Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-08

~ 81 purchasing Aoaas shoo'd 1e
absolutely voluntary for certainly s
nan knows BITS own ability % meet
ansNelal obligation htllAF than anyone
else
New. mnsl say that lae way b
which lhc matter was put np 10 ME had
rors little ol tie elements of yolun.
lmry loan ahonl II hut was more IKE
demand. and was told IN q nice
WAY that / was not as patriotic rs 1
ought to be Il failed % come eero1s
win say that believe That the com.
mltiee was illinPognlol ana had d
wrong Impression. as had the Graphic
concerning my finances and business.
After / told Them that was po0r
man and had no money, that would
like % Subscribe but ms circumstances
would not permit me TO do So they
we're not satisfied and said ! should
subscribe thousand dollars or at least
I'VE hundred, Then explained to them
that was IN debt aud that T had notes
Ia the bank drawing 10 per cent interest
for money borrowed to buy Oh 60 pump
water and 70 pay my help, and told
them that when | had paid my debts
and could see my way through that
would subscribe what could, but
did not think It my duty 10 borrow
money at 10 per cent 10 buy bonds IN
my present strained financial condition.
They insisted thar should, Unnecessary.
borrow money, saying that they and
others were borrowing money with
which TO buy bonds
had no pro-German nor Anti.I.ib.
erty Loan feeling at all but I did have
an subcommittee feeling. The idea
that ] wished 60 convey was not that
the Liberty Loan was a tax, nor that
the government intended through Lib.
erty Loan to impose tax, hu; that they.
the Luna county Liberty Loan Com
mittee, were operating the liberty
Loan as IL i were a tax. in not per-
hitting people to net more freely. ac-
cording to their own Judgment and
conscience IN the matter,
In regard 70 my farm ana business,
| will say that leased farm this
season adjoining my own and have cul-
tivated more than one hundred acres,
which Is about three times as much as
! had been farming hut IN 80 doing
multiplied my difficulties and expenses
about Ave times, and this has placed
me In strained condition financially
feel sure win not make as much
money as | did farming on a small
scale, and there Is chance yer for me
to fan behind on the seasons work.
SO far, have not marketedS5OO0 worth
Of produce this whole season. including
what | have sold for nelghhor farmers.
hut have some crops left. sweet pota-
toes and beans and some hogs which
| think win pay me ont and put me to
the good unless the boycott closes the
markets Of the world to me. The
Graphlc's story was true on one point
at least. and that Is that I was boy.
cotted. and I did get notice from two
stores Ia Deming aud several other
towns to cancel orders. My letter
proved TO he good capital for my com
petitors and a member Of the Liberty
Loan committee CHANGED to be my chief
competitor IN the produce business.
l am willing to leave Il to the judg
ment Of the public AS to whether my
punishment has been just and as "a
whether or not the mode Of punishment
employed was truly American In prln
clple and practice.
might add that while ! was unable
10 comply with the demand Of the
committee, have one 500. bond IL
the third Liberty Loan, have bought
one 500. bond Of the fourth Liberty
Loan. have one brother as a End It. II
the army, one brother In training
school and in the spirit OF responding
to my country's needs | have worket
very hard this year TO produce a maxi
mum crop OF food supply.
! (Signed) ]. G. Ingram.