound. Eggs sold contrary to
tho Gorman food rogulntlons tiro
bringing 10 to 15 cents apiece, accord
ing to thoso roports. And bacon or
ham Is bringing from S'-'.'JS to !I.'J5 a
pound.
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The public is inform d tint, generally speaking, Summer
Tourist fares to Western resorts will be il'ftclive.
To Colorado Roso is:
From Central and Eastern Nebraska, representative rates would be:
Denver, Colorado Springs, Pike's Pea1; region, $iii.oO
Rocky Mountain National Estes-Park. Coin. i-cl rHh r
Denver, round trip, approximnV ' i i u . i vus be
tween the railroad and U"1 T,n. '. , : ".."(
To the Itfuiitifnl HliuU Hil. JN'tfiun, Hot Springs, S. D.,
round trip, about, lie...-;
To the li'iix Horn IMoitrituin Uesort, in the Sheridan-Kan-
chester country, to Sheridan and return, i ppioximalely, :$0.7"
To tho Famous Thenuopolis Hot Spi-iiijus, the place of mar
velous cures, via Denver tind Scenic Colorado, round trip,
approximately, ,'.oO
Round trip Summer Tours to Cnlil'ortiin, direct lines. -- (!.()()
To Yellowstone Park, all-exyense lour, hotel way' , OI.oO
"Camping way", -- Js'J.oO
Automobiles for either tour, and railroad privileges all the
same for the "camping" or "hotel" way.
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care of our Summer volume of travel.
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