Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-22
ENTIRE COUNTRY
AROUSED TO TASK
Farmers, Laborers, Women and
Boy Scouts Are Working
to Reach Goal.
MEANS FREEDOM FOR WORLD
Reports That Treasurer Is
Holding Back Real Facts
Causes Disappointment.

WASHINGTON, oct. 2l.-The Lib
erty loan campaign swings into the
home stretch tomorrow with subscrip-
tons of only sl973,OO0, 900. or slightly
under 40 per cent of the hoped
maximum. In the final spurt to the
finish next Saturday officials said to-
night il carries "A handicap. regarded
as unnecessary, in the form of wide
spread reports that the totals an
nounced by the treasury department
are actually far below the totals really
! subscribed.
This handicap. it is said, is imposed
unwtttingly by the loans best friends
who have come-to believe in many in
stances that the treasury department
has deliberately made the total sub
scriptions appear less by several hun
dred million dollars" than the real re-
turns. No such practice, it was en-
phatically asserted tonight, has pre-
vailed. The totals. official and esti-
mated, as announced each night. II was
asserted, represent the sum of official
and estimated returns sent daily by
wire to the treasury and are not al
tered, juggled or reduced
Reports Exaggerated.
Ever since the latter part of the
first week of the drive" read the
treasury departments statement to-
night almost three weeks ago, eX-
aggerated reports of the total amount
of subscriptions have been published
daily in connection with stories that
the treasury department figures were
bearish to the extent of several hun
dred million dollars.
"Thc policy of the department thru
out the campaign has been q publish
the latest official figures at hand eX-
aslx ~. hx,s q In faA
eral reserve banks and to make public
without change estimates forwarded to
Washington by head of the various
district committees.
COMMITTEE chairmen thruout the
country have been asked to base their
estimates on what they know to be the
facts. and insofar as is known at the
depai i-mert, they have done so. A
striking example of the inaccuracy of
some reports which have been sent
broadcast was shown in the case of the
Minneapolis district. where estimates
of current sales were being published
daily before the sale started there.
The situation tonight, therefore,
according to the best Information that
the department possesses. is that the
sales to date are about 1000. 900, ,000
short of the minimum and $4,000, ,OO0,-
600, 600 short of the maximum quotas
set for the country by Secretary Nc
Adoo at the outset of the campaign.
He insisted that $4,000. 100000 In
bonds be secured and it was his ex~
pressed hope that the $4,000, ,000, 900
mark would be reached.
Real Drive Is On.
vigorous efforts will be made in
every district between tomorrow morn
ing and next Saturday noon to raise
the $4,000, 900, 900 total. The $1,000
OOO, 900 mark is being lost sight of in
the fight for the higher figures.
"One of the strongest arguments to
be used in the closing days of the cam
paign will be the figures for the sew
enth German war loan just made pub
lie.
After more than three years Of
war and with a casualty list estimated
at s, 100000 persons. the German peo-
pie. exclusive of soldiers, have sub
scribed $3,1O7, 500, 900 to a loan. Moth
ing would give the kaiser and all other
enemies of this country more pleasure,
il will be pointed out. than for the
people of the United States to fail to
subscribe a greater amount than this
to the second Liberty loan, when they
have had only one previous loan and
. virtually no casualties.
"The general outlook for the sale Is
good. Only two disturbing elements
appeal, p,,,;n tne 81 ap' thn n,iddia yas, and
eo,,th and overconfidence bred by nm
fonnded ontimisiic reports of sales
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Liberty day. next NeunesdaS'
doubtless VIII see fiooa OF supscrlp
tions. The country VIII celebrate tnat
occasion. made hauohal hohuay py
President Wilson. as it has not cele-
brated a holiday in many years. Nor
-yill all its ENTHUSIASM go up In ap-
. plause and speeches. 1t VIII be sales
, day. as we'll as day OF oratory ana
display Committees III all the WE'VE
districts of the country predict that