The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25

EXPLAINING OF LIBERTY LOAN
Little by little the evidence from America has been
sitting into Germany and having the desired effect,
as shown by speeches by the more independent men,
bers of the reichstag, and guarded articles in the
less cowed newspapers.
When fleet of American destroyers began hunt
ing U-boats in European waters the German people
told that the fleet consisted of few ancient
tubs that couldn't do the U-boats any harm.
When Pershing's regulars landed in France. the
German people were told that they mere hand
full of unframed men who couldn't stand up before
single German regiment, and that it would be
months, maybe year or two. before America could
get 100000 troops to France.
Then came the first Liberty Loan and the so per
cent oversubscription. The kaiser and his crowd
had to do some tall explaining.
There is good reason to believe that the result of
the first Liberty Loan opened the eyes of millions of
Germans to the fact America richer than any
other three nations in the world with 100000
people and unmatched natural resources, was
enemy to be reckoned with.
For it showed them that the people of this country
willing to do what the kaiser and his crowd had
told them they would NOT do-back up their govern
ment with their dollars.
And now America is raising her second Liberty
Loan at the very time the German people
discouraged and restless. and unless all signs
fail to the point of revolution than at
any time during the
GERMAN REICHsTAG WILL MEET
SHORTLY AFTER CLOSE OF LOAN
A few weeks after the world. including Germany,
knows the result of this second loan, the German
Can there be any doubt what the effect of five
biIon-dcIIar subscription to this loan viii have
the rechstag?
Can there be any doubt what the effect would be
On the hungry, war-weary, dislusioned German
AND, BY THE SAME TOKEN, CAN THERE BE
ANY DOUBT WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT
IF THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF THREE Bill
LION DOLLARS ASKED FOR BY THE GOVERN
MENT is NOT SUBSCRIBED?
It Is literally true that the grip Of the kaiser and
his Prussian mtarsts the German people is
going to be frightened loosened in exact proportion
to the over-subscrpton undersubscription to the
second Liberty Loan
If this merely my opinion would not take
the trouble to write it. If it merely the opinion
of the officials OF the government it would be in
terestng, but not necessarily conclusive. But it is
the unalterabe and unanswerable logic of the stua-
ton entirely apart from any ones opinion.
That is why President Wilson and every member Of
his cabinet and every other official of the govern
ment, why every Of influence and vision in
the country, is pleading with you, men, women and
children, to buy Liberty bonds to the very limit of
your financial ability.
They are not asking you to make sacrifice
altho they would be fully justified in asking you
to make the greatest possible sacrifice.
They are merely asking you to invest your money
in the SAFEST INVESTMENT IN THE WORLD
limited States government bonds tax free paving
per cent interest
does not do his full duty by buying Liberty bonds
ability, will regret il long he lives
And what is more, KNOW THAT IS THE WAY
THE PRESIDENT FEELS ABOUT 1T.