Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-02
Money for the War.

Amid the thrills Of excitement that VIC
could not suppress even il we felt that
we should, over the glorious achieve
ments of our soldiers IN the pending
struggle of contending armies in France
there must intr1de the practical elements
of the great world conflict. And chief
among these practical elements IS the
fact that it requires money to carry on
war. We send our soldiers 10 the battle
front, and they bravcly do their duty.
But behind them and their brilliant
achievements IS ever the prosaic and
practical question of WAYS and means
They must be clothed, they must lc
provided with ample supplies Of all the
munitions Of warfare and, more important
than al else, they must bc fed Other
wise they cannot fight
While our soldiers whom We send abroad
to do battle for the cause of Democracy
are thus making such q brilliant record
for our country, our country must resolve
itself to the equally important duty oi
providing the ways and means. Congress
has partly met this problem. and will
make further moves in tins direction lN
measures Of extraordinary taxation. Rut
these measures Will not he sufficient.
The nation must raisc war money hy loans
tpon posterity must ho imposed some
portion Of the cost 81 this great war tor
humanity upon the successful outcome Of
which depends tho happiness and well
beng Of future generations for wears to
come.
Already the Federal government has
authorized and successfully negotiated
three large war loans Now, II IS about
to enter upon campaign for . fourth
war loan oi six billions oi dollars Iargc
fgu-os. these, on form, but not IN 'hc
least appalling whom tic enormous
resources of our country, thu great wealth
Of our people, our splendid possibilities
for the future. and our unboundcd patri-
otism arc considered Therefore, Nc vii
face this campaign for the fourth Liberty
Loan, Of sG.00O.00O,OoO, with calm assur-
ance
To the State Of Delaware. in this cam
paign for the Fourth Liberty Loan. has
been apportioncd the sum Of Sl6,0O0OOO
For so small State tins seems like n large
amount TO raise, but VIC VIII not 5e appsll-
ed In all prcYious campaigns Lib
erty Loans, for the glorious cause oi the
Red Cross. and for other purposes r.
Delaware has not only cquallcd but large
ly surpassed her apportionmcnts. Can
il be doubted that the Diamond State
will not for an instant hesitate al this
latest request for q cordial and substantial
response by our patriotic people?
For the coming Liberty Loan campaign,
Nir Henry P Scott has been named as
chairman Of the operating forces IN New
Castle county, and no better selection
could have been named Mr.. John :.
Rossell successfully conducted previous
campaigns. but by reason Of pressing
business engagements was not N position
to take charge OF this campaign. The
choice of leadership naturally fell upon
MIR. Scott. whose work IN the campaigns
for subscriptions to the previous loan
was most effective i cannot he doubted
that the coming campaign IS under able
leadership
Mr. Scott viii be in charg, Of the fourth
Liberty Loan campaign IN New Castle
county And while the campaign viii
not be inactlyelv iuauglIrated until
September 26, it Will he we'll for all our
people TO at once prepare for il. No
time should be lost .'No all know the
government present need Of funds, "
said Mr. Scott, IN referring to the coming
Campaign, and il would be good business
policy for every American to make at
once his or her plans for participating IN
this loan. We should get our finances
in shape so that by the time the campaign
opens we will know just how large we
can make our subscriptions and be ready
to make them without waiting for can
vassers to appear Delaware viii, Of
course, subscribe every dollar expected
of her and there is no reason why these
subscriptions should not be made at the
beginning of the campaign instead of
waiting for a last-minute drive to put us
over the top
That is the idea, right over the top"
And under MIR Scott S efficient leadership
that is where Delaware proposes TO 60.