The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-25
FARMERS WILL BACK
THE LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary Houston Shows Why
They viii Do All In
Their Power.
He viii Help Produce Food and
Aid Soldiers 10 Achieve
Victory.
BY D. r. HOUSTON
Secretary OF Agriculture

II is every citizen duty 10 pur-
chase a Liberty Bond II he is in a
position 10 do so Every patriot will
regard II as privilege 10 participate
in the Liberty Loan. lie will thereby
contribute directly and effectively TO
the successful prosecution OF the war
which Germany has forced upon us.
The nations task Is serious one.
II intimately touches each OF us. II
faces you and me. IL we do not win
this war We must prepare ourselves
for grave changes In our institutions
and to lead q different sort OF life
from that which we had planned 10
ltve-from that when our fcrefathers
died to give rs the right 10 live. We
shall Indefinitely face the interference
OF the Prussian antocracy or bear
permanently the intolerable burdens
OF militarism.
To win this war we must have both
men and money. | know that every
farmer wants to do ali in his power
for the nation In this day OF trial, He
will not only labor 70 produce the
necessary foodstuffs but will also gen.
erously contribute Of his means to
make It possible for the men at the
front to achieve victory
am confident that the farmers Of
the land will not permit any other
class to take the leadership in sup
porting the government in this crisis,
financially or otherwise
We are at war with Germany be-
cause Germany made war upon US.
sank our ships, killed our citizens,
and plotted against US while profess
sing friendship. We were patient
till ofienses became so fragrant and
insults so intolerable that 1t was
merely a question whether we would
admit we were no LONGER free ma
ton or accept the challenge Of the
war mad, hypocritical and medieval
Prussisn militarists. There was one
choice we could not make--we were
incapable Of making We could not
choose the path OF submission and
suffer the most sacred rights OF our
nation and our people to be ignored
and violated"
We are defending our rights as q
free nation. We are resolved that
there shall be an end OF brute force
in international affairs. What Ger
manv's victory would mean to the
world is plain. There would be no
right except might, no peace save at
the price Of humliations too bitter to
be borne. Small nations could not
exist.
There would be no sanctity to a
pledge, no solemnity to covenant.
With the dominance of Prussian MILL
tarism, the Anglo Saxon struggle for
free institutions and liberty, persist
ing from Runnymede TO Yorktown,
with its Magma Charta. its Bill OF
Rights, and its Declaration of Inde-
pendence, will have been in vain.
It Is to prevent this, to defend our
rights, and to make possible an Or
derby and just peace In the world
that We are at war.
The nation calls on its citizens for
high and noble service. On some 1t
calls for service In the held; on 9TH
ers for service at home; on all, 1t
calls for financial support am con-
fident that the farmers Of the nation
will eagerly respond to the call for
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan.
In spite OF the advonce in wages
and the price Of everything he buys
that is, after allowing for the shrunk-
nv dr,Ior fb> forp,or hoe p,oda pDod |
money in the last two years, and has
q larger hank account than ever be-
fore. It has been estimated that his
balance is greater than the entire
Liberty Loan.
Now new call comes 70 the Amer
lean farmer. 1t Is the call to support
his country with his money as we'll
as with his crops. To this call he will
respond as nobly as TO the other.
The farmers boy has now Joined
the colors, and the nation calls on his
father to help equip, train and support
him while he fights for his country
The better we do this the safer It will
be for the boy and the sooner peace
will come.
The ten million farmers OF America
produce more than one third or the
wealth OF the country. They can cas-
lily take one-third OF this loan. II
every farmer will take one hundred
dollars In the three billion. the thing
is done II stems are taken 10 bring
The matter TO the attention OF all the
farmers in the country. they win do 1t.