Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-23

ON FARMER TO
OBTAIN NB0NDS
Secretary Of Treasury Says No
Class Of People More In
terested Than TillerS
of Soil.

Acting upon the telegraphic reques
of Secretary McAdoo, the Fedora
Land bank of Omaha Monday sent tn,
following telegram to each of the 70l
National, Farm Loan associations now
operating unde- the jurisdiction of the
land bank in Iowa, Nebraska, Soutl
Dakota and Wyoming. These asso
Citations have a membership of abou
$4,000 farmers directly connected witt
the land bank:
"The farmer has greatest interest
to protect in the war. His market de-
pends on freedom of seas. If Ger.
many wins his market is destroyed. II
is patriotic duty of every farmer te
buy Liberty bonds and support gov
ernment. Get every subscription pos
sible. Write or wire them to thi:
bank Immediately"
Urges Farmers to Buy.
The following telegram from Sec,
retary of Treasury w. G. McAdoo te
to the Federal Land bank of Omaha
is an appeal to the farmer to open his
purse and buy Liberty bonds, =
No class of our people are more
vitality concerned in the successful
prosecution of the war with Germany
than the farmers, because the value
of their product depends upon The
maintenance Of Americas right to the
freedom Of the seas; this right beins
one, of the chief things challenged b,
the German kaiser in this war.
If our commerce can be destroyed
at the will of any foreign power a.
any time that it suits the purpose o.
that power, as submission by the
United States to, the German kaiser's
edict would bring about, the farmers
would be unable to sell their surplu:
crops in the open markets of til,
world and the value of our prifcipa
farm products would decline below
the cost Of production, America cal
never surrender this vital right.
IL Can Win War. R a
"We must vindicate it. We cal
swiftly win this war. maintain OH
prosperity, and secure the safety oi
our democracy here, and at the same
time make the world safe for democ.
raey il we go forward with resolu.
ton and courage, and support oul
gallant armies now already in the
field. ,sa H.s..
ITO do this, the farmers of the
United States, as we'll as all Other
classes of our people, must lend theil
money to the government by buying
United States Liberty bonds, which
bear 4 per cent interest and are ex,
empt from almost all taxation, state
local and federal.
Farmers sons, as we'll as the sons
of all other classes of American citi'
zens, are now in the field. We cannot
equip them with the arms and am
munition which will give them the
best chance to save their own lives
and to win the war quickly, unless the
government can sell Liberty bonds
from time to time.'
- Must Support Own Sons.
"I want the farm loan banks to
make a special effort from now until
October 27, when the subscriptions
close, to get every farmer to buy
some of these bonds, no matter how
small the amount. 1t is not only a
question of saving the rights and
property of the farmers and Of all
the people of the United States, but
of supporting our sons who have al
ready been called to the colors, and
through whose valor and fighting
ability we shall soon re-establish a
stable and just peace in the world. II
is the highest duty Of patriotism Of
the farmers and every other class OF
our people to support our gallant
soldiers in the war and uphold Amer
ica's vital rights. - =,
"The least service any good citiA
zen and patriot can perform is to
lend his money to the government on
the safest security in the world. Get
these facts to ali the farmers in your
community and urge them to do their
part" II