Show president wilson names oct 24 liberty day washington oct 14 president wilson in behalf of the liberty loan tonight issued a proclamation setting aside october 24 as liberty day and urging people of the nation to assemble on that day in their respective spec tive communities and pledge to one another and to the government that represents them the fullest measure of financial support let the result be so impressive and emphatic the president urges that it will echo throughout the empire of our enemy as an index of what america intend to do to bring this war to a victorious conclusion the presidents proclamation follows by the president of the united states of america a proclamation the second libert loan gives the people of the united states another opportunity to lend their funds to their government to sustain their country at war the might of the united states is being mobilized and organized to strike a mortal blow at autocracy in defense of outraged american rights and of the cause of liberty billions of dollars atre re required to arm feed and clothe the brave men who are going forth to fight our count rys and to assist the nations with whom we are making common cauff against a common foe to subscribe to the liberty loan is to perform a service of patriotism now therefore I 1 woodrow wilson president of the united states of america do appoint wednesday the twenty fourth of october as liberty day and urge and advise the people to assemble in their respective communities and pledge to one another and to the government that represents them the fullert measure of financial support op the afternoon of that day I 1 request that patriotic meetings be held in eiery city town and hamlet throughout the land under the general direction of the of the treasury and the immediate di of the liberty loan committees which have been organized by the federal service banks the people responded nobly to the call of the first liberty loan with an of more than 60 per cent let the response to the second loan be even greater and let the amount be BO large that it vill serve as an assurance of unequalled unequal led support to hearten the men who are to face the fire of battle for us let the result be so impressive and emphatic that it will echo throughout the empire of our enemy as an index of what america intends to do to bring this war to a victorious conclusion cl for the purpose of participating in liberty div celebration all employees of the federal government throughout the country vices can be spared mav be excused at 12 wednesday the twenty fourth of october in witness whereof I 1 have here unto set my hand caused the seal of the united states to ba affixed done in the district of columbia this twelfth day of october in the beir of our lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the independence of the united states of america of the one hundred and forty second WOODROW WILSON by tho president robert lansing secretary of state |