South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-30
ALL BUT $4,000
TOWARDS QUOTA
w. F. Miller, Local Chairman,
Speaks Frankly on
Situation.

Mishawaka and the township was
still short about $4,000 of it's
quota Of $66S,O00 towards the Vic
tory loan goal. Wednesday morning.
w. F.. Miller, local chairman, has
issued to the press the following
statement in regard to the cam
paign:
Some years ago I was asked by
a certain man in Misha waka~ to sign
petition protesting against GER
tain Improvements. / would not
sign and he started TO call me.
asked him what he had ever done
for Mishawaka, and he went on to
tell me of the business blocks and
houses ne had built. and after he
was all through l told him he had
not created one cent of value, to
which statement he objected.
then said: Suppose all the factor
les in the town nailed Up their
windows and doors, what would the
value you have created amount to?
Could you get for your property
the price you paid for the bare
/ lots2" TO which he replied NO"
In other words. he had profited by
the work Of others.
The United States government
owes "A debt and are asking the peo-
pie of the country TO help pay that
I debt, not 10 assume it, but merely
to loan money at the best rate of
interest government bonds were ever
sold for and for so short a time
that everybody buying can certain
I Iy realize on their original purchase.
Factories Do Well.
The country has been divided in
TO districts and each district has its
quota TO raise Mishawaka and
/ Penn townships quota is $66S. 600.
/ We have raised today $642.0OO, of
which the factories and their en-
ployes have raised $5O2,6O0, and
Penn township and the other resi-
dents the balance. In other words,
/ the producing factors the people
who really make Mishawaka what
( il is are contributing literally
while the people who live off of
their efforts and have profted by
their efforts are merely button buy
ers Had the government said that
no man could have a button who
would not buy $1OO, the people. no
doubt. would have bought 800
worth in order 10 obtain that but
! ton, and. if they had. the loan
would have gone over. AS it is,
they are buying the smallest amount
possible in order TO obtain a but
ton. and there is no means of
] identifying those who have con-
tributed their share and those who
have just bought enough to get the
I button. This does not apply to all,
but to many.
! | have found that the records of
the office show one merchant in
this town who has not bought one
dollars worth of bonds, nor can I
find where he has bought any. An
other merchant yesterday told the
committee that he was so hard up
that he could not buy even a $50
bond. wonder if he would tell
that 20 the people of whom ne buys.
| expect 10 see a sign on his door
within a short time CLOSED 10
creditors"
Another merchant. whose parents
came from Germany, tod the COM
mittee yesterday that ne would buy
at the next loan, and when told that
there would be no next loan he
laughed and said there would be
live or six more--A very wise man
The headquarters will be kept
open the balance of the week in
order TO put this loan over The
records are there, and l would be
very glad TO have the public come
in and look over and get an idea
as TO who the patriots of this towr
are.
Publish the Names.
II has been intimated by tbs