The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-01
of Finance
THE LIBERTY LOAN.
Thy w. G. McAdoo, Secretary OF the
Treasury

THE LIBERTY LOAN. |
tRy, W. G. McAdoo, Secretary or inc
Treasury
For the purpose Of
Eouipine with arms, clothing ana
food our gallant soldiers who have been
called to the Geld.
Maintaining onr navy and our Va
liant tars npon the high seas.
Providing the necessary means TO
pay the wages of our soldiers ana
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 q great meet on Hief
chant vessels to maintain the nne u
communication with our brave troops
In France, and to keep our comnperca
afoat upon the high seas IN denance
Of the German Kaiser and MS SUD-
marines. Il
Creating a great fleet CT aeroplanes'
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 pur-
poses:
The Congress Of the United States
has authorized the Secretary OF the
Treasury to sell to the American peo-
pie bonds of the United States bear
ing four per cent. interest, with val
liable tax exemptions, and conVertlple
under certain conditions into other
issues of United States bonds tha-
may be authorized by the Congress.
The official circular Of the Treasury
Department gives full details.
t. Nffarod fn The Ayn6rl-
can people a new issue Of $3,000 900, 600
of bonds to be known as the Second
Liberty Loan. They will be issued IN
such denominations and upon such
terms that every patriotic citizen Will
have an opportunity to assist the gov
eminent by lending his money upon
The security OF q United States gov
eminent bond.
It is essential to the 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 every
one is asked to lend his money to the
government The loans will be repaid
in full with interest at the rate Of
four per cent. per annum. A gov
eminent bond is the safest investment
in the world; it as good as currency
and yet better, because the govern
ment bond bears interest and currency
does not. No other investment COM
pares with 1t for safety, ready. con-
yertTbility into cash, and unQuestioned
availability as collateral. security for
loans tin any bank 2 in # the United
States. s3F 7e=z4z asad "
People by the thousands ask the
Treasury constantly how they can
TxA1~ onv,f IN i0 r
Through the purchase of Liberty
Bonds every one can help. No more
4 patriotic duty can be performed by
those who cannot actually fight upon
the field of battle than to furnish the
government with the necessary money
to enable it 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 s
vital rights, the right to the unmolest-
ed and unobstructed use of the high
seas, so that the surplus products OF
our farms, our mines and our factor
les may be carried into the harbors
of every friendly nation in the world
Our welfare and prosperity as a PEG,
pie 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 E
military despot in Europe wuold des
troy prosperity and bring disaster ant
humiliation upon the American PEG
pie.
We fight to protect our citizen!
against assassination and murder up
on the high seas while in the peace
full exercise of those rights demanded
by international law and every instinc
and dictate of humanity.
We fight to preserve our democratic
institutions and our sovereignty as
nation against the menace of pow
erful and ruthless military autocrac
headed by the German Kaiser, who's
ambition is to dominate the world.
We fight, also for the nable idea
of universal democracy and liberty
the right of the smallest and weakes
nations equally with the most power
full to live and to govern themselve
according to the will of their own PEG
pie.
We fight for peace, for that just an
lasting peace which agonized and to,
tured humanity Graves and which ne
the sword nor the bayonet of a mil
tary despot but the supremacy Of vtr
dicated right alone can restore to
distracted world.
To secure these ends I appeal I
every man and woman who reside
upon the soil of free America and er
joys the blessings of her priceless IL
stitutions to join the League of Pr
triots by purchasing a Liberty Bon
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