The sun., 1919-05-01
$1,13O,697,OOO,
FOURTH OF BIG
LOAN, IS TAKEN
New York Districts Gain
for Day Is Only 3d.
830,750.
TOTAL HERE S2+3,783,850
Appcal for Volunteer Workers
Made as Second Half Of
Campaign Opens.
TOTAL HERE S243,783,85(

Tho half way point In the Victory
Liberty Loan drive was reached at the
close of business yesterday and the Of
fetal figures showed that only a quarter
Of the total Of $4.5OO.o 900, 900 had been
recorded for the entire country. That
the proportion is as great Is due to ef-
forts of workers elsewhere than In the
New York district. The Second Federal
Reserve District. embracing all OF New
York State. with parts OF New Jersey
and Connecticut. had recorded less than
one-fifth Of it's quota.
Total subscriptions fer the country
officially announced last night were
sl13O,697. 900. OF this total the New
York district reported s2+s.7ss.s5O, or
Is per cent Of what is required. In the
matter OF percentages the figures for
New York city ran parallel with those
for the New York distrct.
The fact that the countrywide totals
Indicate one-quarter OF the loan to be
nu6ubscribed is the result of more general
popular response to the Governments
The ST. louis district had done better
than half and Chicago and Minneapolis
each exceeded a third of their quotas
when the figures were made up last
night.
Volunteer Workers Needed.
Lack Of popular interest IN the Vic
tory Loan drive is conceded to be the
underlying cause for the comparatively
poor showing In the New York district
The pep" that was demonstrated both
by committee workers and unattached
sponsors for the enterprise is mostly
lacking In the present drive.
In addition, there has been a decided
i falling of in the number of volunteer
| assistants. The situation Ia such that
| the Liberty Loan Committee OF the Sec
! 0nd Federal Reserve District to-day Is
| APPEALING for more volunteer workers
In rsvious drives the problem was to
IND assignments for all of those who
wanted 10 assist in the general cause,
but the interpretation Of the arrnistice
seems TO have changed all this.
New York city's gain yesterday was
only s9,734,750. The gain for the en-
tire district was sls,S30.750.
The New York committee feels that
II the district is TO achieve It's quota
stimulus must be lent all along the line
The situation yesterday caused Benja-
min Strong governor OF the Federal Re-
serve Bank and chairman OF the Lib
Gty Loan Committee. to issue this state
II mont '-
The Liberty Loan campaign needs
Stve volunteer workers Immediately
One Of the most vital factors in OBJ
n'ning success in previous campaigns
n haaT ha
| fort OF hundreds Of men and women who
offered their services to the Government.
| owing TO the cessation OF hostilities
these volunteers are not yet coming for
1 ward in sufficient numbers to establish
the personal contact necessary to the
success Of A Government loan from the
standpoint OF wide distribution.
III the Victory Loan is to be the sue
cess which We all are determined to
make i, redoubled efforts on the part of
the present committees will be necessary
sno we shall need the assistance OF
many additional active workers particu-
hrly those who have had previous en-
4 perience in this work. I therefore urge
me business men Of New York to con-
4 rlhute to the committee covering the
uades with which they are allied, a part
OF Their organizations for the balance of
me campaign. and I likewise urge those
Vao are not engaged In trade to volun-
yer their services to the Metropolitan
Canvass Organization, which has head
CHARTERS In every police precinct in the
city
n Women workers should apply TO the
woman's committee, 500 Fifth avenue,
n New York city.
N This is the last popular loan cam
paign, and New York city must again
make 1t an unqualified success"
II ohicial Figures for City.
TIE official figures for New York city
l yesterday were:
NEW YORK. frry