Evening journal., 1918-04-04

beon selected for the initiation 81 The
third Liberty Loan ihan Aprt 6. Che
Anniversary Of the entrance Of The
United states into ihe world war.
And this campaign undoubtedly VIII
nrpass In energy, scope ana effective
ness any previous effort Of the Kind.
Consequently the third Loan shonld.
and viii, be a greater success than
either az iis predecessors, which hardly
more than scratched our immense re
sotre1s OF wealth.
rne second Loan was more success-
fll than the nrsi because the lrsi had
educated the people 90 the necessity
and adSsniseC OF lending iheir money 80
the roycrnmcui. Tile second Loan has
advertised us successor by proVine
s ere what our vast means are capable
7of, and has set the pace for The third
loan
Furthermore, behind this drive will
be the tremendous motive power OF
nation thoroughly aroused TO The grim
task before &C. During The two pre-
vlOus csmpaigns we were only prepar-
ing for War. Now we arc actually in
70, although we are Just beginning to
light jn the sturdy, determined, Ameri-
can way. nul NNI uat'h"i h"lhlDA -
arising with every despatch from
conicnding brayely and successfully
with the enemy, whose atrocities aud
bad faith forced us into the conflict.
50. lust as there was a rush 10 the re-
cruiling stations on the day we learned
/ Of the sinking OF the transport Tus-
canio. there VIII also be the greatest pa
4 ~ hfElarg In
that Of any other nation. TO the next
government loan. There were more
than 100000 subscribers 10 the second
Liberty Loan: Il Is reasonable TO eX-
pecl that there win be ot least i2.000OW
subscribers to the forthcoming issue OF
bonds
The Spirit OF the People
The spirit Of the people was strik-
ngly attcsted by a noteworthy Incl
dent In the Middle West A conference
was held recently In a state famous for
It's popular authors and practical poll
tlcans, at which II was decided 10 dc
clare a political truce during the drive
for the third Liberty Loan
During this conference George il.
Dunscomb. Of the Federal Reserve
Bank. Of Chicago, remarked:
This meeting is one which viii be
memorable in the history OF the coun-
try, because here The Republican and
Democratic parties have agreed to dis
regard an differences, in order that by
united efforts they may obtain the
greatest measure OF cooperation and
unity i'm the richteOus cause for which
our nation Is hghling
"a subordnalion OF party aims and
ambitions az this time Is an expression
OF tho higher patriotism and an evi-
4 dence Of the lofiiesl ideals. With the
great political parties working as a unit
I'm the interest OF the Liberty Loan. far
reaching results will be obtained that
otherwise would never be realised
This attitude will contribute inn
mensely TO the many factors which will
lessen the strain OF The present cam
palgn Another important element Is
the strong position OF our banks
which, OF course, reflects the sount
, financial condition OF the nation.
Our Great Financial Strength.
That the United states is now The
dominant banking power Of the worlC
! is shown I'm the annual report II th'
. Comptroller OK Currency, presented q
Congress ON January 30. The comp.
troller estimated the banking power oil
The country az s3I529 100000 an IN
crease Of more Than sli,00O.n00O0 since
1912. In 1890 the banking resources OF
the world were computed as being sla
= 55S.OOOO00 Thus the increase in The
united States during the last five years
. tendent They organized about three
{ weeks ago and they now have a mem
D. borship OF about 40 children. Thl.
9 shows that the senior society has beer
. on the iob. as they no doubt were in
- strumcntal in organizing a Junior So
r cety. We wish the Juniors God speed
q IN their work.
We Will all be glad TO welcome Dr
) Hubbard into our City Union, and W
e are looking forward with great pleas
q ure 10 the spring rally when ne WI
q address us.
Il Don't forget The spring rally Is 10 b
r held In West Church on April a. q
on hand and enjoy This meeting wit
IT u.s. Everyone is welcome.
d The topic next week viii bo wril,si
j. by Miss Elizabeth krauss