Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1917 — IS MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY [ARTICLE]

IS MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY

The rule that exempts a man from draft on account of his religious creed is no good, says the edit :r of the Waverly Independent. A religion which prevents a man from serving his country, when his country, the United States of America, is assailed and when his country needs him, will not go far toward saving souls that ask protection tinder the Star-Splangled Banner.; A creed that forbids a man ♦o defend the institutions of the United States may be alright for angels, but it is too good for the r. S. A., so long as humanity is human. The U. S- A. whose protection and blessings we enjoy is good enough to live for, and it is good enough to fight for if neces-