Evening journal., 1917-10-23

Judge Joseph Burlington, Of Pitts-
burgh, member OF the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals Of the circuit
that includes Delaware, has issued an
appeal to the American Citizens OF
toreign Birth or Blood" to buy Liberty
Bonds. Judge burlington Is an expert
IN naturalization cases, he having made
a study of the question, and n. all times
has been a friend Of the foreign. born in
his district who came b, fore him seek
ing citi1'nship In his appeal he SAYS
"My elbow Citizen;
"Ihe government asks me 70 write
you about the Liberty Loan bonds. Tho
l-ied States has been forced TO enter
this great war to save American libe ty.
lnst.ad Of our laying all tho cost Of the
war az once in tax =. the United States
thinks we should pay part Of il now in
taxes ard that our chidrtn and those
Who come after US should ray Fart Of g..
These bonds are called Liberty Bonds
hecau'e they will now Re usrd for the
snme great ru-roees Of liberty that
People IN Washington time rave their
property and 'ho'r lives 70 then found
a country OF liberty.
"ThiT is To hrs time ire United
States Ia as'-el YOU ana me o help
itsw IN cur money. Up o his tine
70 h79 been do ne everything for us
school, homes. work and above all
liberty The Uni ed So es does rot
order us 10 taFe those bonds bu' aei-e
NJ % no not for her IKE, but for
cur own axes. receusa for 25 years
I have been The friend Of 10 foreign
horn ard because they rus, me
write this re-sara 70 them advising
each one each family. each iofge,
each church % buv Liberty Bonds
And I 10 4 for this reason:
First. n is the best Investment they
can make, and lt "a absolutely safe
Many Of you have been defraudcd and
lost your money In fraud schemes. bad
stocks. worthless land, dishonest banks
but here Is an absolutely safe thing
The United states has paid every dob
for more than a hundred years. ant
70 will pay this It's credit Is today
inc best OF any nation IN the world
When you got United States money II
yoiir pocfct you feel safe. Tho Llbert,
Bond Is Just as good as United state.
MONEY and, indeed, 10 is better thar
United States money because you gel
interest on 10. This Interest win b.
naid every six months. The Llbert,
Bond will be lust as good In Europ,
as u Is IN America. indeed you could
send u % Europe instead OF a none,
order or a letter Of credit. You car
turn a Liberty Bond into money 40 any
bank In America or Europe. You pay
no taxes on Il The Liberty Bands car
be bought and sold easier than land
mortgages or stock, for you don't hav,
% pay for q decd or mortgage. You
money which you arc holding draw
no interest. 10 may be burned or stolen
some bad man may get II or you ma,
put II 10 a foolish use. II you do 81
and you lose your money you will b
sorry when too late you did not folloN
my advice ard buy a Liberty Bond
Second ! want you TO buy a LII
/ erty Bond because Il viii make you
partner In the government; II wi
, make a better citizen OF YOU and
, win make you feel that II you cann
go 10 the oolors yourself that you a
having a share In helping 10 win N
war for America.
y. Third: II Is the patriotic thing I
= you 10 do; Il Is your FIRST chance 10
I. a sons part for your American moth
= country. You remember when "
stood on the deck OF ship and for q
FIRST time saw that great figure IN Ne
York harbOr OF Liberty enlightcnli
The world Your heart was moved
you said In your own tongue 'Libert!
Now that you have been here for year
e now that you have known what llberl
means TO you and your children. no
that you have earned liberty money
a liberty land, America comes and ga,
e 10 YOU and me-'My son, my daughte
X help me IN my world fight for IN
I erty.'
:, "And lastly: This Liberty Bond wi
q help ms save. The United States hs
! made them as low as $50, so that an,
= one can buy them and any bank wi
\ arrange for you to pay for them frol
q a dollar a week upward.
The great part OF the money froi
these bonds will be used for on
American army, but some OF It wi
- be loaned TO Italy to help her. som
{ Will be loaned 20 new Russia to hel
. save the new Russian republic; SON
b will 20 10 France. who helped q
10 found this republic; some will go
. Great Britain 10 help Scotland, Vale
D Ireland and England and Canada an
r. Australian; and some will 20 to BE
D GUM 10 help save that country fro
being made a Prussian province.
will HON ~ these countries and on
country do cur parts in tn war az
! will hoor IN mind that they onl
I borrow this money from the Unite
b States and that every one OF then
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