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Will Help U. 8. In Liberty Loan
Campaign at.J! Other Activities.
It First Body of Its Kind In America;
All Bodies In State Join.
Following n series of conferences
In Omnhn tho farmers of Nebraska,
through the licnd.s of their vurloui
inrm organizations, have Inaugurated
Tho Nebraska Farmers' Wnr Council,
iht first movement of Its kind hi the
United States, to bnck up tho govern
inent In the coining Tlilrtl liberty
Loan cnmpulKt), nnd nil other govern
ment activities". The organization lias
tho hearty support of the agricultural
press,
The ofllccrs of the council nre:
' Chairman C. II, Clustafson, rres. Nebr.
rrmcr' Union,
Director O, a. Smith, Vte: Nebr. Far
mera Congress.
Director E. II, Danlelson, Bec'y Stat.
Hoard of Agriculture,
Becretary I-'rnnk O. Odell, Vice-President
International I'nnn Congress.
ifendqunrlers Imvo been opened In
the Federal Itcservo Bank of Omaha,
Tho presidents of tho various affil
iated organizations will this week
send n letter to their members enclos
ing a service card for tho farmers'
signature. Kvcry farmer In tho stnto
will be given an opportunity to
plodgo his support to the govern
ment, nnd n practically 100 per cent
response Is predicted.
Tim N'ebrasfcn Farmers' Wur Coun
cil has been organised by the farmer
themselves nnd will he controlled en
tirely by them. The farmers of each
county In the state will co-operate
with tho county chairman of the Lib
erty Lonn nnd other wnr activity
committees.
There will bo a Liberty Loan meet
ing In every country school house,
mid an active canvass of members of
coch organization by Its own commit
tee. The slogan of the movement Is:
"Nebraska Farmers Back tho Gov
ernment." Farmers Tender Services.
At an organization meeting In
Omaha the following tender of servlco
wax presented to the Nebraska Lib
erty Loan Committee:
The undersigned, representing the Tar
loua matii agricultural organlratlon set
opposite tliolr names, tonder to th '
hraskn I.lhrly Ijnn Committee on Lehalf
of their organization and the farmera of,
Nohraskn, the services of our respective or
ganizations for Uie period of the war, for.
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SHALL this little girl grow up in the sort
of American home we know, healthy and
happy? Shall she have the advantage of
living, and learning in a free land, under free in
stitutions ? Shall such children develop into the
Liberty-loving citizens that a free America may
be proud of?
For over two hundred years Americans have
fought valiantly, and died gallantly, to win for
themselves and hand down to their posterity the
blessings of liberty, justice, self-government and
equal opportunity. This precious heritage, bought
at so great a price, is now threatened.
The question which today confronts America
as a nation, and you as an individual, is
whether or not a free America
- is worth fighting for
Are American children in this and . all future
generations to receive unimpaired the legacy of
freedom of which we are now the custodians, or
shall their country be turned over bodily to the
brutal, rapacious, power-mad enemy which has
d us into this war?
' ..Is question cannot be answered by word of
mouth, but by deeds alone.
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power to give In the support of the Cloy
trriment through any of the artMtlea with
which rour committee In chara-ed
Subject to the approval of your Commit
tee, we eucgeet that an organlintlon ha
ere created to be known na "The Me.
braeka Farmera' War Council." Thla or
ganization, through Ita varlotta affiliated
organliatloni, will endeavor to reach the
farmera of Nebraekn In any emora-ency
with any tneaeaite which the Government
dealre to convey.
We are at your Mcrvlce, ami trust that
you will And for u the opportunity to do
our part:
C. II. Quetafeon, Prra. State Farmera
Educational and Co-OpcrRtlve Union.
O. O Smith, Ire. Nebraska Farmer'
PanKreM.
V. Ii. Caldwell, Vlce-I'reeldent Nebraska
Pair) menu' Aea'n.
Frank a (Mlell, Vlce-rren. International
Farm t'ongreee.
K M II. Weber, Keo'y. State Horticultural
Society.
J. t. Ream, Mauler Nebraska State
QmiiKe.
Chas. riraff, lre Nelir. Imptued I.lvo
Stovk Ilreedera' Aea'n.
.1 S. Cannday, I'res, Stato Co. Operative
Clraln and Live Stock Htate Asn'ii.
W, II Ulemmons, Mtnte Hupt, of Publlo
Instruction.
K It nanlelsnn, Bcr'y Htate Hoard of
AKrlctittlire.
C. W. Pmaley, Director Agricultural V.x
tenstnu, 1'nlverslty of Nebraska.
aeorge Ooupland, Vko'Chalrman Htnte
Council of Defmira.
D. r HoKim, I'rce. Federal Land nank
of Omaha
T. F. Hturgess, lMltor Twentieth Cen
tury runner.
A. n. Ktttell, IMItor Kebiaska Farm
Tnurnnl,
8. H McKelvIc, Killtor Nebraska Farmer.
Oak K nnls. IMItor Nebraska Uurnllxt.
Ilruce McC'ullocli, IMItor Journal. KKxk
man. Acceptance of Farmers' Offer.
Omaha, Nebraska, March 16, 1911,
Oentlemen of the I'arm Organizations of
Nebraska:
I write to acknowledge receipt of your
letter of Starch 15th. offering the services
of your splendid organisation In the com
ing campaign for the sale of Liberty Ilonds.
Although I would not presume to thank
any man for performing his patriotic duty
at thla critical time In the history of our
country. I rannot as Chairman, keep from
expressing; the gratitude of our Slate Com
mittee for your help In this great under
taking. Sincerely yours,
TIIOS. C. UTKNR.
Chairman Nebraska Liberty I.oan Committee.
"GO ON OR
GO UNDER"
By Rots L. Hammond.
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Let Your Answer Be Your Investment in
LIBERTY BONDS!
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NEBRASKA FARMERS
...SERVIQE, CARD ,
To the Nebraska Farmers' War' Coun
cil, for Liberty IOan Committee, Fed
eral Reserve Bank Rultdlng, Omaha,
Nebr.:
Please enroll me as a volunteer to aid
the government for the period of the
war. I wilt help In the following activities:
Check with
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Service You
will give
Volunteer Speaker.
I will subscribe to the
Third Liberty I.oau.
I will solicit other sub
scriptions. I will help War Sav
ings Stamp Campaign,
Name
Address .'
Precinct '
MeiutMT of
(Cllve name of organization aflilmted
with )
(Mr. Hammond was a member of a part;
of fourteen who went to Rurope In Octo
ber and returned about December 1, Ol
thla number ten were members of Con
gress. The party were guests of the Urlt
lh, Frenoh and Ilelglan Government!
much of the time and were escorted t
representatives of these Uovernments tic
and down the battle lines and were shown
many other ntlUlal courtesies. Mr. Ham
mond Is publisher of tho Dally and Tri
weekly Tribune of Fremont, Neb., and ll
tilling many publlo speaking engagement!
at the present time.)
I'remler Lloyd Uuorgu never coined
n truer eplKiiun than that "We must
Bo on or ko under."
How the war Is "going on" can be
understood, even In part, only by
those who have been near to It, which
pri.vllcKu I recently had. That It Is
the most colossal tragedy In human
history Is pruwtl by u glance at any
phase of It.
America's part In the struggle Is be
ing performed because America can
not uvold It. Autocracy Is running
amuclc and we stand In Its road.
Kltlier It stalks triumphant over nil
that we have been taught to hold
sacred and dear or we ami thoc with
us slay the dragon from whose red
Jaws blood Is dripping. We and It
cannot live In the world together.
I have seen England, Franco nnd
Belgium battling with tho beast. Now
my own country Is sending its men
into the fray and the effort and the
sacrifices thnt nre being inude abroad
will soon be witnessed here. We may
not see here the nctunl fighting. Let
us hope not. But we cannot escape
the other appalling features.
Englnud Is vindicating lier tradi
tions nnd Ideals. She is not light
ing for territorial expansion. This 1
by no means as vital or essential to
her as Is proof of the binding nature
of her compacts. The preservation
of Belgian neutrality drew her Into
the .struggle. For this her soldiers
are battling and her great navy Is
steamed up ready for the master
stroke; for this her women are work
lug In Held ami factory and are pour
ing out their merciful ministrations
In Innumerable hospitals.
France Is making the great sacrl
tice. Paris, which sets the styles for
the world, Is wearing black as a sym
bol of sorrow, and the world Is adopt
ing It, for nil the world Is mourning
But Paris nnd France, though In tears,
are not without hope. They are look
ing eagerly forward to victory, when
the Invading Huns nre driven from
French soil nnd the lost prlvlnccs of
Alsace and Lorraine will be restored
to their rightful owners. The coming
of the American troops hns given
them new courage. With unexampled
bravery they are holding the line un
til the strength of America can be
hurled against the foe. The republic
stIIPeCliocs with tno wild accfarm
given to General Pershing and his ex
peditionary force. It wilt bo a mighty
task for tho United States to measuro
up to French cxpnctntloni.
Hiding as I recently did up and
down the whole battle front In Franca
mid Flanders, I saw much of the suf
fering France hns heroically endured.
llfi- ruined cltlet and towns, her de
vastated territory, her dend soldiers,
her outraged women, her tortured
children, nil cry out for vengeance.
Kvory reported atrocity of the Ger
man nriny Is true, and very much
more. I got much evidence from eyo
witnesses of unspeakable barbnrltle.
All the waters of the seven seas can
never wash away the foul stains.
In Belgium, at a reception given by
King Albert. I nskod Ambassador
Brand Whit lock what word could ho
taken buck to the people of America.
He sulci : "It Is tlilllcult to put It In
ii word, but this Is to he Mild of tho
Germans; they disregard every senti
ment of honor ii'ml Integrity, every
thing we hold sacred nnd dear. They
have violated with utter Impunity
every agreement I have ever mntlo
with them." The conclusion from
this and u Hood of other like testi
mony Is that "we must go on or go
under." No compromise or settle
ment with the IIohenxolleri)s will he
more than "a scrap of paper." Tho
T'nlted Stntes has one supreme duty
nt this hour. That Is to furnish the
money ami man power to defeat tho
arch enemy of liberty nnd of the
peace of the world.
Pastors of churches and teachers
of schools are requested to preach
and tench the third Liberty Loan
from their pulpits and rostrums.
Would It not be a great ad for
the state of Nebraska If It owned
enough Liberty Bonds so that the
Interest received by the people of
the state would exceed the amount of
their government taxes.
The more Liberty Bonds sold the
lower our government taxes. Money
spent on taxes seldon returns to us,
hut money spent for bonds Is re
turned with Interest.
The excess profits of Nebraska
farms should he Invested In Liberty
Bonds as a reserve fund to guaran
tee the state aglnst hard times.
While farm prices are high the
farmer should Invest In Liberty
Bonds so thut when prices drop hn
will have a reserve fund to fall
back on.
"To .Thine Ownaelf Tru-j."
If a man has nothing to reproach
himself with, he can bear anything.
Phillips Brook-.
A CONVERSATION
Between Mr. Doubtful and Mr. Right
Mr. Doubtful: "I don't see how I
can buy any more Liberty Bondi. I
bought all I could last fall. I'm not a
rich man and I'don't think it's fair or just
to expect me to do anytning more man i
have done."
Mr. Right: "Let's see your next
door neighbor's boy enlisted, didn't he?"
Mr. Doubtful: "Yes, he's over in
France now. Mighty fine, stalwart boy.
that!"
Mr. Right: "Exactly, and some day
that splendid boy, the pride of his par
ents hearts, may go 'over the top' in a gal
lant charge, stop a German bullet, and fall
in the mud and debris of No Man's Land.
Isn't that asking too much of him, and of
his family? Is that 'fair?' Is that just?' "
Mr. Doubtful: "Why, it's awful, of
course, but it can't be helped. This is war,
and men have to be killed in it."
Mr. Right; "You've said it this is
war! To win the war it might be neces
sary for the government to take your
factory 'away -from you, and ruin your
business. It might be necessary to take
your house and turn you out in the street. ,
What of that? Is that as great a sacrifice
as your neighbor makes, or stands ready
to make, when he gives his boy to his
country? Yet you don't think it's your
duty to pinch and save, and borrow if
need be, in order to buy Liberty Bonds,
and thus help shorten the war, make vic
tory certain, and save the lives of thou
sands of American boys who will other
wise be uselessly sacrificed.
Mr. Doubtful: "I gess that's true,
Mr. Right, I have been thoughtless. I'll
stop complaining and criticising, and put
up my last dollar if need be. to help
win this war."
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