Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-22
lCTORY LOAN PAYS
|0NOR OBLIGATION,
ASSERTS FRANKLIN
Dnference of Fifth Federal
Reserve District Plans
Campaign.
|ReASURY OFFICIAL SAYS
SPEED DEFEATED TEUTONS
aims Success Ordered by Ma
ton Furnished and Bill
Must Be Paid.
W HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH
't. lie Declares, HnggIing Over
Dollars Would Have Pro-
longcd Strife.
Y HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH
. lie Declares, HaggIing Over
Dollars Would Have Pro-
longcd Strife.

iOuStu StTlIC.
ihat tho purpose OF the Victory loan
20 discharge an obligation Of honor
biis Tor something ordered and re-
'Vcd by the American people-was
message brought here yesterday By
WIS IL. Franklin. director OF the
IT loan organization Of the United
ates Treasury. who attended a con-
renee OF officials having charge In
Fifth Federal Reserve District OF
campaign tor the loan
Details for launching and carrying
campaign through to successful
Inclusion were discussed and many
inc more important plans were deii-
,eiy settled. The announcement
as made that i, will pe marked by
number OF special features. s,ch AZ
rp!anc battles, the use or tanks and
ophy trains. State chairneu who
ported progress in the organization
.nrir communities. requested sVE.e
these features.
RANkLiN IN SPEECH
DURING NOON LUNCH
The conference was held at the
sAuiuArtcrs oi the war loan organi-
uon Tor Tho ruth Federal Reserve
as given a, the Business Mems Club.
wnieh Mr.. Franklin made the prin-
PAL speech.
We ordered victory" he said.
PRESIDENT Wilson MAS directed BY the
ltton 10 use iorce 10 tac utmost
ee ree My.thou1 stint our order has
lrs, Now there ia the bill 20 pay
VAS the pcop..'s war aud the pco-
III be pa.il WnCo dares H 'Got nelievt !"'' that Il
lie Victory loan Viii nvt h-. a SUCCESS!
IN winning, ine war the United
Il H "A
hlon OF war ma er.Ai eyer assembled
the history Of ihc world. We were
:hhihS nen 10 France di The rate OF
$1,000 mon,h The nation Was in
B iusiaain Ind i's ,rsnle enuous resources.
'hen the laa, German drive WAS
F.unched the nuns had Il predominant
kis uUtnbor o. men on the western
och was able 10 throw III his reserves.
Nc gave him just The reserves he
ecded. and behind thcm-cominG in
Ready strca.n-we hundreds and
,'ne ine fighting quality and we were
FhippinS guns aud ammunition in stu
lendous quantities. Germany realized
that wc had Gonc and were doing.
Y broke the back OF the German gem
Lsal staff and ended the war.
TREMENDOUS SPEED
WON WAR FOR ALLIES
! Speed won the war. /, saved bill
ons Of dollars. But. most OF all. il
laved the lives Of hundreds of thou
ands Of our boys, Speed. tremendous
ipeed. ! repeat. won the war. We had
10 set ready quickly. and we did It.
II We had been deliberate and calcu-
I4tinE in our preparations. We prob
lbly could have saved a few cents on
livery zen pounds Of nails used in the
Iantonmert IS; doubtless we could have
lavcd a dollar or SO on each rife we
fought. and 10 or 20 cents, perhaps.
l;ouid have sacrificed speed and the
liar would have lasted maybe a whole
car longer. Another year of war
i:ould have cost us hundreds OF thou
lands OF lives and $4,000. 100000 in
Fold But we were not delberate;
lie were not wantonly calculating. We
kent into the war with a rush. Never
|,efore had such speed and energy been
hown. And W won the war.
Now for the sentimental appeal
which will be feature OF the Victory
liberty loan campaign. suppose the
United States government had said to
on year ago that If you would raise
|. certain amount OF money it would
guarantee the safe return OF your sons
rom overseas. Would not stupen-
ous sum been subscribed Immediately!
rom France. The other Liberty loans
provided the guarantee, but all the
Iills have not been paid. The govern
nent thought it wiser TO save lives
D
,ICTORY LOAN PAYS
FOR RETURNING BOYS
so III went ahead and won the
var and the Victory Liberty bonds
.oon TO be offered are TO pay for saw
,ng our boys and for bringing them
,ack to therr homes
Following Mr.. Franklin's talk Mrs.
Antoinette Funk. vice chairman of the
Woman's National Liberty Loan Com
nittcc. outlined the organization which
lie women have perfected. and pledged
new the support and enthusiasm of
The women Of the country. Mrs. Funk
net the district chairmen OF the wo-
mems committee at the Jefferson Hotel
in the morning. and a second meeting
was held at the district headquarters.
,O5 East Franklin Street, in the after
ioon. Among those in conference were:
Mrs. Funk. Mrs. ]. Scott Parrish. of
Richmond chairman of the Fifth Fed
Liberty Loan Committee: Mrs. John L.
Tia gan and Miss Anna Jones, chairman
end vice-chairman. respectively, of the
Virginia committees: Mrs. George Pof-
fenharger. chairman for West Virginia:
Mrs $. S. Munsell and Mrs. Weston,
,hairman and vice. chairman for South.
Carolina; Mrs. J. A. Long, chairman
for North Carolina: Mrs. Sydney NJ.
Zone and Mrs. Shoemaker, chairman
ind vice chairman for Maryland: Mrs
stoner, chairman for the District of
u. w. Robertson. Of Columbia. S. c..
district chairman OF the War Loan
presided at tho confer
,nce at War Loan Organization head
luarters.