The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-19
DAY SET
APART BY WILSON
PRESIDENT I'm PATRIOTIC PLEA
NAMES OCTOBER "a AS
LIBERTY DAY.
Executive Declares That Those Who
Subscribe to the Liberty Loan Are
Performing a Service Of
Patriotism.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson in
behalf of the Liberty loan, on October
IA issued a proclamation setting aside
October "a as Liberty day and urged
the people Of the nation to assemble
on that day in their respective COM
munities and pledge to n another
and to the government that represents
them the fullest measure Of financial
support"
let the result be so impressive and
emphatic the president urges, that
1t will echo throughout the empire of
our enemy as an index of what Amer
lea intends to do to bring this war to
a victorious conclusion"
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
by the president Of the United
States Of America, a proclamation
1.-THE second Liberty loan gives the
people of the United States another
opportunity to lend their funds to
their government to sustain their
country at war, The might of the
United States is being modified and
organized to strike a mortal blow at
autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and Of the cause of
liberty. Billions of dollars are re-
quired to arm, feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth to
fight our country's battles and to as
sist the nations with whom we are
making common cause against a COM
mon foe. To subscribe to the Liberty
loan is to perform a service of pa
triotism.
To Pledge Help.
"NOw, therefore, /, Woodrow Will
son, president of the United States of
America, do appoint Wednesday, the
twenty-fourth OF October, as Liberty
day, and urge and advise the people
to assemble in their respective COM
munities and pledge to one another
and to the government that represents
them the fullest measure of financial
support. On the afternoon of that day
| request that patriotic meetings be
held in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the land, under the gen
eral direction of the secretary of the
treasury and the immediate direction
of the Liberty loan committees which
have been organized by the federal
reserve banks. The people responded
nobly to the call Of the first Liberty
loan with an oyersubscription of more
than so per cent. Let the response
to the second loan be ever greater
n let the amount be so large that it
Will serve as an assurance of uneulal-
ed support to hearten the men who
are to face the fire of battle for us.
Let the result be so impressive and
emphatic that it will echo throughout
the empire of our enemy as an index
of what America intends to do TO
bring this war to a victorious conclu-
sion.
For the purpose Of participating in
Liberty day celebration all EMPLOYEES
of the federal government throughout
the country whose services can he
spared, may be excused at 10 O'Clock.
wednesday, the twenty-fourth Of De-
tober.
In witness whereof, l have here
{ set my hand and caused the seal
OF the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
this twelfth day of October, in the
year of our Lord n thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and Of the
independence of the United States Of
America the one hundred and forty
second.
tSigned) WOODROW WILSON
by the president.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State.n