Evening journal., 1918-10-18
Peoples Column
r TRUE Blue PATRIOT.

10 the Bdltorof The Evening Journal
Sri recently read in Every Evening
very Inspiring story Quilted. Heres
u Foreigner Who's All American" The
story was about a foroign-born Amer
lean citizen who was asked 10 buy a
Liberty Bond, lie did not at first UNI
derstand the question. but when he
was told II was TO help the government
20 win the war he said. Sure" and
handed out 800 When told that he was
entitled TO bond and that il would
be brought 20 him soon. he replied he
iidnt want anything,
81 give 1t to The boys" ne said; "they
lght give n TO them"
That is fine, Mr. Editor, but the name
lf that man is not given. Why not
Jet us al know who that patriot Is?
] want TO take my hat or 20 hint and
want TO hold out 10 him the hand or
Recognition, announcement and appre-
elation. What a splendid example OF
devotion and loyalty 20 the cause OF
freedoml IL shames some Of our ma
tvo-bOrn Americans In their nggardll-
ness. ] know men who live In style
nat would lead one TO believe they are
sbls TO invest 5000 in bonds. from
whom Il IS difficult TO get even a $50
Subscription.
What a fine contrast this forelgn-born
American citizen affords to those slack
7rs who object 10 Liberty Bond poster
IN their windows because it might
cover up some OF their goods and
hereby lose TO them a probable profit.
ny the way, there Is one phase OF
this poster story which have Just
earned. When the refusal OF the pos
ter display was reported. an active
member Of the Loan Committee. who
- also an important official Of tho du-
Pont Company. went down on Market
street below Ninth. Il wish I could
give the name and the exact lOcatiOn).
igg firm. Incidentally and significantly,
De asked II his account at the store
was square lie was told that It
vas. That's just the way ] want IT,"
he said, "and that Is the way I want
a TO stay Then the merchant OBJ
stqulously told him that he would put
q poster I'm the window "for him."
NO you won't" snapped the DUPONT
ncial, and then. in the classic Ian
giiage OF Major Whittlesey Of the lost
American Division TO the Hun when
seked to surrender, he told the mer-
chant where he could 20.
This shows what Is In the minds Of
q sse Stacker merchants. Touch them
I'M the only tender part OF their anat-
omy-the pocket-and you break their
hearts. They are what we may call
= compulsory PATRIOTS" They will do
.aVythlng for the dollars. They'd wreck
W whole Liberty Loan for a fifteen
Der cent order An Out-and-Out Stacker.
who Is a Stacker from principle II
{ ere can be such an animal, Is en-
titled 90 more respect than a compul-
sorry patriot
But. returning 20 our "muttons," Mr..
Editor, will the Liberty Loan workers
please give us the name OF the true
l'uc patriot referred 10 I'm the story
above related, so that we may hold him
in proper esteem?
] sent this communication, practi-
cally in the form here given, TO Every
Evening. as that was the paper in
which / saw the story referred to. Il
refused 10 on the ground that 10 did
rot believe I'm hammering these people
WHO refuse 90 place i'm their windows
Liberty Bond posters, etc, cto., so 7 am
sending 10 20 you. Hope you will be
pbIe TO use it, at least that part re
ferring 10 the true blue patriot"
Yours truly.
JEROME B. BELL.
CARBOLIC AND THE "FLU."
o the Editor Of The Evening Journal:
Sir-I am told that carbolic acid is