Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-10-04
THE LIBERTY LOAN.
BY w. G. McAdoo, Secretary OF the
Treasury.

liant tars upon the high seas,
Providing the necessary means to
pay the wages of our soldiers and
sailors and. If the bin now pending
In congress passes. the monthly al
lowances for the support of their de
with life insurance;
Constructing great fleet of mer-
chant vessels to maintain the line of
with our brave troops
afloat upon the high seas in defiance
of the German kaiser and his subma-
rines;
Creating n great fleet of aeroplanes
in the air TO the United States and
the brave nations fghting with us
against the German military menace;
and for other necessary war pur-
poses,
Tho congress OF the United States
has authorized the Secretary OF the
Treasury to sell to the American Ieo-
pie bonds of the United States bear
ing four per cent interest, with valu-
able tax exemptions, and convertible
under certain conditions into other
issues OF. United States bonds that
may be authorized by the congress.
The official circular OF the Treasury
Department gives full details.
There is now offered to the Ameri-
can people a now issue of $1,000
100000 of bonds to be known as the
Second Liberty Loan. They will be
issued in such denominations and
upon such terms that every patriotic
citizen Will have an opportunity to
assist the government by lending his
money upon the security of a United
States Government bond.
1t is essential to the success of the
war and to the support of our gal
liant troops that these loans shall not
only be subscribed. but over-sub-
scribed No one is asked to doQAte
or give his money to the government.
but everyone is asked to lend his
money TO the government. The loans
will be repaid In full with interest at
the rate of four per cent per annum.
a government bond is the safest in
vestment in the world; II is rs good
as currency and yet better. because
the government bond bears interest
and currency does not. No other in
vestment compares with II for safety.
ready convertibility into cash. and
unqucstioned availability as collat-
eral security for loans in any bank
in the United States.
People by thousands ask the treas
ury constantly how they can help
the government in this war. Through
the purchase of Liberty Bonds ev-
cry one can help. No more patriotic
duty can be performed by those who
cannot actually fight upon the field
of battle than TO furnish the govern
ment with the necessary money to
enable Il to give our brave soldiers
and sailors all that they require to
make them strong for the fight and
capable of winning a swift victory
over our enemies.
We fight, first OF all. for America =
vital rights. the right to the unmo-
Tested and unobstructed use of the
high seas, so that the surplus pro-
ducts of our farms. our mines and
our factories may be carried into the
harbors of every friendly nation in
the world. Our welfare and prosper
ity as a people depend upon our
right of peaceful intercourse with
all the nations of the earth. To
abandon these rights by Withdrawing
our ships and commerce from the
seas uron the order of n military
despot ir Europe would destroy pros
perity ard bring disaster and humili-
alton upon the American people.
| We fight to protect our citizens
against assassination and murder
upon the high seas while in the
peaceful exercise of those rights de-
manded by International law and ev.
cry instinct and dictate of humanity
| We fight to preserve our demo
cratic institutions and our sovereign.
~ as a nation against the menace OF
a powerful and ruthless military au.
tocracy headed by the German kaiser
whose ambition is to dominate the
world.
We Ight also for the noble idea
of universal democracy and liberty
the right of the smallest and weakest
nations equally with the most power
full to live and to govern themselves
according to the will of their owl
people.
We fight for peace. for that JUS
and lasting peace which agonized anc
tortured humanity Graves and which
not the sword nor the bayonet OF {
military despot but the supremac,
of vindicated right alone can restor,
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