The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-03-19
THE NEXT LOAN
(By Gunnar Bjornson)


It has been predicted that it is going to be
difficult to sell the next bond issue
We do not believe that it is
The American people are not cutters.
They are going to stand by the guns till every
thing is finished. They are going to see to It
that the finish of the "Huns" has been accompa-
lished before they quit.
There must be a continuation of the spirit that
put the Allies the top.
We have won all along the line.
Our bonds are 'sjust as good as gold IN spite
of the fact that the financial interests Of the coun
try have forced them just little below par at
present.
Victory is ours. Every penny we put into this
game-every penny we have put into bonds will
come back to us with principal and interest paid
in full.
Uncle Sam is going to ask his people to make
one more loan. He is going to ask them to see MN
through to the last and they are going to do it,
The people of this country are not going to get
cold feet on this proposition They have won such
great victory that they afford, not only to be
cheerful but to be liberal And they are going to
be liberal.
The man who has invested his money in Lib
erty Bonds and who has helped to win the war,
in that way, is not going to make it any more
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make the most of the position he has gained.
1t is up to every loyal American to get back
of the Fifth Liberty Loan drive and do his utmost
to make it a success
They don't believe it.
We think that every American is going to see
that it is just as much his duty to do his share now
as it ever was.
Before it has been question of buying bonds
in order that the government might have suffl-
cient money to carry the war and thus pro-
tect the personal and collective interests of every
American.
Now it is no longer a question of taking care of
individual interests.
Our own person and property out of danger.
But the continuation of the good work of the AM
erican government and the American nation can
not be had without this money and hence it must
be Forthcoming.
We hope that all those who venting dscour-
agement regarding the coming loan will cease to
do So
1t is not patriotic, it is not good Americanism,
to say that American people have to be forced
to take this coming loan.
We believe that they are going to take this loan
in a spirit of Americanism-we believe that they
are going to take it thank offering, we be-
Heve that they are going to do it because they
know that every loyal American must do it or lose
his self-respect.
There is going to be no trouble about raising
the money in this instance.
People know now that they are not giving sin
gle penny when they buy Liberty Bonds and they
are going to extend the accommodation to their
country at this time with even greater cheerful
ness than ever, if that were possible.
The boys who have gone "over there and those
who have spent months at the camps in this coun-
try have all done so much, and have all sacrificed
so much, that the man who has remained at home
and enjoyed the comforts of civilian life, and even
made money out of the extra prices that he has
received for every thing he has produced feels so
grateful-or should so feel-that he will not hest
tate to come forward with the money.
In rural communities such are living in
here where every person gets his living from the
farm-whether or not he farms farm-the ques-
ton of raising this money is the simple question
that has confronted those who have worked on
the other loans, which is leally question at ALL
for people have responded so promptly and so lib
orally that all that the solicitors have had to do
in almost every case, is to state the amount.
The farmers of this community and the business
men of the villages of this district are, we feel
sure going to respond to the call of their country
and go over the top in good old Lyon county style
They have never failed their country before and
they are not going to do SO now.
We should say to the Loan solicitors: Do not
worry about this part of Minnesota. Our people
have dons their share-they have borne with cour
age and cheer their share of the load and they are
not going to desert old Uncle Sam when the VIC
tory has been won and all that there is left to do
is to fix up some of the accounts that have over
run the allotment as covered by the previous loans
No! Not for a minute should anyone worry.
The people who have so freely, so generously
and with so much courage given their conveniences
their money and their sons are going to see it
through.
1t behooves those high in political power to
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