The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-02
THE NEW ) u or
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS

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Treasury Department Of the United
states. The literary suspicion, at
least. is confirmed BY the official cir.
cular. received This morning, signed
By v. @. McAdoo. Secretary Of the
Treasury, regarding the second issue
OF Liberty Loan Bonds.
Not wishing to be misunderstood al
the outset, We wish 10 declare that We
made a subscription to the first Lib
erty Loan and will doubtless duplicat7
the performance this month We do
not decry the Liberty Loan We ad-
yocate il. II is necessay-and 1t is q
good thing. We are merely talking
about Mr.. McAdoo's circular. And
even before we begin, it may be per
missible TO remark that we haven't
seen the bonds we bought and paid
for some time ago. W. don't know
whether we like EN- or 0 And =
the best Of our understanding. a busi-
ness man-a regular business man
would not ask US to make a second
purchase Of anything until We had
received. or at least been permitted
to examine. the first order.
II strikes US the Secretary is talk
ing 10 us as he would to little chill
dren In whom he had a p%aternal in
terest-and we don't believe be Is big
enough 10 get away with it." Notice
how be repeatedly mentions "our
brave" troops and our gallant" sol
diers. and-heIpi-4our valiant tars.
Tarsi-wouldnt that jar you? Sail
ors used TO be "tarsv in the days OF
sailing vessels. They tarred ropess 70
make them lthe ropes1 strong Somh-
times the tar made the tars strong
smelling.
Then he talks about being "calle1
TO the field" AS far al our obserya-
ton has extended, our brave troops
have not been called-they'ye beer
sent. It's still hard work TO fine some
OF EN- that were supposed 10 be sent
but ducked. That is not saying the
BOYS are not ~braye-the great major
ity of them. They are brave. But we
fancy we understand that fact better
than the Secretary of the Treasury
ear tell US. Mr. McAdoo wasn't hired
to tell US about the brave nations
fighting with US, or how a great feet
Of aeroplanes will give us complete
supremacy" in the air. Perhaps he
thinks we are going to subscribe for
some OF his" bonds; but we "h'ain't'
We subscribe to bonds Of the United
States Of America government OF
the people, for the people. by the
people.
Here is Mr.. McAdoo's circnlar7a
signed effusion:
THE LIBERTY LOAN
For the purpose Of
equipping with arms. clothing and
food our gallant soldiers who
have been called to the field;
maintaining our Navy and our val
liant tars upon the high seas;
providing the necessary means 10
pay the wages Of our soldiers and
sailors and. If the bill now pend
ing in the Congress passes. the
monthly allowances for the sup
port of their dependent families
and to supply them with life in
surance;
constructing a great feet of mer-
chant vessels to maintain the line
Of communication with our brave
troops in France. and TO keep our
m afioat upon the high
seas in defiance Of the German
Kaiser and his submarines;
creating a great fleet of aeroplanes.
which will give complete suprem-
acy in the air to the United States
and the brave nations fighting
with us against the German mill
tary menace; and for other neces-
sary war purposes.
The Congress of the United States
has authorized the secretary of the
Treasury to sell to the American
people bonds of the United States
bearing four per cent interest, with
valuable AK exemptions. and con
yertible under certain conditions into
other Issues of United States bonds
that may be authorized by the Con.