Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-19
Secretary of Treasury Sends
Out Notice That Anyone
Trying to Intimidate BanksI
viii Be Punished,
THREATS TO WITHDRAW
DEPOSITS CRIMINAL
Reports From Many Sections
of Country Indicate Con-
certed Effort to Prevent
Success Of Liberty Loan,

M MORNING JoJRtiAt SPECIAL LEASED wisN
Washington, Oct 1s.--The govern
ment today set in motion the machin-
cry TO apprehend and punish pro-Ger-
man workers who have started an
organized campaign in more than a
dozen states to defeat the Liberty loan.
BY telegraph from Salt Lake City,
Secretary McAdoo authorized the is
suance of a statement here calling
upon all banks, upon which German
pressure has been brought to bear in
an effort to induce them not to aid the
loan, to report the circumstances to
him and promising to, prosecute to the
limit of the law the "disloyal. and
traitorous persons making such at
tempts at intimidation.
Department of justice officials also
began investigation into the work
ings of the alleged conspirators with
a view to prosecutions where justified.
under the espionage and other laws
dealing with ssdition and attempts
to thwart the governments war pur-
poses.
The nations answer to the abortive
efforts of the pro-German campaign
was the greatest single days subscrip-
tions since the campaign started. OF.
ficials estimate that nearly $1,750,00t
900, of the loan has been subscribed
and heavy sales are reported in pros
pect for the closing days of the drive
Secretary McAdoo's statement was
as follows:
From several sections of the coun
try bankers have reported to me tina
some of their customers have threat
ened to withdraw deposits If theil
banks subscribed to the liberty loan
Such attempts at intimidation are
made by disloyal and traitorous per
sons and are serious offenses agains
the law for which stern punishment
should be inflicted
II earnestly request any banks
state or national, against which sucf
threats have been made to report I'M
mediately by telegram or letter to th'
secretary of the treasury, Washington
the names and addresses of the per
son or persons guilty of such disloya
and traitorous actions and | shall SCI
to 1t that they are dealt with to thu
limit of the law.
Asks Information.
II also request such banks to In
form me Immediately IL any deposit
are withdrawn because they subscrib
ed to the liberty loan, giving me thu
name OF the person or persons whit
have made such Withdrawals.
Every bank in the United State
subscribing to the bonds of the Unit
ed States government will be pro
tected with all the power and re
sources of the government. No banl
shall be punished for doing its patri
otic duty by assisting the government
to prosecute the war to a swift ant
victorious conclusion"
The secretary telegraphed the state
ment to the treasury department
from Salt Lake City, where he spok'
today.
Mc.adOo's Statement.
Progress of the loan throughou
| the nation was announced In the fol
lowing statement issued by the troas
| ury tonight:
Official reports on subscriptions to
tailed ss27.174.65o, up to the close o
business yesterday or about s127,000,
900 more than was reported at th'
close of the previous day.
| 5"trstimates based on the ciistomarl
daily increases or the official figure
and unofficial reports from various
parts of the country led to the belle
| tonight that between sl,500,000, 00'
and $1,750, 100000 had been sub
scribed.