The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-04-24
VIENNA TOWNSHIP
At BOTTOM OF LIST
MAKES A POOR SHOWING ON
VICTORY LOAN
Out Of Net Quota Of $41,76S, but
$12,3OO.0O Have Been Vol
untarilly Subscribed

Last Sunday, the day scheduled
for the Victory Loan mass meeting at
the Auditorium, not twenty-five
turned out to manifest their interest
in helping to finance contest that
has brought riches and glory to their
country and safety to their homes.
One year ago, when the German
army was making it's mighty sweep
toward Paris, when the average
American hestated each day to pick
up his newspaper, lest he should read
therein of some fresh success of the
Huns, when it seemed as though the
boast Of the German army, "Paris in
one month, London in one year, New
York in three years." might be made
good, liberty loan meeting packed
the Auditorium to its doors and pat
riotic enthusiasm ran riot. If at that
time the people in attendance at that
meeting could have been assured that
the war would close within one year
with success to American arms, secur-
ity to American homes and prosper
ity for the country, it would be idle
to claim that anyone there present
would not have DOUBLED HIS SUB
SCRIPTION, or at least that the
quota of the township could not have
been doubled. THEN WHY NOT
DO 1T NOW. Then it was a matter
of personal safety, now it it matter
of HONOR. 1t was our war and we
should be glad to share in paying its
cost, especially as it preserved every
thing that makes the history of our
country dear to US. Freedom was
undergoing it's crucial test. Do we
sense that? The achievements of
Washington and Lincoln were being
made secure. 1t was our war, not
''the governments" war. In this
best country on Gods earth the gov
ernment is US. We should pay;
pay our share, each and every one OF
us, and DO 1T GLADLY.
But we are going to stop this
preachment. Our township has been
one of the first "over the top" in all
former Liberty Loan campaigns. Are
we going to let it become part of
the history of this county that we
failed to pay after our soldier boys
delivered the goods? We can't be-
lieve it. We are going to make good
on this honor loan.
Now, this is just as much one indi-
vidual's business as another's. No
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compelled to drive over this township
urging other men and women to do
their duty by their country. We
have yet week in which Voluntarily
to make our subscriptions. They will
be taken at The Clio State Bank or
almost any other business place in
Clio or with the captains in any of the
outlying school districts. Let us put
this thing across. The bonds will un-
doubtedly be worth par within short
time. One Detroit bank took $780,
100000 worth of this issue, which
shows how financial experts regard
them. But suppose, for the sake of
agreement, that some cannot manage
to hold their bonds until maturity
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at discount like that which is pre-
vailing to-day. The writer, perhaps,
is thus circumstanced. Is there any
one so poor in this land of plenty,
this land of unexampled riches, as
not to be able to contribute this small
discount to the honor and glory of
his country?
1t is reported that the county has
gone "over the top" but that has
nothing to do with our responsibilities
in the mater. We haven't gone over
and no one can do it for us. The
boys in the battle line had to do it
for themselves, and the men who in
Civil War days "hired substitute"
have never been able to extract much
glory from the fact.
We have yet to sell $29, ,468.OO
worth Of Victory Bonds, and If we all
do our share it will be "easy money"
and no hardship for anyone.
If you haven't subscribed, go some
where-anywhere- Vienna town.
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