Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Liberty Loan f;lackers Rebuked.
Representative Of
ficialS
LIREHTY LOAN SLACKERS

10 the FditOi' Of the ETenHD LCd1er
Sir-What is the matter with the people
Of AMERICA" why do they refuse 4" aid
the Government in it's prosecution OF the
war" why do they withhold their money :
Are they slaCkers or traitors. or what?
War cannot he fought without money.
In our 6,Vn case the cost will he larger
than that Of our Allies because we have
great transportation problems to solve, we
pay our soldiers better, give them better
equipment aud n greater fighting chance.
England's share in the war costs her a
million dollars a day. II is safe TO say
that within year will he eXpendng
at least two millions day and thousands
of sacred American lives.
Yet the slackers for whose protection
| our soldiers are offering the greatest Of
| all possessions their lives refuse 10
! lend the Government money 1t would not
| he too much to ask them to give the money
| to tha GoNerument as the young men are
! giving their lives, but they are merely
| asked to lend the money, and al good in
! teTeSt too.
The Liberty Loan campaign is more
| than half over. and hut 5000. 600 OF
! the asked $4,000. .oOO.Ooo has heen sub
| scribed d-only one-hfth
shame on the people of America who,
! because Of their selfshuess and lack Of
| patriotism, will send their sons TO wal
| half-trained half-eoulpped half-fed, VIII
! they send the hest blood Of the nation to
| almost certain death because of lack OF
supplies?
These people should he branded not as
slackers but traitors. sitting at home
| in an easy chair facetiously remarkine
! that War is hell" enjoying the comforts
! and benefits of civilization while their sol
diers go To their death, lie wounded-per-
] haps freezing--on a battlefield, enduring
| the agonies Of war; they read in the pa
! pers Of loss of 10000 men in a battle
I tl,at ig IA nla
thing I'm glad I'm not in it," But they
! would be in it, and in II bad II 1t were
| not for the brave soldiers OF Belgium,
| France and England who are keeping the
German monster at bay. and our own
| boys who are preparing to crush the genii
! of war. The only name Tor such people
! is traitors.
| our young men In the ARMY realize the
| necessity Of money to carry on the war
and are giving freely from their modest
! pay as soldiers. Boys VINO get but $50
| a month, less than 81 a week, are buying
! $50 and 500 honds and letting the Gov
| ernment deduct IS and $40 month from,
| their pay. They are not only Offering
| their lives but their money, too, Shal
| the people of America have II said o!
them that only their young men, their
| soldiers have any patriotism? shame 4.
II every young man in the United States
| exempted from military service who re-
| ceiyes SIS week would buy $50 bond
| ah every one else not going 10 wal
would buy bonds in proportion-on the
| installment plan, II necessary - therS
/ would be no fear that our soldiers would
| go 90 the front undermined, underfed
| incompletely trained
The United States has never lost a war
| This will be no exception, IL the people
| stand by the Government and aid and as
| sist IL In every way possible. II they
! don't and Germany wins the war, wher'
| will their selhshness get them? An in
demnity OF hundred billion dollars (iu
stead of a loan Of a mere three billions
viii undoubtedly he demanded. and will
have 20 be paid by the people. No in
| terest no thanks nothing-money irrevoc
ably gone would be the result of the Ailei
and the United States losing. II Is L
prevent such catastrophe that our GOV
ernment requests the loan Of three billions
money that will be repaid with pei
cent interest-money that is not only al
aid 20 the country but a good safe invest
ment as we'll
A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN.
Philadelphia, October A.