The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-22
SELL. THEN IuEINvEsr.

The Herald is in recelpt OF 4 letter
from a prominent Albuquerque attor-
ney calling attention TO a feature IN
connection with Liberty bonds which
may have been overlooked by q large
number OF people. Under the rules
prescribed 10y the government any
holder Of the first issue Of bonds.
bearing az per cent Interest. has a
right to exchange them for the second
issue OF four per cent bonds. How
ever. n suggests hat instead Of ex-
changing the az per cent botjs for
those bearing a higher rate Of intrc-
est. arrangements be made with local
banks to buy the former. with the
understanding that the parties from
whom the bonds are bought will re-
invest the proceeds OF the sale In
bonds OF the present issue bearing
four per cen interest.
The First National Bank II Santa
Fe. for instance. has offered 20 pur-
lchase all the bonds OF the first issue.
paying therefor par and accrued in
~terest. provided the persons selling
will Jake the money and subscribe to
the second issue Of Liberty bonds. It
Is quite likely that the Albuquerque
banks, " approached by their eusto-
mers, would be willing Co adopt a
similar plan. or. " they FOR any reason
felt unable to do this. they could
prObabl, arrang 90 sell the bonds DU
the New YORK market at PRACTICAL,
par and accrued Interest This ar-
rangemen'. % course. would DE in
tended 90 apply mainly 70 people ~
limited meant who subscribed 10 tho
first issne and felt as though they
could not buy any Of tie present issue
" the proposed plan could he
adopted here and IN the other local..
tiles Of the state. It should be done
by al means Anything our people
can do so make the econ Liber.v
loan q success. even to the extent ~
practicing self denial should be done
willingly. SATURDAY II was announced
that 80 far the kaiser had wrung 81.
500 900 50 cash from stricken Belrlur,
exclusive ~ what he had taken from
the country in the way 81 s,sfauat!o
exploitation ~ its resources ard peo.
pie Tn addition 20 MONEY he has
made the country desolate. b~utchered
it, men. women and children and
taken rs people a. prisoners into
Germany some Of them % fates worse
Than death n be would exact such
a sum 81 money from Belg.tAu ana
iufict unspeakable atrocities upon us
people how much do YOU supnnsc
he would wiring from the Am,ric,1
people in ease he won this war AIS,
what right have W. 30 expect d a boz
case we fell into his power our mon
women n children would NOT ie
subjected to the same cruel treat
ment that the Teutonic gar lurd brr
inflicted upon the inhabitants 81
plucky little BelFmno Absolu,crv
none n you helioy. Uncle sam is
asking too much when he appeals for
three Ainiou dollars from The hmcri-
can people. just sit down before your
own freside some evening with yopr
'tio ones gathered around Won. ara
a. d sane human being rough
whose veins COURSES the blood Of a
true American. medi,nt, over
what would b@ The fpte ~ Your aes-
ONES In case this land which God
forbid should ever IAN under rule
Of Prussianisn pr ,cu do this you
Will not hesitate % moment To- buy
Ltberp bonds until DO hurts"
'by their dords ,e .snau know
them Ia case tho United states
feet under the power Of the kaiser
and his murderous hordes started 70
march across "a fair land. We have
20 reasuu 90 believe that cur fate
would be- any less severe than that Of
the Belgians suppose. for instance.
after the Huns had invaded America
you rend something like this.
\ am sending you a bracelet made