The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
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 sary sacrifices of human life and treasure The northern people were not only will ing but eager to bear large burdens of taxation in order to strengthen the gov ernments credit and to provide it with the necessary funds for the conduct of the war. Let HIS not repeat that mistake. Let us profit by that experience. To me it is a sad spectacle to see commit tees of various Kinds coming to Wash
 ngton and urging Congress that the par ticular interest they represent be relieved of taxation. or that taxation be trans ferred largely from them to somebody else less able to bear it, when. at the same time our gallant boys are walking un- complainingly to the registration officers throughout the land sgnifying their will lingness to die. if need be, in their coun- try's cause. You men and women who create public opinion in this country must make yourselves heard, and tell your rep resentatives in Congress that you are unwilling to support any policy which is more considerate of the interests of prop erty than it is of the lives of our brave and unselfsh soldiers.
 LIBERTY LOAN INVESTMENT
 W hat does your government offer you men and women who. stay at home? 1t offers to make your principal secure. It protects your property, your investment, absolutely, when 1t cannot protect the lives of the men who are fighting for your property and your liberty. It of fers to give you as compensation for the use of your money 31A per cent inter- est per annum, free of all taxation, compensation 10O0O times greater than 1t gives to our brave soldiers who are risk ing all for you No true American should hesitate to buy this safest security in the world, this mortgage upon the honor or the American people and upon all the wealth of the United States. s250,0 00o, 900. It is the very last service that any citizen can render to his government.
 Every man and woman must get behind these bonds If this issue is to be sue cessful. If, on June 15-which is Bond RegiStration Day-it be said that there were not enough men and women in America willing to volunteer their money upon the matchess security of the wealth and honor of the United States to back up the young men of America who are willing to risk their lives for their coun- try. wouldn't it be disgrace to Amer ica? What would the people of the world think? They would think that America is protesting something she is not will ling to support with her life; that she pretends to stand for a noble principle, and yet isn't determined to fight for 1t; that her sons are not willing to guar antee the heritage of free government. I know that result won't happen be- cause 1 know that on June 15 every man and woman in this country will sub- scribe, within their means, to the lfb- erty bonds and tell the world in thun- derous tones that the American Con- gress made no mistake when it pledged all of the resources of this mighty na tion for the conduct of this righteous war.
 While the government of the United States has now said that it will no longer rely upon the volunteer system to sup ply the men who must fight in the field, do you realize. my friends that we are relying upon the volunteer system to supply the money to enable the govern ment to equip and maintain our soldiers in the field? The volunteers of money must not-as I believe that they will not-be less patriotic than the men who sacrifice their lives for liberty. I do not want the volunteer system for rais- ing the money to support our soldiers and sailors in this great war for democracy and self government to fail. We shall not fail if every one does his duty, but I warn you that these great things do not achieve themselves They can only be achieved through the combined energy, determina ton and spirit of the American people. It is not enough of an answer to the challenge thrown down to us that we subscribe grudgingly or barely g, 900 00O,0OO of liberty bonds We must oversubscribe this loan. Our answer to the military autocracies of the earth must be that the American people have billions to sacrifice in the cause of lib- erty and self government throughout the world