The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
VOICE OF
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p e Q p l. e
Patee Writes
Urging All to Buy
Liberty Bonds

Eolior Lake County Times.
Dear Sir-Through serious concern for
our country 1 write you the following
which, if you can spare space, please
publish.
In earlier drives our slogan was, Buy
Til 1t Hurts" Many did and our coun-
try went over the top each time. Since
the last drive thousands of our noblest
and best young men have barred their
breasts and hearts to the most brutal
and relentless Of all foes. Yes. an enemy
that has deliberately planned for years
TO- and VIII go to any limit to crush
and destroy forever governments BY the
consent of the governed; an enemy that
VIII impose on US and all our allies
brutality and force as the means OF
controlling civil life in lieu Of what We
now enjoy; an enemy that would tear
down the Statue of Liberty and plant on
it's foundation the statue OF Kaiser VIII
liam Hohenzollern with drawn sword.
indicative of his purpose to terrify and
COW our free people into subsection 10
military autocracy--a government which
for thousands of years has exacted obed-
fence Of the common people to the VIII of
the elect by birth. rather than that of a
free people enjoying the ri ght OF popular
choice. Our boys have gone forth de-
termined to do all and give their last
drop of blood if need be to utterly de-
stroy this foe and to again restore to
safety our free institutions and those of
our allies now in deadly peril across the
sea. We can absolutely depend upon
them TO do well, supremacy well. their
part.
The measure and degree OF their sue
cess and likewise the extent OF their
sacrifice viii depend largely upon the
amount of help and support we give
them now at home. To do our part
requires of US heroic effort here and
now. We are in the war as much and
are responsible for its successful con-
duct as much as they are. We must
finance the enterprise at this end OF the
line or we cannot keep them supplied
and equipped to do the big part OK
pected of them over there We must
not stop at the point where mere in
convenience or slight lowering eff in
terest rates affects the inside Of our
pocket books. The situation eXacts from
us the duty of buying Liberty Bonds no
matter how it may affect some other
particularly financial plan or scheme W
may prefer to put through. We must
readjust ourselves some way 10 meet
this obligation as we would to pay a
doctor for an operation to arrest the
ravages OF a cancer
This call is for six billion dollars
ready cash from US. between now and
February /, in exchange for the best.
longtime. Understanding bonds for
sale anywhere in the world today. In
buying these. though il may disarrange
our program of business somewhat. we
are making a good investment for our
selves and are doing heroic service for
CDR Government. Are we not as patriotic
a people as the French? Just the other
day that little nation subscribed six
billion dollars to its Eighth Liberty Bond
drive and went over the top in only a
few hours. Where are our people with
their boosted wealth and mighty popula-
ton y little slow, that is all. When
they get walked up they too VIII SO over
The top.
When most Of US. who have heretofore
subscribed gave in our subscriptions we
went way below our maximum limit.
thinking to ourselves that others would
take the required amount and meet our
countrys call for US and others who
could buy have also declined. here and
there because they. too. thought others
would take what they should take and