New-York tribune., 1919-04-28
Officials Are Counting on
Big Wave of Enthusiasm
During Remaining Days
to Make Up Present Deficit
Compers Issues Appeal
Asks all Americans, Par
ticularly Workers, to Do
Their Share of the Job

With Nhe SUBSCRIPTION machlneS
eeared 10 a higher speed, the workers
for the Victory Liberty Loan enter the
second week Of the campaign of eigh
teen business days. confident that a
great wave Of collective enthusiasm will
move over the country in the period
that remains and carry the nation safe
~ TO its financial goal.
Official hopefulness is not based on
performances during the first week Of
the drive. but on what they anticipate
IN .he next two weeks. The task of
the country expressed in terms Of dol.
lars is all the greater now because OF
the deficit IN tho opening days.
The people Of the United States are
still confronted with the job OF raising
s3,70i,316,9oo Of the $4,000, 100000 which
was set AZ the nations total by the
Secretary Of the Treasury. TO do that
an average OF 1921 800 will have to
be subscribed each day.
Compared to Previous Loan
Thus far only 1858 per cent OF the
loan has been taken. A similar slack
ness was shown in the first week of the
fourth Liberty Loan campaign, when
only l4.25 per cent OF the $4,000, 900 900
was subscribed. In the present cam
paign subscriptions in the five DAYS in
Guided N the Treasury total amounted
to S70o. 100. which is $544,376, 900
less than scheduled.
Tho SarNpd Ealo~n1
which includes New York, performed
even less satisfactorily than the nation
as whole last week, when subscrip-
tions aggregating sf8O028,15O. or 1873
per cent Of the districts quota Of
1880 900, 600, were recorded. The
people of New York, the twelve north
erl counties Of New Jersey, and Fair
neln County, Conn, must subscribe
sl.l69, ,96l $50, an average of S89,997.-
500 day, II the full allotment is to
De taken. approximately 1925, 900 900
was subscribed in this district in the
corresponding period of the fourth
loan, but the quota in this loan is only
three-fourths as large as in the last.
Appeal by Gompers
In order to bring the loan to sue
cessful conclusion, wide distribution of
the government notes is necessary, Of
meals insist. A special effort viii be
made IN the remaining days to enlist
tne dollars OF the American working
man. Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation of Labor, IS
sued special appeal to the workers of
the country yesterday, saying:
IF every American could stand on
the wooded ridge in Belleau Wood. be-
aolding on one hand the mangled for
est through which the American ma
rInes fought back the Germans in the
most crucial hour of the war. and on
the other hand the rugged slope down
which the kaiser's hordes were driven
oy the valiant American fighters there
would De no need to urge any Ameri-
can 70 buy Victory Liberty bonds.
we nave fought and won a great
war TOR noble cause. Americans can
not be less devoted TO that cause than
they were six months ago and wear
ago. There must be in every American
aeart the same fervor for the cause of
america that there was when the cause
was in danger.
The Task That Remains
There remains to us the task of paw
ing some of the costs of our magnif
cent effort We ought to rejoice deeply
mat the cost is SO low and that it NAV
oe PAID IN money instead of lives.
i appeal to my fellow Americans.
ana especially to my fellow American
workers, to help pay this remaining
eost-to help gladly and freely 1t is
solemn, but happy, duty that is laid
upon each Of US TO buy the bonds of
ms last great loan. this loan of vic
'ory for freedom and democracy. Let
as buy as We would buy if we were
Standing in Belleau Wood Let US buy
as we would buy il we were beholding
WIN our eyes the great sacrifice for
aoerty that our own home talks made
there.
The Victory Liberty Loan brings
Is not only a duty, but an opportunity.
"a addition, the buying of Victory Lib
sfsy ponds IS but loan to the govern
hent, safe investment which brings
ample returns"
IN order tc make certain that New
,erk will do its part in the loan, John
=; horner, jr, chairman Of the Metro
poiisan Canvass Committee, yesterday
ssoed call for 10000 volunteer
Sorkers 70 aid in canvassing the homes
~ Manhattan. Those who are not able
devote their entire time 70 the
sofk are asked TO give part OF their
pare hours The committee now has
1920 workers. Volunteers are asked
% telephone Rector 4901
a JOINT concert will be given to-
night in the Metropolitan Opera House
aic the Victory oan by Jascha
hsnlnof, Russian composer and plan
y. prescription through the Allied
naslc Trades Committee is the price