The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-13

Keep from making other folks sell III
things and work for US instead Of for
the government, and so that (2) the
things and the work that would be put
into products and efforts for @2- per-
s0nal ~ and enjoyment shall be com.
PEELED u turn 70 the kinds OF prod
ucfS and work that the government
must have to win the val. Every dol
lar, every cent, that we spend for
something that we could 80 without
completes In the market with the gov.
eminent. and By just 90 much impedes
the big cause.
Even Il we saved the money and
buried It Ii the back yard WI SHOULD
be helping the government. But there
II q better thing to do with It. The
government must have money, in Inn
mense amounts, In order to buy ma
terials and work. And we are asked
to lend 1t to the government for that
purpose. In addition to what we pay
A. taxes.
Bonds Are More Than Receipts.
The Liberty bonds are the receipts
which the government gives us for this
loan. But they are more than re-
ceipts; We get receipts for the taxes.
A Liberty bond Ii not only the gov.
ernment's acknowledgment that you
have loaned the money; 1t IL its prom
ise to pay II back upon q certain day.
and to pay you In the meanwhile. at
certain intervals, for the . Of the
money. All Of the resources Of the
country In materials and the labor
Of the people-our own good faith to-
ward each other. a permanence a. 9
civilized nati0n-are pledged to the
payment Of principal and interest In
strict accordance with the terms OF
the transaction al printed on each
bond. There is not q safer or more
valuable piece Of paper In the world.
When this war Is over there will be
only two kinds Of folks In the United
States-those who did all they could
and gave all they could. and those who
didn't Among those who didn't Will
be the ones who tried to keep on using
and enjoying things and the work OF
other people, a. they used to do; those
who failed to do their utmost In the
way Of really useful work, and those
who demanded for themselves unnec-
essary things and labor which might
have been used for the purposes OF
the government In winning the war.
Al You Can, % the Measure.
Every man knows In his heart what
he can do and whether he 10 doing Il.
He may be able to deceive the govern.
ment ; by loud-mouthed professions OF
patriotism, saluting the nag, cheering
at meetings. and other noisy and con-
spicuous displays he may deceive his
neighbors; but he cannot fool himself.
He knows whether he has done all he
couldi And "all he could"-honestly,
on the level. every man the Judge OF
his own effort in the sQparest kind OF
dealing with his own soul In q kind Of
judgment day-that II the measure.
He IL q poor creature who thinks OF
the Liberty bond solely as an invest.
ment-a grudging gift to his country,
with a string bn It. But no q need
be ashamed to lend to the govern
ment. Uncle Sam win take what he
needs without money return. In the
form OF taxes. and we shall pay In will
ingly, cheerfully. We are doing a work
for the future-the world will be
cleaner and better to live In for all
time By reason Of what we r doing
now; therefore II II right that q part
OF this burden should be met by those
who will come after Us and reap the
longtime benefits.
In the finest spirit U young men
are going TO the battle front to offer
their utmost. their very flesh and
blood, In unutternble toll and agony,
in doing what must be done there. They
hope TO come back. but they are will
ing TO die there II that must be. And
thousands AZ our best + doing just
that. In like unswerving spirit we who
stay at home must do IA part-goina
without things and making those We
have serve 10 the utmo1t-and through
this ~self-denial furnishing to the gov.
eFnment-your government-which Il
taking care OF q boys. the means t.
ret the enormous amounts Of materials
and labor needed to take car Of them
and to equip them for what they have
70 do.
This u the meaning q tho Liberty
bond.
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uneto oan Turns TlohtMad.
The money which Jon are leniing
UncIe Sam ~ purchasing Liberty
BondA and with which be n turn tnir-