Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-24
TWO ADDRESSES
4 MINUTE MEN
JUDGE GRAHAM SAYS 1T is viTALLY
NECESSARY FOR COUNTRY 70
FAR OvERsUBSCRlBE LOAN.

Judge James \. Graham. in HI Four
Minute talk 1T the Queen ihrater Tuesday
night. in urging the citizenship tn subscribe
Tor Liberty Loan Bonds, said in part:
assuming tIat our people are thorough
ly convinced OF the necessity oi the gov
cInmeni having funds with which a. equip,
arm and properly maintain our soldiers. |
will devote my time Ia IN effort 10 Sho.s
You why this bond issne should be vastly
o~ver~ubscribcd and why an ovcrw hclmins
number 81 our citizens. including al
~clasS,S. should become subscribers there
10.
II believe III this country were now
ready to and could throw its entire weight
in men and wealth ON the European front.
this war could be- brought to a successful
termination and Germany compelled to acl
cept such terms ~ pcarc ss the allies
might dictate. even before il becomes nee
.e~Sary to go~Inio winter quarters. aud this
no doubt would save billions i'll money and
possibly thousands of lives of our soldiers.
Il also believe and ! think YOU will agree
with me that II tins bond Issue. instead IL
being subscribed for to the extent Of nnlv
three billion dollars. the minimum amount
called for nv the government. j. subscribed
for 10 the extent of five. six or seven bill
lion dollars, and ~ubScriutions thereto are
made by fifteen to twenty-five million ~
our people. instead II the wealthy few and
Germany learns ~ this tand she will Ger
iaInly know the extent a. which We have
subscribed. and the numbc. of our sub
Scrihersl the moral effect would b. prac-
tically The same thing rs il our strength
were already IN the front, a. she will tibet
realize that The entire American people
with al they have and are. are in this wal
for u successful termination of H.. and nj
the earliest possible moment.
Il believe, and think Won do, that n.
soon a. We are able 10 place on the En-.
ropean front twenty or twenty-iiv. thou
sand airplancs, properly equipped. mannc,
and armed. this var may be brought 10 /:
successful termination within 4 very ShorI
time. And this can hc the more readIl,
accomplished the more literally our ncoii,
subscribe 10 this loan. Every American
by making only 2 slight sacrifice. can be.
come the owner 81 ~ least one Of tlrt,
bonds. they being in denomination If So
and multiple~ thereof. and ~ sacrifice ii,al
those OF ~ who remain ai home can MAX,
can be equal Ia the sacrifice of our Lnv.
and nor neIshboring boys. who have place,
their lives upon the altar at their country,
are making and we owe il ~ them. IL oui
country, To ourselves and ~ poStcrity 4,
make such sacrifice ~ viii enable ~ Ia
become the owner Of one or more nf these
bonds. thereby furnishing the money 10 our
government ~ once, for which she Is call
ing.
do mol delay this matter but 90 tomor.
row to yonr banker. or to your employer
II an cmployc. and learn from then
" neither or not YOU can obtain the assist
ance necessary to enable Won 10 purchase
one or more Of these bondsl If Won are no,
able 10 do 80 without assistance, and ! as
sure You the assistance will be forihcom-
ing.
Il see the secretary Of the treasury OF
the United States j. going To cause To he
made and filed IN the archives of the gov
eminent ut Washington a list of names
with their addresses of those who sub
scribe 80 this bono issue; the amount sub
seribed, however, will not be given, thus
perpcluatlng for future generations in this
country the names of those who come "a
the assistance az their government III this
time.
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