Plea to end war echoed by English writer’s call
A stark message from a British author urges readers to reconcile opposing urges about war. The piece argues that instinctive support for continued conflict clashes with wiser restraint, applying a universal appeal to Americans amid global turmoil. The tone notes moral duty, shared humanity, and urgent urgency.
Poets Call for Liberty Bonds and Total War Effort
Rudyard Kipling's Falkstone speech urges Americans to fund the Allied war, warning that victory is essential and that failure would erase democracy. He argues for hard money support, and that without Allied victory, Earth becomes hell and civilization collapses. He ties personal sacrifice to national defense and stresses that money backs ships, munitions, and mobilization.
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Here Is YOUR Boy in the Crucible of Victory
A dramatic wartime exhortation presents a soldier with a gun and unyielding resolve to defeat Vic T ory’s perceived enemy. The narrator urges home front support to supply both resources and manpower, vowing complete destruction of the foe’s acts and ideas.
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This Boy Is the Symbol of Competing America
This exhortation frames a young man as the emblem of national effort in wartime. It urges public support through purchasing war items and contributing dollars, presenting him as a collective beacon for Americans and their families who will back the war through sacrifice.
He Is the Symbol of the Liberty Loan
A brief feature highlights the Liberty Loan drive with a focus on a national symbol and its role in supporting war financing. The piece notes public enthusiasm and the drive’s impact on morale and wartime effort.
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