The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-04-08
People Must Do Their Full Share
Putting Victory Loan cover
the Top"
PATRIOTISM WILL DO It
"" rs
ohHeIals> Of War Loan Organization
Prepare for Campaign and Are Con.
fidsnt Of Successful Outcome To
Uphold Past Record.

The people Of the Ninth Federal
Reserve District will do their full
share in finishing tho job"
A. r. Rogers, Chairman Of the War
Loan Organization, unhesitatinglyp
made this promise to Carter Glass.
Secretary Of the Treasury, when he
visited District Headquarters recently.
I'VE know the temper, the patrio-
tism and the record Of the people OF
the Northwest too we'll to have any
fear OF their response to the loan OF
Thanksgiving" was the secretary's re-
Spouse.
Wherefore. 1t is up to u to con.
tinue to lead the United States over
the top" said Theodore Void, Gov
srnor Of the Ninth District Federal
Reserve Bank. Because Of past per.
formances tho whole country is ex-
pseting great things Of US in the test
Of peace time patriotism: and. tudg.
ing from the ambition, enthusiasm and
optimism already in evidence among
our workers, we will not fail"
Speakers Get Busy.
"We're of to q flying start" said
Joseph Chapman. district, director of
speakers ,"Our campaign of platform
education and instruction opened
MsEch "a. Every county, 10 OR will
shortly, be- organized with speakers
chairman. From now until the big
buying day. April 81. there shouldn't
b 4 meeting. large or small. in the
whole district without Victory Loan
speaker on the program. Anyone
who finds his county unorganized
should take 1t up at once with his
county chairman or with US. 1t Is
up to every man, woman and child
to get busy and keep busy until the
lob IL finished"
The Opening Gun.
Americas duty to her soldiers who
suffered and bled and died for liberty
on the fields of France was empha
sized in a stirring speech by Carter
Glass. Secretary of the Treasury. in
the Minneapolis Auditorium the night
Of March 20.
In his talk he pointed out the need
OF raising money the government must
have Ito finish the job" that the wear
ers OF tho khaki started so we'll on
tho other side of the Atlantic.
The speech was the opening gun In
the Victory Loan campaign that opens
April q and was followed closely by
. capacity house. made up OF county
ohairmen from the Ninth District and
delegates to the Better Business con.
vsntion. He spoke in part as follows:
When I am told Of the difficulties
which will beset the Victory Loan
refuse to lose faith in the enduring
patriotism Of the American people; l
decline to believe that the fathers and
mothers who gave foar million sons
to die. il need be. that liberty might
survive. will now haggle over the ma.
terial cost Of saving the very soul Of
civilization from the perditiOn OF Prus.
sian tyranny
But | am told that we must ap,
proach the problem OF future loans in
y distinctly cold -blooded mood. Some
men tell me it will be impossible again
to appeal to the patriotism OF the
American people. Frankly, gentlemen,
should despair OF my country II these
things were exactly true. I should
doubt our ability to cope with the
problems Of peace II so quickly we
should forget the obligations of war.
! wonder II those who talk in this
fashion speak considerably? They
tell about the sacrifices" the Ameri.
can people have made, and in their
voices there is, a metallic tone and in
their mien unconscious austerity.
What is meant by the sacrifices of
war for America? Where are our
devastated fields and ruined cities
Where our cathedrals destroyed and
homes profaned? Where our detiled
women and starved children and
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