Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-30

LIBERTY BONDS.
To YOU, a citizen of this Country and
of Kandiyohi County,:
Your COUNTRY is at war and needs
your help. Your services are needed,
now, not later. Every man, rich or
poor, must do his share in wealth, as
we'll as in manhood and the necessity
Of recruiting the nations resources
with Seven Billion Dollar Loan is
as duty of every citizen
In the older European countries the
people have been educated to purchase
bonds, but in this country where we
have a democratic government it has
been left very much to the free will
Of the people and usually the larger
financial institutions have bought the
several bond issues. In France and in
England eleven persons out of every
hundred have helped to finance the
government in performing their part
of the present war and this has been
the case also in the past, while in this
country not one person in five hundred
owns a government bond. There are
thousands of persons who have never
purchased bonds, who have never been
in touch with the financial houses, who
must at this time become investors.
This is not only an appeal to patrio-
tism but it is an appeal to reason and
business sense and the whole nation
must come to an understanding of the
spirit and meaning of this investment.
Our national income is estimated to
have increased one third in the last
seven years and cOntrasted with this
enormous income and the great in
crease in the volume of foreign trade,
the present outstanding interest pub
lie deposit of this country is less than
one billion dollars which is only about
one-fortieth part of one years income
of this great nation, and, too, this
country now possesses one-third of the
whole worlds stock of gold.
The banks of this country and the
banks of this county can be relied up
on to take their full share of the loan
and, it ~fs-the banks, thru, the federal
reserve bank of the district, that are
obliged to call: upon the individual to
canvass the situation and to place
these bonds in the peoples hands. The
individual must not forget that the
banks have other duties to perform.
They must provide the money for the
local farmers needs; they must meet
the demands of every local nature and
in every branch of activity the banks
must take their part, so it is not right
to expect that the banks alone should
finance this government business and
be obliged to neglect the local require
ments. It is the man with a savings
account or with small income who
must do his share and it is well enough
to consider that in a loan of this kind
that you are building a savings &C.
count for yourself or your family.
The history of this country has
shown that the people will respond
when they know the facts and when
they are asked to do their part and
there is no question but what at this
time the people will do their share in
this great war loan.
You know that your government
needs money to carry on this war and
it is necessary that the individuals
loan this money to the government
and in return the government gives
it's money at a future date with inter.
est until paid at three and one-half
per cent year, payable every six
months. =
The individual may be able to Sc.
cure for his money more than three
and one-half per cent year. Perhaps
he may be able to secure five on a Ger.
tfficate of deposit, or possibly six and
sometimes seven on good security, but
If man is loyal he should be perfect
ly willing to sacrifice a small part OF
this interest for the good of his coun'
try, and aside from doing other things
that he may feel to be his duty, a sac
rifice of small part of this interest
only adds to the real loyalty that he
possesses.
You must not forget that these
bonds are the best written promises in
the world. They are backed by the
total resources of the United States
by far the richest nation in the world
This service of subscription to the
Liberty Bonds is just as necessary al
the soldiers. If you cannot enlist fr
the army or navy, you can at least, dt
a little something to help your govern
ment by loaning some money at mod
crate rate of interest and your service
is necessary at this time.
Thru it's regular channels the gov
ernment has drafted the banks o
this state and county to assist in plac
ing the Liberty Loan Bonds. The sol
vice and efforts of the banks are fu1
nished without one cent Of cost to tn
government and without one cent o
profit to the bank or person. Th
bank is trying to do its patriotic dut
just as every individual is expected t
do and every loyal citizen is expecte
to do his share, regardless of his M
tionality.
| Every bank in this county is autl
orized to receive your subscriptio
and, regardless, of which bank you ar
doing business with, it is only nece'