Arizona republican., 1917-05-27
An Individual Duty

An appeal is made to the American people less for than for substantial display of patriotism It is made directly individual each to act for himself and not the adviser of his neighbor Every citizen is urged to subscribe for more of the Liberty Loan bonds before June 15 when the sub scrptions will be closed; he is asked to become a financial partner of all other American citizens in the war
 We believe the appeal will not be a vain one. If the response far has been slow it is because the American people have been trained to invest ment in securities. That is a species of thrift that has not been widely practsed in the United States as it has been in Germany and France where it has made the people and their countries prosperous in times of peace and where it has been a mainstay in time of Millions of citizens of both countries have quickly taken up the successive war loans as they have been offered In those countries national securities have been chief receptacles for the peoples savings This habit once established in this country, will make more prosperous.
 In offering the Liberty Loan, the first the war. loans the government has presented opportunity rather than obligation and it should be embraced The bonds are of convenient denomination and con venen terms of payment have prescribed so that the bonds can be taken up by persons of small in- comes in instalments Many of the large corpora tions, and smaller ones, we'll have made terms to their employees still easier Millions of subscribers are wanted as well as billions of money.
 As was recently stated by President Vanderlip of the National City Bank of New York, is desired that tine proceeds of these bonds be derived from the saving of the country from the future rather than from the already earned capital which must also play it's part in the
 But the Liberty Loan bonds are going to be taken. When the subscription closes on June 15 the entire issue will have been sold but that not the main thing. To whom they have been sold is much more essential the success of the loan. If on June 15 it cannot be said to have been popular loan Ger many will regard that fact with qualification than if Hindenburgs army had recovered several miles of frontage to depth of many kilometers the British and the French Germany could then we'll believe that the people of America, having in their abundance turned down the first war loan are not in sympathy with the and not standing behind the government. It would then be reasonable for Germany, from the point of view of the German people, 10 regard part in the a ridiculous Germany could then reasonably expect that the next popular manifestation of of sympathy with the government would occur with the beginning of the selective draft
 It is much more important therefore, that there be millions of subscribers the war loan than that there should be sale of all the bonds groups of capitalists The offering of the loan gives to the
 
 whether they approve the steps the president and the congress have already taken in the direction war.
 The newspapers have attempted to say that the war is a popular The people have given the newspapers reasons. but far only superficial sons for thinking Great crowds have turned out at patriotic meetings and the air tatters with their cheers With waving flags they have pro- duced a riot of color. But that isn't war
 The enlistments so far have not been in propor- tion to noisy, patriotic enthusiasm, and if the people in the fail to take the Liberty taking entails sacrifice it may be taken proof that only prepared for war but are not ready to begin prepare
 The tender of these bonds much more than effort by the to get together s2,OOO, OOOO00 in cash. It is feeling of the pulse of the nation The of pulse s a much more mo- mentous matter than money.