The Robesonian., 1917-10-22
SIMMONS URGES PUR-
CHASE LIBERTY BONDS

It is the Patriotic Duty of EVERY
body-sale of Bonds Must Not
Fail-It Would Mean Disaster.
Following is from a letter address,
ed by Senator F. M, Simmons to Nal
tlonal Committeeman A.. w. McLeanI
OF Lumberton IN response to a re- |
quest Tor a message to the people of 1
North Carolina upon the necessity for /
supporting the campaign for the Lib |
erty loan:
Surely, and beyond preadventure, j
SO Tar as this government is concern
ed, the war in which it is engaged
was forced upon US and our partici-
patton made necessary by every con-
! sideration Of national honor. integri-
ty and safety. Our cause is both Just
and righteous.
I'VE did not enter it until Germany
had violated every human and pcop-
erty right we have upon the high
seas.
"We did not enter it until Germany
told US unequivocally that she would
no longer make pretense of respect
ing these rights, but would treat
Americans and American ships, with
out discrimination, with the same wan
ton ruthlesSness displayed toward the
citizens and ships Of enemy belliger-
ents.
eve did not enter it until it became
apparent that Germany was engaged
in war of world conquest.
1--WE did not enter it until it became
evident that not only our national
safety was imperilled but that liberty
and freedom throughout the world
was jeopardized
eve did-not enter it until it became
manifest that a world struggle was on
between autocracy and democracy, in
volving the social order of the world
', and the very fundamentals of our
tChrlstlan clvlllzation; struggle be-
tween representative government and
a n1ilitarism based on force and 9
philosophy pregnant with skepticism
and atheistic tendencies.
'In the beginning the war in Eu-
rope was a contest of thorough going
:. preparedness against almost utter un.
n preparedness. Only a gracious Prov.
: idence saved the Allies from quicl
y subjugation and this country from
Il having to face the victorious legion:
: Of the conauerer in conditions Of ut
7. ter unpreparedness and helplessness
d "Our Allies are now, with our fin
l. ancial help, it is hoped, in a condi
z ton to hold the enemy in check unit
VI we are prepared to furnish the mill
tary, naval and maritime assistanc
K needed to bring him to terms and re
&C store peace upon fair and enduring
l. basis. In the meantime Great Britain
/ France, Russia and Italy are fighting
IS for us just as surely as they ar
II fighting for themselves and the res
n Of mankind. If they fail nothing, wi
ii be left to us but to face the blosd
j, thirsty Hun singlehanded upon ou
It. own shores under conditions of grea
VI disadvantage to us.
SIN these conditions it behooves U
to do two things: a. Prepare ou1
,s selves at any cost for every contil
" gency or eventuality; (2) furnish OF
" Allies such financial assistance {
&C they need to keep up the fight unit
,.t our army and navy are prepared IL
- =. only to do our part on the battle frol
" 70 but to defend our own shores again
r | invasion if disaster shall overtahe
,,00' and cur Allies abroad.
~ "In carrying out this programme
~ stupendous amount of money will
y required. There are two ways f
=, the government to raise this none
;:sSs namely, by taxation, or by borrowir
- of bonds The money we must hav
~ and as it can only be gotten in tt
~ ways indicated, if the people will n
W. lend it to the government, the go
~ ~ ernment will have to raise the mon
M by taxation.
00' 00' at is evident, therefore, that o
w. people, all of them, must, and sure
aaee as patriotic duty will, contribu
IU ~ and lend unstintingly. 1t would
w w of no avail to send our boys to t
w. front if we refused to give our d
~ ~ lars to the fullest extent requir
Va. 'no to sustain them and the cause viii
W. ,M they have been called upon to {
w. fend and risk their young lives.
= ''The sale of the liberty bonds MI
not fail. It would mean disaster,
d.: would spread disnay among {
ey- friends both at home and abro
Nc while it would stiffen the neck, ha
Nc. en- the heart and strengthen the a
OF of the Hun and his synpathiz
10, throughout the world.
and "The money received from the S
) to Of Liberty bonds will be used in p
OBJ to defray our preparedness and v
expenses and in part to lend to
Allies on bonds Of their respect
,: governments. For the present pr
eece tically all of the money will be sp
YER in this country for supplies for
fred Allies as we'll as for ourselves,
al it will necessarily greatly. stimuli
and domestic enterprise and industry.
coke .sIn selling you Liberty bond
the government is simply borrowing y
ned. money Ito be devoted to a high
patriotic purpose in which you a
lren patriotic citizen are profoundly {
cerned) on the best security the w
affords at an exceptionally high
odad of interest, free from State, COT
"s ssoI and city taxes, and, except in the {
. $b be of relatively large incomes, vlrtu
)tion 1ree from euel l.+;e Aa 49, of ov
Jnit-| IL is Cile pdt11oIiS u"'y "