New Britain herald., 1918-09-25
PROMINENT CITIZENS
 IN STACKER CLASS
Failed Lamentably" to Support
 Other Liberty Loans Here

Criticism of some of the most
 prominent citizens," who have failed lamentably to support the loans," is contained in an official statement from the publicity department of the New Britain Fourth Liberty Loan cam
 paign committee issued today.
 It is pointed out in the statement
 give as much support to the loan as
 they might desire, because of the new
 war tax on corporation profits. It will therefore be necessary for indi- viduals to make heavier investments
 if New Britain is to subscribe to $3,- 900, 900, the mark set
 The statement by the publicity de-
 partment follows:
 Senator A. J. Sloper chairman of the Victory Loan committee, ex-
 plained today that it is going to take tremendous amount more of effort to put this loan over the top than either of the previous ones, as the fac tory corporations are not in a position where they can subscribe so largely to
 the loan as heretofore. The reason is that the new excess profits tax will take 80 per cent of the earnings, and the factories have to provide for pay ing the taxes, which are going to be a tremendous burden on them. They
 will not have the reserve to use to
 buy Libery Bonds, as freely as they have before. This means that the in- dividuals have got to raise their pledges, particularly the well-to-do middle class. Many of these people didn't begin to buy bonds proportion ate to their incomes, and New Britain will look to them to do their patriotic duty, as the corporations have done in the past. Some of the most prominent citizens have failed lamentably to support the loans as they should, but there are others who have gone the limit and deserve a great deal of credit. It is the man who can afford and doesn't or rather who hasn't in the past, who will be expected to join the patriotic maj ajority of Liberty Loan subscribers. There is absolutely no ex
 cuse for his not doing it, for if he opens his eyes, he will realize that he has more at stake than almost any one else. If the Liberty Loans fall down, his investments in which he brides himself so much wouldn't be much use except for bonfires; and an other thing, he is going to be reached where he will feel it a good deal more, if he doesn't support the loans. The money will have to be raised by taxation, and there is no class of people it will fall more heavily on than him. From purely selfish rea- sons he can figure out where he is much better off buying U. s. IA Lib erty Bonds, the safest investment in the world, than paying out his money in taxes and never get it back.''
 Arrangements were completed to- day by Louis Raphael of the Victory Loan publicity committee, whereby the Philharmonic Band is engaged to give the first concert for the big drive Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on Central Park. The concert will last for two hours, being interspersed with speechmaking. Some of the best local outdoor talent will be called upon to speak for the new bond issue. MT. Raphael saw Fred 1 erick s. Chamberlain, who has agreed to take care of the selection of the speakers. Leader F. J. Lynch 1 of the band promised MT. Raphael to get up a special program to the l occasion. It is proposed to give l other concerts during the drive, so that all the bands will be called l upon, and there will be no discrim- 1 ination on this score. Booths will be 1 erected on the park, at which sub- scriptions for bonds will be taken It :; is expected that every loyal New l Britainite will turn out to attend the 1 concert. The time for the concert is l particularly appropriate as it is a 'FGasless Sunday" and there will be l no traffic, so that the crowds can fill 1 up the streets without any danger from autoists.