The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-11
n. Y.L0AN SALES
LAG FAR BEHIND
TIME SCHEDULE
Days Work Makes District
Total Only $445, ,124,75O.
Third of Quota.
THE GAIN Is $66,961,O5O
Aggregate for Country Is ST.
034,037,O50, an Overnight
Gain Of $242,573,85O.
THE GAIN Is S66,961,O ,O5O

Half the time set for raising the ss.-
eoo. 100000 Liberty Loan has elapsed
and only 2.0S4.037, ,o5o had been re-
corded officially as pledged at the close
Of business yesterday-just over third
Of the needed sum.
SO serious is the situation that Presi-
dent Wilson himself wrote a message
last night urging the nation on TO Its
duty.
The Liberty Loan Committee OF the
New York district issued a frank state
ment Of the situation. 1t read:
New York has never failed the ma
ton in a great emergency. The simple
yet momentous question which every one
of our citizens must answer to-day, and
answer seriously. fs whether or not their
great city IL to fall the nation in this
greatest of all moments in the worlds
history. The citixens Of this district as
a whole must equally face this solemn
responsibility.
THE facts are perfectly clear. The
progress OF the Fourth Liberty Loan up
to this time Ia source Of grave concern
to the committee. The loan is dragging
beyond the point OF slowness. The pres
improved spells failure.
Less Than Quarter OF Quota Raised
The subscriptions oficiallx.reported
UP to October 10 amount to s445.124.750.
This is less than one-quarter of the total
Of $1,000. 100000 assigned to this dis
trict Nine working days remain.
AT the corresponding dates in the
Third Loan campaign. that is nine days
before the end Of the third campaign,
3lss,27s,s5o was officially reported, or
mere than half OF the total required!
The citizens OF this district must
como forward with $1.356.s01, 100. or
7s4 per cent. during the next nine
days, or $15o.755.670 each day.
This Is a tremendous task. But COM
Pared with the task of our men IN
France 1t cannot possibly be too much
TO ask OF US
Face frankly what the failure Of this
loan will mean to those boys over there
who rely solely upon US for their support.
Face frankly the effect upon the
Presidents position which will be brought
about by a failure of our people to pro-
vide him with the necessary means OF
continuing this war. e..
NO one doubts for a moment the fun
damental patriotism of our people. But
this patriotism must be patriotism OF
deeds. Our men in France are doing
their job. The fourth Liberty Loan Is
Our job. But two-thirds OF the cam
psign has gone and less than quarter
of the money is in hand. We here at
home are squarely confronted with the
first real sacrifice which has been asked
OF US in this war.
The Liberty Loan Committee, with
the solemnity which the seriousness OF
the situation demands. now in behalf OF
the Government calls upon the people OF
tails district. This call Is specific, imme-
date and final. II involves five points:
~. We must in subscribing to this loan
utterly disregard personal Inconvenience.
-. We must individually and collec-
lively lend at least double the amount
tnat we lent in the third Liberty Loan.
u. To secure this money 1t is impera-
tive that we should If necessary borrow
freely from our banks. which are Offer
ing every facility.
- We must lend the way our sons are
fighting, with our whole strength, with
our whole heart
20. We must do II now"
only Third of Loan Subscribed.
The figures announced for the nation
FOR the first ten days OF the huge drive
constitute only 1871 per cent OF the &c.
o9O0o0,o00 that must be raised. Sub
scriptions the country over for the tenth
day Of the campaign netted Uncle Sam
S242.573.S5o.
The Federal reserve district OF 81.
Louis continues to maintain leadership
and has raised 81 per cent. OF Its quota
Minneapolis holds onto second place, with
% per cent. of it's quota raised; Boston
Is third with AZ per cent, San Francisco
,ourth with AZ per cent. New York Is
third from the last with 25 per cent.
One change in the position OF the Fed
s'al reserve districts took place during
'he tenth days drive. Dallas. by rails
Ing Ss per cent Of its allotment, passed
Chicago.
Following are the subscriptions an
bounced officially for the individual dis
tricts:
~, District Subscription. Pet