Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19
Why We Mast
Subscribe for the
Victory Loan!

FOurteen principles laid down by President
Wilson, formed the basis upon which the nations
got together and agreed to end the war.
Here are IA unanswerable reasons why we
must join in boosting the Victory loan to bring
the war financing campaign to an end:
For our own selfish good To make
money.
Your money invested in the Victory Lib
erty loan is absolutely. safe.
3-The government will repay the money
with liberal interest.
4-Wl1en the money is repaid it will buy
more goods than now.
5-Money in the Victory loan bears lighter
taxation than other property.
6-Government securities stand better
chance than others of going up in price
AS the buying power of money" in
creases, >Victory Liberties will advance
8-The success of the Victory Liberty loan
will invite prosperity
o-The Victory loan will supply money for
government purchases. The money raised by
selling the loan will get right back into circula-
ton, to pay labor, to keep factories running,
mines working, and stores thriving
Io-Our government has a big floating debt
estimated at six billions by June This float
ing debt is mostly hung up at the banks. The
banks need the money, so that they will be able
to lend more to storekeepers farmers and factory
owners. If these people cannot borrow at the
banks, how are they going to buy raw materials
and pay the workers? The Victory Liberty loan
floating debt.
II-Our government is spending 100000
a day day on the army and navy. This means
one billion and a half every month for the main
tenance of the American strength: for the honor
of the American flag. The Victory Liberty loan
is necessary to supply this money
I2-Every dollar spent by the government
for war purposes, before, during and after hos
tilities, was sanctioned by congress Our repre-
sentatives voted the money according to law and
it was honestly expended. This brings the
sponsbity home to every of u.s. We must
pay the bills. There is way to do it, except
by subscribing for the Victory Liberty loan.
I3-It is foolish to argue that some of the
money from previous loans was wasted. There
is waste in everything. All of us waste cuts of
bread. All of us throw away the cigar ends. We
waste time when we go to see goods. We waste
strength playing goft. Every human activity
involves waste 1t is true that some money
Spent for arplanes that did not go overseas.
Money was spent for ships that did not cross the
Atlantic.
But remember this 1t was the prodigious
spending of the United States for martial prep
arations that made the enemy sign the armstice
Remember, that the victory was won by the
tremendous military strength we had in reserve
quite as much as by the men and materials we
actually sent overseas.
Hence even what some people call waste
helped bring about peace. And the Victory Lib
erty loan must be a success to finish up paying
the. bills.
I4-Our government has made contracts run
ming into billions All these contracts were made
in good faith on both sides. All these contracts
were made the supposition that the would
last several months longer. The manufacturers
who entered into contracts for war supplies had
to incur expense to be able to carry out their
agreements. Our government agreed to pay
them. And now it is the solemn duty of the
American people to make good these contracts.
There is only one way to do it. That is, to sub
scribe for the Victory Liberty loan. I