Evening journal., 1918-04-20

lie knows that the First and Second
Liberty Loans were over-subscribed,
but he thinks that these were financed
by the wealthy from their surplus and
excess profits. But the income and
other taxes VIII soon be due and the
money OF the caplttllsi Is so tied up
that be cannot buy Liberty Bonds with
out drugglng the market with other
securities. The success OF this Loan
and of this war depends upon every. in
dlyidual American. The Kaiser boasts
tha. Americans cannot and VIII not sup
port their army
America asks me n ! viii let thls
boast 20 unobsllenged / am asked 10
l live W % ny pledge by lending my
money at high rate Of interest, and
/ 90 an enterprise that cannot fall. My
money will be as safe az America IT,
self. What an honor 70 would be TO
give my money TO provide food and am
munitl0n for the men who are flghtlng
I FOR me. But the government wants only
90 borrow the money, only 10 show me
thrifty way Of fulfilling my pledge.
By allowing me 10 buy Bonds the gov
ernnent Is giving me the privilege OF
buying bombs and gas shells TO hurl
At the Hun who has his iron clutches
about the throat OF my brother. My
Bond will buy a she'll that VIII carry
a message OF defiance 10 the Kaiser
and will be the beginning OF the full
nllment OF my pledgeN
Miss Scott won the third prize, and
her essay follows
"On April 6. 1917. the United States
entered the world war, the war In be-
half Of personal and national freedom
Especially hitting Is ~ that April 6, 1915
should mark the initiationNo OF the Third
Liberty Loan. One year has made US
see clearly the tremendous task before
our men IL IL for them to make and
keep the world safe for us 20 1.-Two in
Il Is FOR us 10 stand back Of them with
every dollar we possess, for the sturdy
American spirit alone cannot carry oui
men in khaki "over the top only
money can secure them the arms, shel.
ter. food and clothing which plsy an
Inevitable part In the struggle. The H..
OOO OOO or more subscribers TO the Third
Liberty Loan will be doing their duty
lust as surely az the patriotic youths
who rushed 10 the recruiting stations
at the news Of the "Tuscania" disaster
Personal Reasons.
The reasons why we should buy Lib
erty Bonds fall naturally under three
heads: a. Personal; ~ Economic, anc
l3) Patriotic This Is hardly a time "a
consider purely selfish motives, yet fev
Of US are not actuated in a measure
by them. Assuredly. the fact that q
Liberty Bond OF the Third Loan ie an
extremely profitable investment is an
Item OF interest 10 prospective pur.
chesers It's principle is secure; 1t il
easy 10 sell; it pays Az per cent. inter
est. Furthermore. bonds Of the third r.
sue arc, like their predecessors, exempt
; from taxation. One can easily see thai
3 a Liberty Bond Is IN no sense tax
neither IL 70 gift. u Is merely loan
which will be more than repaid In due
p time. Certainly II Will cost an astound'
Ing sum TO win the war, but u would
cost us Infinitely more 70 lose u. Who
cares to pay the latter pricef
Economic Reasons.
BY carelessly spending our spare dol.
lars, we not only waste money that
might aid a noble cause. but very otter
we help TO keep up an industry tEa'
directly opposes the best interests Of
b the government By continuing TO knii
b bright-colOred sweaters for ourselves
we keep the wooden mills from decreas
b ing their output Of colored woOls. They
will not bend all their energies TO pro
Q duclng materials for army and nav,
sweaters. while the demand for Othel
wools' continue 20 exist. The govern
b. ment. wisely managing our funds, WOull