The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-31
BY Frank Il. Shepard

Cashier First National Bank, Bis
marck, North Dakota :
For the third time in theshistory Of
the country the people Of the United
States have been called upon to lend
their money to the Government. Dur
ing the Civil War and the Spanish
American War the public loans met
with overwhelming success and now
the United States government ,%calls
upon the American people to come
forward and subscribe to the Liberty
Loan of 1917.
This Liberty Loan is issued in de-
nominations Of $50 and upwards and
bears interest at the rate of 31a per
cent Subscriptiona books will be
open until the 18th of June, although
the Secretary Of the Treasury re
serves the right to close the books at
all earlier date if found advisable to
do so. Therefore, subscriptions should
be sent in at the earliest possible Op-
pOrtunity. Payments to the Liberty
Loan are to be made as follows: For
500 Bond-$2 OH subscription, SIS
on the 2Sth of June, $40 on July 80,
$50 on August Is, $50 on August 80.
Half these amounts will, Of course,
cover $50 bond.
No Red Tape
There is no red tape or cOmplica-
ton of any kind in connection with
the Liberty Loan. The Government
simply asks the people to lend part
of their money-it does not ask them
to give any-for the purpose OF pro-
tccting and upholding the rights of
American citizens and of the civiliza
ton of~the world.
Subscribers to the Liberty Loan, as
just stated, are not giving their money
away, they are simply depositing it
with the United States government
as they would in bank. In all parts
Of the country financial institutions
and business houses Of every kind are
Offering their services without charge
or profit of any kind for handling the
necessary details in taking care Of
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan.
Even though America has been at
war Tor some two months there are
many people who do not seem to re-
alize what a terribly serious thing
in all likelihood be before peace can
be restored. OF course. the main rea
sons for this lack of realization on
the part of the general public are
that we are so far away from the seat
of hostilities and business is going on
much the same as usual, people are
busily employed at good pay, and, cX-
cept for the free display of flags and
the occasional sight of few soldiers
in uniform, life continues just the
same as usual. w..
Steady Course
But while it is important for us
to avoid being stampeded into amy sort
OF panic, and while it is most ncces
sary for every one to avoid doing
anything that will interfere with the
steady course of business or that will
tend to upset the industrial welfare
of the country, it is, at the same time,
absolutely necessary that we shall not
fall into a spirit: Of complaceEcy and
think that the war will be won any
how. or that somebody else is looking
after things and that we do not have
to worry about anything.
4 AS a matter of fact, every American
has distinct duty to perform and
that is to do his or her share to help
the government. Those who arc in a
position to render military or naval
service will do so, but many are not
and, therefore, since these cannot Of
fer their lives for Liberty the least
they can do is to lend part Of their