Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-26
Citizens Adopt Resolutions De-
nlanding That Call Of
Duty Be Needed

One hundred fourteen of Salem s
J leading citizens have decided that the
names of those persons should be pub
lished who do not buy liberty bonds
who are able to do so, and those who
buy some, but not as much as is their
share, and are able to buy more.
Every loyal citizen realizes that any
Zone who is able to buy liberty bonds,
even if it is only one $50 bond, and
who does not, is not doing his or her
duty in the matter, and is therefor not
100 per cent loyal. Most citizens also
realize that the person who buys $50
bond when he or she is able to buy a
800 bond is just as derelict in his or
her duty as the person who could buy
only $50 bond and does not do so,
and that person who buys only $50
bond when he or she is able TO buy
$500 worth of bonds is nine times as
derelict in his or her duty as the per-
son who could buy only a $50 bond
and does not, because the former has
failed to the extent of $3.50 in buying
fas many bonds as he could, whereas
the latter has only failed to. the extent
of $50.
The loyalty of the persons of small
means is most commendable in this
matter of supporting the government
in financial ways. 1t is most regretable
that the same cannot be said of the
persons that are more we'll to do as a
class, but it is none the less true. OF
course there are exceptions in both
classes.
The above mentioned ia Salem cit
izens will constitute what is known as
the "Salem central liberty loan com
mittee.' From this committee will be
drafted jury of 25 men to sit in what
will be known as "Court of Loyal
ty" The personnel of this jury will
change from time to time, so as to pro
vide jury for each ease coming be.
fore the court that will be thoroughly
qualified to render a fair and just
decision in each instance.
When liberty loan solicitors or others
report to the executive committee thru
the proper channels, and in writing,
cases of people who have not done their
full duty in the matter of the purchase
of bonds or who have been insulting
to the solicitors by disloyal utteranc-
es, the executive committee will refer
such reports to the jury Of the Loyal
ty Court then impaneled for action.
If after having heard the evidence
,tn,n IN hn ho inn
cides that the case should be investi-
gated, they will summon the party thus
accused to appear before the court at
set time and place, to show cause
as to why his or her name should not
be published as being disloyal because
of his or her failure to purchase their
share of liberty bonds.
If they appear and do show good
cause why their name should not be
thus published in the Judgment Of the
jury, then no record will be made Of
the case what so ever. On the other
hand, if they fail to appear, or fail to
II ~ show sufficient cause, in tho
judgement of at least one third or she
jury, and the remaining two thirds
vote to publish the record, statement
will be given to the press setting forth
the facts in the case, without any COM
ments on the part of the jury as to
the persons loyalty or otherwise.
Every safeguard will be thrown
around the operations of this central
liberty loan committee to prevent in
justice being done anyone, as it is well
realized that it is better to let some
guilty person escape than to punish
some innocent party. On the other hand
the members Of the committee are
pledged to allow no personal ties, eth
er business or social to stand in 'the
way of seeing the Stacker given due
publicity. They all realize that any
loss they may experience either finan-
eially or socially by reason of perform
ing their full duty on the committee
is and can be but small sacrifice
compared to that being made daily by
the boys at the front, and that the
least that we at home can do, is to see
that everyone has his or her duty in
the matter of the purchase of liberty
bonds pointed out to them, and that
the Stacker is given his proper stand
ing in the community.
Another function of the juries of
this committee viii be to pass judg-
ment on such eases as was recently
hrOupht m the attention of tho Offi-