Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13

| The various committees throughout
the county should make every eff
fort to close up their work as quick
ly as possible These lists will be
valuable as an aid in the Third Lib
erty Loan campaign which is now in
preparation. The same plan adopted
for soliciting for funds for war re-
lief work will be used in proportion to
his wealth and the Treasury depart
ment will provide the cards to be fill
ed out with the information on every
taxpayer throughout the country.
No soliciting for Loyalty League
funds is planned until after the Lib
erty Loan drive is over, but volun-
tary enrolment will be encouraged
and every person who wants to serve
his country should volunteer because
there is work for the CIVILIAN to do
just as necessary and important if
not as dangerous as the soldiers are
required to do. 1t is expected that
the Loyalty League committee will
give their best efforts to assisting in
the sale of Liberty Bonds as the great
est duty before them for the next
few weeks.
We frequently hear it said, We'll,
if l was younger and didn't have a
family dependent on me I would be
'over there Right now is chance
for every person who really wishes
to serve his country to do so most
effectively by volunteering to help
in the next Liberty Loan drive. The
drive will be vastly more effective in
that every person owning property or
having an income will be seen and
to do this will require large number
of helpers. Volunteers are welcome to
this civilian army as we'll as to the
regular army and they will be under
orders of the government just the
same as the soldiers. The fact that
their task will be much easier and
without danger should make it easy
for all true patriots to volunteer, and
it should not be overlooked that the
government requires the services of
civilians in this mater in order to
meet the obligations which we owe
to our fighting men.
Our fighting men must be fed,
clothed and supplied with munitions
of war. and all these SUPPLIES must be
carried across the ocean in ships.
The money for this purpose must be
raised either by taxation or sale of
bonds. If we do not want higher
taxes we must sell plenty of bonds.
If we want to render the most effect
i've service that civilians can render
we will give our best efforts to making
this third Liberty Loan a success.
Discipline must prevail in this civil
liam army just the same as in the
regular army Our soldiers would
not be making the records in France
that they are making if every pri-
vate was free to discuss the capa-
bilities or mistakes of the officers.
Personal feelings and prejudices must
be forgotten in order to win success
in the army and the same is true in
the civilian army that will make the
Liberty Loan campaign. The orders
come from the commander in chief,
through the treasury department, the
federal reserve districts to the state
Organization and on down to the coun-
ty chairman and township chairman
to the individual workers and these
orders must be carried out without
discussion or disloyalty If the desired
result is to- be accomplished
The meeting in Manchester, Tues
day showed that an effective Organi-
zation will be formed in Delaware
county The help of every person
who loves his country is desired.