South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-04
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'1D-N ~ q III II MN + A1E IN r. ,
over the top. The sister city has
sold mere than 500. 900 worth OF
bones and its quota vas 1865. 600. W
r Miller Mishawaka chairman, re-
ported Mishawaka had occurred its
quota Saturday at noon. County
Chairman W. L. Chandler. who is a
Mishawaka man. made the following
comment when he learned OF the
success Of his own city in the loan
drive:
Must Go Over.
II am expecting nothing else now
but South Bend 10 go over the top
Immediately. 1 am very sure that
South Bend will never permit Mish-
awake 10 Guido il in any way"
The county chairman later sized
up the local situation as follows:
"One prominent man who has
been helping 10 put over the Victory
loan has advised me that three peo-
pie today advanced the alibi that
they had not been asked 10 buy
bonds, as a reason why they had not
done so. OF all the fiimsy excuses
this IS the most unpatriotic and the
most deplorable Of all.
1T seems TO be impossible TO Sc
cure the cooperation Of people will
ing 10 invite unpatriotic citizens 10
buy bonds. Now it develops that
we must hunt up people of question
able patriotism and ask them 10 buy
bonds. II reminds me Of the stories
of the Russian army after the disin-
tegration of that nation, where the
decision not only of the officers but
OF the committees of soldiers and
sailors was made 10 make a charge
at a given moment When the mo-
ment arrived some private asked the
question whether il was wise to
make the charge. The entire force
then began q long discussion OF the
subject, during which their com
rades who had depended upon their
movement according to program
were being shot TO pieces.
Few show Patriotism.
Now that the danger OF German
airplanes coming over here 20 bomb
our cities is past it seems unfortunate
that such a percentage OF our people
should demonstrate the volatile ma
ture of their patriotism. The Amer
lean soldiers never hesitated in their
sacrifices for US. and if this loan fails
you can imagine the panicky cOndi-
ton of the hearts of the millions of
American soldiers in Europe now.
There are a great many boys in
Europe from St. Joseph county
What will they think when they see
what a terrible fight it takes to put
across this loan.
1T has been suggested that the
card files of the fourth and fifth
loans be presented to the historical
society when this campaign is over
Some of these cards would make
very interesting reading for the boys
when they come back. Some cards
would show men straining beyond
their means, while many more are
sidestepping with the excuse that
somebody did not come TO them with
a silver platter asking for their sub
scriptions.
EST. Joseph county is perhaps in
a more critical condition than any
other in the state. because if "A size
able part of this loan is forced upon
the banks through lack of patriotism
OF our citizens, that amount of money
which the banks have to put into il
must be taken out of projects such
as the building of houses. the con-
duct of mercantile and manufac-
turing business, and the financing OF
new enterprises. 1t is up to the BUSH
ness men OF this community first, to
clean their own hands by subscrib-
ing as they should and then to serve
as a general committee to invite
these people who have TO be invited
to do their duty.
"A few business men have done
all that is expected of them. Others
have failed miserab bly,, as is shown
by the records compiled by the
board of review.
statistics are being drawn up by
groups. For instance. one group of
"a men in one profession have sub
scribed $4,000 and the fourth loan
and $3.50 so far on the NTH. Sixty
five per cent of these men subscribed
for the fourth loan, 30 per cent for
the fifth. The average per sub
scriber on the fourth was S479.63,
and the average per subscriber on
the Victory loan $12S.7O. II is urged
that these names should be made
public 1 dislike to do things of that
kind, but something OF that nature
may be necessary as a last resort