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whole: the title is placed across the top, with the arranged over the remainder, in black against a plain white
background. A small image is positioned by the left edge.
image: a British soldier stands facing right with his rifle shouldered.
text: WHY BRITAIN IS AT WAR
1.- TO SAVE HER GOOD NAME
Austria quarrelled with Servia. Germany made that an excuse to attack France. France is our friend, so we could not stand idly by. Germany
and Britain had by treaty promised Belgium safety and independence. Germany broke this treaty by making war on Belgium. Belgium asked our
help. Had we refused to help Belgium our name for honour would have been gone.
2.- TO SAVE HER LIFE AND HER EMPIRE
The German Emperor wants to 'wipe out' France, strip Britain of Trade and Colonies and trample your rights and liberty into the mud, as he
has done to the Belgians. In six month, if you don't wake up, you will be starved into slavery and have to take tamely any insults or ruin
the German Emperor puts on you. Millions of determined and unscrupulous Germans soldiers are in France only 20 miles from England, and any
disaster to our Navy may let them come over here. They will give you no quarter and no mercy.
3.- TO SAVE THE FREEDOM OF THE PEOPLE IN ALL EUROPE
In Germany the Emperor rules, the people have no power, there is no free speech. The military class does what it likes. If Germany wins,
the progress of the people, the cause of freedom and equal justice and fair play for you will be gone for hundreds of years. If your case
is bad now, Geramns will make it ten times worse. You have a chance now, but you will have no hope if Germany wins.
The Russians are helping us. But remember, Germany is very rich and strong and has made careful plans to crush first France and then
Britain and defeat the Russians too. You can take no risks for your wives' and childrens' sake. Our Colonies have seen at once what this
war means. They have few people but are sending large numbers of men, enough to shame us. Life perhaps seems to go on as usual. Do not be
deceived, this is the most deadly peril Britain has ever met. You must strain every nerve or you will be crushed under the German boot.
FIGHT THEN - FOR YOUR LIFE
FIGHT - FOR YOUR HONOUR
FIGHT - FOR FREEDOM
FIGHT - FOR MANKIND
EXTRACTED FROM 'THE TIMES'
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DAVID ALLEN AND SON LD. HARROW, MIDDLESEX
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Why England is War
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DEC 1914
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Drawer 45 L-H