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The Commoner
JULY, 1918
The Cost of World
Liberty
Conservative estimates are that the
war to date has cost the world ahout
$140,000,000,000, or not far from
the probable total value of all prop
erty in the United States in the year
the war began.
The calculation is based on an in
fnrmiiiK booklet just issued by the
National Ciay company on. bond is
sues of belligerent countries ana
neutrals most affected by the claBh
of arms. According to this publica
tion the bond issues of the Allied
countries, including war stamps of
the United States and Great Britain,
amounted to $40,000,000,000 In
round numbers. Those of the cen
tral powers aggregate $29,000,000,
000 and those of Switzerland, Hol
land and Spain $748,000, 000 The
grand total is close to $70,000,000,-
000.
To this is to be added at least
$20,000,000,000 raised by direct tax
ation; floating debts not yet funded,
$10,000,,000,000, bringing the fig
ures up to $100,000,000,000.
Counting in the sums spent by
states and cities of Germany, prop
erty losses in Belgium, France,
Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ru
mania, and the destruction of ships,
the $140,000,000,000 estimate ap
pears to be a modest one.
by step they lose their grip with
self-mastery.
Generally the first game after pay
day the victims go broke and need
less to say that in the heat of the
game he develops a very efficient vo
cabulary of cuss words that undoubt-
edly make old Satan blush. Next I
the victim is discouraged, then dis
content follows because he is without'
spending money for the little nucea-'
sillies. Loss of self-respect comes!
In fltpan nnnroi' TYinmonto TJTn lmmnl
haawww jwvrNA AUUiUUllvui lib UU1UQ
a cigarette, borrows some coin, then
chases to some nearby town and here1
sets aside all family traditions and
soaks his soul in the quagmire of
sin.v
His first patch of wild-oats sown
he feels ashamed of himself but on
the outs with God. This is a very
dangerous situation because in spirit
ual matters most of our men are on
one side of the fence or the other.
Moral suasion will not meet the
Devil in this game. An order issued
and enforced by the war department
will. I have listened to a number of
arguments claiming that gambling
can not be stopped in our army.
These arguments are weak and to
say the least cheapen the power of
our government. Gambling and its
cohorts must be tabooed by the rigid
enforcement of an order against it.
In closing I wish to state that I
have been and am a student and
understudy for a number of years, of
yours. "Manhood in the Making"
s;
WHAT
NUXATE0 SRQN
IS HADE FROfa
?
Sworn Statement of Composition of Its Formula
In IncrciiMCN Iic NtrciiRth mill cmlurnnce of
ricllcrtfc, ncrvoiiM, rundown foIkn In two
. ivccKh' time In ninny liiNfiinnd.
IP'
ly roeom-
used tonic, strength -ami Moot I builders fron ls To of" thomoM
in the world, so that tlujj public may 0xpCnslv -Hon. la lnirr,.?n
"SH'St1 ent"Tcnown!n,CItn?HrUcl,"nocan
in iu no JMlilD. nnii,1nl I... 11.1 .... l. i .. i
It Is conservatively estimated that u,c,by Incrcn.o Siiln n.7 iii.
rlra nlnnr Aninn.rl,Z w n PhOUpllOrOUS In a State Very Similar tO
,ro0ol0"ilL;S0,.wJ: that In which It Is found In tho n,rvo
The coming year will be a tre- has enriched my life and I covet for
mentlously expensive one for both
sides, but particularly for the Allies,
led by the United States, and there
is no man who can say whether the
struggle will end within that period
or go on indefinitely. Germany's
bonded debt is heavier than that of
any other single nation, and she has
raised least by direct taxation. Her
rulers have been getting away with
this debt carnival by holding out to
the German people an assurance that
in the end tlie Allied belligerents
will be compelled to settle the kais
er's war bill and pay billions be
sides into the coffers of Germany In
the form of indemnities.
World liberty is dear in more ways
than one, but free men and those who
yearn to be free are willing to pay
the price. Minneapolis Tribune.
all our soldier boys the opportunity
6f hearing this talk..
I count it an enviable privilege to
serve as an army Y. M. C. A. secre
tary for nearly a year, and as soon
I go to take up my duties as a sol
dier of Old Glory I pray that you
may succeed in convincing the secre
tary of war as to the enforcement of
such an order. Yours truly,
Y. M. C. A. Secretary.
this
used by over
In Amer
haVft lisori nml nti-nno-lv nm1nn If o mill ill WI1IUI1 II II
many physicians formerly connected a ,J " ccUB or ,nan'
with wolMcnown hospitals, former . As will bo scon from the above, two
United States Senators, VIcc-Prcsl- Important Ingredients of Nuxated Iron
dontlal Nomlneo Charles A. Townc, (lron Peptonato and Glycerophosphate)
former members of Congress; distln- arc yory expensive products as com
gulshed U. S. Army Generals (retired), Pared with most other tonics.
Judge Atkinson of the United States Under such circumstances the tompt
Court of Claims at Washington and atlon to adulterutlon and substitution
Former Health Commissioner Kerr of by unscrupulous persons, is very great
Chicago.
Newspapers
every where
are invited
to copy this
statement for
tne uencilt ot
their readers.
It Is suggest
ed that phys
icians make
a record of it
and keep it
in their offices
so that they
may intelli
gently answer
questions o f
patients con
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and the public is heroby warned to be
careful and see every bottle is plainly
labeled "Nuxated Iron" by tho Dao
Health Laboratories, Paris, London and
Detroit, U. S. A., as this is tho only
genuine article. If you have taken
other forms of Iron without success,
i this does not prove Nuxated Iron will
f; not help you. We guarantee satlsfac
& tion to every purchaser or your money
2 win do rciunuou.
In regard, to tho valuo of Nuxated
Iron. Dr. A. J. Newman, late Police-
Surgeon of the City of Chicago, and
a former House Surgeon Jcllcruon Parle
'4 Hospital. Chicago, says It has proven
through his own tests or it to excel
GAMBLING
Army and Navy Young Men's
Christian Associations.
"With the Colors"
June 2, 1918.
Honorable Wm. J. Bryan.
Dear Sir: Your letter of May 30,
1918, at hand. It is a comfort to
know that, you are ready to whip one
of the so many pro-kaiser evils.
These are dav.q when in An atp hA-
ing tested. It is now our privilege
to live in an age when democracy
is establishing itself over autocracy;
when world peace with righteousness
as a back ground is being won at a
sacrifice noble in all Its aspects.
The long look ahead is of such
great value to each man individu
ally and the country as a whole that
1 feel n rlcirran
-- .. xbicc ui uuuueru ior some
unngs I see and consequently feel.
1 feel the fight for self-mastery is
f Patriotic duty and the men must
p aided in this fight if laws have to
bo enforced to attain this end.
hri nap)reciate anything that will
nng them to a closer understand
ing of God. it is our business as
u lampions' of democracy to fighrany-
lJ lg that Will Carrv mnn Into Intirla
Qod(loubt and vagueness concerning
iiQ?iIs.the USUtl rather than the un
usual incident to see gambling in
Thl r n?oro o th(J company tents.
cX7e?ker'men fal1 r Hie so
caned charm of the game and step
WIRE CNOTROL BILL ADOPTED
IN SENATE '
A Washington, D. C, dispatch,
dated July 13, says: The house res
olution empowering the President to
take over telegraph, telephone, radio
and cable systems for the war period
was adopted by the senate tonight,
by a vote of 46 to 16.
The amendment proposed by Sen
ator Watson of Indiana,' to except
telephones from operation of the
resplution, was rejected by a viva
voce vote.
Another amendment, also by Sen
ator Watson, to exempt wires of
press associations from provisions of
the resolution, was also rejected, 39
to 21.
. MR. BRYAN IN TENNESSEE
(Introduction by Hon. W.- O.
Mims, of Newport, Tennessee.)
I trust you will pardon me when
I take advantage of this opportun
ity to congratulate the people of my
home town and county upon tne
erection of this magnificent high
school building, containing this spa
cious and modern auditorium, we
have too long been without it, and
too much praise can not be given
those who have contributed to its
bringing about.
At this moment, my friends, our
country is in the very midst of the
most horrible war that has ever
blackened the world's history, but,
glorious thought that it is, our cause
is righteous, and we are therefore
thrice armed. It's not now the war
of England or France, it is America s
war, it Is the war of and for all that
, iiro on1 hMd sacred, it's a di
vinely ordered war, and by the shed
ding of America's best blood which
is the only panacea for the remission
of sins, victory is coming and the
. m any nrenaratlon he has over used for
m&S2Zm!LmimmM nronHmr vm blooil. hulldlnir UD the
cernlng it. I,r A J Newmiin, late nerves and strengthening the muscles.
Everybody Is I"11 ,s"r)?con u 4IC Dr. J. W. Armlstcd, Grove Hill, Ala.,
advised to cut Hy of Clilcngro. former Kraduate of the University of Alabama
t nut r. ,i Houhc Surgeon JcfTcrKon cM.oni nf Medicine. Mobile. 1883. saYSt
keep it. A 1,,rk HohpUhI, ChlcHRo uIn tne cases I used Nuxated Iron I
copy of the actual sworn statement lmvo . rounu moro De"e t, , . .
will be sent to any one wlio deSrSs t,mn from any PP"0",,1 IVt,0VtT
such. It is as followa! Trnn PonfnnnJ-r "d In 34 years' practice.". Dr. R. IJ.
A.:v7:r. Tinner h. Po kvii o. miss., crrauuate ot 1110
phates U.S.P. (Monsanto.) Calcium Gly- 1898 Hi
cerophosphates U.S.P. (Monsanto.) P. E. atc1 Tr
Nux Vomica U.S.P. Cascarin Bitter. Mair- ,H Indf(
wuanuiy ,,:;"' ... x ti...t r.. nr.i.iu
Glvppntnhnj. iwempillH iionjmiu umvbv, .i ..,...
(Special specific Standard
trivnn linlmv Cn.1l. -.
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is'js, says: i aiwuyn iruw"w i-u.-
on wliero a reconBiruciive ionic
rrntpd." Nuxated Iron often In-
lli in niiii'r. iiiir ' - - w- -
nesium Carbonate. Po. Glncer USP creases the strength and enuuranee oc
Oil Cassia Cinnamon U.S.P. Calcium delicate, nervous, runuown iujkh in
Carbonate Precip. U.S.P. Each dose two weeks' time.
of two tablets of Nuxated Iron con- Mnnufiwttirpr' NoforNuxatod Iron In not ntccrot
tains one and one-half grains of or- ri'moily, butono whlcli Is well Icnoyn to ilnipcl U
game iron in tuo rorm ot iron pep- ovorywliero. uniiko tne oiunr inorganic iron vrm-
tonate
which I
qualities
iron. By using other makes of Iron ,innii i.tiMr. r rnR&ni ncutaiiiuemi alnni-Kcon
Peptonate we could have put tho same suitvour family pliyslolan nml le cuklfil by li k
quantity of actual iron in the tablets advice.) Ifln doubt m to whether or not von iift1
at less than one-fourth tho cost to atonic ask your doctor as wo do not . wUh in h1
uq and bv ualncr metallic Iron wo y" Nnxntd Iron If you do not roqulrn It. II you
,',1, 1 LI nSnEI th nm llbOUld Ul It Wirt ltdOOS IlOtllOlpyOII, MOliry llnild
could lmve accomplished the same w0 win return your money. It Isfo'd by all dniK
thing at less than one-twelfth tno cost; piHtH fimU'enornl xtm-en. Dno llcaltli Uiboraturlcr,
but by so doing we must havo most Detroit, Mich.- vrtfseinont.
ol a special speclilc standard "cw ,v " wy nwiminuuu, " "'J1"" "'
n our opinion possesses superior IS0"1 ,nn,v t!,cm .b,nc,c' "?' !5?i?fctt",iJ,V!""L!!:
io iiiiy oilier Known lotm oi .. in..na. ... nni no n inn ttmupt i nini
rule of democracy made safe and se
cure forever. (Applause.)
And while we are thus, engaged in
Hhis superhuman effort to save man
kind from universal thralldom, It Is
indeed refreshing that we are per
mitted to assemble in such a meet
ing as this. There is in store for us
a splendid message tonight, and it
comes from the lips of the great
Commoner, America's greatest 'pri
vate citizen. (Applause.) A man
who for more than a quarter of a ,
century has been before the public
in the most eloquent and forceful
advocacy of principles he believed to
be right and for .the best interest of
the American people, and which
time has demonstrated are right, be
yond peradventure. (Applause.)
During all these years, he of whom
I speak has been in the limelight,
and has been' subjected to un
limited praise and excessive cen
sure, but through it all his honor,
his integrity and his character have
never been questioned, and from It
all and amid it all he has arisen,
like a giant refreshed with slumber,
and as he has gone forth, boldly
and eloquently in the advocacy he
knew to be right he 1ms stood erect,
self-poised, never wavering, never
faltering, -possessing original
strength, he has seemed to call down
the arms of the very gods to aid
him in his undertakings.
And now, with inexpressible pride
and pleasure, arid in the perform
ance of one of the highest honors
of my life, I present to you Amer
ica's ideal private citizen, a states
man without a peer, the world's
greatest orator, Colonel William
Jennings Bryan. (Applause.)
EVERYBODY CAN HELP
Every man, woman and child In
America can help win the war. Ev
ery man, woman and child who buys
a, Liberty bond or a War Savings
Stamp does something toward win
ning the war, enlists In one division
of national service, supporting the
government and backing . up oui
fighting men in France and on the
seas.
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