The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
INVEST IN VICTORY

The American people have only one
task, and that task is to win this
war, whatever it costs and however
long it may take. Everything else is
trivial and incidental and inconsequen-
tial.
If in order to win this war the gov
eminent of the United States asked
you to contribute your share of the
cost, as a gift, you would have no just
ground for complaint.
If the government asked you to
lend your money for war purposes,
promising to return it without inter-
est, you could hardly refuse. The
government does neither of these
things. 1t merely asks you to invest
in bonds bearing 4 IA per cent inter-
est and offers you the whole of the
United States as security for the re-
payment of your investment. You are
asked to buy Liberty Bonds OF the
Fourth Liberty Loan. Do you know
why your money is needed? When
you read that the American, French
and British forces are facing three or
five million Germans on the western
front, don't you believe it? They are
facing sixty-seven million misguided
but grimly determined Germans. Back
of these trenches in France and Bel
gium-behind the Rhine-every man,
woman and child in Germany is fight
ing us every minute of the day. Fight
ing us with their toll, their sacrifices,
their thrift, their money. We must do
the same thing. If every man, woman
and child in the United States fights
back to the limit-with toll, thrift,
money-Germany cannot win. Let
that sink into your brain and stay
there.
Right now the United States govern
ment has got to have six billion dol
lars to carry on the war. Your saw
ings, large and small are needed, which
means that it is vital that every
deriesn citizen who stands behind
our soldiers should buy bonds to save
a soldiers life.
You are not asked to give your
money away, but to lend it--not asked
to spend it, but to invest it in U. S.
Liberty Bonds-the safest and surest
investment in the world today.
But winning the war, not investment
is the first appeal of this Fourth Liber-
ty loan to you and to every American.
It's not just a matter of dollars and
cents, profit, or even patriotism, but
life or death, the lives of our soldiers
your life, the life of your family, your
country, your business.
Don't say to yourself "T.can't afford
to buy any more Liberty Bonds" YOU
AFFORD NOT TO! Why
not go home tonight and take account
Of stock?
First Of all, think of your family;
think of everything you own; think of
your hopes and ambitions; think of
your business or your job. Then
think what will happen to all these if
Germany wins this war.
Sit down with pencil and paper and
figure out how many Liberty Bonds
you can buy-fgure out to the last
cent how much of your weekly earn
ings you can spare to protect all
that you cherish and possess in this
world.
It is going to take something of the
feeling shown by John Paul Jones.
his ship was burning and
he kept her from sinking by sailing up
and lashing the mizzen mast of his
ship to the jib stay of his enemy's. His
flag was shot away and the command
er Of the Scraps shouted to know if he
had surrendered. Jones cupped his
hands about his mouth and shouted
back, "Why, - your soul, / have
Just begun to fight"
There never was born on earth the
kaiser, nor bred on earth the people |
That can prevail against that spirit.
Friends, we are just beginning to
fight. Those other loans were "get-
ready" loans. The money bought
guns and uniforms and ships and |
shells, and carried our men to France.
This loan is fighting loan. Like John
Paul Jones, we have just begun to
light, and it is not on record that
John Paul Jones lost any time or spar
ID any effort after he cast that pro-
'ane but immortal defiance.
The time is past to talk of needs"
r "doing bits" or what we can Of
ord.
Imagine that your civilian coat is
he buff-tipped blue that Paul Jones
xore. Imagine that your derby is his
ocked hat Then let your voice ring
IS his voice rang. Begin to- fight.
,uy those Bonds.