The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
BUY A LIBERTY BOND.


United States Government is
about to inaugurate d Third Lib
erty Loan campaign. 1t will last
three days, April Is, 16 and II.
The Bonds will bear the date of
May 9, 1918, and will mature in
1923. They will bear interest at
the rate of four and a~quarter per
cent per annum. Various demon
nations, from fifty to ten thou
sand dollars, will be issued.
These bonds will not be convert
BILE into subsequent issues, al
though they may be exchanged
for Bonds of the First and Second
Liberty Loan.
Idle it were to try to prove the
necessity for every citizen to do
his duty in this matter. All law,
human and divine, recognizes the
irrevocable relation existing be-
tween rights and obligations.
Wherever there is a right there
must be, absolutely, a correspond
ing obligation. The rights and
privileges of citizenship in this
country demand that every cit
izen, irrespective of political be-
lief, social condition or religious
creed, do his full duty in the pres
ent crisis. There is no. conceiv-
able cause where a man can be
considered exempt from this
obligation, excepting the single
instance where he renounces these
rights and leaves the country.
Even were he not naturalized,
still would he be morally bound
to do his part iii upholding the
government of this country which
has given him home and oppor-
t,lnities for happiness. There is
no middle course possible. Either
a man will do his duty in assist
ing the country, or he is a plain
traitor, whatsoever he may be and
whatsoever his station. He may
not be punished as a traitor, but
the brand of black ingratitude
will cling to him as long as he
lives.
Thoughtless and irresponsible
men have said in the past that
Catholics are not loyal to this gov
eminent. The overwhelming
answer has been such as to silence
the bastard voice Of the accuser.
AS an early Father said of the
Christians, in speaking to the
Romans: eve fill your armies
and your navies, your courts of
justice and your halls of science. =
From now on Catholics will not
need defense for their position,
as the mere mention Of their
record will be forever sufficient
to answer all charges of disloy-
atty.
During the coming week it is
| to be hoped, that our Catholic
people will be as fully alive to
their duty with regard to this
great Loan as they have been to
iother national needs in the past.
mot one there is but can do his
part along this line, at least in a
ismall way, to help the cause OF
freedom and democracy. The
Church owes more to the Amer
lean government than she does to
any other government on the face
of the earth. For this reason our
Catholics, priest and people, are
bound by two-fold duty of graf
itude to assist to the best of their
ability in making this movement
a success. Any one who will re-
fuse to contribute his share, much
less to belittle the Importance OF
helping in this emergency, would
observe to be classed with the
benedict Arnolds of history
Refusal to cooperate in this work
will be not only a sign of dis
Royalty, but also indirectly a blow
lat the. Catholic Church which
depends for her freedom, here
upon the government which now
asks your help.