The Republican journal., 1918-03-28
The Liberty Loan Launched.
Waldo County Must Go Over the Top

Waldo County Must Go Over the Top
! The Liberty Loan drive for Waldo
County was launched Wednesday after
noon of last week with banquet at the
Windsor Hotel and a general conference
of the special committee in charge Bel
fast was represented by Mayor Clement
w. Wescott, Clyde B. Holmes, Morris L..
Sluge, Ralph A. Blamhall, Orrin j.
Dickey and Norman S. Donahue, with
P. w. Monohan of the University of
Maine a special guest. The chairmen
! present we're: Brooks, E. A. Carpenter;
Prospect, Louis Wood; Lincolnville, Ed
win Goodwin; Monroe, Frank A. Little
field Belmont, J. F. Hall; Thorndike, A.
R. Murch; Burnham, C. j. Mudgett;
Knox, H. A. Staples; Northport, H. l.
Stevens; Morrill,, Arthur B. Hatch; Unity,
E. D. Chase; Freedom, Fred A. Flye.
In the unavoidable absence of State
Chairman Rounds Of Portland, Mayor
Wescott who had just returned from
Boston where he attended meeting in
the interest of the drive, gave the princi-
pal address Mr. Wescott did the work
of about half a dozen men in the last
drive and will be chairman of the present
one.
Among other things he said that the
campaign would start in full force on the
sixth of April which would be the ami
versary of the United States entering the
war 1t has been recommended that there
should be demonstrations in each town
and city where these drives were COM
menced and while it might not be practic-
able in this section of the country for an
out of door demonstration by reason of
the condition of the streets, there was an
opportunity for indoor programs and 9TH
er features which could be arranged with
good speakers and which would 60 far
toward making good start in every
town in the county.
He advocated the getting together of
the men who had the movement in hand
and an exchange of views and con-
cert work in the making of this drive
one of the best and strongest ever at
tempted in America. Personal work is
the only thing that counts and while it is
advisable to have special programs in
some of the towns it has been found that
direct solicitation gives better results
when done in pairs. The influence is
better. Each man assigned to this work
should remember that it is his duty to do
it and that he should do it Immediately.
Reports must be made to the chairman in
the county each night. At the present time
the people are not prepared to advance
the money Immediately, but the five
banks in the country are willing to stand
behind them. They will advance rea-
sonable sum o any desiring to buy, at the
right rate of interest. The banks have
been and are now willing to aid.
There are no special conditions to make
the sale easier The bonds are a l-2
per cent bond and are really wonderful
bond. They carry the strongest obliga-
ton in the world. The extra one-half
per cent is the sure assurance of the sale.
1t is the duty of every man in the county
to come up and do his part. The war
has always seemed so far away we have
not realized it, but we must feel that the
German army is here and we must I'M
press it upon our communities.
Subscribers in Waldo county may make
their own choice of it's five banks. New
England must contribute $780, 600, 900 and
this county must do its share. Each
town will have a certain amount to raise.
The greater amount cannot come from
Belfast this time County agents and
committees must see to it that other
counties do not come into our towns and
secure the subscriptions due US, as has
been done in the past. Burnham belongs
to Waldo county and not to Somerset,
and Winterport to Waldo and not to Pc
nobscot and the same of Lincolnyille,
who formerly went to swell Knox. 1t
must be a canvas that must make re-
turns.