Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-10-12
BACKING UP OUR BOYS

When the boys of the nation are
laying aside all their plans, hopes
and ambitions, giving up good posi-
tons and leaving comfortable homes,
for the hardships of camp life and
the danger of the trenches, it is GER
tainly the duty of their fathers, moth
ers friends, and acquaintance. to
willingly loan their dollars to the
governm ent in order to make it pos
sibe to give as many comforts and
as large measure of protection as
possible to these boys.
The government is now offering a
second issue of $4,000, 100000 Lib
erty Bonds to finance the war. This
money is needed and must be raised
and more than raised. during the
present month. If the entire issue is
not subscribed and over subscribed,
it will be a greater disbursement
to our armies and our allies than a
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enlargement to our enemies than
great victory. The shortest cut to.
peace lies in throwing all our re-
sources of men and money into the
war, promptly and cheerfully. The
surest way of saving the lives of our
boys is by shortening the war, and
the surest way of shortening the war
is TO plunge into it heart and soul
and convince the central powers that
we are prepared to make any neces-
sary sacrifices in order to win. To
back up our boys with our dollars is
the most and at the same time the
least that any American, not quail
fled for active service, but who loves
the boys and his country more than
he does his money, can do. The
sufficient to make each citizen glad
to assist the government in its hour
of need, eager to offer his dollars in
order that the com fort of our soldiers
and sailors may be assured by the
best possible equipment. and their
lives safeguarded, as much as may
be, by plentiful supplies of artillery,
ammunition and aeroplanes.
Purchase of the Liberty Bonds is
prompted not only by patriotism, but
by the dictates of business Judgment.
This issue of three billion dollars Is
equivalent to less than two per cent
of the wealth of the nation. The
question which confronts each citi-
zen Is, Shall loan two per cent of
my possessions to the government at
four per cent interest as the price OF
victory, or shall risk losing a large
part, if not all, of my property as the
price OF defeat?" If Germany is en-
couraged to prolong the war by the
belief that the United States will
give but half-hearted support to her
allies, ii means higher taxes and more
OF them. Having confiscated the lives
OF the young men of the nation, the
government will not hesitate to con-
script the dollars of the slackers who
refuse To loan them to meet the ex-
penses of the war. II Germany
should win through the failure OF
this country TO do its duty, the Unit.
ed States will doubtlessly be called
upon 10 pay an indemnity equiva-
lent TO 10 or 20 per cent of the pos
sessions of each citizen and the value
OF every form of property will great
ly depreciate.
Every Liberty Bond purchased
viii not only safeguard the lives of
our boys but also the property of the
purchaser. The privilege or, if YOU
please, the duty of making the pres
ent loan campaign an overwhelm-
ing success, rests upon every resi-
dent OF this, as well as of every other
com munity. 1t can not be evadcd or
shirked. Our boys are making the
supreme sacrifice for US, we must
make sacrifices to back them up with
our dollars or prove ourselves un-
worthy ingrates.
WM. GOODYEAR.