Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-26
LIBERTY DAY.
IS PROCLAIMED.
Calls on People to Pledge FULLEST
Financial Support" to Strike
mortal Blow at Autocracy."
TEXT OF THE PROCLAMATION.
President Orders Half Holiday for
Federal Employees on Oct. "a to
Aid In Pushing Campaign.
Calls for Meetings.

Washington.-The plan to proclaim
a Liberty loan week, when the six DAY
receipts of all firms and individuals
shall be used to buy government wal
bonds, as proposed by the New YorH
Commercial, received recogn1tloI
when President Wilson proclaimed 9
Liberty day" in the week of Oct. q.
On Wednesday, Oct. "a, ne will OK
pect all communities to unite IN .
great demonstration for the SECOND
Liberty loan. All federal Employer
are given a half holiday by the pres
ident's proclamation.
The presidents proclamation fol
lows:
The second Liberty loan gives the
people of the United States anotne'
opportunity to lend their funds Il
their government to sustain then
country at war. The might OF the
United States is being modified anc
organized to strike a mortal blow al
autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and of the cause OF
liberty. Billions of dollars are re
quired to arm, feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth tt
fight our country's battles and to as
sist the nations with whom we are
making common cause against com
mon foe. To subscribe to the Liberty
loan is to perform service of pa
triotism. a
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow VII
son, president of the United States o.
America, do appoint Wednesday, tho
oath day of October, as Liberty day
and urge and advise the people t.
assemble In their respective commu
mites and pledge to one another anc
to the government that represents
them the fullest measure OF hnanc1a
support. On the afternoon of that day
l request that patriotic meetings BIZ
held inevery city, town and hamlet
throughout the land, under the genera,
direction of the secretary Of the treas
ury and the Immediate direction OIL
the Liberty loan committees which
have been organized by the Fedora
Reserve banks. The people RESPONDED
nobly to the call of the first Liberty
loan with an oversubscription OF more
than SO per cent. Let the response tt
the second loan be even greater, ano
let the amount be so large that 1t Will
serve as an assurance of unequa1leG
support to hearten the men. who are
to face the fire of battle for US: Lei
the result be so impressive and EN-
phatic that it will echo throughout the
empire of our enemy as an index OF
what America intends to do to bring
this war to a victorious conclusion.
For the purpose of participating in
Liberty day celebrations all employ
ees IF the federal government through
out the country whose services can bo
spared may be excused at twelve
o'clock Wednesday, the oath OF Oc'
tober.
In witness thereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
this 18th day of October in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and seventeen, and. of the indepen-
dence of the United States Of Amert'
ca the one hundred and fortysecond.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
By the president,
(Signed) Robert Lansing,
Secretary Of State.