The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-08
OCTOBER TWELVE
IS LIBERTY DAY
PRESIDENT WILSON ASKS THAT
( INSCRIPTIONS TO FOURTH
i LOAN BE RUSHED

President Wilson has proclaimed Oct
!. 18th next as National Liberty Day
From our commander in-chief we are
called upon, as part of our home service,
to have our subscription to the fourth
Liberty loan completed by that date.
Men and women of Latah, yes every
youth of our county is asked to think,
decide and to act this week as never be-
fore in the interest of our common cause,
and for the honor of the commonwealth
of which we are a part
What means this call by the chief mag
istrate? Nothing short of call from
every thinking patriotic citizen, voiced
by and through our president not to
give to the government one cent of
money, not to sacrifice, for it is no sac
rifce to loan our means; but to allow
this government to use, simply use and
nothing more, some of Our accumulated
means for term of years, during which
time you are given the best known secur-
ity, she is asking to alleviate the suffer-
ing OF our men at the 'front.' money this
nation has enabled us to make and save
Fellow citizens are we thinking? Not,
If we are hesitating to subscribe; not if
we are unwilling to trust this govern
ment, you and |, with a portion of that
which this free land has permitted and
enabled lis to accumulate.
Fathers and mothers who have sons
on the firing line will give to their utter
most, fathers and mothers whose sons
are not in the ranks, are you viewing
this crisis in our national life and history
with the seriousness the confronting us
requires? The boy who is over there is
no more contending for his own home
made desolate, yet honored, than he is
protecting your fireside. If the fire of
patriotism is ever to burn within us, let |
that fire show results now, just now,
before Oct 18th.
Citizens, we must realize as never be-
fore, that to put over this fourth Liberty
loan means the supreme test of the true
allegiance we bear to our flag. No one
can say, let another subscribe 1t now
means each of us. 1t means every soul !,
claiming the protection of the flag
This war has brought our people near
er together and has taught us that where
the true view of individual responsibility
actuates us, the response to the call is
free and gladly made, and we loan our
means to help humanity, the world over,
as this war is world war for humanity
with America leading the grand army of
liberty and freedom
Fellow citizen, do you realize that the
time is now here when our acts in this
Liberty loan will not only mark the de-
sire you have to aid in the perpetuity of
this nation and the loyal name of this
but it as truly means success or
failure of cause for the victorious out
come of which our country's life blood
is being poured out.
So closely has this duty come to each
of us, to me, that we can no longer shirk
it, if we would. and retain the resnect Il
of a burning patriotic public opinion
Let us, you and l. again reiterate that
we are not called upon to give, we are ID
asked to lend, and my deeper sense of
duty dictates that | should, and he who :
refuses, or does not do if he can, upon
'is heart rests the responsibility of con
inuing this carnage, the greatest ma
ional tragedy, the great loss of life and
substance.
People, is it possible that this struggle
must continue until either we feel the
old steel or the pangs of the tardy con-
science of those who will not head the
all of patriotic duty to nation and to
elf. Men and women. those who can
md will not help the Liberty loan are
Tot learning the lesson this war rs in
ended to and must teach. 1t must not
e possible that one of us will knowingly
elay the performance of that simple and
paramount duty of true American citi-
en-, citizen who believes that each son
f each family is member of every
ONE of this commonwealth, and that