Opes moss Uncle Sun has called
’ ‘ the 1M”. people of these
Sing. to ”on that patriotism
as mm Liberty Loan
' fit} admin. spindid effort to
m the cm oi the hrutsLand
summons: Paul-u and their
henchmen teams the world.
J Once were thorcoll has gone forth
Ms 0! wu to those now carrying
'lItis in tin third‘loon since this na-
menteree tho um upon behalf of
flu! by the hosts at the Hans. and
Maud as such more at the residents
”will offer ill-all effort to show their
d
’s war program.
_ ()va Sure.
. There is not «the shadow of a doubt
that the loot. will be oversuhscrzbed,
possibly by:.100;per cent. for the cam-
paign will be carried to every man
and wOman from the Atlantic to the
adieu line.
It! the flrd two loan campaigns prac~
Vqlly every person of‘ wealth and
most of those of moderate means
came forward and took-as many of the
hands as they could afford. In fact.
my purchased more than their
than. investigation. and compari-
Loops madesinoe the completion of
these loans. however. have shown that
there Were a considerable number of
,shfrkers. and these were among those
L incomes ranged approximately
Min $10,000 to 825,000. in proportion
. qtheir finances a large number of
we did not. do as well as the men
.. ind the desks and the counters.
we women behind the. typing ma-
“ Thisx-flwt is a sad commen-
t's“, upon tholpatriotlsm. of those who
, in combrtnble circumszamN and
We luturo‘ business prosperity do-
é2;'__.._ m... a
I
You
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" "ti
~. me deb. Greene Say
Eminence" or “Wage Earner“? :fidiilililiiV73 much-:2
Who Has Dodged ObligatiOn—a
ismrlcaMust Awake to Full Re-
sponsibility or Huns WillWinWar
civilisation. ureatenedi with destruco'
002nm to in raised in the impending)
umpslrn must: be» at least 83.000.000,»
.pfgthio gran liberty loving country‘
rate their zeal ‘
,Mc and- from Mexico to the Cani‘ selves to the seriousness of the. exist-
ing situation and appreciate fully lhv‘
I
p ”I“??? to" CO]!
,i luv“ ruml leans-m"
; l, M, it” Drudwsy.
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than
their work ofworld so
, arms
pends upon the nation's success ill the'
existing struggle.
But these deliberately dodged the it!"
shlrked their responsibilities.
time a special drive is to be made ers have been dodging their room.»
,to convince this class of persons of sibliities.
5 It's Not;
‘dsls would «no to sue sin!!! 50"
. censor-anodes willoditso.
i "To be
est-note
.wioo and
fills- the» years have
'nishi and» don W lust rev,
meow. energetic sad best W
military power the world has ever?
Tbousanfl upon .thousundsi
all odo- mtelr 10- this
our allies. who for lien
{known
lof the burden of motion the world,
lame for humsnity and institution. in.’
cluding the umles of sphndid young
men who. at. the initial out to the;
colors. put aside home and hidden
ties. partitions and emotions sul doocf
ning their unllorms. marched sway to
Slackers. Molly or 'I‘
"But those who have hen tum:
to the demands» of this nation note}
those neighbors across the see who,
have been studios of! the am;
hordes. should not have been M
and to persuade them to come for- ‘ tight, to join the Red-Prose, the ho.
{as the govurment fixes upon
i
:cedurc.
People Must Wake Up.
lost! otthopmlsforalarge casb'wm d h 3 Inc u stoasslstin
‘ to be in furnishingthe! a an do t eir duty to the full. pitsl and smbu s e nit
i
"It is all very well for. the shirkm
the lags Stamps and cheer long ami- loud:
Iby on' their way to the battle fronts
L“over there." llut that is not enough,
i "The people of the United Siatru,‘ not one onethousandth part enough.
said George do B. Greene, of
.Yorlr, “must without further delay and‘how ranging on the/western .bsttiei
as a complete whole arouse them. front of Europe may ternlinateuno "'0 comm» and Her?
matter whether our allies or ill? Ger ' Cienilv Rrown to
mans temporarily gain the upper hand; worth "”10. tshfiuld ‘be striving with
this war, if the. objective of the Uni-'milhl and main to win this war. lint.
tremendous crisis Mill
stand face to face.
which
. “For tho-last year the aisrm clock
of circumstance has been dinning a
.warning sufficiently loud to have stir
red to foi'el'zsll action any but these assume that Germany and her ailing.
mentally deficient. and yet we, as .3“... near the .13", of their resources. Flaml uncovered when "The Star
whole have moved easily along the old,Thf‘Y are unquestionably
‘und pleasurefweak" and weak" at home. ‘
lulled into a conmarutivelv unruffled‘ ”1"” larders taxed and their finances,“ u ”newt," M "on”. i
calm by a m'splaced confidence thatifiil'eimi‘d ‘0 ’1‘" breaking point: bull
no obstacle is too great. for us to over-‘ihPY 3”” maintain "'0'“ formidable?
comp though we exert but a mininmnnbflme lines and backed by the, most to sell Liberty lionds and who Say.
of effort and an unwarranted sense elaborate defenses ever erected and :1 loge Stamps and assist in garden and;
of “filmy because of the geographt- ”mm” m“ «practically “mum,“ ' farm work. as if fuiiitas many chit.
pathways of business
New
lilo
y.tod States and its partnerain the
struttgle is to he ohlnlnon. pro‘bahlv
Twill go on for'y‘ears. By no mental
{process based unon reason can we
growing
with
cal distance between ourselves and by the mighty conflictr they will he
the actual conflict. Occasionally we able '0 tight. and 38'" de 1°"
have given expression to wondermentliime‘io come.
as to when the Germans had
allies would become tired and quit. a
result. which “VP Wel‘c perfectly confiqSUCh an extent
J
a long
Don't Grasp Situation.
“We are in this war. and in it to
that upon its outcome
their
District
low In!
I' most
and come over
as would be of little t... m
Genome should win the war
billets; all complete
on I [mat
inhibcrty Bonds-enema
“'0 ‘Q‘llldmaymehisllfe.
it mullet!” mien/sum"
/ ,
sure this lethargy M M“
0).
5mm a gilzamic
"No matter how the titanic consul ‘mh thrills and parades.
The main buses little"
insure/Yur freedom Today. .
‘ I
I
do or die in the greet cslso. MW“!!! curvatiosel ethanol-Isn’t: tJM‘mM i' “Mimi" ' want
; . as a w D909 0: l to. motion of thmmn ‘
it the or“ does not take tits bonsai
mounts wills and as thoclltity M5
:1; ”one to extend credit we. urn-il
. .4 their ourplus is luvsfl‘ln v-
? slilht nutritious hm be!!! ”when” horde. they will lieu “9°“;
sue placed squarely up to them and ed to carry the urea!" share 01 "'0 “M our mus. "‘ M” that. ""09"
This burden while millions of moral ml; items for this no that chum ene-
' ‘ .dm a (lime or a dotin- into the coh'
Why should only a (so-vim” b0"! and M 0! on, m;
:the error of the stand they have taken ; paratively few have , volunteered toullfllfl! tho-o W Io. he's seen friends
i
And, if they do not listen to words oflihe programme of 80M! '3". “ti" m I," 1 n w a
reason, it has been determined that structlon and to collie fnwwsr an l ,u- n H' mmtvr’ .ilPrlo " . '5 w _ . .. .
“.150 ammonium-nit?- ithe government will take steps to come lend most liberally of theil funds iii“ "” do M seem ‘0 compost)“: ”'5" :im the 0 cm “W a "m" “mom ! the commuter hopes
pel them to shoulder their share of'both this nation and monies should. 0" civilisation‘s existence. and» that it
the burdens of the war. As all or he removed from all cause 401‘th " absolutely "WWW” UM Wilma"?
the income tax rwturnu will be in undo?" financial problems.
,filed within a very short time there
will be no difficulty in ascertainingioccnaionaily to attend a Martin!”
the. incomes at all shirkers. even to for a war chliritv. 10 COMNWM “WWJ'” "Mu“ home some M the "'3'
the nm0unts they have on deposit inlihing now and then to a fund. for the “Maltese of the struggle, and to
. banks, and then the necessary pres-relief of war sullerers. to “We“ it "Vim“. who "'9 making daily personal
sure can be bl'oil'ght to hear as soon donors in Liberty Md“ and w” suhwm of- time. energy and personal
existence.
we hm not steeped this incl. Wei
feel the shoes at bin We and addict
lionsi Austins. Mach. here no there.‘
moor es en: mused because nasal
and relatives much away. haw been;
mulls discussed.
"Bit u on. great national family
«cum on a scale heretofore un‘
dreamed: of.
"lnysloh cases where.actunl death
occasions. the bigness of this war is
i .
proper and speediest method of prO-Iu'hiip the other fellows were marchlnmlppreciated. but, and It must be stated
with regret. there are too many who
not as if this mightiest of struggles
t‘fllt‘l‘lhlflnlténl filled
“Today. every man and Woman in'
child culli-
make its efforts
.they nrv not. Many are iioing,a big
.‘bli.’ many more are doing a little
'bit.’ and more than one-half nothin '
at all. except to applaud tlle military
films at the moving picture theatre".
Spangled Burner” is played and turn.
‘, out to swell the rubotone when tllcro'
lid of All Vital.
"it really seems, with their efforts
dren as gratin-ups werevussisting thr
'government in its War aims. This
,will not do. ‘
i “None of us has the right to sit
_ around trusting in luck and the efforts
of the other fellow. though more thaol
{ one keen observer has stated thati
rnothing will awaken the shlrkers to
"ill. action short of some catastrophc.[
such as ‘the dropping of bomb! on'
NW4! York, Boston or some other
great Atlantic seaboard city. t
"Every one must “strip for actiou'i
and do it now. Every one» most 519-,
sist~the government in all of its 511' l
ins Projects, volunteer for some form
of genuine war effort. in leisure time
if they cannot afford to .lbsent them-i
selves from business, and le-nd My
money librirally that our allies may;
he kept going at full speed until the:
United States can equip and send o.er I
sufficient fighting men to do ”if"
Ithings dcntflnderl of this nation. ‘
"if we (1) not do these things, ouc=
land all of Hi We will some day be
,compelled to tight the Hun right lit-r”.-
zen our own shores. i
i "Any person who cannot fight or do
.nny of the other oluentials necessaryi
gin the struegle at least can furnish,
Home of the money the government?
{requires to et‘noly the sinews of war!“
lfor those who can, and thelesson of
ith'e German offensive on the western;
:battlcfl‘ont should. above everything
.eise provide the incentive whicht
ishouid cause the third Liberty Loan‘
.'to be subscribed more than twice over
5 long before the campaign is anywhere
near completion. in fact. with the re.
.cent evidences of Germany's grrnt
"military might. one would suppo::c
that the Third Liberty Loan would
'be taken without the necessity of unit-
'lng: but the lfnitcd States :s 3000
lmlles distant from the actual fighting.
land despite the fact that thousands
of our boys are battling and dying
to protect us. it appears iii! if nothing-
short of lmlnent local danger will
arouse all oi! us 9. we should be
amused. .
9 1h. Shirk" Exposed.
"in the first two Liberty Loan cam-
paigns there were two classes ofper—
.sons who did their full (bit' in porches.
l
t
.m- lls-sl. in giving «one. credit,'.
sot-tile. Mingus-Is this credit 2
to some» Mwmwfli surfer-.1
metal cii'lil‘t W “bounds of per-
sons 09.11““ medium sized ertab‘
,lllhuenlw obtain credit at the banks
in Guess of their reserve deposits,
ditioul credit when they had liquid- to the men of small inconirs.
sled tho obligations now outstanding want to make him take a vital intcr~
against them
mom will: compo] all» to do their ruil,We went Min to feel that Iii-i $30.
«share in taking future bond. issues "00. or $200 is just as essential at
is a question which will be deter- the $1,000,000
mined latch and after. study of the- trust company, l‘hc .i(l.)lli"l‘ every rmu
curly program mode in the third cum- and woman in thc l'nitell States l‘i‘lli~
pa gn.
the past entirely too much elixpllnsls
was laid upon the contributlo s of tho expert‘to have one or more Libel-ti"
men of Wealth. 'i'oo lunch “publicity!lioxttls"eold to every family in m»
was attached lo the fact that this Second Federal Reserve ‘liislrjel in
steel ‘biliionaire’ loaned the
mont such a sum, or that a
copper man invested a huge amount menthol:.‘inigchrnment
in treasury certificates.
the man in the street actually awoke. to the. cause will nol‘be backward in
' to the real war situation to any to ‘lending, their
r"tent. '
drafted luon marching away, hoard.
'liliil the son of his nexl‘tloor neighbort‘have, to face is the increased cost ol‘
had joined the colors. or heard his:
own son announce that he was atull
‘to try for a commission.
.was reflected in the second Liberty
.Loan. when from 4.500.000, ilm num~
her which
new army of bond buyers jumped to
: 10.000.000.
ir1fl0.000.000 persons
gland it is necessary that the number
0
ling
.w’
moderate moons unorthose with
dmbio‘m ‘ ”‘
“this” mmmnm on f .
bonds, and. ‘thesowero those of . .
”i
it h‘ "u m ilnbflililCilB "dgbe a "further awakening "I this cum-
,paixn.
Appeal to Wage Earner.
“One of the pr.n<.-ipal filings “lllf'li
‘ to accomplish
insulin were they to be refused ad- this year is to make u strong anpml
We
Just: how the govern-lest in the government and the war.
subscription of Iii"
‘izee that; this is his and her war. ”i
Man in Strestv Awaken. sooncr'wv. may expect :in'thl' 4-
“in the Liberty Loan campaigns of conference‘“:t The Hague.
“i do not think it is too much to
govern- the presentidrive. Practically every
curtain family either has one or more of its
‘ service. or
sometinu ate friend ,in the ranks. and
We Only Need no: i
Small Space to no:
You Our Message-‘—
Buya
Liberty
Bond.1
n... -. W, m
“it was not until last October that men and. when" who‘jNé their sons
financial support as
Then he noted the first of the well. .
"The most difficult facmr which up
‘ «willing-to make any sucritl: .
good of the country."
believe that they are both romanti-
tortho
living. and the very men and tropical
We want to canvass. the clerks and
.ofhce workers. have been the hardest
hit. While prices of all commodities:
have gone soaring in the'lnat 'hrr-r-
years their salaries have remained.
fixed. Mechanics and il'fll!t‘f~il]l'il harm
had regular wage increases. hm the
men and .uomen behind the desks arn
no better mi from the salary dew-
point than they were before the war.
'The sacrifices that these people have:
to make to‘ purchase Liboriv Bonds
are in many cases very real. but. we;
"The psychological effect .nf this
took the first loan. the
But there are more than
in this country
investors take another mighty
"There is little doubt that there will
i w
> I73 h
.[A‘lezj [E .
-' [1”
V ' ." . -, BEERTY BONDS
' .~ “ f ' ., pave the way to VIC«
I ’ TORY in wan—an early,
'completc, triumphant
VICTORY. ' If we are to win
the war' abroad we‘ must first
-' " learn to spend wisely, to abandon
luxury. and invcbt every dollar we possibly
can in the bonds which provide the materi-'
ale and equipment without which the war ‘
cannot be Won.
ussn'rv LOAN couulrrss
. 5‘” “'1 5"“, second Peder-hm District
. - I20 Irosdwsy New York
Ring It Again.
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