Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-18
THE LIBERTY LOAN.
Galveston Tribune.)

Na"hf' ,'"'"f Nit'NtA VI nv H'u~t Va
representatives, while IN 81. Louis Sunday,
made a statement putting a phase on the
purchase of Liberty Bonds which probably
very few persons have considered. lie
sand that ii must be understood bv the
American people that the government was
engaged in a mighty war, hat ii required
money for successfully prosecuting the
war and that II the people did not invest in
the securities offered by the government
in order to raise money for financing the
war. then taxes must be increased % a. 10
provide what was needed. The people had
sanctioned the war, they had already given
Of their sons and of money n well. bat
more money was needed and ii il could be-
obtained through the patriotic contribu-
tions Of the people. then IL would have 10
be raised BY taxation.
Ii has no doubt been because the people
have not been brought face 10 face with
some Of the stern necessities Of war thai
they have been - Indifferent in thi~ mat
ter. There j. plenty of money in the coun-
try. but the law of lneratia appears 10 be
powerful AZ work. and while II nav be-
that the people are waiting until the last
moment. this sort uf laggard policy Il
cauSing uneasIneSS 10 the government and
giving our enemies a bat of encouragement.
The best way for performing a task that
must be accomplished j. 10 get ii finished.
There never should have been any need
for committees IL visit the citizenship Ia
enlist their cooperation in this matter. The
bonds are q good investment or nothing in
the country J. safe. for III we fail in putting
a quietus on PrusSian miliiarvi-m there
VIII be no security Tor any investment the
people ~ this nation NAV choose ~ make.
The worlds disturbing element must be-
~ubdued and i now appears that the Amer
lean dollar i TO be the big factor IN bring
ing this 10 pass.
The people are Just on the eve of he
looming acquainted with the increased tax
rate which the lawmakers Of the nation
have decided y necessary for financing 81
the government and while these new
sources 81 revenue viii bring millions INTO
the treasury 1T the nation. the sum aill ~
entirely inadequate for doing the hig things
contemplated for bringing the war t. a-~ne-
l~esSSful issue. The war will ice shortened
N proportion - the Willingness 81 The PEG
pie Of this country cooperate with the euv-
%ernmcnt N pushing the program adopted
~ those ~ the head ot the variuu~ depart.
msniS. and tins cooperation means that the
citizen must make sacrifices such ~ per
hapS he has never before been called upon
Ia make. he must u. impressed with the
belief that npon hi Individual effort alone
largely rests the possibility ri success
when this condition shall have been reach
ed then will be- coneveved ~ the world the
knowledge that We are in this war with Al
the intensity VI our being.
Because we are enjoying all the bless
ing which were ours during the pipnig
times Of peace. albeit nj somewhat adj
vanced prices. II must not he taken to
mean that this condition y IA always fe.
Because w have not heard the thunder ~
the hig guns on the battle front or beer
terrified hy ihod ropping Of bombs on orr
streets. j. not 10 be- taken rs evidence that
we are not being affected ~ the war. II
will be worth MI Of the billions ~ dollars
represented BY III the Liberty Loans -
keep the horrors of war on the other side
of the Atlantic and il j. within the power
Of the American people 10 confine the con
flict "a the fields ~ Europe. our pa
%triotISm should not bc ~ clrcum-cribed ~
to cause di~quiet % the men who are Ia
boring - earnestly for preserving the ma
tion from getting into any closer touch
with var than nov comes to H. through the
columnS NJ the daily newspapers.