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it/Lt  «■       June,  1918. 
These  men  have  offered  their  lives,  their  all,  that  their  country  may  be 
preserved  from  the  foot,  or  even  from  the  attempt,  of  the  invader.  They 
can  give  no  more. 
But  back  of  these  men — an  essential  complement  to  them — are  the 
patriots  of  peace,  or,  rather,  of  peaceful  endeavors — the  builders  and  the 
workers — the  hewers  of  wood  and  the  drawers  of  water. 
And  no  matter  how  humble  in  rank,  each  is  a  patriot  who  does  his  duty 
as  he  finds  it,  does  it  well,  and  stands  prepared  to  give  what  he  has,  in  service 
or  in  wealth — perhaps  in  both — to  the  safety  of  the  nation. 
Giving,  of  course,  presupposes  the  ability  to  give.  To  give  we  must  have 
or  we  must  earn.  And  none  should  cease  to  earn,  through  service,  as  long  as 
he  is  endowed  with  the  earning  power. 
Only  in  this  way  can  we  meet  our  country's  call.  Only  as  we  earn  can 
we  pay  the  taxes  it  demands,  buy  Liberty  bonds,  war  savings  certificates  and 
do  our  duty  by  the  varied  activities  which  strengthen  and  lighten  the  burdens 
of  the  men  who  are  fighting  for  us. 
We  can  not  all  fight  in  the  trenches.  But  if  we  do  our  duty — our  level 
best — here  at  home,  we  have  supported  the  man  in  the  trenches  and  made  it 
possible  for  him  to  fight  a  better  fight.  We  have  stood  with  him ;  we  have 
held  him  up. 
That's  our  fight,  and  it  may  be  just  as  patriotic,  just  as  courageous,  as  if 
we  fought  it  with  machine  gun  or  bayonet. 
It  is,  if  we  make  it  so. 
