Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-15


The Fourth Liberty loan Is properly
recognized as the greatest single event
IN the financial history of the world.
The United States government asked
a loan from the people of the country
u STRAIGHTFORWARD. an amount unpre-
cedented in all the history Of the world.
In three weeks time, In spite Of an
epidemic 0f Influenza which prevented
public meetings and cost the people
many millions of dollars IN medical
bills and lost time. and In spite too.
Of the peace rumOrs that In some in
stances had tendency 10 make the
success OF the loan seemed less vital.
some 2l.0O0.O0O Of the American people
offered TO the government S0.S06, 4l0.3O0.
Each Federal Reserve District OverNnn.
scribed It's quota Thousands Of cities,
towns, and communities oversubscrlbei
their quotas.
The Fourth Loan was called the
fighting loan; Il Is a record Of Amerl-
canlsm comparable with the record that
our soldiers ON the battle fronts and
sailors on the seas are making. The
people at home have given loyal sup.
port to our fighting men.
Now that Germany Is crushed. an
armstice has been signed. peace pros.
poets are bright, recruiting has stopped.
there are thousands Of us who will be
tempted TO sell our bonds. Some will
be influenced by the fleeing that now
that the war Is over, they need not full
MI the sacrifice contemplated and agreed
to when they pledged their resources to
the utmost. Others will be actuated
by the desire TO re-invest the money
In enterprises that will Return them a
greater dividend IN cash than the In
terest paid by our government. To both
classes the voice Of the nation shouts
aloud, crying Don't do It."
Granting that permanent peace will
be an accomplished fact through Europe
as a direct result Of the armlstice that
has just been signed, yet Il Is equally
true that that fact cannot be accom-
plished until the peace commissions
have considered and solved the myriad
complex problems that constitute bases
for the racial aud national differences
which have caused and maintained war.
fare In Europe since the beginning Of
history. Solution " those problems
and establishment Of the conditions ilnal-
ly agreed upon will require time. and
during that period armies must be
maintained peace must be preserved,
actual lighting will undoubtedly occur
In many countries where revolutionlst
and anarchist will dispute the effort
10 deprive him Of his traditional privl-
lege Of living by embrOlllng others
Meantime, the civil governments must
20 on. For these excellent and indls-
putabe reasons extraordinary expenses
putable reasons extraordinary expenses
will devolve upon the governmental
sources Of income.
Therefore, hang on to your Liberty
bonds. COnsunmate your personal sacrl-
fee as cheerfuly as you undertook It..
Above all, beware Of the shrewd specu-
latOr who Is swarInlng In the land,
ready 10 buy your bonds at a discount,
and TO offer 'gilt-edged' seven per cent
securities Ia exchange. Many Of them
are swindlers. Those who are not are
endeavoring to influence you against
the interest Of yourself and your gov
ernment, TO serve their own selfish ends
They have the money that enables them
TO buy your bonds at discount and
carry them until they have acquired
the value that they will certainly have
In time. II you are financially pressed.
your bank will lend you a fair proper
tiOn OF the face value Of your bonds.
30 that you still retain ownership and
can ultimately benefit by their lncreas-
ell valuation.
Liberty bonds are proof that sou have