Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-24
Our Soldiers, Sailors, and Guns,
Last, Our Dollars, Must Win War

This is Liberty day in the United States made so by
proclamation of the president and OF the forty
eight states of the American Union Would that 1t were
Liberty day for all the peoples of the world Let us make
it omnus day for the German kaiser Let us make
it the beginning of the end of military desposm and IN
human warfare.
few days ago one of the kaisers undersea assas
sins destroyed the American transport Antilles killing
many of Americas gallant The kaiser must answer
for this crime He must be made to feel the prick OF
American bayonets. Letsus remember the Antilles. Let
us never stop fater until this infamous apostle Oh
brutalized warfare, the kaiser is brought to justice
To the families of the soldiers and sailors who were
killed on the Antilles this made personal
Today let every American realize that TINS
is a personal war between every American and the Ger
man kaiser The kaiser has brought it to every american
home whether it be home OF a German American
citizen or any other American citizen. The kaiser does
not spare German Americans; he fights all Americans
and all Americans must fight hlm
Today the American public is on trial. The eyes OF
the world are upon herthe of the oppressed peo
pes of the earth with hope and expectancy the eyes o
the military autocracy of Germany with outward coh
tempt but inward fear
Our first duty is not only to subscribe but to over
subscribe the second liberty If we fail it will be
victory for the kaiser There is reason why we should
fail because we are the richest people in the world.
TO accomplish this great task all must pull together
If each does his part every is animated by super
atye love of country and resolute purpose, we can II
nance every requirement OF the government ana WIN hs
mighty quickly and save thousands Oh precious precious
American lives and vast amount OF American treasure
II is our soldiers sailors and our guns that are
going to win the victory vndicate Americas rgnts az
home and upon the high seas and make tne Wofio SAFE
for democracy
The least service Of patriotism that any man or
woman stays at home perform is to lend then
money his her government on lmpreghaoie Sc
curity at per cent interest.
They risk nothing while the soldier risks all.
have visited some of the great camps in the west
where thousands of splendid American young men are
training for the army. They setting example
which the civilian population would do well to emulate
Our brave soldiers not only giving up their families
all their material interests and putting their lives IN the
balance but they actually subscribing from their mea
ger pay to bonds OF their government in larger
amount per capita than the civilian population
The failure of liberty loan would destroy the gov
ernments credit undermine confidence imper prosper
ty and disgrace in the eyes of the world The patriotic
people the foryeght states of the union must make
such disaster impossible.
When the sets on the evening of Liberty day ],
ten million Americans should have registered their sub
scrIpuons to the second liberty loan.
WILLIAM G. McADOO,
Secretary of the Treasury.