Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-24
farmers WILL BACK
THE LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary Houston Shows Why
They viii Do All In
Their Power.
He Will Help Produce Food ant
Aid Soldiers to Achieve
Victory.
BY b. r. HOUSTON
Secretary Of Agriculture

Secretary OF Agriculture
II Is every citizens duty to pur.
chase q Liberty Bond II he II In o
position to do SO. Every patriot will
regard 1t as privilege to participate
In the Liberty Loan. He will thereby
contribute directly and effectively to
the successful prosecution OF the war
which Germany has forced upon Us.
The nations task IL q serious one.
II intimately touches each OF No. II
faces you and me- II we do not win
this war we must prepare ourselves
for grave changes In our institutions
and to lead . different sort OF life
from that which we had planned to
Eve-from that which our forefathers
died to give us the right to live. We
shall indefinitely face the interference
Of the Prussian antocracy or bear
permanently the intolerable burdens
Of militarism.
To win this war We must have both
men and money. know that every
farmer wants to do all IN his power
for the nation IN this day OF trial He
win not only labor 70 produce the
necessary foodstutfs but will also gem
erously contn5ute OF his means 70
make II possible :or the men ct the
front to achieve victory.
am confident that the farmers OF
the land will not permit any other
class to take the leadership in sup
porting the government In this crisis.
financially or otherwise.
We are at war with Germany be-
EArrHanv
sank our ships. killed our citizens.
and plotted against US while profess
sing friendship. We were patient
till ofienses became 50 fragrant and
insults 50 intolerable that II was
merely . question whether we would
admit we were no longer q free ma
ton or accept the challenge OF the
war-mad. hypocYitical and medieval
Prussian militarists. There was one
choice We could not make-we were
incapable OF making. We could not
choose the path Of submission and
suffer the most sacred rights OF our
nation and our people to be ignored
and violated.
We are defending our rights A. Q
free nation. We are resolved that
tAGiG HuaAi 10 Ill cuu Vi tutC iOICG
in International affairs. What Ger
many's victory would mean to the
world Is plain. There would be no
right except might. no peace save at
the price OF humiliations too bitter TO
be borne. Small nations could not
exist.
There would be NO sanctity to Q
pledge. no solemnity to . covenant.
With the dominance of Prussian milf
tarism. the Anglo Saxon struggle for
FREQ Institutions and liberty. persist
ing from Runnymede to Yorktown.
with its MAGMA Charta. its Bill OF
Rights. and its Declaration OF Inde-
pendence. WIN have been In vain.
II IL to prevent this. to defend our
rights. and to make possible an or
derby and just peace in the world
that No are at war.
high and noble service. On some II
calls for service In the field: on 9TH
efS for service at home: on all. It
calls for financial support am con-
hdent that the farmers Of the nation
win eagerly respond to the call for
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan.
In spite OF tho advance IN wages
and the price OF everything he buys
that II. after allowing for the shrunk-
en- dollar the farmer has made good
money IN, the last two years. and has
q larger tank account than ever be-
fore. II has been estimated that his
balance 10 greater than the entire
IihArtv TAa0
Now Z pew call comes TO the Amer
ican farmer. II Is the can to support
his country with his money ~ well
~ with his crops. To this call he viii
respond a. nobly a. to the other.
The farmers boy has now joined
the colors. and the nation calls on his
father to help equip, train and support
him while he fights for his country.
The better We do this the safer It will
be for the boy and the sooner peace
VIII come.
The ten million farmers OF America
produce more than one third OF the
wealth Of the country. They can cas-
fly take one-third Of this loan. n
every farmer win take one hundred
dollars In the three billion. the thing
IN done. n stops are taken to bring
the matter to the attention Of all the