The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-06-09
LIBERTY BONDS
The Money Price of Victory
and the Subsequent Peace
of the World.

HVob duu our IOTJuDeS. "--TTesl
dent Wilson.
! "Let us make 'the bondholders
and 'the people, interchangeable
erms."-Theodore Roosevelt.
every man and woman in the
country must get behind the Lib
erty Loan. "-Secretary McAdoo.
"Americs is privileged to spend
her blood and her might for the
principles that gave her birth and
happiness, and by the peace she
has treasured, "-President Will.
son.
| America is in the war and only
one outcome can be considered
possible by Americans. That is
victory. TO achieve victory the
country must furnish the sinews
Of war. With victory Will come
peace and therefore each pur.
chaser Of a Liberty Loan Bond
may be considered an agent of
peace.
THE USES OF TIE LIBERTY
LOAN.
To the American citizen who
gives some consideration to fea
lures of his investments other
than the mere money return from
them, the uses OF which the mon
ey raised by the sale of the Liber-
ty Loan Bonds is to be devoted
will prove q patriotic inducement
to purchase such bonds. A Ger
tain dignity attaches to money in
vested in a high and noble cause.
The Liberty Loan is made by
the United States Government to
purchase arms and equipment for
American soldiers and sailors,
food and supplies for the Ameri-
can Army and Navy. The money
Is to be spent in America for those
Americans who are fighting Amer
ica's battles on land and sea.
Part of the money raised by the
sale of Liberty Loan Bonds is to
he loaned to our allies; this too is
TO be expended 10 America. 1t is
to be spent for food and supplies
for the Armies OF our allies fight
ing on our side on the various war
fronts in Europe. 1t is Americas
first contribution towards dong
her part in the war We are engag.
ed in.
1t is billions for defense in the
world wide world Autocracy IL
waging against Democracy, bat
not one cent for tribute.
THE FIFTY DOLLAR BOND.
In issuing Liberty Loan Bonds
in denomination as small as $50
the Secretary Of the United States
Treasury has put 1t in the reach
Of almost every American citizen
to do real and actual service to
his country.
Not all can fight, not all can
render personal service in other
way, but those who are denied the
privilege Of serving their country
in person have the privilege of
serving her by lending their mon
ey to win her victories.
But it is not patriotism alone
that urges the buying Of Liberty
Loan Bonds. Thrift and wise
economy In investing small saw
ings commend these Liberty Loan
Bonds to small investors. They
are safe, and considering their tax
free quality-free from all federal,
state and local taxes inheritance
taxes excepted) and free from any
war tar that may hereafter be
levied, sffording an absolutely MI
income Of 81 per cent, they cor.
stitute an ideal investment for
savings.
Nor is there any reason for
waiting for q later bond issue 10
the expectation of higher rate of
interest being obtained, for the
law provides that should such
bonds be issued later, Liberty
Loan Bonds maybe exchanged for
them at par.
THE FARMERS AND THE LIB.
ERTY LOAN.
One aspect of the $4,000, OOO,.
900 loan, the Liberty Loan of 1917,
that the farmers Of America may
we'll consider is that very great
portion Of the money raised by the
bond issue will come directly into
the pockets of the farmers Of the
Nation
All of the money advanced to
our allies will be expended in the
United States and az they are
making all Of their own munitions
practically all Of the money ad
vanced them will be spent for pro-
ducts of the farms-for cotton for
clothing and high explosives, WOO
for clothing and leather for shoes;
bat by far the greater part of the
money loaned our allies will be ex.