The state herald., 1919-05-02
Poor Excuse No. I.

notes on a down market"
What do you care what the bond
market 10 II the Government promises
to pay you par At a,aturity7 Did the
Yanks fail to fight because they were
below par In the estimation Of the
enemy No. They proved themselves
above par when everything was
against them. g.
Poor EM;usc No. 4.
Il am not rich and l might have to
sell my Victory Liberty note at =
sacrifice some time"
All you could possibly saerIfies by
buying all the notes you could buy
( and selling thena at q loss couldn't be
I elassed as reN sacrifice when com.
pared with that made by the boys who
fought for you. Don't let . returned
wounded soldier hear you make that
plea.
Poor Excuse No. s.
TIL not subs cribe to the Victory
Liberty Loan. l might need NY money
for an emergen cy"
Emergency, ei,7 The war itself was
IN emergency. II Il hadn't been won
for you that ould have been your
real emergency
Poor Excuse No. g.
The Loan? Oh, the war cost too
much money. .rhere was waste"
Did you ever know Of . hurried Job
without wast.7 We GOT Into ths war
with a stsadibu start. Everything
had to bs rush ID. We are not q %.
ton that prae Need war every day.
Pr'ees wsss alrady high from war In
fiuenees. The Government had to
spend ns,ney . I'd do il quickly. eh
the waste Of mDney. ~ Il was waste,
predueod an end Of war which saved
the livss Of 100 900 sohiiers who would
have M,und graves In France N the
war hid lasted anothe er six months.
Do yo'i call that wasts7
Poor Excuse No. 7.
I'M exhausted with war work"
10 were the i,oys wass fought But
they didn't stop. They weren't quit.
terS And thel 70 was rtaS war work.
Poor Excuse No. Q.
u understand some Of the money
of tho Loan 10 to pay contracts for
munitions we never used. ] don't like
to pay for do I'd horse'!"
You are the man who would have
the tailor M IKE . suit - winter
clothes to your measure and then 70.
fuse to pay fos II because the weather
turned unexrs etediy warmer.
Poor Excuse No. Q.
Mali crs Of munitions are wasaithyl
men. Let them carry the burden Of
the Ii ian.
The you would refuse to pay your
eross ry bills because your grocer owss
hls ONE while you rent Ns~sr mind
rae wealthy men are swssauna ersst
sroS . Of psrspiration over their In.
'eH 70 TAX and their war proflts Sax.
n ey know there has been . war. and
Il, sy're being asked 10 subscribe to
he Lean. too.
Poor Excuse No. 10.
II believe the Government shouldn't
he ye contracted for no much stuff In
ad vance. I'D be willing to subscribe
10 pay for material we had used"
oh. that's ~ Then you would psy
the doctor who attends your siek baby
only In case the baby dies, and yol
Wouldn't pay for medicine that cured
the tst'y unless the medicine wac oil
used.
Poor Excuse No. n.
But I haven't the cash Just now
10 lend"
Then lend your credit. The soldier
gave W his present and even mort.
gagged his future. Hs gave for you
and NOW you baik At lending your
credit for him. Where 10 your ~.
! trlotiss,f
Poor Excuse No. ~.
"oh. I'm patriot.S. all right. gave
TO the Red Cross iaid the Y. NJ. &. A.
and subscribed to thc loans. But that
was while the war was on"
which 10 an acknowledgment that,
In vsllolen. you would. pray only when
IN trouble and not uISs thanks whsn
delivered from the tru uble; that In
business you would barn up ysur
onsrsy In making uoney and then
leave rolls Of bItls lying In your dssks
Throughout the year; that you would
sell goods but not deliver than; thst.
domestiesily. ysv would be gallant 20
tho Girl while eourtino her and be Q
brute TO her throughout married. lie.
Your patriotism Will not hold water.
You cheer the Flag only whom n y In