The Detroit times., 1917-10-05

,oane ,r perferti, willing To Iend my little ht
10 the government bat certainty na on ,'A
expect me % subscribe more 1hul t'
ceived my hrst bonds or q satisfactory eNp'a"a
Perhaps others are as anxious AZ and sou
may thru your paper pn' us more a'
Yours sincerely.
MRS ELISE 81 COATS
oct 3, 1917 4ss 1'a-l'
If Mrs. Coats held Henry ForoAs note
for $50 or 500 on $500 and that note
were indorsed by John u Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie we
wonder if she would worry.
If she had Henry Ford's ] o Y for
$50 or 500 or $500 in one hand pending
the making Of a note in due form and
the WE 0. L. Of John d. Rocketeier'
p Morgan and Andrew Carnegie IN
the other hand, we wonder if She would
worry.
You have in your possession, Mrs
Goats. a receipt, issued by the American
State Bank. sound and responsible in
stitution of your city, pending the max
ing Of note IN the sum n7TT1T0Trrri- ~
Uncle Sam. with the WE O. L. attached
of 1OO,OQ0,0OO of your fellow citizens
the Endorsement of the very rich men
whom we mentioned and then some.
You have in your possession a paper
that is worth its face value in gold OF
the United States, just the same as II
it we're paper money to the amount named
in it-that would~be readily taken by any
one of hundreds of Detroit merchants at
It's face value, many Or ttr5iir rurn1cr-rr
ing made that announcement publicly.
Uncle Sam found himself in this war
very suddenly, Mrs. Coats.
The decision to put the obligation and
its expense upon the present generation
thru taxes, and loans made to the people,
was reached as suddenly.
You must appreciate the size Of the
printing job involved and, also, the cler-
ical work necessary to placing every
body's bond in his possession.
We would say of-hand, Mrs. Coats,
that if you receive your bonds by Nov. /,
the officials in charge Of the work in
Washington will be entitled to a pat on
the back for remarkable dexterity.
We have done our best to answer you
and to reassure you, Mrs. Coats, because
there are among us, unfortunately, some
who are not as friendly to the United
States .as you would expect them to be;
who are, in fact, a great deal more In
sympathy with the Kaiser than you
would expect them to be. and they-would
not hesitate to do anything or advance
any proposition, no matter how absurd,
if they thought they could discourage
the second Liberty loan to the slightest
extent.
These enemies Of the country know
that the loan will be subscribed and over
subscribed, because they have met the
spirit of the United States and know its
possibilities, but any sign that any num-
Der are holding back, no matter how
small, would be cheering to the Kaiser
and they realize that above all things else
at the present time, the Kaiser needs
cheering.
BE ready with your money for the sec
ond loan, Mrs Coats, and forget to worry
about the first one.
It is drawing interest all the time and
1t is one of the best investments you
could have made.
You cannot lose, and we wouldn't want
the responsibility Of placing your money
for you anywhere else at this time and
giving the investment the same guaran-
tee.
We want you to be ready with your
money, too, Mrs Coats, because the men
who have volunteered to act as Uncle
Sans statesmen, are all busy men with
large interests dependent upon them,
drawing heavily upon their time and
energy.
1t is no little sacrifice they are making
We should not ask them for any more
of their time than is actually necessary