The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
FARMERS AND THRIFT STAMPS
McAdoo Points Out That Vermonters
Should Invest Heavily.

It is a matter of supreme national
Importance that the treasury OF the
United States shall be supplied at all
times with the amount of money need
ed TO furnish the food. the clothing,
the guns, the ammunition required by
our soldiers to fight successfully for
the safety and liberty of America. To
pay the allowances made by the gov
eminent to the dependent wives and
children of these soldiers and to pay
the life insurance which the govern
mcnt permits every soldier to buy
from it, the treasury must also have
the necessary money to extend credit
to the valiant Britains, Belgians,
French and Italians who are fighting
ALONGSIDE American soldiers ON the
bloody battle fields of France, Belgium
and Italy If the American people
fail to lend their money to their gov
eminent for these noble purposes, how
can we gain a victory in this glorious
cause? Every one can help by lending
their money TO tine government They
do not make a gift of their money, they
merely lend il on impregnable security
and are paid interest on the loan at the
same time.
The farmers of the nation can rem
der genuinely patriotic service by
lending all the money they can to
their government and encouraging
everybody else to do the same. 1t
makes no difference how small the
| loan. it will be helpful Those who
can only buy thrift stamps should buy
thrift stamps. Those who can buy
only war savings stamps should buy
war savings stamps Those who can
| buy Liberty bonds should buy Liberty
| bonds. Always thy should buy as
many stamps and as many bonds as
| they can instead of as few. The gov
ernment has now put these loans in
such convenient form that there is nc
citizen in the land who cannot helr
to some extent if he is patriotic
enough to do SO.
| rely upon the farmers, than whom
there are no more vitality interested il
protecting America ; future and the
liberties Of the world, to do their ut
most to help in this great Liberty loar
work. The farmers are already per
forming patriotic service of the high
est value in raising the food stuff.
hetutu DIV our own military FORCES dnC
citizens at homo and by the soldiers
and civilian populations of the grea
nations associated with us but they
have a further duty to perform. The,
should invest all of their available
money in the obligations of their gov
eminent. In doing so they will no
only benefit themselves by saving thi
money but viii be helping to defen,
their liberties, their rights and thei
! farms against the threatened aggres
sions of the most powerful autocrati
and military government ever created
The farmers OF the nation tradi
tionally are freedom loving people. On
hundred and forty three years ago O
the 10Th day of this month the farm
, ers at Lexington and Concord fire
, the first shot for liberty and it wa
heard round the world | know tina
the American farmers of today ar
Just as liberty loving is their heroi
p ancestors. | know that they will ioi
! with other Americans of every bus
, ness and profession in providing tn
money which will enable their govern
ment to fight 10 victorious concll
a sion this great war for liberty, justic
y and America s sacred rights.
i, W. G. MCADOO,
: Secretary of the Treasury.