The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-28
TO WHOM 1T
MAY CONCERN

| during the finishing drive in cOnnec
ton with the Fourth Liberty Loan,
received a telephone call from the
wife of a client residing in the coun.
try who had previously consulted
| with me regarding the purchase O.
Liberty Loan bonds. saying her hus
bund desired me to meet him at the
! city hall as he had been arrested and
that he was on his way to Watertown
1 shortly thereafter met my client
in the company of two officers and al
his request went with him to the Of
flee of the chairman of the WATERFOWL
Council of Defense where I learned my
client had not been arrested but haG
been asked to appear before the ad-
justment committee in response to a
telegram from the chairman of the
Jefferson County Council of Defense
and explain why he refused to buy
his fair shade of the Fourth and pre-
vious issues Of bonds; his allotment
for the Fourth loan was $500 and he
had only subscribed for $1OO. l was
also informed that my client had been
making statements in other school
districts that he was not Obliged to
appear before the adjustment COM
mittee, where he had been asked to
appear by several solicitors for the
Liberty Loan bonds and that nobody
could make him buy more bonds.
After learning that l had been mis-
informed in regard to client being un-
der arrest 1 remained at his request,
during the examination of the delin-
quent; this examination 1 found a
very fair and courteous one and re-
suited in an additional subscription
of 500.
Having been severely criticised for
appearing at the hearing after the
the following statement for publica-
ton in the press.
First. | desire to say that never by
word or deed have I ever consciously
obstructed any Liberty Loan drive 1
have rendered services freely and l
spoke in school houses in Dodge
county during the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive until such meetings were
discontinued on account of the Span
ish influenza
Second. l have informed all clients
who inquired of me as an attorney as
to whether or not it was compulsory
to buy Liberty Bonds that it was not
compulsory but the United States
government expected every loyal citi-
zen to do his whole duty and buy his
full share of Liberty bonds; that we
and our allies MUST AND ARE CO.
ING TO WIN IN THIS WAR; that
the banks would help the purchaser
by loaning him ninety per cent of the
purchase price, holding the bonds as
security.
Third. We are engaged in a strug-
gle with enemies abroad and at
home and it is the duty of every one
who accepts the liberties and oppor-
tunities that our country offers to do
his very utmost in whatever way lies
in his power to do, to speedily win the
struggle. The Watertown Council of
Defense with it's active officers and
captains and lieutenants have done
noble, necessary work at home while
our splendid boys who are entitled to
the best medical attention, best food,
best clothing and best of everything
that they need and that money can
furnish have been fighting hard and
successfully against the enemy
abroad. l sincerely regret if any ad-
vice or action on my part has given
cause for criticism or belief that l am
not in full sympathy with our govern
ment in all it's efforts and activities
to push the war to a speedy and vic
torious finish; and l shall see that
there is no occasion for any misun-
derstanding in the future; those of us
at home who have not thus far active
ly and voluntarily assisted the Coun-
Gil Of Defense in it's noble work, so
faithfully performed, should show
our patriotism by volunteering our
services and aiding said council in
every way possible.
Fourth. Realizing as I do the ne
cessity of speedily winning this war
in the interests of all those liberties
which we enjoy, l for one renew my
offer of assistance to the Liberty
Loan, Red Cross and kindred organi-
cations and the Watertown Council
OF Defense, offering my time and
talents for such uses as they NAV
choose.
Dated October 26th, 1918.
(SignedD Charles A. Kading