The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-04-11
TO ALL LOYAL AMERICANS
Will You Stand by Your Country


things: Men and Money.
Rich and poor must be ready TO
make patriotic sacrifices. But the
poor man will make the greatest sac
rifice. He will do the bulk OF the
fighting, because he forms the DUH
of the population. He VIII onef 10
his country more than life Itself
for, if killed, Or disabled, he leaves
his wife and children helpless, dc
pendent on charity or the State.
But war does not only demand its
toll of human life. 1t requires a
limitless expenditure of money. New
er in the history of wars has moneE
been SO necessary to military sue
cess. Great Britain alone is spend,
ing thirty-five million dollars a de!
as her share of the wars expense.
What then is the duty OF all Cit
zens of means, those who have q
comfortable surplus, and especlali!
all who will remain at home prctec-
ted by the sacrifice of the nation
young manhood? The least that Cal
be done by the men and women witt
bank accounts, the men too old tt
fight, and all other people OF means
who do not go to the front, is to beal
their share of the nations burdei
by the free and prompt offering o.
their wealth to the nations cause
America needs more than spoken 10y
atty from its citizens who stay a;
home. It needs real support.
In war, the burden of fighting
must be carried by those who are
physically strong and fit to fight
The burden of finance must be Borne
by those who are financially strons
and able to give. Above all, The
war must be paid for as it proceeds
in dollars as well as in lives. Ther>
must be no crushing legacy of bon
ded debt to be paid in taxes by tbs
men who have done the fighting ant
their children. Let US make this ;
cash war, a pay-as-you-enter war
Let all loyal citizens who have IL
comes above their immediate neces
stiles volunteer their wealth.
The people of the United State:
have never failed to respond to then
country's need. They never will. Il
our Civil War million men "a quar-
ter of the whole population OF mill
tary age) volunteered at Lincoln
call during the first year. But tht
nations private fortunes did not vol
uuteer. They declared for patrio,
ism, while they profited on the couu
try's necessity. Congressional com
lnittees disclosed gigantic graft ane
thefts from the government in wal
contracts. The public need not bs
reminded of the experiences during
the Spanish-American war. Let u.
not forget these bitter lessons o.
history. -..;s "
In the name of honor, justice ant
the country you love, sign the pledge
printed below
John L. Elliott,
Owen r. Lovejoy,
Amos Pinchot
E. w. Scripps,
Organization Committee
Pledge:
/ hereby demand that the Congress:
of the United States shall immedi
ately enact legislation providing sub
-s.arfielv for the following war mea
EiFes:
1. That there shall be levied or
all net incomes in excess of $4,000
ffor unmarried persons) and in ex
cess of $4,000 (for married persons
an annual war tax, beginning at 2
pea SCAL Ouo IAS4 oGi a Si1S
ing scale to point which viii Per
nit of no individual retaining an an
aual net income in excess Of $780,
900, such war tax to continue until
all bonds, treasury notes and other
obligations issued for war purposes
are paid.
2. That all war supplies or war
service, including transportation,
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at reasonable prof., to be fixed by
Congress.
3. That Congress shall enact leg
tslation preventing the sale of neces-
saries of life during the war at ex-
cessive profits.
4. That intentional failure to
supply the Government with correct
figures as to income or as 10 profits