Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02
Saving for Liberty.

II anyone is looking for fresh incentive to saw
ing the rate OF interest for the new Lib
erty loan should suffieeN The Government will pay
four and quarter per cent For any reasonably SAFE
investment this would be attractive rate; but Tor
the soundest Of ell securities, it is incomparaby So
Liberty bonds are guaranteed by all the wealth all
the power all the people of the United States. How
ever markets may vary the intrinsic value OF these
bonds is assured to the extent OF one hundred cents
on the dollar and considered certain that after
the they viii Oe at a premium. Thus the owner
of Liberty bonds of the forthcoming issue, besides
receiving interest four dollars and quarter on
every hundred dollars invested, will have security
that is bound be worth much as he pays for it,
and probably a good deal more. What keener or
more substantial inducement TO saving and invest
ment could be wished?
But for every American who is persuaded to buy
Liberty bonds by the four and quarter per cent in
terest hundreds will buy because they realize the
grave need of laying up money now for the un-
certain time ahead and because, moreover, they
realize how imperative is the Governments need
Of their aid in carrying the wars titanic burden
For the majority of the people. particularly those
who produce the necessares of life, conditions are
now uncommony prosperous. This is notably true
of Georgia and other agricultural states well as
Of industrial ceuters Our farmers received record
breaking prices for last seasons crops, and they
probably will receive as high higher prices this
year. The general result is of profitable &C
tivity such as the and the south seldom have
experienced But who say what conditions viii
be when the war ends and the great stimulus OF
Government purchases ceases and the slow, exact
ing urices of the worlds recuperaton sets in? We
have no gloomy predictions to make, but it is OBJ
vious folly for persons whose circumstances are now
prosperous easy spend to the limit OF their IN
come leaving no protective margin for the indie
terminate future. Not only is this foolish II Is peril
-nrstn lent
r,II mt fail to save now against contingen-
cies And IL they are patriotic as well as prudent,
thew viii put these current savings substantial
portion of them, at least-into Liberty bonds or
II seIfnterest urges wise economy, loyalty to the
nation demands that economy be so directed as to
contribute to the winning Of the In its hercu-
lean task Of maintaining the army and feet and
STRENGTHENING the frsyed resources of our Allies the
Government needs money by billions and needs basic
materials in quantities inconceivably vast Now
the citizen who practices economy to buy Liberty
+ bonds or Thrift stamps saves both money and ma
tsriaIs Suppose for example, a family reduces its
consumption of wheat bread and meat to the extent
NJ one dollar week, and invests the saving in a
ffty-doIIar Liberty bond Not only is that much
money added to the Governments funds, but that
much more wheat and meat are released for the
needs of the army If FIVE million families practice
this patrfotic thrift the will be stupendousy
helpful If every family will act out resolution to
save both money and material In order that the
eountry's vast military needs may be supplied the
var will he virtually won. But must save, sys-
tematicaIIy and as people. if the demands of this
momentous time to be met and the future Of
the nation and OF the individuals made secure.
The new Liberty loan will be launched on April
the sixth the anniversary of our entrance into the
war for freedom and civilization. The day should
be made as memorable July the fourth and
should stand as a landmark of the beginning of
more devoted service in every Americans life