The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-04-17
WE MUST CLEAR THE TOP.

WE MUST CLEAR THE TOP.
Bemdj and Beami county the Of the Victory
Liberty Loan, their quota but $27000O is certain to be
oversubscrbed moment neglect to perform
part bringing the expected result There is less
loose thinking this last call to help Uncle Sam his
bills is involved and it be said that it will be
point for every American who buy bond to
do 30 and help carry his burden.
It was short for the United States and merciful
war; in fighting few of thous
ands while of France far than million and
of the British Empire nearly million Economically the
United States of the with few while
France grevousy spent Great Britain will suffer from
her sacrifices for generation.
Prosperity will be knocking at the door of America
again and she will quickly from the ordeal but for her
allies it will be "a long long rail to better times They will
have hardshps to endure to faint and
the way experience dark days. before they
pete with again terms and know success With the
their people living shorter ratons than Ame
knew at time during the struggle Should we COM
plain burden of taxation that is light and easily borne
price we pay for victory high only
rast condition and obligation with theirs And must
much theirs Any other view is sophistry sede
uson Moreover was because they fought hard three
that the after took the field
Their great but ours Them so let US pay
It is called the Victory Loan it might we'll the
Loan and the Honor Loan woqd be NAME
the German peril allies well by the manhood Of
our own soldiers retain their if we bak on the Fifth
A these other loans quoted below and why should
take bonds? The day Will come when every oono
security Can't we afford to lend our money the Govern
given their lives that America should continue be free?
Some of us find taxes and look at the new
and in the literal will not be for the American
people until they the cost which they should gratefully do
America out of the SO strong in wealth and oppo
tunity thankful that their sacrifices in the youth of the nation
The alternative float the Victory Loan would
be taxation How atuous and what reproach that
would be! When think it shall all find the money
it, borrow if to buy bonds OF the new issue
could look Uncle Sam in the face again.
Two bills providing for Estate soldiers memorial now
before the legislature One calls for completed project and
the other leaves the style and scale to future decision he
little imperative that given approval
by the legislature The dead heroes of the Civil and Spanish
France than deserving of state memorial and our
legislature will have been guilty of neglect fails to
remaining e though the sessions close ample
consideration of these meritorius measures
There can be but possible should the Babcoek
good roads amendment fail of adoptionthat the people of the
state ignorant of the advantages which would result
Now the time for booster good roads start talking
with be- OF its great which are
be far reaching that community in the state will feel
going to for the Babcock amendment" repeated
whenever the occasion presents ITSELF win help nightly In
The popularity of the Commercial club Wednesday
activity is responsible for so much good R. L. Given pres
dent of the club has been fortunate in arranging of
gatherings tend keep club members familiar with
general and bring them into touch with another in
but be and
organlzatlon Of merit and growing constantly better Its
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in the state and it is 50 easy give when