South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-02
LOAN CAMPAIGN
MAKES STATEMENT
MiShaWaka and Penn Town.
ships Task is Not Yet
Completed.

The following statement was is
sued from the Mishawaka and Penn
township headquarters of the Lib
erty loan Wednesday:
I'm checking up our subscription
lists, we find that many of you have
not yet subscribed for your quota.
your preliminary su descriptions ap-
parently being for the purpose OF
being Identified with the Volunteer
movement with the intention of in
creasing the amount to the proper
quota later.
"Mishawaka and Penn township
does not complete its task until all
Of the people have done their fair
share. regardless of quotas. 1t is not
fair that we depend individually up
on a few large corporation subscrip-
tions to attain our township quota
BE a real volunteer. and increase
your subscriptions to the fair in
dividual quota now; don't wait for
the committee TO urge you 10 do the
balance of your duty.
while our minimum quota has
been attained, we are not relieved
from our responsibility to our gov
eminent until every individual sub
scription is up to standard.
All volunteer bond buyers who
have knowledge of their neighbors'
failure to subscribe should report
such instances with names. address
es and estimate Of quota to head
quarters at once, 20 facilitate check
ing against our own office records.
Let us have your voluntary CO.
operation in all of these matters.
Those Who Have Bought No Bonds.
Note the Following:
you should and must consider
the question of placing your sub
scriptions at once.
This government under which
you enjoy safety protection and
prosperity, will not be satisfied with
no response from you.
I'm fairness to all, 30 one who can
afford TO buy bonds will be permit
ted to escape persistent solicitation
and a definite accounting of your
position defined.
"Out-and-out slackers against
their government will not be per-
mitted TO hide behind the skirts of
the great mass Of loyal, liberal and
patriotic people of this community.
and the large manufacturing COM
panies. who have so generously re-
sponded 10 the call for volunteer
subscriptions. and they will and do
endorse our efforts TO see that jus
tice is done 10 them and TO our gov
eminent in insisting upon reason
able subscriptions from all.
THE committee has sincere
realization Of it's responsibilities to
our government, which it represents
i'm this campaign, and expects to see
that Mishawaka and Penn town
ship fully meets its obligations in
lending its money TO Uncle Sam, and
TO that end, it makes a special APP
peal TO those who have not yet sub
scribed. to do so at once and relieve
them OF the necessity of adopting
more urgent measures.
This is an issue which cannot be
lodged; everyone, unless suffering
from misfortune. can participate
fairly in this government loan.
please do so now, you citizens
who have not subscribed, because
Your fellow citizens and neighbors,
who have volunteered their savings
and capital expect you to do so and
may misunderstood your failure to
meet this national responsibility.
Yours. TO make II "a Million for
| Mishawaka and Penn Township"
Fourth Liberty Loan Committee
NJ. ". MIX, Chairman.
c. A. Ostrom. Vice chairman.
MRS. G. B. WILLIAMS. Chair
man.