The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-16
Workers for and Against $50,
100000 Bond Issue to Declare
Truce on April 81 and
Volunteer Day.
SPEAKERS WILL JOIN
IN BOOSTING DRIVE
Victory loan Subject to Be
Talked On; No Mention of
Good Roads Be Made on
Days Named.

Oklahoma City turil 16.-Both
the Champions and the opponents OF
the Robertson good roads plan will
lay aside their war paint for two
days next week and devote their en-
ergies to the successful flotation of
the Victory Liberty loan, on Monday
tho opening day OF the big loan drive,
and on Tuesday, April %, Volunteer
Day, when it is hoped the state
of Oklahoma will go 4yer the top
A truce will be declared and no men
tion of good roads will be made in
any address delivered by those in
favor or against the movement.
N. r. Graham, state director Of the
Victory loan, today addressed the
following letter to J. l., Hope, state
manager OF the Good Roads associa-
tion, a similar letter being directed
to Senator j. Elmer Thomas, leader
of the opposition:
1--WE are enclosing herewith
proclamation issued by Governor J.
B. A. Robertson setting aside April
22nd as Volunteer Day in this state
and calling upon the citizens of this
state to lay aside their busidess and
re-asfirm their patriotism by a vol
untary subscription of Okahoma's S
quota to the Victory loan
I'VE are writing this letter to you
and also to the gentlemen who are
conducting the other side of the
question of good roads for Oklahoma
asking that both sides join forces
on Volunteer Day, that Ohahoma
may subscribe its quota Of the final
Victory loan.
1--WE are having insistent demands
for speakers in many counties of tho
state for April 2lst and 22nd, so we
are asking you and also the gentle
men handling the negative side OF
the good roads question to help us
secure speakers by assigning your
speakers to our aid for these two
days.
In asking this truce we deem
that it is necessary to also ask your
pledge that your speakers will not
appear before a Victory loan audi
ence Volunteer Day and speak on
any ether subject We believe that
you will readily see the. BUSINESS Of
the request and we are sure that
you will do all within your power 20
help meet this emergency"
Senator Thomas in reply to this
letter gave every assurance to tho
state Victory loan committee
"This request is most timely" the
senator went on. "In fact the matter
of good roads should never have
come to the public's attention at this
time
1--WE are operating no speakers
bureau, directing no speakers, rout
ing no men. All this work is being
done by local men of their own vo
lition. The speakers are working
on their own accord without instruc
tions from this office. Nevertheless
| wish you would urge the Victory
: loan committee in my name to ask
all speakers who are lined up with
us to tender their services to the
speakers bureau and the county
chairmen in their respective coun
ties
"The flotation of the Victory loan
is the Paramount issue today and
nothing should interfere with its
complete success to the end that
Oklahoma maintain the splendid rec
ord which has been made for loyal
support to the government"
Mr. Pope, the governors cham