The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
POLICE FORBIDDEN
TO AID LOAN DRIVE
Cops, Who Raised 100000, 900
for Fourth Issue, to
"Stick to Duties"


With the exception Of the police force
all the organizations which helped to
put New York over the top in former
loans have completed plans for standing
behind the Victory Loan organization
with every resource at their command.
Announcement that the police will not
be allowed to participate In the active
work Of the campaign came somewhat
as a surprise yesterday in view of the
splendid work done by the force in the
fourth loan. when the cops were credited
with selling more than S80.000.000 Of
bonds The only information on the
subject came from the Mayors Secre-
tary. who said:
THE police will stick to police duties
during the loan campaign"
Commissioner Enright was reported
at his office to be In Atlantic City and
neither Frederick A. Wallis. Fourth
Deputy Commissioner. who had charge
OF the police efforts in the last loan.
nor John A. Leach, First Deputy Com
missioner and acting head Of the de-
partment, would discuss the matter. At
the offices OF the Victory Loan Commit
tee In the Equitable Building 1t was
| said that no official notice of any change
| in the plans for participation by the
police had been received and that pend
ing receipt OF official Information no
statement would be made.
Success in the Victory Loan will not
be achieved merely by raising the
| specified amount asked by the Treasury.
| according to Lewis b. Franklin, Direc-
| tor Of the National War Loan Organiza-
| ton, What will count will be the man.
ner in which the new issue il distributed
| to the public 30 that the banks will be
left free to take care Of the country's
needs during the period Of readjustment.
| In message to A. NJ. Anderson. direc-
tor for the Second Federal Reserve Dis
trict, Mr.. Franklin said yesterday:
TT should again be emphasized that
1t is of the utmost Importance that
subscriptions for these notes should DO
| obtained from the public and not from
the banking institutions. whose resources
| should be left free to take caro- of the
commercial needs Of the country, par
ticularly during this period of readjust-
| ment from war time production to peace
time production. and also to care for
| any short term borrowings which the
Treasury Department may need to make
In the future. Attention should be called
| to the fact that this is the last Liberty
Loan, and that those people who had
! heretofore limited their subscriptions to
the amount which they could pay for
In six months time because of tho
probability of another loan within that
period can now more readily afford to
obligate themselves for a longer period
| or time Let this be truly loan Of the
| people. loan Of victory. a loan of
gratitude"
| Seventy-six booths. manned by trained
| bond saleswomen. will receive subscrfp-
| lions throughout the city. in addition to
the opportunities which will be given to
| business men and their employees to
subscribe through the trade committees
| which contributed so largely to the sue
cess of former loans.
| Eighty-five of the eighty-six commit
| tees that comprise the Rainbow Division
| OF allied trades committees already have
| been organized and are ready to under
take the raising Of half the quota
| allotted to this district Some of the
committees have been at work obtaining
pledged subscriptions during the last
week and several million dollars have
| already been promised Louis Stewart
| chairman Of the department stores COM
mittee. announced yesterday a pledge OF
| 100000 from Sachs & Co.. and expects
to make public several other large ones
before the end OF the week
] Dwight W. Morrow OF ]. P. Morgan &
| Co. spoke TO the members OF the whole
sale dry goods committee at a meeting
at the Merchants Club yesterday. and
told them what they need this time is "a
o'clock in the morning courage"
The women's clubs. with about $50, 900
members. have organized for the cam
paign and established headquarters at
the Hotel Astor. where a room on the
mezzanine floor has been fitted with
blackboards which will show the stand
Ing Of each club in number of bonds
sold and money collected.
New features announced yesterday In
cluded a daily programme of pageants,
song festivals. folk dances, chorus sing
ing and drills by public school children
In Victory Way, the section of Park
| avenue between Forty-fifth and FIJI
tieth streets The exercises will be
known as the Childrens Hour and will
be arranged by DR.. Edward w. Stitt.
| chairman of the committee on schools
The captured German guns which are
to form part of the decorations along
Victory Way will be moved to their
location this morning by way of West
Tenth street, Fifth avenue and East
Forty-f1fth street. escorted by a squad
ron Of American tanks
~ Commander Alfred Direck and his de-
tachment of $50 Belgian soldiers who
are here to help the loan went to Phila-
delphia last night. The commander and
his officers were entertained at luncheon
at the Bankers Club. where they lis
tened to addresses by Pierre Jay chair
man of the board of directors of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York; George
W. Hodges. vice-chairman of the Gov
eminent loan organization: Chalmers
Wood. manager OF the speakers bureau,
and George Halstead.
call for volunteer orators who are
willing to aid the loan has been sent
out and any one who wishes to enlist
should write, call or telephone to the
Outdoor Speakers Division. 1888 Broad.
/ way, telephone Farragut 200.