Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-10-05
The Liberty Loan.
BY W. G. McADoo, SECRETARY Or THE
TREASURY.

For the purpose Of thoroughly equippins
our gallant soldiers who have been called
to the field; maintaining our Navy and
our valiant tars upon the high seas pro-
Viding the necessary means to pay the
wages of our soldiers and sailors and, if
the bill now pending in the Congress passes,
the monthly allowances for the support of
their dependent families and to supply
them with life insurance constructing a
great fleet of merchant vessels to main
tain the line of communication with our
brave troops in France, and to keep our
commerce atioat upon the high seas in de-
fiance of the Germany Kaiser and his sub
marines; creating great fleet of aero
planes, which will give complete supremacy
In the air to the United States and the
brave nations fighting with us against the
German military menace; and for other
necessary war purposes. the Congress of
the United States has authorized the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to sell to the Ameri-
can people bonds of the United States bear
ing four per cent. interest. with valuable
tax exemptions. and convertible under
certain conditions into other issues of
United States bonds that may be author
lied by the Congress. The official circu-
lar of the Treasury Department gives full
details.
There is now offered to the American
people new issue of $4,000, OOO, 900 Of
bonds to be known as the Second Liberty
Loan. They will be issued in such denomi-
nations and upon such terms that every
patriotic citizen will have an opportunity
to assist the Government by lending his
money upon the security of United States
Government bond.
1t Is essential to success of the war and
to the support Of our gallant troops that
these loans shall not only be subscribed,
but oversubscribed.
No one is asked to donate or give his
money to the Government but everyone
is asked to lend his money to the Govern
ment. The loans will be repaid in full
with interest at the rate Of four per cent. per
annum. A Government bond is the safest
investment in the world; it is as good as
currency and yet better because the Gov
eminent bond bears interest and currency
does not. No other Investment compares
with it for safety. ready convertibility
into cash, and unquestioned availability as
collateral security for loans in any bank in
in the United States.
People by thousands ask the Treasury
constantly how they can help the Govern
ment in this war. Through the purchase
of Liberty Bonds everyone can help. No
more patriotic duty can be performed by
those who cannot actually fight upon the
field of battle than to furnish the Govern
ment with the necessary money to enable
1t to give our brave soldiers and sailors all
that they require to make them strong for
the fight and capable Of winning a swift
victory over our enemies
We fight, first Of all. for America 8 lights,
the right to the unmolested and unob-
structed use of the high seas, so that the
surplus products Of our farms. our mines
and our factories may be carried into the
harbors of every friendly nation in the
world Our welfare and prosperity as
people depend upon our right of peaceful
intercourse with all the nations Of the earth.
To abandon these rights by Withdrawing
our ships and commerce from the seas upon
the order of a military despot in Europe
would destroy prosperity and bring disas-
ter and humiliation upon the American
people.
We fight to protect our citizens against
assassination and murder upon the high
seas while in the peaceful exercise Of
those rights demanded by international
law and every instinct and dictate of hu-
mainly.
We fight to preserve our democratic in
situations and our sovereignty as a nation
against the menace of a powerful and
ruthless military autocracy headed by the
nate the world.
We fight also for the noble ideal of uni
versal democracy and liberty, the right of
the smallest and weakest nations equally
with the most powerful to live and to gov
ern themselves according to the will Of
their own people.
We fight for peace, for that just and
lasting peace which agonized and tortured
humanity Graves and which not the sword
nor the bayonet of a military despot but
the supremacy of indicated right alone
can restore to distracted world.
To secure these ends appeal to every
man and woman who resides upon the
soil Of free America and enjoys the bless
ings Of her priceless institutions to join
the League of Patriots by purchasing a
Liberty Bond.